Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Is the end of the world coming? Will 2012 be good, bad or who knows? Ajahn Brahm responds to a request to talk about the upcoming New Year 2012. Ajahn Brahm talks about fear and worry and how people love to worry about things because we are addicted to fear and worry and we don’t want to let them go. Ajahn says “Fear and worry spoils our lives and stops us from being free and enjoying ourselves.”

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Buddhism and alien abductions? - What's Ajahn Brahm on about? Listen to the talk to find out.

Ajahn Santutthi talked to us about finding the calm in the storm of our minds through meditation.  Over thinking can lead to us becoming anxious, we need to live in the moment, not dwell on the past, nor worry about our future.

When we over think, dwell in the past or worry about the future we don't live in the present.  Our minds become tired and so do our bodies.  Meditation can help us clear our mind, live just in this moment and recover some of our energies.

After his talk, Ajahn led us in a guided meditation for approximately 45 minutes.

"Whatever that's here, it's important", says Ajahn Brahm. Ajahn teaches us a simple, yet powerful meditation technique to care for whatever that comes up in our mind.

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Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes. 

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There is something much more than the spoken words.
Ajahn Brahm teaches us the importance of being in a peaceful and kind environment.

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Ajahn Nissarano offers a talk on the very important subject of giving and generosity.  Ajahn Nissarano discusses how giving can take both material and non-material forms, such as time, friendship, trust, advice and joy. He advises us to always give with a wholesome intention. Giving is a form of making merit.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about uncertainty in the coming New Year and how Buddhism can help us to have a more peaceful, happy and prosperous New Year. Ajahn explains how Buddhism teaches you to change your attitude towards life and to add beauty and positivity to your perception of life. Ajahn says “you can look and see all of the negative things that happen or you can give a positive spin to it. We can’t change life but we can certainly change our attitude towards life.”

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Ajahn Brahm talks about how to end arguing in relationships, politics, and etceteras.

Ajahn Appi explains the basics of meditation and why it is beneficial to us all in so many different ways.

Ajahn then led us through a 30 minute beginners meditation.  After meditation, Ajahn talked on dealing with anxiety and stress, suggesting a number of different techniques using meditation to deal with it.

Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation. Along the way Ajahn reminds us to give ourselves enough time to relax and to ease into the present moment. 

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Using the recent events in Burma regarding the plight of the Rohingya people, Ajahn Brahmali, talked about how to apply spiritual values when we are facing difficult situations.

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Ajahn Brahm talks about what happens just before, during and after the dying process, how to approach it and how to enjoy it.

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Ajahn Brahm gives an insightful talk on trust and its real importance. Ajahn talks about his trust in the moment and advises us to give trust freely to others and to accept when sometimes that trust is broken. Ajahn encourages us to trust ourselves and our abilities, especially in the spiritual path, because doing this gives us the confidence to give things a go and to develop and learn.

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Ajahn Appi tells us to take a minute, just 60 seconds, to think of all the goods things in
life and then to use a simple mantra to reinforce that thought.

Ajahn then led us through a 30 minute beginners meditation.  After meditation, Ajahn talked on dealing with modern life and the stress that comes with it.

Venerable Bhikkhuni Hasapanna discusses how to resolve conflict with mindfulness at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth, Australia.

Ajahn Santutthi teaches us how to prepare our mind for meditation practice and how to overcome mental negativity. Ajahn discusses how being content leads to a peaceful mind.

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In this talk, Ajahn Brahm uses practical examples to guide us through dealing with difficult situations in life. He ended the talk with the main message of doing it is easy, thinking about it is the hard part and this is energy draining.

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Irritation is part of life. How you deal with it, is what matters. Ajahn Brahm introduces several techniques to help deal with it, including positive reinforcement, the similes of the empty trash can and Ajahn Mosquito.

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Ajahn Brahmali talks about spiritual friendship, known in Pali as Kalyanamitta. Ajahn talks about how Kalyanamitta means something much more profound than a good friend, it is someone who supports you in your spiritual life in all sorts of ways. Ajahn explains how when you are surrounded by spiritual friends, such as being involved in a Buddhist Temple, you get caught in the tail wind and pulled along in the same direction, which is one of the reasons why monastic life is so powerful.

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