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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 Jun 04, 2016
Saturday Jun 04, 2016
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 15 of the Digha Nikaya the Mahanidana Sutta, the Great Discourse on Causation.
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You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Tuesday May 17, 2016
Tuesday May 17, 2016
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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Saturday May 14, 2016
Saturday May 14, 2016
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.
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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 May 07, 2016
Saturday May 07, 2016
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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Saturday Apr 30, 2016
Saturday Apr 30, 2016
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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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 Apr 01, 2016
Friday Apr 01, 2016
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.
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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 Mar 26, 2016
Saturday Mar 26, 2016
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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Friday Mar 25, 2016
Friday Mar 25, 2016
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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Saturday Mar 19, 2016
Saturday Mar 19, 2016
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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Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
Tuesday Mar 15, 2016
Ajahn Brahm discusses the 89th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Dhammacetiya Sutta, on Monuments to the Dhamma.
Read MN89 here on Sutta Central.
"King Pasenadi, near the end of his life, visits the Buddha, and shows moving devotion and love for his teacher," 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
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
Sunday Mar 13, 2016
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 Mar 04, 2016
Friday Mar 04, 2016
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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Monday Feb 29, 2016
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the 66th sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya: Sammasa Sutta, "Self-examination".
Read SN12.66 here on Sutta Central.
"The right way to investigate inside oneself is to see how suffering is created craving and attachment, stimulated by pleasant 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.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Feb 26, 2016
Friday Feb 26, 2016
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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Friday Feb 19, 2016
Friday Feb 19, 2016
Ajahn Vayama discusses the 143rd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the Anathapindika Sutta - Advice to Anathapindika.
Click here to read MN143 on Sutta Central.
"As the great lay disciple Anāthapiṇḍika lies dying, Venerable Sāriputta visits him and gives a powerful teaching on non-attachment," 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 Feb 15, 2016
Monday Feb 15, 2016
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 4.45 from Anguttara Nikaya, the Rohitassa Sutta, "With Rohitassa".
Read AN4.45 here on Sutta Central.
"The god Rohitassa tells how he tried to go to the end of the world," 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 Feb 13, 2016
Saturday Feb 13, 2016
Ayye Vayama discusses 137th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya - the Salayatanavibhanga Sutta, "The Analysis of the Six Sense Fields".
Click here to read MN137 on Sutta Central.
"A detailed analysis of the six senses and the relation to emotional and cognitive processes", 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 Feb 12, 2016
Friday Feb 12, 2016
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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Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
Wednesday Feb 10, 2016
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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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 Feb 07, 2016
Sunday Feb 07, 2016
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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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.