

Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Buddhist Society of Western Australia
Dharma talks from the tradition of Buddhist meditation master Ajahn Brahm and Australian Forest Sangha of monks and nuns presented by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia
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Mar 30, 2025 • 1h 15min
Why I Became a Monk | Ajahn Brahm | 28 March 2025
Ajahn Brahm shares his upbringing while answering a question about his decision to become a monk.
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Mar 30, 2025 • 26min
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 28 March 2025
Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Mar 30, 2025 • 1h 24min
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 29 March 2025
Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahm teaches us to make peace, be kind, be gentle with whatever we're experiencing, to renounce trying to control it and let it be. Then the mind has nothing to do, so becomes still, peaceful and quiet.
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Mar 27, 2025 • 1h
Not Sure - Predictably Unpredictable | Bhante Bodhidhaja | Kusala Hermitage Meditations
Thursday 27th March 2025
Bhante Bodhidhaja hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre.
These weekly sessions are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Bhante uses similarly to introduce tonight's meditation
00:27:16 Meditation
00:56:09 Q&A and a brief recap
01:00:15 Close
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Mar 27, 2025 • 1h 1min
The Buddha Teaching Lay People | Bhante Saddhavihari | Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA
Monday 17th March 2025
Monday Night Meditation at the Cambodian Society of WA (CBSWA) with Bhante Saddhavihari. These weekly teachings give an introduction into meditation and some guidance and basics into the practice of the Buddhist Path. They usually consist of a short talk, thirty minute meditation and then questions & answers.
Chapters
00.00.00 Metta Sutta
00:03:43 Dharma Talk
00:15:15 Meditation
00:51:00 Dharma Talk continues
01:00:45 Blessing Chant
01:01:24 Close
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Teaching retrieved from CBSWA please visit to find out how to attend the monastery in person.

Mar 27, 2025 • 1h 25min
Dhammaloka Book Club: "After" | Ajahn Brahmali | 15 March 2025
Ajahn Brahmali discusses the “After” book by Dr Bruce Greyson about near death experiences. Ajahn draw parallels between the near death experience stories in the book and the Buddhist path, and how these stories can help us develop right view (sammaditthi) and subsequently right effort (samma sankappa).
The next Dhammaloka Book Club will be held on the 19 April 2025, Saturday from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm, details here. For enquiries contact: library@bswa.org
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Mar 24, 2025 • 1h 8min
How to Stop Your Thinking Mind | Ajahn Hasapanna | 21 March 2025
Ajahn Hasapanna teaches us how to calm our thinking mind.
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Mar 24, 2025 • 30min
Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 21 March 2025
Ajahn Hasapanna guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.
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Mar 23, 2025 • 1h 18min
Guided Meditation | Ajahn Hasapanna | 22 March 2025
Ajahn Hasapanna conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Hasapanna speaks about how trying hard to speculate on the cause of our emotional reactions reinforces overthinking, and recommends instead to just continue practicing, which will naturally lead to clarity and understanding. Ajahn also speaks on present moment awareness and how it can be appropriate sometimes to re-adjust by choosing a coarser meditation object.
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Mar 21, 2025 • 1h 1min
Let It Go and Let It Be | Ajahn Jhanarato | Roleystone Meditation Group
Thursday 20th March 2025
Ajahn Jhanarato hosts this week's session at the Roleystone Family Centre.
These weekly sessions are free and led by one of the Buddhist monks living in Roleystone at Kusala Hermitage. These sessions are usually one hour in length and held at the Roleystone Family Centre.
00:00:00 Let it go and let it be
00:11:21 Meditation
00:52:17 Further discussion plus Q&A
01:00:37 Close
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