BSV Dhamma Talks

Dhamma Talk - Only the Body Dies. Is there a Life After Death? Part 2 | Ajahn Nissarano | 21 June 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a continuation to the talk he gave a few weeks ago titled "Only the Body Dies. Is there a Life After Death?". The first part of the talk is here: https://bsv.podbean.com/e/dhamma-talk-only-the-body-dies-is-there-a-life-after-death-ajahn-nissarano-31-may-2020/

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Guided Meditation | Bhante Cunda | 15 Jun 2020

Bhante Cunda gives a nice and relaxing guided meditation from Newbury Buddhist Monastery. 

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Dhamma Talk - Mindfulness & Developing Samadhi | Bhante Cunda | 14 Jun 2020

Bhante Cunda reflects on the past few years, and how the state of the world is in at the moment. He then elaborates upon the theme of annica (impermanence), dukkha (suffering), anatta (non-self), as well as being aware of the conditioning of our minds.

 

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Guided Meditation - Acceptance | Ajahn Nissarano | 8 Jun 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The guided meditation is for one of the four Brahmaviharas, equanimity. The intention of the meditation is to accept things as they are now. Everything belongs in the present moment, whether it is the way we like it or not, whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, or whether it is perfect or imperfect. Just allowing things to be as they are. 

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 19:15. 

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Dhamma Talk - Gratitude is More Than Just an Attitude | Ajahn Nissarano | 7 Jun 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk from the Newbury Buddhist Monastery, starting with a gatha from the maha mangala sutta. The Dhamma talk centers around gratitude as a spiritual happiness and how it can be a powerful antidote to wanting. Gratitude is free happiness, and we can use it as a basis for our practice. This dhamma talk also has short guided meditations, as well as Nasruddin stories :) 

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Guided Meditation - Hugging | Ajahn Nissarano | 1 Jun 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The theme of this guided meditation is "hugging".The intention is to develop the feeling of compassion, that feeling with ourselves or another, this warm feeling of caring and support, and being there for those going through a difficult time whether physically or emotionally.

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 16:40. 

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Dhamma Talk - Only the Body Dies. Is there a Life After Death? | Ajahn Nissarano | 31 May 2020

In this Dhamma Talk, Ajahn Nissarano encourages us to look in to investigate whether there is life after death. Ajahn describes it as a companion talk of Ajahn Brahmali's talk about eternalism. 

 

Ajahn Nissarano usually focuses on practical rather than theoretical Dhamma talks, but in this Dhamma talk he explores this topic as our views affect how we live our lives. Ajahn discusses what is the body and what is the mind, while providing exerpts from teachings from Ajahn Chah, as well as some funny Nasruddin stories. Ajahn Nissarano finally encourages everyone to develop the "contents" rather than the "container" (referring to the body). 

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Guided Meditation - Blue Skies Meditation - Walking around the Blue Mountain | Bhante Mudito | 25 May 2020

In this guided meditation, Bhante Mudito gives a unique guided meditation by guiding us to have a walk around a blue mountain at Newbury. The guided meditation begins at 0:40. 

 

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Dhamma Talk - Feel Free to Waste My Valuable Time | Bhante Mudito | 24 May 2020

In his last talk for some time at NBM, Bhante Mudito reflects on how we use our time: skillful practices (gratitude, kindness, service) vs unskillful (anger, lazy habits). Drawing on experiences from his younger days, and from the last two years at Newbury, he illustrates how cultivating certain actions and attitudes can have a beneficial effect, even during difficult and challenging times.

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Dhamma Talk - How to become a Stream Winner | Ajahn Brahm | 3 May 2020

In this talk for our Vesak day celebration, Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about how to become a stream winner. Ajahn Brahm explains stream winning via the Buddhist teachings, with a story of assassins attempting to assassinate the Buddha. Ajahn then goes on to giving a wonderful talk about the noble eightfold path, the five hindrances, the story of the driverless bus, and the two kinds of freedom. Happy Vesak to everyone!

 

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