Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahmali advises us to start by relaxing into our meditation, because he says relaxing and letting things be helps our minds to calm down so we can mindfully and easily watch the breath. Also reminding ourselves to have gratitude and metta from time to time helps us to lift up our mind and to direct it in the right way.

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Ajahn Brahmali is back after the rains retreat. Ajahn Brahmali revisits the basic teachings of Buddhism such as the Four Noble Truths because he says these help us to see what Buddhism is pointing to and is all about. Ajahn talks about the problems of our existence and shares a story from the suttas to help illustrate the point clearly. Ajahn describes how the Buddhist path is the path to purify ourselves so that we see things in the right way, get insights into the Four Noble Truths and ultimately eliminate our suffering once and for all.

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Ajahn Brahmali guides a meditation for approximately thirty minutes. 

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Ajahn Brahm gives advice for dealing with fear and letting go. A public talk given in Sydney, March 2011.

Teaching retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKHUkv1wUnw (YouTube Channel: Dhammanet)

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Ajahn Brahm answers a question about what we should do when we come out of the powerful bliss of deep samadhi.

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Venerable Hasapanna conducts an intermediate / advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Recorded at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth, Western Australia. 

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Ajahn Brahm tells a couple of his favourite funny stories about monks and nuns.

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Ajahn Nissarano talks about paying respect to the Buddha through practicing loving-kindness (metta).

Recorded by the Buddhist Society of Victoria in Melbourne.

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately twenty five minutes. Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation designed for children, but which adults can enjoy too. 

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Venerable Cunda used his own life as an example of our habit of overloading ourselves with stress. Business, home life or in our working lives, we tend to allow the stress to build up and then overload. We need to find a time in our daily lives to peacefully meditate, leaving the stress behind.

Venerable Cunda leads the group through a peaceful meditation starting with a body scan. The meditation then progresses to the breath with long peaceful silences. The simple but relaxing meditation is well suited to both beginners and experienced alike.

After meditation Venerable expanded on the benefits of meditation - we are more relaxed, more calm and physically relaxed when we meditate. Venerable then opened to Q&A.

 

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