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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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May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
4 min
The Simile of the Driverless Bus read out by a lay disciple. Extract from "Emptiness and Stillness - A Tribute to Ajahn Brahm".
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May 25, 2026
May 25, 2026
1 hr 6 min
"Back to the World" is a talk given to lay people by Ajahn Brahmavamso on 26th April 2003 at the end of a nine day meditation retreat.
An edited transcription of this talk called "Practising in the World" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/practising-in-the-world/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
34 min
"Travelogue through Jhanas” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called "The Travelogue To The Four Jhanas" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/travelogue-four-jhanas/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
46 min
"Travelogue through Jhanas” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called "The Travelogue To The Four Jhanas" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/travelogue-four-jhanas/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
39 min
“The Mirage of Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called ""Using Non-Self To Let Go" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/using-non-self-let-go/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
45 min
“The Mirage of Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during a 9-day meditation retreat in 1997, Perth, Western Australia.
An edited paper based on this talk called ""Using Non-Self To Let Go" is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/using-non-self-let-go/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
46 min
“The Ending of Things - A Discourse on Non-Self” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 1999 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/ending-things-discourse-non-self/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
1 hr 1 min
“Joy At Last to Know There is No Happiness in The World” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 1999 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
An edited transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/joy-last-know-no-happiness-world/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
59 min
“The Five Hindrances” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/five-hindrances-transcription/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
1 hr 12 min
“Anatta (Non-Self)” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/anatta-non-self-paper/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
52 min
“Obstacles” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2001 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/obstacles/
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May 24, 2026
May 24, 2026
42 min
“Have You Come Here to Die?” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm during the 2004 Rain’s Retreat at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/have-you-come-here-to-die2/
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May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026
21 min
“Gain, Honour and Fame” was a teaching given by Ajahn Brahm in December 2002 at Bodhinyana Monastery. The main audience was the Sangha.
A transcription is available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/gain-honour-fame/
This talk is read out by a lay disciple.
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May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
52 min
Ajahn Brahm discusses various suttas to show how the aggregates of existence, or khandas, that we take to be a self–namely body, experience, perception, will, and consciousnesses–are in fact empty of any permanent essence. This teaching was given on a retreat during Ajahn Brahm’s visit to Anukampa in the UK.
Sutta references: https://suttacentral.net/?lang=en
SN 22.59: Anatta Lakkhana Sutta
SN 22.56: Phases of the Clinging Aggregates
SN 12.67: The Sheaves of Reeds
SN 22.95: A Lump of Foam
SN 22.85 Yamaka Sutta
Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5rYNHx2aAQ&t=3s
Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/
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May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
1 hr 15 min
Ajahn Pasada is teaching sutta MN25 from the Majjhika Nikaya: Nivāpa Sutta using this translation.
Read MN25 on Sutta Central here.
“The Buddha compares getting trapped by Māra with a deer getting caught in a snare, illustrating the ever more complex strategies employed by hunter and hunted.”, Sutta Central.
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May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
30 min
Weekend Retreat in Thai Language with Ajahn Munissara at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th April to 19th April 2026.
Track 3 : Talk & Guided Meditation – 18th April 2026 .
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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May 4, 2026
May 4, 2026
52 min
9 day Retreat with Ajahn Brahm at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 2nd April to 11th April 2026.
Track 1 : – Introduction – 2nd April 2026 .
See the full retreat on here.
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Apr 27, 2026
Apr 27, 2026
1 hr 15 min
Ajahn Mudito will be teaching sīla (virtue) and how it functions as the necessary mechanism for happiness and meditation.
Ajahn will go through the first 2 suttas briefly before delving deeper into the 3rd sutta:
1. AN3.46 Sīlavantasutta (Ethical)
2. SN46.3 Sīlasutta (Ethics)
3. AN11.2 Cetanākaraṇīyasutta (Making a Wish)
Read AN11.2 on Sutta Central here:
"A virtuous person need not make a wish; it is natural for the path to flow on.",
Sutta Central.
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Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
1 hr 22 min
Weekend Retreat in Thai Language with Ajahn Munissara at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th April to 19th April 2026.
Track 6 : – Talk & Guided Meditation – 19th April 2026.
See the full retreat on here.
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Apr 24, 2026
Apr 24, 2026
1 hr 59 min
Weekend Retreat in Thai Language with Ajahn Munissara at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 17th April to 19th April 2026.
Track 5 : – Chanting , Q & A – 18th April 2026.
See the full retreat on bswa.org here.
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