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.
Related Episodes
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...
Smart thinking, boy wonder!
Ajahn Brahm talks about how to use thinking in a smart and wise way. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 21st October 2005. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans. These ...
Unceremonious Buddhism
Some people find that ceremonies and rituals in religion (including in Buddhism) are a barrier to developing peace and understanding. Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about how to take the middle way of Buddhist practice to find the essence of the practice. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a...
Panic Attacks! | Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm offers wise reflections upon how to deal with anxiety, and even how to deal with the panic attacks which are becoming ever more common in the modern world. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 30th July 2005. It has now been remastere...
Don't Be A Sicko! | Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm explains what to do when you are sick, starting with understanding that the body and the mind aren’t the same thing and to rest the body when it’s sick and don’t let it affect the mind. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 3rd June 20...
Which Yana? Hahayana!
What is the difference between all the Buddhist traditions? Is there a difference? Or are they all related? Ajahn Brahm discusses the meaning of the different traditions in Buddhism (with a fair bit of humour thrown in). — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on f...
The Ending of Relationships | Ajahn Brahm
Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about ending relationships. He addresses questions like: When should I end a relationship? How do I know it’s time to end a relationship? How can I end a relationship skillfully so as to minimize pain? — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to sav...
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