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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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Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Tuesday Aug 08, 2023
Re-upload of guided meditation by Ajahn Brahmali
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.
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
Saturday Aug 05, 2023
In the final part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali, Ajahn Sujato and Venerable Sunyo discusses Right Liberation:
- Liberation from what exactly?
o Defilements
o Suffering = the five aggregates = existence
o Liberation in both respects - Liberation and Nibbāna (SN 23.1, SN 1.2)
- The meaning of “Nibbāna”
- The two types of Nibbāna (Iti 44, Thag 15.2)
o Nibbāna at enlightenment
o Nibbāna at passing away - Nature of Nibbāna
o Awakening vs. enlightenment
o Only potsherds being left (SN 12.51)
o All feelings become cool at the end of life (MN 140) - Anattā: no entity comes to an end, only suffering (MN 72, SN 22.85)
- Conceit and enlightenment (MN 140, Ud 1.10)
- To help others, aim for enlightenment yourself; get out of the mud (MN 8)
- Some say Nibbāna is cessation, others that it is a kind of eternalism; so how do we choose?
o We need to zoom out and take a bird’s eye view
o The safe bet: let go of as much as possible. “Nothing is worth holding on to” (MN 37)
o The view of cessation of existence is closer to non-clinging (MN 60) - What’s the purpose of extinguishment? (SN 23.1)
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.
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Tuesday 01st August 2023
Kathryn Choules 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 an international audience, 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.
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Wednesday Aug 02, 2023
Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Sunyo on 3 July 2023. 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.
Venerable Sunyo was born in the Netherlands and became interested in Buddhism and meditation near the end of high school. In 2013, after finishing University, he moved to Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia to become a monk.
Please support BSWA in making these teachings available by donating via Patreon or our General Expenses Fund.
To download the audio, click on the audio track’s title to open it up in Podbean.
More dhamma teachings are available from:
- BSWA Podcast Channel (Dharma talks and guided meditations)
- BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel (retreats and suttas)
- BSWA YouTube Playlists
- Books and articles are available on our website.
Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit https://thecbswa.org to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Ajahn Brahm teaches of the importance of understanding the Buddhist teachings and practising them. Ajahn shares one of his favourite Dhammapada sayings: “there is no wisdom without the deep meditations of Jhanas, and there is no deep meditation without wisdom. Those who have both are in the presence of Nirvana.”
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.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Ajahn Brahm talks about the joy of teaching Buddhism and helping others.
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.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation session for about 30 minutes.
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.
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Friday Jul 28, 2023
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Bhante Sujato 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 an international audience, 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.
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
In the 3rd part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali, Ajahn Sujato and Venerable Sunyo discusses the myths and misconceptions:
- Myth 1: Nibbāna is a kind of consciousness
- Myth 2: Nibbāna is kind of mind
- Myth 3: Extinguished fires keep existing
- Myth 4: The Buddha/arahants do not suffer
- Myth 5: Cessation is just annihilation
- Myth 6: Only the clinging aggregates are suffering, not the pure aggregates
- Myth 7: Nibbāna is “the unborn” thing, the “deathless” thing
- Myth 8: Nibbāna is a state or sphere.
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.
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
In the 3rd part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali, Ajahn Sujato and Venerable Sunyo discusses the myths and misconceptions:
- Myth 1: Nibbāna is a kind of consciousness
- Myth 2: Nibbāna is kind of mind
- Myth 3: Extinguished fires keep existing
- Myth 4: The Buddha/arahants do not suffer
- Myth 5: Cessation is just annihilation
- Myth 6: Only the clinging aggregates are suffering, not the pure aggregates
- Myth 7: Nibbāna is “the unborn” thing, the “deathless” thing
- Myth 8: Nibbāna is a state or sphere.
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.
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Sunyo on 19 June 2023. 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.
Venerable Sunyo was born in the Netherlands and became interested in Buddhism and meditation near the end of high school. In 2013, after finishing University, he moved to Bodhinyana Monastery in Western Australia to become a monk.
Please support BSWA in making these teachings available by donating via Patreon or our General Expenses Fund.
To download the audio, click on the audio track’s title to open it up in Podbean.
More dhamma teachings are available from:
- BSWA Podcast Channel (Dharma talks and guided meditations)
- BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel (retreats and suttas)
- BSWA YouTube Playlists
- Books and articles are available on our website.
Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit https://thecbswa.org to find out how to attend the monastery in person.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Ajahn Sujato guides a meditation on impermanence and talks about how we can see impermanence when our mind is peaceful.
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.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Ajahn Sujato talks about the Four Elements (earth, fire, water and air) and how it relates to impermanence and interconnectedness.
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.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Ajahn Sujato guides a meditation session for about 30 minutes.
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.
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Friday Jul 21, 2023
Tuesday 18th July 2023
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. 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.
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
In the 2nd part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo continues on with what is Right Knowledge and talks about:
- Four noble truths (ariyasacca)
- Dependant Origination (paticca samupada)
- Three insights (tevijja)
- Six senses (salayatana)
- Five aggregates (pancupadanakkhanda)
- Three characteristics (tilakkhana)
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.
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
In the 2nd part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo continues on with what is Right Knowledge and talks about:
- Four noble truths (ariyasacca)
- Dependant Origination (paticca samupada)
- Three insights (tevijja)
- Six senses (salayatana)
- Five aggregates (pancupadanakkhanda)
- Three characteristics (tilakkhana)
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.
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Inspiration can boost our energy and brighten our mind (which is useful when we’re feeling lethargic). Venerable Sunyo guides a meditation focusing on inspiration, pointing out things that are uplifting and asking us how it feels to be inspired.
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.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Ajahn Brahmali talks about how Buddhism relates to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (https://sdgs.un.org/.). Ajahn points out the importance of keeping our environment in a good state so that we can continue to practice Buddhism.
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.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation session for about 30 minutes.
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.