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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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Quiet the Agitated Mind | A...

03.29.2023

Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 4 July 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended ...

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03.29.2023 Quiet the Agitated Mind \| Ajahn Mudito \| 4 July 2022 Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 4 July 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended ...
03.27.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali \| 25 March 2023 What does "letting go" while meditating mean? Ajahn Brahmali answers this question, for example to not use any will power, or do anything, but instead to just allow the meditation to happen by itself or without interference. To find and ...
03.27.2023 Learning from Everything \| Ajahn Brahmali \| 24 March 2023 Ajahn Brahmali teaches us how to practice Right View in our day to day life. Right View is the first part of The Noble Eightfold Path (The Middle Way). To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the ...
03.27.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali \| 24 March 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 ...
03.23.2023 Ajahn Cittapalo \| Perceptions \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 21st March 2023 Ajahn Cittapalo 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, ...
03.23.2023 Dharma Is Simply Service \| John Waite Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain Facebook page. Our guest today on Treasure Mountain is John Waite who was born in post WW2 United Kingdom and brought up ...
03.22.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| That Which Doesn’t Last \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 6 March 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
03.20.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 18 March 2023 How long should we meditate for? Ajahn Brahm explains there are no set time rules. To find the answer we should listen to our body and mind. For example, if we feel peaceful, we can meditate a bit longer. To ...
03.20.2023 Inclusiveness \| Ajahn Brahm \| 17 March 2023 Ajahn Brahm teaches us how to create social harmony and make others feel welcomed. 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 ...
03.20.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 17 March 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 ...
03.16.2023 Ajahn Brahm \| Content and Easily Satisfied \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 14th March 2023 Ajahn Brahm 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, ...
03.16.2023 The Thai Forest Tradition: A Modern Buddhist Renaissance \| Steven Towler Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain Facebook page. One of the most impactful traditions of Buddhism in the modern world is one that isn’t very good at publicity ...
03.16.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Spiritual Faculties \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 27 February 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
03.13.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 11 March 2023 Ajahn Brahm explains how meditating quietens our thoughts and then our feeling of peace grows. 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 ...
03.13.2023 Buddhism and Ghosts \| Ajahn Brahm \| 10 March 2023 Ajahn Brahm shares ghost stories and the Buddhist perspective on death, ghosts and heavenly beings. 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 ...
03.13.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 10 March 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 ...
03.09.2023 The Best Gift \| Ajahn Mudito \| 25 Dec 2022 Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 25 Dec 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended ...
03.08.2023 Ajahn Mudito \| Compassion For Self \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 07th March 2023 Ajahn Mudito 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, ...
03.08.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Role Models \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 20 February 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
03.06.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 4 March 2023 Ajahn Brahm explains the importance of meditating in the right environment, such as a comfortable place that makes us feel safe, so our mind has the opportunity to become calm. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit ...
03.06.2023 Spirituality \| Ajahn Brahm \| 3 March 2023 Ajahn Brahm talks about spirituality and life. 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 ...
03.06.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 3 March 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 ...
03.05.2023 Introduction to Meditation: Session 5 - Other meditations + guided meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali Welcome to this newer series of Introduction to Meditation, put together by Ajahn Brahmali to provide guidance to people interested in meditation. We hope you can learn the basics of meditation through these 5 sessions and to start incorporating meditation ...
03.05.2023 Introduction to Meditation: Session 4 - Overcoming obstacles + guided meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali Welcome to this newer series of Introduction to Meditation, put together by Ajahn Brahmali to provide guidance to people interested in meditation. We hope you can learn the basics of meditation through these 5 sessions and to start incorporating meditation ...
03.05.2023 Introduction to Meditation: Session 3 - Breath meditation + guided meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali Welcome to this newer series of Introduction to Meditation, put together by Ajahn Brahmali to provide guidance to people interested in meditation. We hope you can learn the basics of meditation through these 5 sessions and to start incorporating meditation ...
03.05.2023 Introduction to Meditation: Session 2 - Present awareness + guided meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali Welcome to this newer series of Introduction to Meditation, put together by Ajahn Brahmali to provide guidance to people interested in meditation. We hope you can learn the basics of meditation through these 5 sessions and to start incorporating meditation ...
03.05.2023 Introduction to Meditation: Session 1 - Setting yourself up + guided meditation \| Ajahn Brahmali Welcome to this newer series of Introduction to Meditation, put together by Ajahn Brahmali to provide guidance to people interested in meditation. We hope you can learn the basics of meditation through these 5 sessions and to start incorporating meditation ...
03.02.2023 Ajahn Brahmali \| The Right State of Mind \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 28th February 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, ...
03.02.2023 Characteristic On Non-Self \| Ajahn Mudito \| 18 Sept 2022 Dhamma talk by Ajahn Mudito on the 18 Sept 2022, at the Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV). Bhante Mudito was born in a remote village in Northern-Finland. After completing military service, he travelled to the United States where he attended ...
03.01.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Noticing in Meditation \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 13 February 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
02.27.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 25 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm explains how the joy of being in the present moment during meditation makes our mind peaceful and this creates even more joy. Ajahn also discusses the Four Jhanas. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit ...
02.27.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 24 February 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 ...
02.27.2023 Happiness and Wanting \| Ajahn Brahm \| 24 February 2023 Happiness is the absence of wanting, for example wanting something or wanting to not have something. Ajahn Brahm explains how the absence of wanting is true happiness. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings ...
02.23.2023 Venerable Sunyo \| Hanging Out Together \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 21st February 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, ...
02.23.2023 Little Dust: Finding a Buddhist Community in Far Away Places \| Bhante Akaliko Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain Facebook page. Our guest today on Treasure Mountain Podcast is Bhante Akaliko. Akāliko Bhikkhu is an Australian monk in the Theravada forest ...
02.22.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Reflecting on Meditation \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 6 February 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
02.21.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 18 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm explains the importance of relaxing your body and mind during your meditation. 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 ...
02.21.2023 Beginning of Your Spiritual Life \| Ajahn Brahm \| 17 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm shares his experiences at the beginning of his spiritual life. The kindness taught in Buddhism attracted him. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the meditation you want and ...
02.21.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 17 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately half an hour. 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 ...
02.17.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Stress \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 30 January 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
02.16.2023 Heroes versus Celebrities in the Age of Social Media \| Ayya Santussika Published with permission of Treasure Mountain Podcast. Please visit Treasure Mountain Podcast, Treasure Mountain website and Treasure Mountain Facebook page. From time immemorial we have looked up to heroes for guidance and as models of how to live an excellent ...
02.15.2023 Venerable Sumangalo \| Non-Self - Anattā \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 14th February 2023 Venerable Sumangalo 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, ...
02.13.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 11 February 2023 If your body is feeling discomfort during meditation, is it okay to adjust your posture? Ajahn Brahm says yes it is, and explains that being comfortable is important for porlonged meditation. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, ...
02.13.2023 The Nature of Suffering \| Ajahn Brahm \| 10 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm points out the various ways we create our own suffering through wanting. Ajahn also explains how making peace with our current circumstances often reduces suffering. To find and download more Guided Meditations on Podcast, visit the BSWA teachings ...
02.13.2023 Friday Night Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 10 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately half an hour. 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 ...
02.09.2023 Dhammaloka Book Club: “Bear Awareness” - Q&A on taming your wild mind \| Ven Mettaji \| 14 Jan 2023 Bear Awareness - Questions and Answers on taming your wild mind with Venerable Mettaji. Page references: Teddy Bears @8.00 minutes - pages 26/27 and 88. Metta @9.29 minutes - pages 1 to 6. Cancer recovery story @ 23.30 minutes - ...
02.08.2023 Ajahn Cittapalo \| Reflection \| The Armadale Meditation Group Tuesday 07th February 2023 Ajahn Cittapalo 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, ...
02.08.2023 Venerable Kassapa \| Developing Metta \| Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram Monday Night Meditation at Wat Dhammayanaram, Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Venerable Kassapa on 23 January 2023. These weekly teachings give an introduction into Meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually ...
02.07.2023 Guided Meditation \| Ajahn Brahm \| 4 February 2023 Why does our mind wander off in meditation? Ajahn Brahm explains this is partly because of our lack of joy, as a result our mind wanders off to think about something it finds more interesting, such as a football match. ...
02.06.2023 Accepting Life’s Imperfections \| Ajahn Brahm \| 3 February 2023 Ajahn Brahm explains how you can live a happy life by appreciating life and accepting its imperfections. 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 ...

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