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Dharma talks from the tradition of Buddhist meditation master Ajahn Brahm and Australian Forest Sangha of monks and nuns presented by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia
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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali gave a Dhamma Talk on 24 May 2023 for the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project.
Ajahn Brahmali supports the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser.
Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Sutta class by Sister Sylvia Bay from the Buddhist Fellowship of Singapore (https://www.buddhistfellowship.org/) via Facebook in honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary.
Read DN 16 on Sutta Central here: https://suttacentral.net/search?query=DN16
In honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka.
Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.
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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Dhamma talk by Dr Ng Wai Chong from Buddhist Fellowship Singapore (https://www.buddhistfellowship.org/), via Facebook on the 10 November 2024.
In honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka.
Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.
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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Thursday 02nd January 2025
Bhante Bodhidhaja hosts this weeks session at the Roleystone Family Centre.
These weekly sessions are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Welcome and Dhama Talk
00:23:14 Meditation
00:55:45 Further talk and Q&A
01:00:15 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
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· BSWA YouTube
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Tuesday 31st December 2024
Venerable Radha joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.
If you wish to participate in these sessions, please e-mail the AMG Coordinator.
00:00:00 Metta Sutta
00:03:16 Dhama Talk and brief instruction
00:24:22 Meditation
01:11:09 Q&A
01:29:09 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
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Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Monday 23rd December 2024
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa. These weekly teachings give an introduction into meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:15 Meditation
00:34:45 Dharma Talk
01:15:00 Closing Chant
01:17:00 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
New Year's Eve with Ajahn Brahm on 31st December 2024.
00:00:00 Short meditation (5 minutes)
00:04:41 Dhamma Talk
00:41:12 Meditation (about 20 minutes)
01:03:11 Metta Sutta chanting to welcome 2025
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Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Ayya Upekkha speaks about Ajahn Brahm's contribution to the Bhikkhuni revival in honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary.
Ayya Upekkha is the Senior Bhikkhuni at Newbury Buddhist Monastery (NBM). For more information on Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) and NBM, please click here: https://www.bsv.net.au and https://www.bsv.net.au/monastery/. Support the building projects here: https://www.bsv.net.au/donation/.
In honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka.
Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us how faith in the teaching of the Buddha can inspire us and energize our Buddhist practice.
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Ajahn Brahmali gave a Dhamma Talk on 24 September 2023 for the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project.
Ajahn Brahmali supports the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser.
Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn talks on the importance of fully establishing present moment awareness before meditation, including the way we live our daily lives, and the problem of using force and willpower in meditation.
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Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Thursday 26th December 2024
Ajahn Cittapalo hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre. These weekly session are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:12 Meditation Instruction/Explanation
00:12:22 Meditation
00:43:18 Further talk and Q&A
01:00:35 Outroduction
01:01:25 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Tuesday 24th December 2024
Ajahn Munissara joins the Armadale Meditation Group on-line live as the First ordained Nun from Dhammasara. An event and addition we all hope will continue. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) is designed to teach you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, then receiving meditation instructions and meditating together, followed by asking questions and finally if time remains listening to a Dhamma talk. However, the layout can vary. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.
If you wish to participate in these sessions, please e-mail the AMG Coordinator.
00:00:00 Metta Sutta
00:03:00 T'was the Night Before Christmas
00:26:53 Simple meditation instructions then meditation
01:00:59 Q&A
01:30:10 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Monday 16th December 2024
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa. These weekly teachings give an introduction into meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:30 Meditation
00:40:30 Dharma Talk
01:13:09 Closing Chant
01:15:10 Close
Please support us on Ko-Fi
BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube
Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna illustrates how life is imperfect in many ways.
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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Sunday Dec 22, 2024
Ajahn Hasapanna conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Hasapanna talks on the importance of cultivating kindness and softness and calming the mind down before watching the breath - rather than using harshness and willpower.
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Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Saturday Dec 21, 2024
Ajahn Brahmali gave a Dhamma Talk on 23 July 2023 for the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project.
Ajahn Brahmali supports the Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project, of which Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser.
Donations towards Anukampa's aim to spread the Dhamma and develop a nuns' monastery in England are extremely welcome. Please visit: https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa
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Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Thursday 19th December 2024
Ajahn Santutthi hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre. These weekly session are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:12 Meditation Instruction/Explanation
00:18:30 Meditation
00:54:15 Further talk and Q&A
01:00:09 Outro
01:00:54 Close
Please support us on Ko-Fi
BSWA teachings are available from:
· BSWA Teachings
· BSWA Podcast Channel
· BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel
· BSWA YouTube