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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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Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Ajahn Sunyo guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Monday Feb 23, 2026
Monday Feb 23, 2026
Ajahn Sunyo teaches us how to find happiness from within.
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Sunday Feb 22, 2026
Sunday Feb 22, 2026
Ajahn Sunyo conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Sunyo teaches us about his own 'McMindfulness' meditation approach: having the attitude of "I'm loving it!" in your meditation.
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Saturday Jun 28, 2025
Saturday Jun 28, 2025
Tuesday 17th June 2025
Venerable Sunyo joins the Armadale Meditation Group online live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) teaches you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, meditation instructions, meditating together, asking questions, and, if time allows, a Dhamma talk. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are via Zoom from Bodhinyana or Dhammasara Monastery. For the AMG zoom link and more details: https://bswa.org/location/armadale-meditation-group/
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Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Sunday Jun 15, 2025
Venerable Sunyo conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Venerable Sunyo draws on an experience his parents had as an example of finding contentment when things don't go the way we want or expect them to. He gives a simile of a farmer to illustrate the wisdom in not judging things as 'good' or 'bad'.
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Venerable Sunyo teaches us how we can find peace, happiness and wisedom in meditation.
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Venerable Sunyo guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Venerable Sunyo conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Venerable Sunyo speaks on the importance of putting things into practice in Buddhism, like an experiment, to see what results we get. Venerable Sunyo also speaks about having peace as a direction in meditation but not a goal.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Venerable Sunyo shares how we can find peace with our past by forgiving both those who have wronged us and ourselves.
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Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Venerable Sunyo guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Sunday Apr 06, 2025
Venerable Sunyo conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Venerable Sunyo speaks on making letting go your foundation in meditation - being content with whatever is here and now.
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Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Venerable Sunyo conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Venerable Sunyo speaks on making letting go the foundation in meditation, and having faith in this. Venerable Sunyo gives a simile of learning to ride a bike to illustrate the importance of letting go of control.
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Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Tuesday 03rd December 2024
Venerable Sunyo 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.
If you wish to participate in these sessions, please e-mail the AMG Coordinator.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:16 Metta Sutta
00:03:15 Introduction to meditation and general talk
00:22:00 Meditation
00:58:40 Further talk and Q&A
01:31:19 Close
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Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Panel discussion facilitated by Ajahn Brahmali, with Ayya Pasada and Venerable Acala from the Dhammasara Nuns Monastery, and Venerable Sunyo and Venerable Vipassako from Bodhinyanna Monastery.
In honour of Ajahn Brahm’s 50th Bhikkhu Anniversary, members of the BSWA Sangha and affiliated organisations and sangha gave a series of talks leading up to the big celebration at Dhammaloka.
Talks and books published to commemorate the event on BSWA website can be found here. For Podbean (audio only) playlist, click here: https://podcast.bswa.org/category/ajahn-brahm-s-50th-bhikkhu.
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Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Venerable Sunyo advises us to use different approaches towards our mediation based on how our body and mind feels. For example, prompt joy if you’re feeling sluggish and peace if you’re feeling restless.
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To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Venerable Sunyo reflects on his recent experience of being sick with COVID and encourages us to make peace with our sickness rather than running away from it.
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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.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Venerable Sunyo guides a meditation session for about 30 minutes.
The BSWA is now using Ko-fi for donations. Please join us on Ko-fi and cancel your donations via Patreon. Thanks for your ongoing support!
To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Tuesday 26th March 2024
Venerable Sunyo 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.
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 choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Friday Dec 08, 2023
Tuesday 05th December 2023
Venerable Sunyo 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.
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 choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Teachings are available for downloading from the BSWA website the BSWA Youtube Channel, the BSWA Podcast, and Deeper Dhamma Podcast.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
During our meditation, we may be making comments about our thoughts, such as ‘this thought is good, this one is bad and so on’. Venerable Sunyo instructs us to simply observe our mind and avoid inner commentaries.
To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and then type the date into the Podcast search box e.g. 01-09-2018 or try 1 September 2018.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.