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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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Saturday Dec 15, 2018
Saturday Dec 15, 2018
Ajahn Dhiravamso discusses the 65th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, "The Bhaddali Sutta".
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.
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Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Ajahn Brahmali 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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Monday Dec 10, 2018
Monday Dec 10, 2018
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" or "The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment". This is the tenth part dealing with this long and moving sutta.
Click here to read DN16 on Sutta Central.
"The longest of all discourses, this extended narrative tells of the events surrounding the Buddha’s death. Full of vivid and moving details, it is an ideal entry point into knowing the Buddha as a person, and understanding how the Buddhist community coped with his passing," Sutta Central.
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Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Saturday Dec 08, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 51st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Kandaraka Sutta.
Click here to read MN51 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha discusses mindfulness meditation with lay practitioners. Contrasting the openness of animals with the duplicity of humans, he explains how to practice in a way that causes no harm to oneself or others," Sutta Central.
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Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Click here to read MN142 on Sutta Central.
"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 Nov 26, 2018
Monday Nov 26, 2018
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" or "The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment". This is the ninth part dealing with this long and moving sutta.
Click here to read DN16 on Sutta Central.
"The longest of all discourses, this extended narrative tells of the events surrounding the Buddha’s death. Full of vivid and moving details, it is an ideal entry point into knowing the Buddha as a person, and understanding how the Buddhist community coped with his passing," Sutta Central.
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Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Sunday Nov 25, 2018
Ajahn Khemavaro discusses the 126th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: - the Bhumija Sutta, "With Bhumija".
Click here to read MN 126 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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Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Ajahn Vayama 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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Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
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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Monday Nov 12, 2018
Monday Nov 12, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 27 from the Digha Nikaya: Aggañña Sutta, “On Knowledge of Beginnings” or "The Origin of the World."
Read DN27 here on Sutta Central.
“In contrast with the Brahmin’s self-serving mythologies of the past, the Buddha presents an account of evolution that shows how human choices are an integral part of the ecological balance, and how excessive greed destroys the order of nature,” Sutta Central.
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Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Venerable Hasapanna discusses sutta 19 from the Majjhima Nikaya; Dvedhāvitakka Sutta, "Two Kinds of Thought".
Click here to read MN19 on Sutta Central.
"Recounting his own experiences in developing meditation, the Buddha explains how to understand harmful and harmless thoughts, and how to go beyond thought altogether" Sutta Central.
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Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 81st sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Ghatikara Sutta - With Ghatikara (the Discourse to Ghatikara).
Click here to read MN81 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha relates an unusual account of a past life in the time of the previous Buddha, Kassapa. At that time he was not interested in Dhamma, and had to be forced to go see the Buddha. This discourse is important in understanding the development of the Bodhisattva doctrine," Sutta Central.
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Friday Nov 02, 2018
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Ajahn Vayama discusses the 123rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya Acchariyaabbhuta Sutta - Incredible and Amazing (The Discourse on Wonderful Things).
Click here to read MN123 on Sutta Central.
"Venerable Ānanda is invited by the Buddha to speak on the Buddha’s amazing qualities, and proceeds to list a series of apparently miraculous events accompanying his birth. The Buddha caps it off by explaining what he thinks is really amazing about himself," Sutta Central.
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Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 18th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - The Madhupindika Sutta - "The Honey-Cake".
"Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccāna 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.
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Saturday Oct 20, 2018
Saturday Oct 20, 2018
Ajahn Khemavaro discusses the 89th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Dhammacetiya Sutta - on Monuments to the Dhamma.
"King Pasenadi, near the end of his life, visits the Buddha, and shows moving devotion and love for his teacher," Sutta Central.
Click here to read MN89 on Sutta Central.
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Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Ajahn Vayama discusses the 78th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Samanamundika Sutta - with Samanamundika. Click here to ready MN78 on Sutta Central.
"A wanderer teaches that a person has reached the highest attainment when they keep four basic ethical precepts. The Buddha’s standards are considerably higher," Sutta Central.
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Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 62nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Maharahulovada Sutta - The Longer Sutta on Advice to Rahula. Click here to read MN62 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha tells Rāhula to meditate on not-self, which he immediately puts into practice. Seeing him, Venerable Sāriputta advises him to develop breath meditation, but the Buddha suggests a wide range of different practices first", Sutta Central.
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Friday Sep 07, 2018
Friday Sep 07, 2018
Ajahn Vayama discusses Sutta 107 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Ganakamoggallana Sutta - To Ganaka Moggallana. Click here to read MN107 on Sutta Central.
"The Buddha compares the training of an accountant with the step by step spiritual path of his followers. But even with such a well explained path, the Buddha can only show the way, and it is up to us to walk it," Sutta Central.
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Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Sunday Aug 26, 2018
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 99 from the Majjhima Nikaya, the Subha Sutta - to the brahmin Subha. Click here to read MN99 on Sutta Central.
"Working hard is not valuable in and of itself; what matters is the outcome. And just as in lay life, spiritual practice may or may not lead to fruitful results," Sutta Central.
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Saturday Jul 28, 2018
Saturday Jul 28, 2018
Sutta Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahm for Bodhinyana International Foundation (BIF) and Ehipassiko Foundation (EF) Groups, held at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre, Western Australia from the 13th to 21st July 2018.
Track 22: Questions and Answers and Metta Meditation
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