Deeper Dhamma Buddhist Society of Western Australia

9 day Sutta Retreat with  Ajahn Brahmali at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 23rd June to 2nd July 2023.

Track 2 :  Morning Session – 24th June 23.

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9 day Sutta Retreat with  Ajahn Brahmali at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 23rd June to 2nd July 2023.

Track 1 :  Introduction Session – 23rd June 23.

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Rains Retreat teachings for 2002. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 8/10: What to do After Jhana

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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 Defilementso Suffering = the five aggregates = existenceo 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 enlightenmento Nibbāna at passing away

Nature of Nibbānao Awakening vs. enlightenmento 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 viewo 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.

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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.

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 Defilementso Suffering = the five aggregates = existenceo 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 enlightenmento Nibbāna at passing away

Nature of Nibbānao Awakening vs. enlightenmento 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 viewo 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

In this first part of the Right Knowledge and Right Liberation Workshop, Ajahn Brahmali and Venerable Sunyo covers what is Right Knowledge.

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.