BSV Dhamma Talks

Bhante Bodhidhaja gives a Dhamma talk from Newbury Buddhist monastery regarding an introduction to sila (ethical behaviour), covering habit, protection and kamma. Bhante also quotes the following suttas in the talk: A Simile of Water - https://suttacentral.net/an7.15/en/sujato With Cunda - https://suttacentral.net/an10.176/en/sujato ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and suppor...

This is a guided meditation by Bhante Aranavihari, conducted from the Newbury Buddhist Monastery. Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics via Patreon .

In this Dhamma talk, Bhante Aranavihari talks about why our minds become discontented. This session is followed by a QnA. ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us via Patreon .

Ajahn Nissarano begins with a Dhamma talk. The theme of the guided meditation is making peace or accepting the imperfections in ourselves, others and in life.  For those who wish to skip straight to the meditation, it begins roughly at 22:00. ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us via...

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/ ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find...

Bhante Cunda gives a nice and relaxing guided meditation from Newbury Buddhist Monastery.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us via Patreon .

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.   ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, su...

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 the...

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 :) ...

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 r...

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 bo...

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.    ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us via Patreon .

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. -----...

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. Happ...

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.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma a...

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.    ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us...

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.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively,...

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.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternati...

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...

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.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and...

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.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us via Patreon .

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 t...

Ajahn Brahmali gives an excellent talk about finding the meaning of life, and an overview of how religion, science and philosophy has evolved over time. Ajahn then talks about how the mind is being reintroduced to science and philosophy over the recent years, and how that could is an optimistic outlook of the future. Ajahn Brahmali then tells a powerful story of the big fire at Bodhinyana Monaster...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at BSV Buddhaloka Center, Malvern East from 6/3/2020 to 13/03/2020.   Pt 1: Dhamma talk - Introduction to Meditation - Establishing Mindfulness, with a Guided Meditation.    Suttas Covered in this Retreat: First Noble Truth SN 56.11: Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (extract) MN 141: The Analysis of the Truths (extract) SN 22.95: The lump of...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at BSV Buddhaloka Center, Malvern East from 6/3/2020 to 13/03/2020.   Pt 2: Dhamma Talk: Introduction to the 4 Noble truths as a framework for all teachings. Context of the teachings, and the "Middle way" through starting SN 56.11.   Suttas Covered in this Retreat: First Noble Truth SN 56.11: Rolling Forth the Wheel of Dhamma (extract) MN 141:...