Name: Scratching in the Wrong Place | Ajahn Brahm | Ajahn Brahm Podcast
Uploaded: 2023-08-13T10:54:39.000Z
Duration: 2987
Description: Ajahn Brahm starts by addressing the question, “Is Buddhism a religion or not?” He goes on to talk about what Buddhism as a living practice is trying to...

Ajahn Brahm starts by addressing the question, “Is Buddhism a religion or not?” He goes on to talk about what Buddhism as a living practice is trying to achieve, which has nothing to do with dogmatic beliefs or adherence to a social hierarchy. The point of religion should be to develop our hearts and minds to become happier, more harmless and a benefit to others. Ajahn Brahm goes on to point out the need to see things in life clearly so that we “don’t scratch our bottoms when we’ve got an itchy head”. In other words, we understand cause and effect and we seek to deal with the causes of problems in life rather than blaming others.

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This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size (because internet connections were slow back then – remember dialup?) on 11th July 2003. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network (https://www.everydaydhamma.net/), and will be of interest to his many fans. If you like the Ajahn Brahm Podcast, you may also like the Treasure Mountain Podcast (https://everydaydhamma.net/podcasts/treasure-mountain-podcast/) and / or the Forest Path Podcast (https://everydaydhamma.net/podcasts/the-forest-path-podcast/) which are also produced by the Everyday Dhamma Network.

These talks by Ajahn Brahm have been recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia under the Creative Commons licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Patreon page. (https://www.patreon.com/BuddhistSocietyWA)

Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/16265101?utm_source=youtube

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You can find the transcription for this talk, how to subscribe to the podcast and other related information on the Ajahn Brahm Podcast website: https://www.everydaydhamma.net/show/ajahn-brahm-podcast/

This dhamma talk was originally publishced by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia and has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans.

These talks by Ajahn Brahm have been recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia. You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/BuddhistSocietyWA