Episodes
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Benefits Of Reading The Suttas | Ajahn Brahmali
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Saturday Jul 01, 2017
Ajahn Brahmali talks about how the study of the Buddhist suttas allow us to connect with the teachings of the historical Buddha himself. Ajahn Brahmali discusses why the suttas are important, their place in Buddhist practise and the benefits of studying them. Ajahn looks at why it is many people listen to particular Buddhist teachers but it’s not common for people to just follow the suttas. Ajahn hopes this talk will encourage us to read the suttas and become inspired from the word of the Buddha himself.
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Friday Jun 30, 2017
Guided Meditation | Venerable Nitho | 13-05-2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Often, we try to make peace and joy in our meditation but that does not happen. Venerable Nitho teaches us to be passive and let everything slowly calm down all by itself, so that then you will experience peace and joy.
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Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Jacob Meddin a lay Buddhist offers a guided meditation for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/ or Fibromyalgia.
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Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Jacob Meddin a lay Buddhist guides a twenty minute meditation for people with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/ or Fibromyalgia. This meditation is designed to help us to become calmer, peaceful and easier to live with; both with ourselves and other people.
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Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Instead Of Attachment | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Ajahn Brahm talks about enjoying our possessions like family, relationships and identity without being attached to them. Attachment comes from fear and enjoyment comes from letting go of fear.
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Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Bhante Sangharatana | Mindfulness and Breath Meditation - Armadale Meditation Group
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Bhante Sangharatana talked to us about mindfullness and breath meditation encouraging us to see the difference between the two. Mindfulness being our attention to the meditation object or focus on, for example, our breath. Bhante further explains that mindfulness is of itself not meditation.
Bhante then explained for the beginners amongst us, the need for meditation or why we meditate. He further explained the technique used for a simple but successful breath meditation. Bhante then guided us through a 30min beginners breath meditation after which he opened the floor to questions.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Perversion of Perception | Venerable Hasapanna
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Venerable Hasapanna describes how attachment to our habitual views and behaviours clouds our perception of our actions and the world around us. Venerable explains how training the mind and practising mindfulness gives us the ability to acknowledge, recognise and accept what is arising in our mind, such as subtle hatred and to then let it be instead of reacting.
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Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Mindfulness Is More Than You Think | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Mindfulness brings a huge number of benefits to our health, wellbeing and education and is a core part of meditation and Buddhism. Ajahn Brahm talks about what mindfulness is, what it’s not and how it can be used in ordinary life to improve our quality of life, let alone to see the truth of things and become enlightened. Ajahn Brahm gave this Buddha Dhamma talk during 2009 in Thailand.
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Monday Jun 26, 2017
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Appichato | 24-06-2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Ajahn Appichato teaches us a technique of calming the mind, by looking at the breath with a positive perception, such as beauty and joy.
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Monday Jun 26, 2017
Buddhism And The Environment | Ajahn Appichato
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Monday Jun 26, 2017
Ajahn Appichato discusses the environmental issues in our world today. Ajahn contemplates why we conduct ourselves in such a way that is not conducive to the welfare of the natural environment and the serious damaging impacts this will have on our human society.
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Sunday Jun 25, 2017
Transcending Disasters | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Sunday Jun 25, 2017
Sunday Jun 25, 2017
Ajahn Brahm points out that natural disasters happen, it is part of living in the world. It is not some punishment from karma and what really matters is our intentions and the way we deal with them. Ajahn teaches us how relate to the tragedies in life and to see the beauty in them, such as the beautiful lessons we learn from them.
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Saturday Jun 24, 2017
The Middle Way | Ajahn Brahmali
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
Saturday Jun 24, 2017
The Middle Way is the term the Buddha used to refer to the Noble Eightfold Path – a practice avoiding extremes of austerities and sensual indulgence.
Ajahn Brahmali discusses The Middle Way in regards to the Buddha’s own practice and also our own meditation practice.
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Friday Jun 23, 2017
Mindfulness Bliss And Beyond | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Friday Jun 23, 2017
Ajahn Brahm talks about how we can use the traditional practises of meditation for huge amounts of benefits, which are well researched and scientifically proven. Ajahn shares with us some of the amazing results you get from learning how to meditate well and emphasises the importance of preparations, getting your understanding and attitude right and learning how to be in the present moment and silent.
This Buddha Dhamma talk was given in a workshop at the 2009 World Fellowship of Buddhist Conference in Thailand.
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Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Santutthi | 17-06-2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Ajahn Santutthi teaches us how to calm the mind and encourages us to be patient and aware of how things unfold in the mind.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
The Australian Sun | Ajahn Sujato
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
Ajahn Sujato gives a Dhamma talk the evening before Australia Day and therefore talks about what it means to him to be an Australian practising Buddhism and whether there is such a thing as Australian Dhamma. Ajahn looks at the characteristics of Buddhism in Australian culture.
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Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
Wednesday Jun 21, 2017
USA CIA with Venerable Bodhidhaja. USA is an acronym for unburden settle arrive. CIA is an acronym for the mind or central intelligence agency. Venerable used these acronyms to get us interested and grab our attention. Venerable then described the basics of meditation in terms easily understood by all beginners and experienced alike. Venerable then guided us through a 30 minute meditation well suited to beginners encouraging us to treat each thought that arose by saying to it "I value your presence" and then let it go.
Venerable then opened to questions giving very detailed answers using synonyms and practical examples.
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Why Not Us? | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
Tuesday Jun 20, 2017
How can laypeople become enlightened in this life? How can we go further than just living a peaceful happy life?
Ajahn Brahm explains what enlightenment really is and teaches us how to learn to love and embrace ourselves and life.
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Monday Jun 19, 2017
How Buddhism Can Help You | Ajahn Santutthi
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Monday Jun 19, 2017
Ajahn Santutthi shares his experience on how the Buddhist teachings have helped him in his many years as a monk. Ajahn points out that monks and laypeople both wish to overcome suffering and difficulties in life and that this is what the monks learn to do in the monastery and one of ways you do this is to change the way you see things, situations and people.
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Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Wisdom and Stupidity | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Sunday Jun 18, 2017
Ajahn Brahm offers a deep explanation on the meaning of wisdom in Buddhism. Ajahn explains how wisdom is something you get through investigating, contemplating and looking very deeply into the nature of yourself, relationships and into life and is not something you can get from reading a book or listening to a talk.
Ajahn emphasises that Buddhism doesn’t tell you what to believe, but how to find out for yourself. In other words 99% of Buddhism is teaching you how to find out the truth for yourself.
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Saturday Jun 17, 2017
Buddhism and Autonomy | Ajahn Brahmavamso
Saturday Jun 17, 2017
Saturday Jun 17, 2017
Religions should not be enslaving, but liberating. Ajahn Brahm challenges the ideas in Buddhism and other religions about autonomy & freedom, and knowledge & faith. Ajahn looks at how Buddhism challenges you to be free and to take responsibility for your karma and Ajahn ponders the problems of authoritarian religions.
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