Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.

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Worrying never stops bad things from happening, but it stops you from enjoying the present moment. Ajahn Brahm teaches us how to relax and not overreact to stressful situations.

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Ajahn Vayama responds to the request to talk about the Nun’s life; where they begin, their purpose or goal and how they live and practise. Ajahn Vayama reminds us that the Nun’s Sangha was created by the Buddha himself and is not a modern invention. Ajahn describes the nun’s monastery Dhammasara, its plans and the importance of having a Nun’s monastery for women to join the monastic life and attain Nirvana. As well as have female role models in the monastic life to inspire others. We apologise for the static in this audio, this Buddha Dhamma talk was given in 2000.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses death, dying and end of life issues.

This talk was recorded by the Buddhist Society of Victoria. You can subscribe to their Youtube channel here.

Ajahn Brahm offers wise counsel on how to keep smiling when everything in life seems to be going wrong.

This talk was recorded by the Buddhist Society of Victoria. You can subscribe to their Youtube channel here.

Questions asked:

1. How to handle depression?

This talk was recorded by the Buddhist Society of Victoria. You can subscribe to their Youtube channel here.

Ajahn Appi; “meditation is simple, developing the skill to meditate well, not so easy. It takes practice”. Ajahn then talked to us about the benefits of a good meditation highlighting many of the benefits.

Ajahn then guided us through a 30 minute meditation using several variations of breath meditation. To begin the meditation Ajahn asked us to focus firstly on the neutral object of the darkness we experience when we first begin our meditation with our eyes closed. By doing this we draw our attention away from our thoughts and feelings. Ajahn then changed the focus to our breathing in the full chest for a period of time then to the sensations around our mouths as we breath.

An easy meditation well suited to beginners and experienced meditators alike.

Following the meditation Ajahn opened to questions.

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"Why am I tired after meditating a few hours?" is a frequently asked question. Perhaps you are using too much will-power. Venerable Hasapanna teaches us to gently bring our mind back to awareness when it wanders off.

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Venerable Hasapanna answers the question "how can I find freedom when I am in a situation that I cannot escape?" Venerable shares with us her experiences and insights.

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Venerable Hasapanna guides a meditation for approximately 30 minutes.

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