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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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Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
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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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/ajahn-nissarano-aversion-and-its-opposite-22-dec-2019/
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 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.
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://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBD1FD0BIQQAD
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
Sunday Sep 06, 2020
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.
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://www.podbean.com/site/EpisodeDownload/PBD2C932RWFXB
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
Sunday Aug 30, 2020
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
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFxaoaMbXrE (YouTube Channel: BSV Dhamma Talks)
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 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
Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website, the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 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.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. Visit the BSWA Stocker Road Project. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Thursday Aug 20, 2020
Monday, 29th October 2018
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. Visit the BSWA Stocker Road Project. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
This is a Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Brahmali over Zoom to Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara https://asbvihara.org.au
Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website, the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano, on 8 December 2019. Ajahn Nissarano covers a range of strategies for responding to the death of someone close to you. This talk has multiple titles: 1) Impermanence: When someone close to us dies. 2) Impermanence: The Inherent Nature of Our Existence. 3) Impermanence: How do I deal with the death of a close friend or family member?
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/ajahn-nissarano-impermanence-the-inherent-nature-of-our-existence-8-dec-2019/
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Monday, 14th May 2018
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. Visit the BSWA Stocker Road Project. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a 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/
The guided meditation and talk in this video looks at loneliness and depression, its causes, its effects on the mind, and finding peace. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1d0GhZNlLYFnJgzazbDS8GBXNddDEb62C
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a 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/
In this video, Dennis goes into detail on the practice of effective listening. Listening is a skill that can be either intellectual and brain focused, or heart based and emotional. They all come together in our humanity when we are present in the moment, listening from a place of still consciousness. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y8QQR6_V7hzA6gxoWeWYaW1dfMTZFiz1/view?usp=sharing
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Dennis Sheppard continues the introductory series on the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a 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/
In this talk, Dennis talks about the practice of being our own listener, attending to ourselves, and listening lovingly whilst experiencing the difficulty of grief and loss. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wnp4vy65kYfF4A2zbOc5lqtBsDmuulnx/view?usp=sharing
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Dennis Sheppard speaks about the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a 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/
After the introduction, Dennis continues the a series of guided meditations to help our audience and and supporters in being their own friendly listener within one's personal meditation practice. In this time of self-isolation, it is an offering that will help us to better understand this human condition and more importantly to understand the Buddha’s teachings. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZnXdR_Q3p-4RsoGJftwE-va2tRYFBNe/view?usp=sharing
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Dennis Sheppard introduces the BSWA Care Group's Buddhist Care Line, a 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/
Following the introduction, Dennis provides a talk and guided meditation on anxiety and fear, a topic which many are experiencing during COVID-19. An accompanying text is provided here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ctz5HzxGsk0TWhigiwTlj-Nx0AsaaOaM/view?usp=sharing
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV), by Ajahn Nissarano in December 2019. The talk's main topic is the second part of the Noble Eightfold Path 'Right Intention' and how it contributes to our wellbeing.
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/ajahn-nissarano-meditation-mindfulness-and-emotional-intelligence-1-dec-2019/
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Monday 07th May 2018
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. Visit the BSWA Stocker Road Project. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Monday night meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram with Ajahn Santutthi.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Visit the BSWA Stocker Road Project.
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
This is a workshop style session on the art of deep listening and being truly present with two of our listeners from the BSWA Buddhist Care Line, a free, confidential telephone Listening Service which offers callers a safe space to talk about any issues that may be happening in your life without fear of judgement. The valuable skill of deep listening is not only of immense benefit when supporting others in these turbulent times, but a skill that is truly beneficial for one’s own spiritual practice.
For the hours of operation and the phone number of the Buddhist Care Line, please visit https://bswa.org/buddhist-care-line/
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
A Dhamma talk given at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) by Ajahn Nissarano. Believed to be given around November 2019.
Ajahn Nissarano talks about greed, viewed from a Buddhist perspective. Greed in Buddhism isn't just about wanting things in excess, but it's any degree of wanting or attraction towards something. Ajahn discusses ways to abandon greed, through contentment, thankfulness, and knowing the disadvantages of the things we are greedy for.
Please visit the BSV Podcast Channel and BSV YouTube Channel
Teaching retrieved from https://bsv.podbean.com/e/ajahn-nissarano-greed-is-good-is-that-really-true-17-dec-2019/
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.