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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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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 70th sutta from the Majjhima Nikaya; the Kitagiri Sutta - At Kitagiri.
Read MN70 here on Sutta Central.
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Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 25 from the Majjhima Nikaya: the Nivapa Sutta - The Bait.
Read MN25 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.
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 9th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; the Sammaditthi Sutta, Right View.
Click here to read MN9 on Sutta Central.
"Venerable Sāriputta gives a detailed explanation of right view, the first factor of the noble eightfold path. At the prompting of the other mendicants, he approaches the topic from a wide range of perspectives," 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.
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses two short suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya: AN4.163 Asubha Sutta: Ugly and AN9.37 Ananda Sutta.
Click to read AN4.163 or AN9.37 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.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Ajahn Brahm elaborates upon the Greater Discourse on Voidness; sutta 122 from the Majjhima Nikaya, The Mahasunnyata Sutta. The discussion is based upon the contemporary english translation of the Majjhima Nikaya translated by Bhikkhu Nyanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, published by Wisdom Books.
Read MN122 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.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 64th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: Mahamalunkyaputta Sutta, "the Greater Discourse to Malunkyaputta".
Click here to read MN64 on Sutta Central.
"A little baby has no wrong views or intentions, but the underlying tendency for these things is still there. Without practicing, they will inevitably recur," 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 May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 44th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culavedalla Sutta - the Shorter Classification.
Read MN44 here on Sutta Central.
"The layman Visakha asks the nun Dhammadinnā about various difficult matters, including some of the highest meditation attainments. The Buddha fully endorses her answers", 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 May 31, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Ajahn Appichato discusses the 135th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Culakammavibhanga Sutta - Shorter Exposition on Action.
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.
Sunday May 26, 2019
Sunday May 26, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 16th sutta of the Digha Nikaya about the final days of the Lord Buddha; the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, the Discourse on the Great Emancipation. This is the fifteenth part dealing with the long and moving sutta. We apologise part 14 was recorded without sound and therefore is not available.
Read DN16 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.
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 117 from the Majjhima Nikaya; The Mahacattarisaka Sutta, "The Great Forty".
You can read an english translation of this sutta 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.
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 68 from the Majjhima Nikaya - the Nalakapana Sutta.
Click here to read MN68 on Sutta Central.
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Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 74th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Dighanakha Sutta - Advice to the ascetic Dighanakha.
Click here to read MN74 on Sutta Central.
"Deftly outmaneuvering an extreme skeptic, the Buddha discusses the outcomes of belief and disbelief. Rather than getting stuck in abstractions, he encourages staying close to the feelings one experiences," 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 May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 30th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culasaropama Sutta - the Shorter Simile of the Heartwood.
Click here to read MN30 on Sutta Central.
"Similar to the previous. After the incident with Devadatta, the Buddha cautions the mendicants against becoming complacent and points to liberation as the true heart of the teaching," 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.
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
Venerable Hasapanna discusses sutta 109 from Majjhima Nikaya: The Mahapunnama Sutta, "The Longer Discourse on the Full Moon Night". Apologies the initial start was missed.
Click here to read MN109 on Sutta Central.
"On a lovely full moon night, one of the mendicants presents the Buddha with a series of questions that go to the heart of the teaching. But when he hears of the doctrine of not-self, another mendicant is unable to grasp the meaning," 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 May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 48 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Kosambiya Sutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi. (Believed to be given on the 12-11-2006)
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 May 10, 2019
Friday May 10, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses 57th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Kukkuravatika Sutta, The Ascetic Who Behaved Like A Dog.
Read MN57 here on Sutta Central.
"Some ascetics in ancient India undertook extreme practices, such as a vow to behave like an ox or a dog. The Buddha meets two such individuals, and is reluctantly pressed to reveal the kammic outcomes of such practice," 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.
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 108th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Gopakamoggallana Sutta, "With Moggallana the Guardian".
"Amid rising military tensions after the Buddha’s death, Venerable Ānanda is questioned about how the Sangha planned to continue in their teacher’s absence. As the Buddha refused to appoint a successor, the teaching and practice that he laid down become the teacher, and the Sangha resolves issues by consensus," 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.
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 87th sutta from the Majjhima Nikaya: Piyajatika Sutta, “Born from Those Who Are Dear” or “Born From the Beloved.”
Read MN87 on Sutta Central or Access To Insight.
“A rare glimpse into the marital life of King Pasenadi, and how he is led to the Dhamma by his Queen, the incomparable Mallika. She confirms the Buddha’s teaching that our loved ones bring us sorrow; but that’s not something a husband, father, and king wants to hear,” 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.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 121st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Culasunnata Sutta - The Shorter Discourse on Emptiness.
Read MN121 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.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Venerable Ekagatta discusses 82nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: Ratthapala Sutta, "To Ratthapala".
"A wealthy young man, Raṭṭhapala, has a strong aspiration to go forth, but has to prevail against the reluctance of his parents. Even after he became a monk, his parents tried to persuade him to disrobe. The discourse ends with a moving series of teachings on the fragility of the world." Sutta Central.
Read MN 82 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.