BSV Dhamma Talks

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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Guided Meditation - Happy to be Here | Ajahn Nissarano | 2 Mar 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The intention of this guided meditation is to be happy to be here with the present moment, as it is. Content with it as it is. No other place we would rather be than just here in the present moment.

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 30:50. 

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Dhamma Talk - Mudita | Ajahn Nissarano | 1 Mar 2020

In this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Nissarano covers Mudita - joy along with others. By developing joy in our mind by piggybacking on other people's happiness, this will increase the wholesome states of minds and reduce the negative qualities of mind. 

 

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Guided Meditation - Joy | Ajahn Nissarano | 24 Feb 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The intention of this guided meditation is develop joy with someone's positive qualities (including ourselves). 

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 35:26. 

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Guided Meditation - Loving Kindness - Being our own Best Friend | Ajahn Nissarano | 17 Feb 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The intention of this guided meditation is be a give a gift of being a best friend to ourselves and to other beings. 

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 39:30. 

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Dhamma Talk - Right Livelihood | Ajahn Nissarano | 16 Feb 2020

In this Dhamma talk, Ajahn Nissarano covers right livelihood - the 5th aspect of the noble eightfold path. Ajahn encourages us to integrate all parts of our lives into our practice. Our work is a field where we can make a lot of positive or negative kamma. By thinking of our lives and work as a gift - it can really transform the way we look at it.

 

Ajahn Nissarano covers how the other aspects of the noble eightfold path support right livelihood. Ajahn then explains right and wrong livelihood in detail. 

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Guided Meditation - Listening | Ajahn Nissarano | 10 Feb 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk before the guided meditation. The theme of this guided meditation is "listening". The intention is to listen of the sounds that we are aware of, no need to choose sounds. No need to work out what the sound is, or describe it. 

For those who wish to skip to the meditation, it begins roughly around 21:17. 

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Dhamma Talk - Delusion | Ajahn Nissarano | 9 Feb 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a Dhamma talk about the delusion - one of the 3 unwholesome roots. Delusion can be defined as not seeing reality as it is, and is the opposite of right view or wisdom. 

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Dhamma Talk - Right Speech | Ajahn Nissarano | 19 Jan 2020

Ajahn Nissarano gives a talk about Right Speech, using the Buddha's simile of how every person who is born is born with an axe in their mouth! Right speech is the third factor of the Noble Eightfold path. It is supported by right view, right intention, right effort and right mindfulness. Ajahn then explains the four kinds of wrong speech: lying, divisive speech, harsh speech, and gossip; and how to develop right speech. 

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