Ajahn Brahm is the popular Buddhist teacher to a growing international audience of people keen to learn meditation and develop a deeper spiritual understanding. He is also the founding father of an emergent Australian forest tradition of Buddhist monasticism focused on being true to the original roots of the Buddha's Teaching of Dhamma and Vinaya.
Ajahn Brahm was born in London in 1951 and earned a degree in theoretical physics from Cambridge University. He became a monk in 1974 in the Forest Tradition of north-east Thailand under the highly esteemed meditation master Ajahn Chah. Ajahn Brahm is today a revered spiritual teacher and guide, and is abbot of the largest Buddhist monastery in the Southern Hemisphere. He is the author of Opening the Door Of Your Heart (a.k.a. Who Ordered this Truckload of Dung?), Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond, The Art of Disappearing and Don’t Worry Be Grumpy (a.k.a. Good? Bad? Who knows?). His public teachings regularly attract thousands to his inventive and insightful talks, which are heard by millions of people online.
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Just Injustice
Ajahn Brahm explains a Buddhist response to social injustices and other forms of injustice in the world. This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 24th February 2006. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be o...
The Buddhist Realization of Non-Self
Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about the realization of non-self. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 17th February 2006. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans. These talks by...
Right View
Ajahn Brahm talks about the foundation of the Buddhist path of practice - Right View - the first factor of the Eightfold Path. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 10th February 2006. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamm...
No Expectations
Ajahn Brahm talks about how expectations about how the future will turn out limits potentials and causes us to become unable to adapt to present circumstances. Through having no expectations we can live on the edge between the past and the future and be open to all that life brings for us. — This dh...
Contemplate - Don't Think
The topic of this talk is the Buddhist method of contemplation: why to do it, how to do it and the different methods of contemplation that can be used. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 6th January 2006. It has now been remastered and publishe...
Don't Rush To Your Grave
One cannot change the world, but one can change the way we look at it. One of the major problems of the modern world is excess busy-ness. People are so busy and stressed out these days leaving many wondering if this is all that there is. Ajahn Brahm offers a talk on how to slow down in the moment an...
Life As A Monk Or Nun
Responding to a question from the online audience, Ajahn Brahm explains what it’s like to be a monastic and what the purpose of the monastic rules are. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 30th December 2005. It has now been remastered and publis...
Emptiness
Ajahn Brahm talks about the Buddhist conception of emptiness and how this relates to modern life and meditation. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 9th December 2005. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and ...
Lessons From The Road
Having just returned from a round of international travel, Ajahn Brahm reflects upon what he’s learned about life whilst travelling. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 2nd December 2005. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday ...
Clairvoyance | Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm talks about clairvoyance, specifically the ability to see into the future. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 28th October 2005. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his...