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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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Jun 3, 2026
Jun 3, 2026
17 min
These Dhamma reflections are extracted from a talk Ajahn Brahm gave at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre in 1990. Teaching read aloud by a lay disciple.
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Dec 24, 2020
Dec 24, 2020
58 min
All the problems of life are ultimately relationship problems. Not just with spouses and significant others, but also with our families, friends, work colleagues, and also with ourselves and with life itself. Ajahn Brahm offers wise advice on how to deal with the problems in relationships but also to cultivate happy, healthy relationships.
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Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
1hr 18 min
On the auspicious occasion of ordaining the first four Theravadan Buddhist bhikkhunis (fully ordained nuns) in the Southern Hemisphere – part of the move to reconstitute the bhikkhuni sangha into the Theravadan Buddhist world – Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the topic of courageous decision-making.
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Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2020
1hr 22 min
This talk begins with a guided meditation. At 27.50 the dharma talk on the topic of the meaning and power of generosity (dana) in life.
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Dec 10, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
1hr 7 min
Ajahn Brahm talks about the beauty of dying well, and how this can be most effectively achieved by living well.
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Dec 9, 2020
Dec 9, 2020
1hr 7 min
In response to a request Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the value of skillful speech and how to develop it. Ajahn Brahm discusses how unskillful speech creates disharmony and acrimony. Alternatively, skillful speech can be used to create harmony and peace.
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Dec 3, 2020
Dec 3, 2020
1hr 5 min
Responding to a question on the topic, Ajahn Brahm gives a deep talk on the profundity of emptiness.
Dec 2, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
59 min
Ajahn Brahm talks about the power of goodness, and how the teachings of the Buddha can be useful beyond the meditation cushion for solving practical problems in the world.
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Dec 1, 2020
Dec 1, 2020
59 min
Sometimes everything seems to go wrong. Does life really suck? Ajahn Brahm describes how things going wrong is simply the nature of living in the world. Once we understand and accept this, we can learn to develop a sense of inner calm that is not dependent on external factors.
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Nov 26, 2020
Nov 26, 2020
1hr 3 min
Ajahn Brahm gives an explanation of the process of rebirth.
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Nov 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
1hr 7 min
Ajahn Brahm responds with wisdom and humor to the question: Is Buddhism a religion?
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Nov 19, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
1hr 3 min
Responding to an online question, Ajahn Brahm discusses the significance of dreams from a Buddhist perspective.
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Nov 18, 2020
Nov 18, 2020
1hr 2 min
Ajahn Brahm responds to questions about how to keep a level head and sense of contentment whilst being a busy high flyer.
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Nov 12, 2020
Nov 12, 2020
1hr 2 min
Ajahn Brahm gives an uplifting talk on developing a love of life through developing loving-kindness (metta).
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Nov 11, 2020
Nov 11, 2020
59 min
Ajahn Brahm offers a fresh perspective and wise advice on how we can deal with tragedy.
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Nov 5, 2020
Nov 5, 2020
56 min
Ajahn Brahm explains how using a combination of compassion with wisdom we can free ourselves and others of life’s problems.
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Nov 4, 2020
Nov 4, 2020
58 min
Many people have become very good at earning more money, developing their career, developing their body. But very few people go directly to the source of happiness, by developing the mind. Ajahn Brahmali explains that it’s both possible and beneficial to develop the mind, and how to do it.
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Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
45 min
If were are able to see impermanence in the world we are able to see life as it really is. However, really seeing and understanding the quality of permanence in life is harder than we think. Ajahn Brahmali discusses what the problem of impermanence really means and how seeing it clearly can lead to greater freedom.
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Oct 22, 2020
Oct 22, 2020
57 min
Ajahn Brahm talks about how wise investigation is at the heart of Buddhist practice.
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Oct 21, 2020
Oct 21, 2020
54 min
Ajahn Brahm offers a teaching on the spiritual power of silence, and how the experience of silence has the power to heal all and many of our problems and conflicts.
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