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Dhamma teachings from the tradition of Ajahn Brahm and the Western Australian Buddhist Sangha for those looking for something deeper.
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Sunday May 31, 2026
Sunday May 31, 2026
“Right Effort - Samma Vayama” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery on the 7th February 2001. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/right-effort-samma-vayama/
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Sunday May 31, 2026
Sunday May 31, 2026
The Vipallasas: the distortion of view, perception & thoughts perpetuating delusion. This was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery on the 10th January 2001. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/the-vipallasas/
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Sunday May 31, 2026
Sunday May 31, 2026
“Contemplation of Death” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery on the 20th December 2000. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/contemplation-of-death-2/
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Friday May 29, 2026
Friday May 29, 2026
“My Understanding of Asubha Practice” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/understanding-asubha-practice/
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Wednesday May 27, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 128 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Upakkilesasutta – Imperfections, referencing this document: https://bswa.org/bswp/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/128.-Imperfections-Sunday-24-May-2026-Ajahn-Brahm.pdf
Read MN128 on Sutta Central here.
"A second discourse set at the quarrel of Kosambi, this depicts the Buddha, having failed to achieve reconciliation between the disputing mendicants, leaving the monastery. He spends time in the wilderness before encountering an inspiring community of practicing monks. There he discusses in detail obstacles to meditation that he encountered before awakening", Sutta Central.
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Tuesday May 26, 2026
Tuesday May 26, 2026
The Simile of the Driverless Bus read out by a lay disciple. Extract from "Emptiness and Stillness - A Tribute to Ajahn Brahm".
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Monday May 25, 2026
Monday May 25, 2026
"Back to the World" is a talk given to lay people by Ajahn Brahmavamso on 26th April 2003 at the end of a nine day meditation retreat.
An edited transcription of this talk called "Practising in the World" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/practising-in-the-world/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
"Travelogue through Jhanas” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called "The Travelogue To The Four Jhanas" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/travelogue-four-jhanas/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
"Travelogue through Jhanas” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called "The Travelogue To The Four Jhanas" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/travelogue-four-jhanas/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“The Mirage of Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called ""Using Non-Self To Let Go" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/using-non-self-let-go/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“The Mirage of Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called ""Using Non-Self To Let Go" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/using-non-self-let-go/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“The Ending of Things - A Discourse on Non-Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 1999 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/ending-things-discourse-non-self/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“Joy At Last to Know There is No Happiness in The World” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 1999 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/joy-last-know-no-happiness-world/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“The Five Hindrances” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/five-hindrances-transcription/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“Anatta (Non-Self)” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/anatta-non-self-paper/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“Obstacles” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/obstacles/
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Sunday May 24, 2026
Sunday May 24, 2026
“Have You Come Here to Die?” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2004 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/have-you-come-here-to-die2/
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Saturday May 23, 2026
Saturday May 23, 2026
“Gain, Honour and Fame” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm in December 2002 at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/gain-honour-fame/
This talk is read out by a lay disciple.
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Thursday May 14, 2026
Thursday May 14, 2026
Ajahn Brahm discusses various suttas to show how the aggregates of existence, or khandas, that we take to be a self–namely body, experience, perception, will, and consciousnesses–are in fact empty of any permanent essence. This teaching was given on a retreat during Ajahn Brahm’s visit to Anukampa in the UK.
Sutta references: https://suttacentral.net/?lang=en
SN 22.59: Anatta Lakkhana Sutta
SN 22.56: Phases of the Clinging Aggregates
SN 12.67: The Sheaves of Reeds
SN 22.95: A Lump of Foam
SN 22.85 Yamaka Sutta
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5rYNHx2aAQ&t=3s
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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Monday May 04, 2026
Monday May 04, 2026
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 2nd April to 11th April 2026.
Track 1 : – Introduction – 2nd April 2026 .
See the full retreat on here.
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