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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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Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
2hr 9 min
Session 5: Samādhi and Insight (afternoon session)
On the development of samādhi and insight based on it.
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Dec 15, 2025
Dec 15, 2025
1hr 53 min
Session 5: Samādhi and Insight (morning session)
On the development of samādhi and insight based on it.
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Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025
2hr 51 sec
Session 4: Mindfulness, clear comprehension, and wise attention (afternoon session)
On the use of mindfulness and wise/proper attention in sense restraint and in other parts of the gradual training.
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Dec 14, 2025
Dec 14, 2025
1hr 55 min
Session 4: Mindfulness, clear comprehension, and wise attention (morning session)
On the use of mindfulness and wise/proper attention in sense restraint and in other parts of the gradual training.
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Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
2hr 10 min
Sense of Restraint in Practice (afternoon session)
This session will consist of an in-depth study of sense restraint, starting with its relationship to right effort. We will discuss will power versus wisdom power, and how this distinction is expressed in the suttas. We shall see that true restraint comes from wisdom, not from force.
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Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
1hr 51 min
Sense of Restraint in Practice (morning session)
This session will consist of an in-depth study of sense restraint, starting with its relationship to right effort. We will discuss will power versus wisdom power, and how this distinction is expressed in the suttas. We shall see that true restraint comes from wisdom, not from force.
Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here.
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Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
2hr 2 min
Happiness on the Path (afternoon session)
This session explores a joy that arises not from gaining, indulging, or escaping, but from living rightly. By living blamelessly, we experience the happiness of freedom in the present moment while laying the foundation for deeper peace and insight. The session highlights the transformative power of contentment, showing how peace and happiness can flourish in ‘enough.’ Through mastering the art of restraint, participants discover how conscious, ethical choices and sense restraint cultivate clarity and inner strength, ultimately leading to freedom.
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Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025
1hr 53 min
Happiness on the Path (morning session)
This session explores a joy that arises not from gaining, indulging, or escaping, but from living rightly. By living blamelessly, we experience the happiness of freedom in the present moment while laying the foundation for deeper peace and insight. The session highlights the transformative power of contentment, showing how peace and happiness can flourish in ‘enough.’ Through mastering the art of restraint, participants discover how conscious, ethical choices and sense restraint cultivate clarity and inner strength, ultimately leading to freedom.
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Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
2hr 18 min
A Gradual Journey to Freedom (afternoon session)
This class introduces the structure, purpose, and doctrinal context of the Buddha’s gradual training as presented in the early discourses. It examines its relationship to contemporary Vedic and Jain practices, explores the flexibility of its sequential steps, and considers its integration within the core teachings of the Middle Path.
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Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
2hr 34 sec
A Gradual Journey to Freedom (morning session)
This class introduces the structure, purpose, and doctrinal context of the Buddha’s gradual training as presented in the early discourses. It examines its relationship to contemporary Vedic and Jain practices, explores the flexibility of its sequential steps, and considers its integration within the core teachings of the Middle Path.
Find the entire series and reading materials on bswa.org here.
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