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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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Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 6 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Akankheyya Sutta, "One Might Wish", also known as "If a Bhikkhu Should Wish".
Read MN6 here on Sutta Central.
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Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses a set of suttas from Anguttara Nikaya:
AN5.21 Disrespect (also known as AN5-21(1) Irreverent)
AN8.81 Mindfulness and Situational Awareness (also known as 8-81(1) Mindfulness)
AN10.61 Ignorance (also known as 10-61(1) Ignorance)
AN10.62 Craving (also known as 10-62(2) Craving)
AN10.76 Three Things (also known as 10-76(6) Incapable)
AN10.103 The Wrong Way (also known as 10-103(30) The Wrong Course)
AN11.3 Vital Conditions (also known as 11-3(3) Proximate Cause)
Click here to read the english translations on Access To Insight.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Ajahn Sujato discusses from SN47.12 from the Samyutta Nikaya: Nalanda Sutta, "At Nalanda".
Read SN47.12 here on Sutta Central.
"Sāriputta boldly claims that no-one has ever, or will ever, be more enlightened than the Buddha. He admits that he can read the minds of all the Buddhas, but he understands a principle of the Dhamma: all those who become awakened do so by giving up the five hindrances, practicing the four kinds of mindfulness meditation, and developing the seven awakening factors," Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 22.89 from the Samyutta Nikaya: Khemaka Sutta.
Click here to read sn22.89 on Sutta Central.
"Venerable Khemaka is ill, and some senior mendicants ask Dāsaka to convey their concern to him. There follows a series of exchanges mediated by Dāsaka until eventually Khemaka, despite his illness, goes to see the other mendicants himself. The seniors are asking to determine Khemaka’s understanding of the Dhamma, and he says that although he has let go of the five lower fetters, he still has a residual attachment to the five aggregates", Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 48 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Kosambiya Sutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi. (Believed to be given on the 12-12-2004)
Read MN48 here on Sutta Central.
"Despite the Buddha’s presence, the monks of Kosambi fell into a deep and bitter dispute. The Buddha taught the reluctant monks to develop love and harmony, reminding them of the state of peace that they sought," Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Ajahn Appichato discusses sutta 4.192 from Anguttara Nikaya: the Thana Sutta, Facts. Also known as Traits. Ajahn teaches us about how one's virtue and wisdom can be known after a long time.
Read AN4.192 here on Sutta Central.
"Ways of assessing a person’s morality, integrity, resilience, and wisdom", Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
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Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Venerable Hasapanna discusses from sutta 8.29 from the Anguttara Nikaya (Chapter of the Eights): Akkhaṇa Sutta, Lost Opportunities.
Read AN8.29 here on Sutta Central.
"Eight lost opportunities for spiritual practice," Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
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Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 9 from the Digha Nikaya: Potthapada Sutta - States of Consciousness (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.
Read DN9 here on Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Saturday Sep 14, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 9 from the Digha Nikaya: Potthapada Sutta - States of Consciousness (part 1 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.
Read DN9 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Bhante Kassapa discusses the 35th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culasaccaka Sutta - the Shorter Discourse With Saccaka.
Read MN35 here on Sutta Central.
"Saccaka was a debater, who challenged the Buddha to a contest. Despite his bragging, the Buddha is not at all perturbed at his attacks," Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Ajahn Nitho discusses the 135th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culakammavibhanga Sutta - the Shorter Discourse on Actions. Ajahn explains how our actions condition the future and how to keep on the right track in our spiritual path.
Click here to read MN135 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha explains to a brahmin how your deeds in past lives affect you in this life," Sutta Central.
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To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 22 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Alagagaddupama Sutta - The Simile of the Snake.
Read MN22 here on Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Ajahn Chandako discusses sutta 35.28 from the Samyutta Nikaya: Aditta Sutta - Burning.
Read SN35.28 here on Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Venerable Hasapanna discusses sutta 2 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Sabbasava Sutta, "All The Taints" or "All the Defilements."
Click here to read MN2 on Sutta Central.
"The diverse problems of the spiritual journey demand a diverse range of responses. Rather than applying the same solution to every problem, the Buddha outlines seven methods of dealing with defilements, each of which works in certain cases," Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 61st sutta of the Anguttara Nikaya 10s: Avijja Sutta, "Ignorance". This is part 2 of 2. Part 1 can be found here.
Read AN10.61 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 61st sutta of the Anguttara Nikaya 10s: Avijja Sutta, "Ignorance". This is part 1 of 2.
Read AN10.61 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Venerable Hasapanna discusses sutta 35.241 from the Samyutta Nikaya: Pathamadarukkhandhopama Sutta -The Simile of the Great Log.
Click here to read SN35.241 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha gives a parable of a large log floating downstream, which, if it steers clear of the many obstacles, will eventually reach the ocean. A mendicant asks for an explanation, and the Buddha clarifies each item. A cowherd named Nanda was listening, and determined to go forth", Sutta Central.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 15 of the Digha Nikaya the Mahanidana Sutta, the Great Discourse on Causation. This sutta study class is delivered in two parts due to the length of the sutta. The first part (part 1 of 2) can be found here.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 15 of the Digha Nikaya the Mahanidana Sutta, the Great Discourse on Causation. This sutta study class is delivered in two parts due to the length of the sutta.
Read DN15 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Ajahn Nissarano discusses sutta 5.57 from the Anguttara Nikaya, Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta, "the Five Daily Recollections" or "Subjects for Regular Reviewing":
I am subject to old age.
I am subject to illness.
I am subject to death.
I must be parted and separated from everyone and everything dear and agreeable to me.
I am the owner of my karma.
Read AN5.57 here on Sutta Central.
"Topics that are worthy regularly reflecting on, whether as a lay person or renunciant", Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more Sutta Classes on DeeperDhamma, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the sutta you want, then type the sutta title into the DeeperDhamma search box.