Buddhist Society of Western Australia

On Making A Mistake | Ajahn Brahm | 1990 03.06.2026 17мин

These Dhamma reflections are extracted from a talk Ajahn Brahm gave at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre in 1990. Teaching read aloud by a lay disciple. PDF available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/on-making-a-mistake/ Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Where to Find Peace and Happiness | Ajahn Brahm | 29 May 2026 01.06.2026 1ч 3мин

Ajahn Brahm teaches where to find peace and happiness. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 29 May 2026 01.06.2026 32мин

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

What is Buddhism? | Ajahn Brahm | January 2016 01.06.2026 28мин

"What is Buddhism?" booklet read aloud by a lay disciple. PDF available here: https://bswa.org/teaching/buddhism-ajahn-brahm/ Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 30 May 2026 31.05.2026 1ч 23мин

Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn speaks about inclining away from thinking; about how kindness allows your attention to settle on something and grow in clarity; and how stillness developed in meditation can lead to freedom from fear and anxiety. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Letting Go | Ajahn Santutthi | Roleystone Meditation Group 26.05.2026 52мин

21st May 2026 Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers. The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA). Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Ajahn Brahm's Personal Experience of Grief | Ajahn Brahm | 22 May 2026 25.05.2026 1ч 15мин

Ajahn Brahm shares his personal experience of grief. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 22 May 2026 25.05.2026 35мин

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 23 May 2026 24.05.2026 53мин

Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Brahm teaches about developing a feeling of safety and physical health in meditation. The Q&A was not recorded but held in the reception area to allow for the hall to be used for BSWA AGM registration from 4pm. Support us on: https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 16 May 2026 24.05.2026 1ч 30мин

Ajahn Brahm conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn teaches about happiness in meditation, and about senses disappearing in meditation. Ajahn gives us a method of how to stop thinking so much, and a trick we can use if we feel like we can't sit long during a longer group meditation. Support us on: https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Meditation on Spiritual Friendship | Ajahn Brahmali | The Armadale Meditation Group 22.05.2026 1ч 30мин

19 May 2026 Ajahn Brahmali joins the Armadale Meditation Group online live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) teaches you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, meditation instructions, meditating together, asking questions, and, if time allows, a Dhamma talk. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are via Zoom from Bodhinyana or Dhammasara Monastery. For the AMG zoom link and more details: https://bswa.org/location/armadale-meditation-group/ Support us on: https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

The Nature of Perception | Ajahn Brahm | 17 November 2025 21.05.2026 1ч 52мин

In this powerful and practical talk livestreamed from Thames Buddhist Vihara, Ajahn Brahm encourages listeners to question how we limit ourselves with the scope of our perceptions, urging us to consciously use kindful, open-minded perception in the face of difficulty as a tool to heal our bodies and minds, live happily, and find the path to Enlightenment. This session ends with an hour-long Q&A. Sutta references: https://suttacentral.net/ DN 29: Pāsādika Sutta (9. Indulgence in Pleasure) MN 36: Mahāsaccaka Sutta (not afraid of non-sensual pleasures) AN 6.49: Khema Sutta (not better, equal, or worse) This teaching by Ajahn Brahm was given in the UK, at Thames Buddhist Vihara, on the 17th of November 2025. Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrzM-XpJIC0 Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/ Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available from: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Letting Go | Ajahn Brahm | 15 May 2026 18.05.2026 1ч 4мин

Once, when Ajahn Brahm was a young monk, his teacher Ajahn Chah asked him to give a Dhamma talk before thousands of people in Thailand. For most people, that would be terrifying. But Ajahn Brahm remembered the lesson he had been trained to practise: letting go. In this talk, Ajahn Brahm explains why we should release our regrets about the past and our anxieties about the future, and learn to live with greater peace in the present moment. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Brahm | 15 May 2026 18.05.2026 32мин

Ajahn Brahm guides a meditation for about 30 minutes. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Breathing Out - Let Go (Part 2) | Bhante Bodhidhaja | Roleystone Meditation Group 16.05.2026 1ч 2мин

14th May 2026 Bhante Bodhidhaja hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers. The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA). Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Meh Meditation | Ajahn Santutthi | Roleystone Meditation Group 12.05.2026 52мин

07th May 2026 Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers. The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA). Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Guided Meditation | Ajahn Pasada | 9 May 2026 11.05.2026 1ч 10мин

Ajahn Pasada conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Pasada teaches us what 'doing nothing' means - that the 5 hindrances are not active. Our apologies that the audio was not recorded between about 6:50s-54:39s. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Sense of Self | Ajahn Pasada | 8 May 2026 11.05.2026 1ч 26мин

Ajahn Pasada explains the sense of self using the term "emotional home" as an analogy. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

Friday Night Guided Meditation | Ajahn Pasada | 8 May 2026 11.05.2026 25мин

Ajahn Pasada guides a meditation for about 30 minutes. Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube

The Four Brahmaviharas | Venerable Ananda | The Armadale Meditation Group 09.05.2026 1ч 20мин

5 May 2026 Venerable Ananda joins the Armadale Meditation Group online live. Armadale Meditation Group (AMG) teaches you about meditation. The classes generally begin with chanting the Metta Sutta, meditation instructions, meditating together, asking questions, and, if time allows, a Dhamma talk. These weekly Tuesday night teachings are via Zoom from Bodhinyana or Dhammasara Monastery. For the AMG zoom link and more details: https://bswa.org/location/armadale-meditation-group/ Support us on: https://ko-fi.com/thebuddhistsocietyofwa BSWA teachings are available: BSWA Teachings BSWA Podcast Channel BSWA DeeperDhamma Podbean Channel BSWA YouTube