Brahm is normally found in western australia, where he is the abbot of bodhinyana monastery and a famous advocate for the full ordination of buddhist nuns. In his talks and sermons he stresses the quality of immediate intuitive awareness and the integration of this kind of awareness into daily life. Ajahn brahms most popular book is who ordered this truckload of dung inspiring stories for w. Ajahn brahm on buddhism and science 7 november 2012. Hundreds of ajahn brahm s dhamma talks are now available for free download in both digital audio and video format. Ajahn brahm gave a talk on love and a talk on resilience in singapore lat week. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading kindfulness. Ajahn brahm, ajan brahm dhamma talks dhammaloka, latest. Buddhist society of western australia podcast free listening on.
Welcome to the buddhist society of western australias collection of dhamma teachings. Download buddhist society of western australia ajahn. Download buddhist society of western australia how to. I really feel that door of his heart open to every thing and every body, he does not differentiate he just loves and he wants to show the way to unconditional love and happiness. Ajahn brahmali talks about how death contemplation during your meditation e. Ajahn brahm teach you how to sleep without wearing your high heels. What did you love best about opening the door of your heart. Ajahn brahmali teaches the monastic rules and gives pali classes to the monks and anagarikas at bodhinyana monastery. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The art of letting go, inspired by the talks of ajahn brahm. To download a talk, right click on the icon, then click save link as. Buddhist society of western australia on apple podcasts. Download buddhist society of western australia buddhism and.
Ajahn brahm gives a talk on how to overcome suffering in the mind. If you enjoy a teaching on this site, please be sure to share it with friends. The monastery is closed to visitors from march 24, 2020. If you would like to leave a message for ajahn brahm or the bswa, please visit the website below. When anything was a difficulty for me, ajahn chah ajahn brahm s teacher would always ask me to regard that as my teacher, says ajahn brahm and encourages us to learn and grow from the difficult aspects of our life. Monday night meditation at wat dhammayanaram, cambodian society of wa cbswa with ajahn jhanarato on the 20th may 2019. Ajahn brahm is starting a meditation retreat at jhnana gove today and ajahn brahmali.
Brahm makes buddhism accessible for everyone, especially for lay novices like myself. Buddhist teachings meditation podcast video buddhism free. Hundreds of ajahn brahm s dhamma talks are available for free download in both digital audio and video format. Or browse through the topics at the bottom of the page. Ajahn brahmavamso is a popular buddhist speaker and the abbot of bodhinyana. In 1983, he was asked to assist in establishing a forest.
Ajahn brahm s most popular book is who ordered this truckload of dung inspiring stories for w. Ajahn brahm retreat at wat chetawan 1826 dec 2010 organized by triple gem centre. His objective was to clarify the dhamma, not to confuse his listeners with an overload of information. Is a personal account by ajahn brahm on years of training. In 1994, ajahn jagaro took a sabbatical leave from western australia and disrobed a year later. Offer the gift of dhamma to others as freely as it has been offered to you. Dhamma talk ajahn brahm 6 jan 2017 too many people are trying to improve themselves, and underlying this attitude is a nonacceptance towards ourselves, and relentless perfectionism that tends.
Ajahn suggests you can live a meaningful life by living with kindness and wisdom. This is a collection of audio dharma talks by buddhist teachers of various traditions. He was ordained at age 23 and he spent the next nine years studying and training in the forest meditation tradition under venerable ajahn chah. Please support the bswa in making teachings available for free online via patreon. The aim of the translators has been to present ajahn chahs teaching in both the spirit and the.
Ajahn brahm talks about the controlfreedom paradox. Buddhist society of western australia podcast on demand 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. Warm and accessible, they are downloaded millions of times a year and barely a second passes when there isnt someone, somewhere in the world listening to a talk by ajahn brahm. The relinquishment of our controlling impulse brings freedom, while the ego, with its judgement apparatus, leads to bondage and despair. Jun 06, 2017 in this video series from buddhadharma, ajahn brahm offers four short, insightful teachings. Jul 08, 2016 ajahn brahm talks on how to go directly to the source of happiness by letting go developing peace in the mind. The art of letting go, inspired by the talks of ajahn brahm kindle edition by costa, lorenzo da, lee, tim, ward, jo, rubenstein, dr ian. Dhamma talk ajahn brahm 6 jan 2017 too many people are trying to improve themselves, and underlying this attitude is a nonacceptance. Ajahan brahm is helping raise funds to support the building of a permanent monastery for the dhammadarini nuns. He came from a workingclass background, and won a scholarship to study theoretical physics at cambridge university in the late 1960s. With gentle humor and inspiring stories, ajahn brahm shared his profound insights about practice and how to live ones life with respect, love and compassion. Dhamma talks from the buddhist society of western australia 2015. In this talk, ajahn brahm talks about the importance of taking refuge not in specific teachers, but in the dhamma. How much of our lives is actually controlled by us, how much by forces outside ourselves.
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Transcript of wpp expulsion of ajahn brahm sujatos blog. Due to the uk lockdown being put in force, the monastery is having to close to visitors until further notice. Namo buddhaya brothers and sisters in the dhamma we are pleased to announce that during the 9 days meditation retreat, from 18th to 26th december 2010, ajahn brahm will be delivering the following dhamma talks at wat chetawan. Ajahn brahm has a fresh and original approach to the path, which makes his writing both surprising and direct. For many years, there has been an unfortunate lack of thorough instruction in simple english on the deeper states of meditation called jhana. Following the wish of ajahn chah that his dhamma teachings. If you would like to leave a message for ajahn brahm. Download buddhist society of western australia ajahn brahm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading buddhist teachings. Listen to venerable ajahn brahm listen to ajahn brahms new talks. The aim has been to present ajahn chahs teaching in both the spirit and. Buddhist teachings meditation podcast video buddhism free talks. The editors of buddhadharma were fortunate to have a visit with theravada buddhist monk ajahn brahm. Ajahn brahm, ajan brahm dhamma talks dhammaloka buddhist society, thrimanatv.
Venerable ajahn brahmavamso mahathera known to most as ajahn brahm was born peter betts in london, united kingdom on august 7, 1951. Apr 24, 2020 ajahn brahm was born in london in 1951 and earned a degree in theoretical physics from cambridge university. He became a monk in 1974 in the forest tradition of northeast thailand under the highly esteemed meditation master ajahn chah. Ajahn brahm learnt plumbing and bricklaying and built many of the current buildings himself. Please support the bswa in making teachings available for free online via. Ajahn sumedho is a prominent figure in the thai forest tradition. Ajahn brahm has a fresh and original approach to the path. These talks were given at spirit rock during the benefit event taught by ajahn brahm. Venerable ajahn chah always gave his talks in simple, everyday language. Nov 07, 2009 i am following ajahn brahms talks on you tube. Jan 06, 2017 dhamma talk ajahn brahm 6 jan 2017 too many people are trying to improve themselves, and underlying this attitude is a nonacceptance towards ourselves, and relentless perfectionism that tends. Ajahn brahmavamso mahathera lovingly known to most as ajahn brahm was born peter betts in london, united kingdom in august 7, 1951. Opening the door of your heart audiobook by ajahn brahm.
Here he combines the two topics to shine a new light of wisdom. Apr 18, 2020 monday night meditation at wat dhammayanaram, cambodian society of wa cbswa with ajahn jhanarato on the 20th may 2019. The jhanas preface as buddhist meditation becomes ever more popular in our modern world, it is vital that clear and accurate guidance is available. For more of ayya santussikas dhamma talks, see her pages on dharma seed and audio dharma. In this video series from buddhadharma, ajahn brahm offers four short, insightful teachings the editors of buddhadharma were fortunate to have a visit with theravada buddhist monk ajahn brahm. Consequently the talks presented here have been rendered into correspondingly simple english. To listen click the play arrow below title to download right click the download icon and save target as a file in your hard disc talks from the 2010 retreat at jhana grove centre in perth. Ajahn opens by talking about his unique position as an extheoretical physicist who still keeps up with physics, as well as a buddhist monk with actual experience with the deeper states of mind. Ajahn brahmalis clear and thoughtful talks make the teachings of the buddha accessible to all and are very popular downloads on the bswa website. Teachings are available for downloading from the bswa website, the bswa youtube channel, the bswa podcast, and deeper dhamma podcast.
Left in charge, ajahn brahm took on the role and was soon being invited to provide his teachings in other parts of australia and southeast asia. Please note the ajahn brahm talks facebook page is run independently of ajahn brahm and the buddhist society of western australia. Ajahn brahm author of who ordered this truckload of dung. Ajahn brahm brings the concept of enlightenment down to earth through offering the simile of the mist, and how sometimes we lose our direction even though we. Ajahn brahm s advice is to develop the heart, and in this talk. I have being following for 6 month also reading all his books. Books by ajahn brahm author of who ordered this truckload of. Dharma talks from the tradition of buddhist meditation master ajahn brahm and australian forest sangha of monks and nuns presented by the. Dhamma talk by ajahn brahm buddhist society of western australia.
Listen to ajahn brahms new talks listen to venerable ajahn. After completing a degree in theoretical physics and teaching for a year, he traveled to thailand to become a monk. Listen to venerable ajahn brahm listen to ajahn brahms. To download right click the download icon and save target as a file in your hard disc. Ajahn describes the differences between a monastic who has taken vows of renunciation vs. Ajahn jhanarato and ajahn santutthi have recently moved locations, to find out more visit the bswa stocker road project. Ajahn brahm answers that the meaning of life is the meaning that you give it, the relationship that you have with all the things in your life. These are downloaded millions of times a year and its now true to say that barely a second passes when there isnt someone, somewhere in the world downloading and listening to a dhamma talk by ajahn brahm. Summery of the meeting of the sangha committee of wat nong.
Ajahn also urges listeners to question monastics and have candid but respectful discussions. Opening the door of your heart is a collection of ajahn brahms most memorable and interesting stories that tell important buddhist lessons in a fun, interesting and relevant way. Ajahn brahm talks about this never ending problem of stress in the modern living we experience and explains the mechanism of materialisation of the conditions that make our life stressful. Ajahn brahm gave this talk on the last hour of 2018 with a teaching, meditation and a blessing for coming year. When anything was a difficulty for me, ajahn chah ajahn brahm s teacher would always ask me to regard that as my teacher, says ajahn brahm and encourages us to learn and grow from the difficult aspects of our life please support the bswa in. His teachings are very direct, practical, simple, and down to earth. Mindfulness bliss and beyond a meditators handbook ajahn. Books by ajahn brahm author of who ordered this truckload.
Even though the jhanas are, perhaps, the theme most. Currently ajahn brahm is the abbot of bodhinyana monastery, in serpentine, western australia, the spiritual director of the buddhist society of western australia, spiritual adviser to the buddhist society of victoria, spiritual. Use the menus below to search for the teaching that you are looking for using as many or fewer search criteria as you like. This is a rare chance to get personal guidance in your practice and make best use of the extra solitude we experience at this unprecedented time. Learn to be at peace with yourself ajahn brahm 6 jan 2017. The art of letting go, inspired by the talks of ajahn brahm da costa, lorenzo on. Ajahn brahm on why he was excommunicated sujatos blog. Buddhist society of western australia listen to podcasts. Ajahn brahm talks about mental illness from a buddhist perspective. Ajahn brahm has 41 books on goodreads with 222 ratings. Four funny, poignant teachings from ajahn brahm lions roar. Ajahn brahm s advice is to develop the heart, and in this talk he explains why and how to develop the heart.