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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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Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
1hr 10 min
Ajahn Brahm describes enlightenment as akin to sitting under peacefully under the mango tree, simply waiting for the fruit to drop into your open hands. The mango represents enlightenment; the open hands symbolise kindness.
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Jun 29, 2025
Jun 29, 2025
1hr 14 min
Ajahn Mudito delivers his first talk at the Dhammaloka City Centre, sharing personal stories from his life as a monk and reflecting on the importance of active participation in the Buddhist community.
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Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
52 min
Ajahn Santutthi explains how to develop wholesome mind state.
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Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
1hr 23 min
Ajahn Brahm explains the benefits of meditation and relaxing our mind.
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Jun 12, 2025
Jun 12, 2025
59 min
Ayya Karunika discusses useful things we can do in daily life to cultivate our mind and prepare it for meditation. Talk given on 28 August 2024.
Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.
Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades.
She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.
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Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
1hr 4 min
Venerable Nibbuto shares interesting stories about reincarnation and psychic phenomena that cannot be explained by secular Buddhism.
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Jun 2, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
1hr 22 min
Ajahn Brahm teaches us about the importance of virtue and kindness.
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May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
1hr 34 min
Tuesday 21st May 2025
Ajahn Brahmali 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. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are happening via Zoom from Bodhinyana Monastery.
00:00:04 Metta Sutta
00:03:12 Dhamma Talk
00:36:34 Meditation
01:07:36 Q&A
01:34:35 Close
For the AMG zoom link and more details: https://bswa.org/location/armadale-meditation-group/
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May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
48 min
Apologies, recording started late due to technical issues.
Atomic Habits by James Clear was discussed in relation to the spiritual path by Ayya Karunika at the book club on Saturday, 24th May 2025.
Ayya explored how the concept of the “aggregation of marginal gains” (p. 13) can be used to enhance our daily practice. She offered a brief yet insightful overview of the four laws of behavior change (pp. 43–55), showing how they can support the cultivation of wholesome habits while helping us abandon unwholesome ones. She also introduced practical strategies such as habit stacking (pp. 72–79) as effective methods for integrating the Buddha’s teachings into daily routine. In addition, she explained in detail how to apply the noble eightfold path in daily life and discussed the importance of focusing on systems rather than goals (pp. 23–28) in order to achieve better results in meditation and to strengthen overall progress on the spiritual path.
Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.
Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades.
She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.
Please visit the Santi Forest Youtube Channel and Santi Forest Monastery website
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May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025
1hr 18 min
Ayya Karunika teaches us the importance of knowing how we are trapped in our circumstances and how to find the path to peace and freedom by making just small changes.
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May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
1hr 4 min
This is the third session from a series of sessions on Cultivating joy, calm and wellness for all ages which includes talks, meditation, dhamma activities for kind,Thi chi, food and more. It is a family friendly event done in collaboration with Metta Centre, Western Sydney University and Santi Forest Monastery Australia. Session date - Sunday 25 August 2024. Unfortunately the first half of the session didn't get recorded by mistake. Sorry about that.
Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.
Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades.
She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.
Please visit the Santi Forest Youtube Channel and Santi Forest Monastery website
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May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025
58 min
Ajahn Brahmali explains how to develop mindfulness in a way that supports and deepens Buddhist practice.
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May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
1hr 9 min
Ayya Upekkha reads a story about the bad snake from Ajahn Brahm's book Opening the door of your heart and Ayya Karunika continues on answering many questions raised by the audience. Ayya Nirodha also share some insights on the various topics. The topics include how to be mindful when going through a difficult time, Buddhist suffering, how to prepare before going on a long retreat, how to prepare for death and idea of non-self and more. Talk given at Crows Nest Centre, Sydney on 30 August 2024.
Bhikkhuni Ayya Kārunikā is currently the senior resident monastic at Santi Forest Monastery, NSW, Australia and the spiritual director for New Zealand Bhikkhuni Sangha Trust, Hamilton. She has been in monastic life for over 14 years and she received her full ordination as a bhikkhunī in 2014 at Dhammasara Nuns monastery in Western Australia where she lived and trained for over a decade with Ajahn Hāsapaññā. She has been a student of Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmali for over 2 decades.
Ayya Kārunikā is able to articulate the Buddhist teachings in a way that is practical and comprehensible to people of all ages and has experience in conducting retreats for both adults and youth. While she has a PhD in Microbiology and worked as a scientist, she has also been the building project manager for the construction of the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery main building complex and has worked with many volunteers over the years. Ayya Kārunikā was born in Sri Lanka but has been living and working in Australia for over 2 decades.
She has a passion to share her experience and knowledge and loves working with people and also doing creative projects. She is dedicated to supporting the growth of Bhikkhunis around the world and is currently involved in projects to support the establishment of places for Bhikkhunis in Theravada forest tradition in Australia, New Zealand, Poland and Sri Lanka.
Please visit the Santi Forest Youtube Channel and Santi Forest Monastery website
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May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025
1hr 16 min
Ajahn Brahm explains the meaning of the Vesak Day.
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May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
1hr 7 min
Venerable Nibbuto guides us in understanding the world and current events through the lens of Right View in Buddhism.
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Apr 28, 2025
Apr 28, 2025
1hr 5 min
Ajahn Haspanna teaches that by being aware of our emotions, we can respond wisely rather than reacting to them in unwholesome ways.
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Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
1hr 11 min
Monday 14th April 2025
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Buddhist 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 short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:53 Meditation
00:39:00 Dharma Talk
01:08:05 Blessing Chant
01:11:35 Close
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Apr 21, 2025
Apr 21, 2025
57 min
Venerable Sunyo teaches us how we can find peace, happiness and wisedom in meditation.
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Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
1hr 5 min
Monday 07th April 2025
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable 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 short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:45 Meditation
00:35:30 Dharma Talk
01:02:45 Blessing Chant
01:05:00 Close
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BSWA teachings are available from:
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Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Apr 14, 2025
Apr 14, 2025
1hr 6 min
Ajahn Brahm encourages us to embrace the holidays as a time to slow down and be peaceful.
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