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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 Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 25 from the Majjhima Nikaya: the Nivapa Sutta - The Bait.
Read MN25 here on Sutta Central.
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Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
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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You can read suttas online at Access to Insight and SuttaCentral
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 48 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Kosambiya Sutta - The Mendicants of Kosambi. (Believed to be given on the 12-12-2004)
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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Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Ajahn Visuddhi discusses the 75th sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya: the Magandiya Sutta, "With Magandiya".
Read MN75 here on Sutta Central.
"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.
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You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Ajahn Hasapanna discusses sutta 140 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Dhātuvibhaṅga Sutta, 'The Analysis or Exposition of the Elements.'
Read MN140 on Sutta Central here.
"While staying overnight in a potter’s workshop, the Buddha has a chance encounter with a monk who does not recognize him. They have a long and profound discussion based on the four elements. This is one of the most insightful and moving discourses in the canon," Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
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Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
This recording is a Dhamma talk by Ajahn Vayama (not a scheduled Sutta class). Ajahn Vayama reflects upon the occasion upon which the Buddha gave his first teaching the 'Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN56.11) - The Discourse on Setting In Motion The Wheel Of Dhamma'. Ajahn Vayama discusses the circumstances around this first teaching of the Buddha and its meaning.
Read SN56.11 on Sutta Central here.
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You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Ajahn Nissarano discusses two suttas from the Anguttara Nikaya:
- AN1.11-20 Nivaranappahana Vagga Sutta - Abandoning the Hindrances
- AN5.193 Sangarava Sutta
- Click here to read AN1.11-20 on Sutta Central.
- Click here to read AN5.193 on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 139 of the Majjhima Nikaya - Aranavibhanga Sutta: The Analysis of Non-Conflict. Ajahn Brahm begins with an introductory talk about suttas.
Read MN139 here on Sutta Central.
"Achieving peace is no simple matter. The Buddha explains how to avoid conflict through contentment, right speech, understanding pleasure and not insisting on local conventions," Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Saturday May 30, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 56 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Upali Sutta - Discourse with Upali. The date given is unknown.
Read MN56 on Sutta Central here.
"The Buddha disagrees with a Jain ascetic on the question of whether physical or mental deeds are more important. When he hears of this, the Jain disciple Upāli decides to visit the Buddha and refute him, and proceeds despite all warnings," Sutta Central.
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You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral and Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Ajahn Nissarano discusses suttas:
Anguttara Nikaya: AN1.296 – 305, AN6.10 Mahānāma Sutta - Mahanama. Read AN6.10 here on Sutta Central.
Samyutta Nikaya: SN47.10 Bhikkhunupassaya Sutta - The Bhikkhuni’s Quarters. Read SN47.10 here on Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 22 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Alagagaddupama Sutta - The Simile of the Snake.
Read MN22 here on Sutta Central.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Ajahn Visuddhi discusses the 82nd sutta of the Majjhima Nikaya, the 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 MN82 here on Sutta Central
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To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Ajahn Cittapalo 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.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 66 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Latukikopama Sutta - The Simile of the Quail.
"Again raising the rule regarding eating, but this time as a reflection of gratitude for the Buddha in eliminating things that cause complexity and stress. The Buddha emphasizes how attachment even to little things can be dangerous," Sutta Central.
Read MN66 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday May 08, 2020
Friday May 08, 2020
Ajahn Dhiravamso discusses sutta 3.65 from the Anguttara Nikaya, the Kalama Sutta.
"How to navigate among different spiritual opinions," Sutta Central.
Click here to read AN3.65 on Sutta Central. Apologies if this is the incorrect sutta as its say Kesamutti Sutta, but believed to be the right one.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Friday May 01, 2020
Friday May 01, 2020
Ajahn Appichato discusses sutta 16 from the Digha Nikaya: Mahaparinibbana Sutta - The Great Discourse on the Buddha's Extinguishment.
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.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Ajahn Brahm discusses sutta 9 of the Digha Nikaya: Potthapada Sutta - On the Wanderer Potthapada.
"The Buddha discusses with a wanderer the nature of perception and how it evolves through deeper states of meditation. None of these, however, should be identified with a self or soul", Sutta Central.
Read DN9 here on Sutta Central.
Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral 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 and click on it to open up on our DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Venerable Hasapanna discusses the 128th sutta from Majjhima Nikaya: Upakkilesa Sutta, "Imperfections" or "Corruptions".
Click here to read MN128 on Sutta Central.
"A second discourse set at the quarrel of Kosambi, this depicts the Buddha, having failed to achieve reconciliation between the disputing mendicants, leaving the monastery. He spends time in the wilderness before encountering an inspiring community of practicing monks. There he discusses in detail obstacles to meditation that he encountered before awakening," Sutta Central.
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Ajahn Nissarano discusses sutta 148 of the Majjhima Nikaya: Chachakka Sutta - Six By Six.
Read MN148 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 and click on it to open up on our DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 129 from the Majjhima Nikaya: Balapandita Sutta, 'The Foolish and The Astute'.
Read MN129 here on 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 and click on it to open up on our DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel.
You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight