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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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Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Thursday Mar 27, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the “After” book by Dr Bruce Greyson about near death experiences. Ajahn draw parallels between the near death experience stories in the book and the Buddhist path, and how these stories can help us develop right view (sammaditthi) and subsequently right effort (samma sankappa).
The next Dhammaloka Book Club will be held on the 19 April 2025, Saturday from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, details here. For enquiries contact: library@bswa.org
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali explores how Buddhism may help with addiction.
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Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Sunday Mar 16, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahmali continues his theme of the weekend by speaking on freedom and liberation in meditation.
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahmali speaks on Caganussati (recollection of generosity).
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Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali continues to teach us about how free will doesn't exist and the importance of surrounding ourselves with the right people (Kalyanamitta - spiritual friends).
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Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahmali references the Vitakkasanthana Sutta (on the calming of the thoughts/thinking mind), speaking on not attending to or feeding thoughts when they arise in meditation, but just allowing them to be there.
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Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Saturday Jan 18, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali engages Ajahn Brahm in a dialogue discussing the challenges, rewards, and lessons of the monastic life.
This segment is retrieved from Ajahn Brahm's 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary celebration event on the 1 December 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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Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali explains that what we perceive as our free will are actually choices that are based on our conditioning. Ajahn emphasizes that regardless of free will or not, choices have results, causes, and conditioning that traps us into acting certain ways.
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Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahmali speaks about allowing Dhamma to guide the meditation, rather than the will or sense of self, and allowing the mind to move itself in the right direction towards peace and joy.
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Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Saturday Jan 11, 2025
Tuesday 7th January 2025
Ajahn Brahmali 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
00:03:13 Meditation
00:36:06 Q&A
01:29:10 Blessing Chant
01:30:12 Close
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Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali shares his experience of going to India recently, how spirituality is deeply rooted in India and the inspirations that he got from going to holy places.
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Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Ajahn Brahmali conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahmali guides a Buddhanussati (Recollection of the Buddha) meditation in which one imagines meeting with the Buddha.
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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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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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