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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 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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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 21: Word of the Buddha Session 7
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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 20: Morning Dhamma Talk
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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 19: Morning Dhamma Talk
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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 18: Questions and Answers
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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 17: Word of the Buddha Session 6
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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 16: Morning Dhamma Talk
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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 15: Questions and Answers
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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 14: Word of the Buddha Session 5
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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 13: Morning Dhamma Talk
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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 12: Questions and Answers
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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 11: Word of the Buddha Session 4
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