Ajahn Brahm draws upon his experience as a young man (before ordaining) when he travelled to the central American jungle to climb up a Mayan pyramid. The whole experience became a metaphor for meditation and spiritual practice rising above the jungle to get a clear view of the surrounding terrain.

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This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 10th March 2006. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans.

These talks by Ajahn Brahm have been recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia under the Creative Commons licence. You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Ko-fi page.