Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Giving and Accepting Generosity | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 26 February 2021

Ajahn Brahm talks about the significance of giving and accepting generosity from others and joy this brings. Ajahn emphasises the importance of giving others the opportunity to show their generosity. Generosity or dana is an essential part on the Buddhist path. It not only allows you to make merit, but it also develops your mind on the path.

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Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7) | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 29 December 2012

Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat, at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here.

Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

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Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Noble Eightfold Path Workshop I - Part 3 | 20 February 2021 | Ajahn Brahmali & Venerable Mudito

Ajahn Brahmali, Venerable Mudito and Bhante Bodhidhaja are teaching a Noble Eightfold Path series over six consecutive Saturdays.

Workshop I: Introduction and overview. This is part 3.

Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here. 

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Noble Eightfold Path Workshop I - Part 2 | 20 February 2021 | Ajahn Brahmali & Venerable Mudito

Ajahn Brahmali, Venerable Mudito and Bhante Bodhidhaja are teaching a Noble Eightfold Path series over six consecutive Saturdays.

Workshop I: Introduction and overview. This is part 2.

Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here. 

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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Noble Eightfold Path Workshop I - Part 1 | 20 February 2021 | Ajahn Brahmali & Venerable Mudito

Ajahn Brahmali, Venerable Mudito and Bhante Bodhidhaja are teaching a Noble Eightfold Path series over six consecutive Saturdays.

Workshop I: Introduction and overview. This is part 1.

Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here.

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Making Decisions | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 19 February 2021

Are you afraid your decision will turn out to be a big mistake? Ajahn Brahm encourages us to be fearless and optimistic in our decision making and explains how the most important part is what we do after we’ve made a decision.

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Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7) | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 28 December 2012

Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here.

Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7) | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 27 December 2012

Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here.

Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Buddhism and Love | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 12 February 2021

Ajahn Brahm offers a talk on love, because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Ajahn teaches us how to really love ourselves, our partner, and our children and so on. He also teaches us to love and live in the present moment.

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Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5) | Bhante Bodhidhaja | 15 November 2020

Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk about the fourth and fifth precepts - no lying and no intoxicants that cloud the mind. This is the final talk of the sila series given by Bhante Bodhidhaja.

Find entire Sila Series on bswa.org here.

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5)

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia (www.nbm.org.au) – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-sila-series-the-fourth-and-fifth-precepts-bhante-bodhidhaja-15-nov-2020/

How To Be A Happy Hermit | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 15 January 2010

Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the practice, challenges and benefits of seclusion, such as retreats. Ajahn explains why people find it so hard to stay by themselves and why he never feels lonely. Ajahn reflects upon how monks and nuns are not escaping life, we are. He points out that living as a hermit, monk or nun forces you to learn about yourself and to develop a relationship with yourself, because you can’t escape yourself. Whereas always needing people, television, radio and busyness is a form of escapism.

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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7) | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 26 December 2012

Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here.

 Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Buddhism and Rubbish | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 5 February 2021

Ajahn Brahm loves to use metaphors to catch your interest and make a point. How are Buddhism and rubbish alike? Ajahn Brahm talks about rubbish with a Buddhist viewpoint, including how to deal with other people's rubbish.

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Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5) | Bhante Bodhidhaja | 18 October 2020

Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk about the third precept in his Sila Series - no sexual misconduct. Bhante covers the following suttas in this talk: 

https://suttacentral.net/an8.39/en/bodhi

https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/an8.40/en/sujato

Find the entire Sila Series on bswa.org here.

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5)

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia (www.nbm.org.au) – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-sila-series-the-third-precept-bhante-bodhidhaja-18-oct-2020/

Buddhist Values | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 8th January 2010

Ajahn Brahm talks about the core Buddhist values of virtue/ goodness, peace and compassion/ kindness and how these form the basis for skillful interaction with others and are the guiding principles to everything he does in life.

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Letting Go & Developing Stillness in Meditation | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 27 May 2019

In this talk Ajahn Brahm helps us better understand the importance of meditation and gives us meditation instructions, that is the steps for stilling our mind. 

This was recorded at the Vesak Retreat Day at Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) on 27 May 2019. Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

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Teaching retrieved from: https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-brahmavamso-letting-go-developing-stillness-in-meditation-27-may-2019/

Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7) | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 25 December 2012

Teachings on the Eightfold Path by Ajahn Brahm. Recorded during the 2012 Year End Retreat at Wat Chetawan Petaling Jaya and organised by Buddhist Gem Fellowship (BGF).

Find entire series on bswa.org here. 

 Outline of teachings:

• Right View – sorry this recording is missing.
• Right Intention Samma Sankappa (1/7)
• Right Speech Samma Vaca (2/7)
• Right Action Samma Kammanta (3/7)
• Right Livelihood Samma Ajiva (4/7)
• Right Effort Samma Vayama (5/7)
• Right Mindfulness Samma Sati (6/7)
• Right Stillness Samma Samadhi (7/7)

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teachings retrieved from Eightfold Path playlist (bgf retreats YouTube Channel) here.

Ajahn Bramali | One Auspicious Night | The Armadale Meditation Group

Ajahn Bramali 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. Due to social distancing regulations, these weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.

The topic of this session is - One Auspicious Night or The Ideal Lover of Solitude - from The Bhaddekaratta Sutra. 

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Give Yourself Peace, Kindness and Forgiveness | Ajahn Brahmavamso | 29 January 2021

Ajahn Brahm reminds us to give ourselves regular moments of peace, kindness and forgiveness, because showing ourselves compassion benefits us and everyone around us.

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Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5) | Bhante Bodhidhaja | 13 September 2020

Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a talk about the second precept - don't take what's not given. This can start from not stealing and be expanded to respecting properties and boundaries of others, laws, rules and time.

Bhante also discusses these suttas:

https://suttacentral.net/an8.39/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato

https://suttacentral.net/an8.40/en/sujato

Find the entire Sila Series on bswa.org here. https://bswa.org/teaching/sila-series/

• Sila Series - An Overview (1/5)
• Sila Series - The First Precept (2/5)
• Sila Series - The Second Precept (3/5)
• Sila Series - The Third Precept (4/5)
• Sila Series - The Fourth and Fifth Precepts (5/5)

Teaching given from Newbury Buddhist Monastery, Victoria, Australia (www.nbm.org.au) – Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel

Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.

To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-sila-series-the-second-precept-bhante-bodhidhaja-13-sep-2020/