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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 Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 7th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Vatthupama Sutta - the Simile of the Cloth.
Read MN7 on Sutta Central or Access To Insight.
"The many different kinds of impurities that defile the mind are compared to a dirty cloth. When the mind is clean we find joy, which leads to states of higher consciousness. Finally, the Buddha rejects the Brahmanical notion that purity comes from bathing in sacred rivers," Sutta Central.
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Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Ajahn Brahmavamso discusses the 60th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Apannaka Sutta - the Incontrovertible Teaching.
Click here to read MN60 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha teaches a group of uncommitted householders how to use a rational reflection to arrive at practices and principles that are guaranteed to have a good outcome, even if we don’t know all the variables," Sutta Central.
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Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Sunday Apr 14, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the sutta 1.10 from the Udāna: The Bahiya Sutta, "The Discourse About Bahiya".
Read Ud1.10 on Sutta Central or on Access To Insight.
Read Ajahn Brahm's paper on the sutta about Bahiya, as recorded in the Udāna (Ud 1.10) here: https://bswa.org/teaching/bahiyas-teaching-seen-just-seen/
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Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 59th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Bahuvedaniya Sutta, "The Many Types of Feeling".
Read MN59 on Sutta Central and Access to Insight.
"The Buddha resolves a disagreement on the number of kinds of feelings that he taught, pointing out that different ways of teaching are appropriate in different contexts, and should not be a cause of disputes. He goes on to show the importance of pleasure in developing higher meditation," Sutta Central.
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Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 53rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - The Sekha Sutta: A Trainee.
"The Buddha is invited by his family, the Sakyans of Kapilavatthu, to inaugurate a new community hall. He invites Venerable Ānanda to explain in detail the stages of spiritual practice for a lay trainee," Sutta Central.
Click here to read on Sutta Central or Access To Insight.
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Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 50th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Marattajjaniya Sutta - The Rebuke of Mara.
"Mara, the trickster and god of death, tried to annoy Moggallāna. He not only failed but was subject to a stern sermon warning of the dangers of attacking the Buddha’s disciples," Sutta Central.
Click here to read MN50 on Sutta Central.
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Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 125th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; the Dantabhumi Sutta, "The Discourse on the Tamed Sage."
"A young monk is unable to persuade a prince of the blessings of peace of mind. The Buddha offers similes based on training an elephant that would have been successful, as this was a field the prince was familiar with," Sutta Central.
Read MN125 on Sutta Central or Access to Insight.
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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Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 18th sutta of Majjhima Nikaya - the Madhupindika Sutta, on the Honey Ball.
"Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccana draws out the detailed implications of this in one of the most insightful passages in the entire canon," Sutta Central.
Click here to read MN18 on 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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Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 75th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Magandiya Sutta, "With Magandiya".
"Accused by a hedonist of being too negative, the Buddha recounts the luxury of his upbringing, and his realization of how little value there was in such things. Through renunciation he found a far greater pleasure," Sutta Central.
Read MN75 here on Sutta Central.
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Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 29 from the Digha Nikaya: The Pasadika Sutta, "The Delightful Discourse". Also known as "An Impressive Discourse" and "The Delectable Discourse".
"Following the death of Nigantha Nataputta, the leader of the Jains, the Buddha emphasizes the stability and maturity of his own community. He encourages the community to come together after his death and recite the teachings in harmony," Sutta Central.
Read DN29 here on Sutta Central.
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Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 47th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya; Vimamsaka Sutta, "The Inquirer".
Click here to read MN47 on Sutta Central.
"While some spiritual teachers prefer to remain in obscurity, the Buddha not only encouraged his followers to closely investigate him, but gave them a detailed and demanding method to do so," 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.
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Ajahn Khemavaro discusses the 126th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: - the Bhumija Sutta, "With Bhumija".
Click here to read MN126 on Sutta Central.
"Success in the spiritual life does not depend on any vows you may or may not make, but on whether you practice well," 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 Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the Buddha's teachings on the exposition on the merit made through offerings to others - the 142nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Dakkhinavibhanga Sutta.
"When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha," Sutta Central.
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Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 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 thirteenth part dealing with the long and moving sutta.
Click here to read DN16 on Sutta Central.
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Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Saturday Mar 09, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 65th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Bhaddali Sutta - "With Bhaddali".
Click here to read MN65 on Sutta Central.
"A monk refuses to follow the rule forbidding eating after noon, but is filled with remorse and forgiven", 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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Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 28th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Mahahatthipadopama Sutta, "The Greater Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant's Footprint".
Read MN28 here on Sutta Central.
"Sariputta gives an elaborate demonstration of how, just as any footprint can fit inside an elephant’s, all the Buddha’s teachings can fit inside the four noble truths. This offers an overall template for organising the Buddha’s teachings," Sutta Central.
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Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Ajahn Vayama discusses the 53rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Sekha-patipada Sutta or Sekha Sutta: The Practice For One In Training.
Click here to read on Sutta Central or Access To Insight.
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Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 1.12 from the Sutta Nipata: Muni Sutta, "The Sage".
Read two english translations of Snp1.12 here:
https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/StNp/StNp1_12.html
https://suttacentral.net/search?query=snp1.12
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Friday Feb 22, 2019
Friday Feb 22, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 133rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - Mahakaccanabhaddekaratta Sutta - Maha Kaccana's Explanation of the Single Auspicious Attachment.
Click here to read MN133 on Sutta Central.
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Tuesday Feb 19, 2019
Tuesday Feb 19, 2019
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 10.60 of the Anguttara Nikaya, the Girimananda Sutta, "With Girimananda".
Read AN10.60 here on Sutta Central.
"The monk Girimānanda is sick. The Buddha encourages Ānanda to visit him and speak of ten perceptions," Sutta Central.
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