Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Dhamma Talk | Ajahn Brahmali | 15 March 2020

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Brahmali on 15 March 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVSQmEgmH0&t=1707s (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

Having a Good Relationship with Life | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 9 October 2020

Ajahn Brahm teaches the importance of having a positive relationship with our experiences in life. Ajahn encourages us to embrace our life’s unpleasantness, learn from it and make peace with it, rather than become upset or anxious.

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Mudita | Ajahn Nissarano | 1 March 2020

A Dhamma talk recorded at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano on the 1^st March 2020. In this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Nissarano covers Mudita - joy along with others. By developing joy in our mind by piggybacking on other people's happiness, this will increase the wholesome states of minds and reduce the negative qualities of mind.

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBD9A46BPNA4H

Introduction To Buddhism For New Buddhists (4/4 - Eightfold Path) | Geetha Mendis | 09-10-2020

Introduction to Buddhism Q&A Series for New Buddhists, kindly conducted by lay Buddhist Geetha Mendis.

Session 1: The Three Refuges (05-09-2020)

Session 2: The Five Precepts (12-09-2020) - apologies no sound was recorded, so not published.

Session 3: The Four Noble Truths (19-09-2020). (Slides on website).

Session 4: The Noble Eightfold Path (26-09-2020), audio failed, so it was recorded again on 09-10-2020. 

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Find the whole series, including notes here: https://bswa.org/teaching/introduction-buddhism-qa-series-new-buddhists-1-4/

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Are You Ready To Die? | Ajahn Brahmali | 15 May 2020

We apologise for the quality of this audio. Guided meditation & Dhamma talk by Ajahn Brahmali, given via Zoom (online video) for Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project in England, UK.

Ajahn Brahmali offers some teachings, exploring the Buddhist attitude towards dying, death and rebirth and shares some personal tips on how he has dealt with loss. Ajahn begins with a guided meditation, offering us an opportunity to experience the peace and letting go that leaving this body, (whether through deep meditation, or at the end of this life), can bring.

We invite you to support Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project by making a donation at www.anukampaproject.org/donate (Anukampa's aim to develop a nuns' monastery in England and to continue to distribute the Buddha’s teachings)

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMjfndvhCf0

How to Become a Stream Winner | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 3 May 2020

Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), for their Vesak day celebration on the 3rd May 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Ajahn Brahm talks about how to become a stream winner. Ajahn explains stream winning via the Buddhist teachings, with a story of assassins attempting to assassinate the Buddha. Ajahn then goes on to giving a wonderful talk about the noble eightfold path, the five hindrances, the story of the driverless bus, and the two kinds of freedom. 

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBDB34DFRPZJ4

Dhamma Talk - Thank you 2019, Welcome 2020 | Ajahn Nissarano | 31 December 2019

A Dhamma talk recorded by Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano on New Years Eve for 2020. Ajahn helps us explore how we can let go of the negative ways of thinking by developing positive states of mind, by relating to our circumstances in a positive way. Going from 2019 to 2020 what attitudes are we bringing to it? And how we can we develop an attitude of welcoming life and the uncertainty of 2020 even when things are not so pleasant, such that we can develop gratitude for all things we have received from life and others?

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBCE5732WACCV

The Way We Look At The Five Hindrances | Ajahn Brahmavamso

Ajahn Brahm talks about the way we look at the five hindrances: 

1. Desire for Sensing
2. Aversion and Ill-Will
3. Lethargy and Laziness
4. Restlessness and Regret
5. Doubt and Uncertainty

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Teaching retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCSFe4Wv514 (YouTube Channel: Sadaham Arana).

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Albany Dhamma Talk & Meditation | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 20 September 2020

Ajahn Brahm gave a Sunday night Dhamma talk and guided meditation in Albany (at Manley, Lions Club Hall) on the 20th of September 2020.

 This was part of Ajahn Brahm's 2020 visit to Bodhinyana Great Southern Monastery, in Albany Western Australia.

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Dhamma Talk in Walpole at Dana | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 21 September 2020

Ajahn Brahm gave a Dhamma talk at the community dana held in Walpole (Walpole Sport & Recreation Centre) on 21st September 2020. This was part of Ajahn Brahm's 2020 visit to Bodhinyana Great Southern Monastery, in Albany Western Australia.

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Right Livelihood | Ajahn Nissarano | 16 February 2020

A Dhamma talk from the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano around February 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Ajahn Nissarano covers right livelihood - the 5th aspect of the noble eightfold path. Ajahn encourages us to integrate all parts of our lives into our practice. Our work is a field where we can make a lot of positive or negative kamma. By thinking of our lives and work as a gift - it can really transform the way we look at it. Ajahn also covers how the other aspects of the noble eightfold path support right livelihood. Ajahn then explains right and wrong livelihood in detail.

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-right-livelihood-ajahn-nissarano-16-feb-2020/

Buddhism and Politics | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 11 July 2008

Ajahn Brahm gives an unexpected view on the topic of Buddhism and Politics.

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Introduction To Buddhism For New Buddhists (3/4 - Four Noble Truths) | Geetha Mendis | 19-09-2020

Introduction to Buddhism Q&A Series for New Buddhists, kindly conducted by lay Buddhist Geetha Mendis.

Session 1: The Three Refuges (05-09-2020)

Session 2: The Five Precepts (12-09-2020) - apologies no sound was recorded, so not published.

Session 3: The Four Noble Truths (19-09-2020). (Slides on website).

Session 4: The Noble Eightfold Path (26-09-2020)

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Find the whole series, including notes here: https://bswa.org/teaching/introduction-buddhism-qa-series-new-buddhists-1-4/

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Buddhism, Science and Philosophy | Ajahn Brahmali | March 2020

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Brahmali in March 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Ajahn Brahmali talks about finding the meaning of life and an overview of how religion, science and philosophy has evolved over time. Ajahn then talks about how the mind is being reintroduced to science and philosophy over the recent years and how that could is an optimistic outlook of the future. Ajahn Brahmali then tells a powerful story of the big fire at Bodhinyana Monastery at January 1991 - to convey how we can focus on the process with care, kindness and integrity rather than being result-oriented.

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-brahmali-buddhism-science-and-philosophy-15-mar-2020/ or video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVSQmEgmH0

Aversion and It’s Opposite | Ajahn Nissarano | December 2019

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano in December 2019. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Ajahn Nissarano talks about aversion and its opposite: non-aversion. Ajahn discusses the different attachments we can have that can cause aversion, namely competition, views and opinions, identity view and rites & rituals. Ajahn Nissarano also encourages us to understand where the aversion is coming from and to cultivate the opposite, non-aversion.

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-aversion-and-its-opposite-22-dec-2019/

Ethical Behaviour as a Gift to Ourselves and Others | Ajahn Nissarano | 2 February 2020

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano in February 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano covers Right Action in the Noble Eightfold Path. He explains what the 5 Buddhist precepts are and how they protect us and others. Ajahn also quotes the suttas in explaining a simple guideline given by the Buddha to tell right from wrong: whether it is harmful to ourselves and others, to know where we are coming from and to know the consequences.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBD1FD0BIQQAD

Buddha's Thinking Management Plan | Ajahn Nissarano

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano. Date given believed to be around December 2019 to February 2020. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Ajahn Nissarano talks about the Buddha's thinking management plan. Ajahn explains how thinking can play a role in increasing or decreasing wholesome states of our mind. Thinking is an approximation of reality. Ajahn also talks about the two kinds of thought according to the Buddha, i.e. sensual, malicious and cruel thoughts to one class, and renunciation, goodwill and harmlessness to another class. By using wise attention to cultivate the wholesome states of mind, we will avoid/let go of negative states of mind. By accepting or letting thinking be, rather than getting caught up in it or rejecting it, thinking can tend to lose its energy and reduce by itself. Ajahn Nissarano then tells Ajahn Brahm's story about thinking. Finally, there is a quick Q&A session.

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBD2C932RWFXB

Stress and How to Deal With It | Ajahn Nissarano | 15th December 2019

A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano on 15th December 2019. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFxaoaMbXrE (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)

Suicidal Ideation | Dennis Sheppard | 13 August 2020

Dennis Sheppard speaks about suicidal ideation and its root causes. If you are experiencing active crisis or thinking of attempting suicide, please call 000 or your local crisis line.

The Buddhist Care Line is a free, confidential telephone listening service staffed by lay Buddhist practitioners. The service offers a safe space to talk about any issues that may be happening in your life without fear of judgement. We invite you to visit the Buddhist Care Line's website for our hours of operation and phone number:

https://bswa.org/buddhist-care-line/

An accompanying text to this video is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pd0o22IghsMh20U3NabBSImMS5OcMvbB/view?usp=sharing

 

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Web of Kindness | Gen Kelsang Ani | 14 August 2020

Gen Kelsang Ani is a fully ordained Australian Buddhist nun. She is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Perth. Gen Ani has been studying and practising Modern Kadampa Buddhism with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 15 years.

Gen Kelsang Ani gives a teaching and guided meditation on the kindness and interconnectedness of all living beings. She describes that regardless of what our physical situation may be, we genuinely feel that wherever we look, we find only the kindness of others; that we are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate yourself.

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