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In a class that combines suttas and personal stories, Ajahn Brahm discusses a simile comparing steps along the path to Enlightenment to seven types of people who have fallen in water. He then references a second sutta about the “jhanagami” shortcut and tells stories of two famous non-returners, one of whose stories dispels the myth that the Buddha was perfect even in previous lives. This is part of a series of teachings for the "Living in Harmony with the World" weekend retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK, Oxford, November 2025.
Sutta references:
AN 7.15: A Simile with Water https://suttacentral.net/an7.15/en/su...
AN 3.94: Autumn https://suttacentral.net/an3.94/en/su...
SN 6.1: The Appeal of the Divinity (Brahmā Sahampati) https://suttacentral.net/sn6.1/en/suj...
MN 81: Ghaṭīkāra Sutta https://suttacentral.net/mn81/en/suja...
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gESTtqPmF78&t=1s
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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Saturday Mar 07, 2026
Saturday Mar 07, 2026
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta MN128: Upakkilesa Sutta regarding the obstacles that can arise in the last stages before entering deep meditation (jhana). This teaching was given on a retreat during Ajahn Brahm’s visit to Anukampa in the UK.
Read MN 128 on Sutta Central:
“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.
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lADq04Brvik&t=9s 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 Feb 09, 2026
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 9 from the Digha Nikaya: Potthapada Sutta, "With Poṭṭhapāda" and is using Bhante Sujato's translation: read DN9 on Sutta Central here. This is part 2 of 2.
"The Buddha discusses with a wanderer the nature of perception and how it evolves through deeper states of meditation. None of these, however, should be identified with a self or soul", Sutta Central.
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Monday Feb 09, 2026
Monday Feb 09, 2026
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 9 from the Digha Nikaya: Potthapada Sutta, "With Poṭṭhapāda" and is using Bhante Sujato's translation: read DN9 on Sutta Central here.
"The Buddha discusses with a wanderer the nature of perception and how it evolves through deeper states of meditation. None of these, however, should be identified with a self or soul", Sutta Central.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 18 : Guided Loving Kindness Meditation – 26th October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 17 : – Morning Talk – 26th October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 16 : – Q & A – 25th October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 15 : – Morning Talk – 24th October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 14 : - Q & A – 24th October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 13 : Q & A – 23rd October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 12 : – Morning Talk - 22nd October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 11 : – Q & A – 22nd October 2025 .
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 10 : – Morning Talk – 22nd October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 9 : - Q & A – 21st October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 8 : Morning Talk – 21st October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 7 : – Q & A – 20th October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 6 : – Morning Talk – 20th October 2025 .
See the full retreat on here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 5 : – Q & A - 19th October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 4 : - Morning Talk - 19th October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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BSWA teachings are available from:
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th October to 26th October 2025.
Track 3 : Q & A– 18th October 2025 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa
BSWA teachings are available from:
Copyright Buddhist Society of Western Australia www.bswa.org