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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
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
Episodes

3 days ago
3 days ago
30th April 2026
Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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3 days ago
3 days ago
23rd April 2026
Ajahn Jhanarato hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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3 days ago
3 days ago
Ajahn Santutthi offers guidance on living in harmony, emphasizing the value of cultivating a right livelihood.
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Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
We are All the Same | Ajahn Mudito | 24 April 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Ajahn Mudito shows that, at our core, we’re all the same—sharing similar forms of suffering and same way our mind works.
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Monday Apr 27, 2026
Accepting It All | Ajahn Santutthi | Roleystone Meditation Group
Monday Apr 27, 2026
Monday Apr 27, 2026
16th April 2026
Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Monday Apr 20, 2026
Insight | Ajahn Brahm | 17 April 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
Ajahn Brahm explains what insight is and how it enables us to see deeply into something.
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Monday Apr 13, 2026
How the Mind Works According to the Buddha | Venerable Radha | 10 April 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Venerable Radha teaches how the mind works according to the Buddha.
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Sunday Apr 12, 2026
Present Moment Awareness | Ajahn Santutthi | Roleystone Meditation Group
Sunday Apr 12, 2026
Sunday Apr 12, 2026
09th April 2026
Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Monday, 30th March 2026
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Ajahn 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 thirty-minute meditation, a short talk and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta in English
00:03:27 Guided Meditation
00:36:10 Dharma Talk
00:58:00 Sharing of Merits
01:00:00 Close
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Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.

Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Breathing In - Peace (Part 1) | Bhante Bodhidhaja | Roleystone Meditation Group
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
Tuesday Apr 07, 2026
04th April 2026
Bhante Bodhidhaja hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Monday Apr 06, 2026
Kindness to Yourself | Ajahn Hasapanna | 3 April 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Monday Apr 06, 2026
Ajahn Hasapanna highlights the importance of self-kindness and warns about the negative effects of holding in anger over long periods.
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Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Lightness, Happiness and Not Measuring | Ajahn Brahm | 23 June 2025
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Ajahn Brahm gives a simple but profound talk on how to stop taking ourselves so seriously, stop getting dragged down in negativity, stop worrying about fixing problems, stop measuring and controlling, stop putting ourselves in prisons, and simply putting things down to find contentment right where we are, the only place where beauty and joy can unfold.
This is part of a series of teachings for a retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK on 23rd June 2025.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yXEHv55yGg&t=745s
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
26th March 2026
Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Monday Mar 30, 2026
Ghosts and Kindness | Ajahn Brahm | 27 March 2026
Monday Mar 30, 2026
Monday Mar 30, 2026
Ajahn Brahm recounts both his own experiences and stories from others involving ghosts, reincarnation, celestial beings, and various other paranormal phenomena.
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
A Meditator's Peace | Ajahn Santutthi | Roleystone Meditation Group
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
19th March 2026
Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Monday Mar 23, 2026
Meditation and Youth | Ajahn Brahm | 20 March 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Ajahn Brahm illustrates how meditation can positively support children’s emotional well-being, focus, and resilience.
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Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Stories on Handling Fear | Ajahn Brahm | 24 June 2025
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Ajahn Brahm puts a light hearted spin on the topic of fear with this talk full of positive and optimistic stories about confronting a variety of fears–from airplane crashes to being humiliated and from being in danger of physical harm to undergoing the mental distress of panic attacks–these wide-ranging stories cover a lot of ground as they demonstrate what can happen when we confront our fears with courage, humour, and wisdom.
This is part of a series of teachings for a retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK on 24th June 2025.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-8FpALViYU&t=255s Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Getting a Fresh Perspective | Ajahn Brahm | 22 June 2025
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
This is part of a series of teachings for a retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK on 22 June 2025.
In this talk, Ajahn Brahm shows how taking a different perspective can bring us understanding, contentment, energy, and joy, telling stories and giving similes that illustrate how we can refocus our minds to let go, let be, and make peace with anything that arises in our lives and our minds.
Sutta reference: AN 6.42: Nagita Sutta
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mlM9gEQP7A&t=739s
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
What Do We Teach | Ajahn Jhanarato | Roleystone Meditation Group
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
12th March 2026
Ajahn Jhanarato hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.
The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Helpful and Harmful Gossip | Ajahn Brahm | 13 March 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
Ajahn Brahm explains what kinds of gossip are wholesome and unwholesome.
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