Episodes

Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Saturday Mar 16, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 5th August to 21st October 2015. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 3/10 : Why Am I Here as a Monk– 19th August 2015.
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 5th August to 21st October 2015. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 2/11 : Attitude for the Rains – 12th August 2015.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 2 from the Digha Nikaya: Sāmaññaphala Sutta, "The Fruits of the Ascetic Life". This is part 5.
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Read DN2 on Sutta Central here.
"The newly crowned King Ajātasattu is disturbed by the violent means by which he achieved the crown. He visits the Buddha to find peace of mind, and asks him about the benefits of spiritual practice. This is one of the greatest literary and spiritual texts of early Buddhism", Sutta Central.
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Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 5th August to 21st October 2015. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 1/10 : Solitude – 5th August 2015.
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Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 10/10 : True Purpose of Striving – 22nd October 1996.
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Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Saturday Mar 09, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 9/10 : Investigating Dukkha - 16th October 1996
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Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 8/10: The 7 Bojjhangas – 9th October 1996
The 7 Bojjhangas are the seven factors of enlightenment:
1. Mindfulness
2. Keen investigation of the Dhamma – happiness automatically with right mindfulness
3. Energy
4. Happiness/ joy
5. Calm/ tranquility
6. Concentration
7. Equanimity
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Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 7/10 : Goodbye Samsara – 2nd October 1996.
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Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 6/10 : The Asavas – 25th September 1996.
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Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Saturday Mar 02, 2024
Rains Retreat teachings from 7th August to 22nd October 1996. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.
Track 05/10 : Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta - 11th September 1996
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