BSV Dhamma Talks

The theme of this guided meditation is wisdom. Ajahn Nissarano covers the four noble truths - suffering/unsatisfactoriness, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering, and the path leading to the cessation of suffering. Ajahn gives a guided meditation to make peace with whatever we experience in the meditation, whether it be in the body or the mind. To accept whatever we are experiencing....

In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano covers Right Action in the Noble Eightfold Path. He explains what the 5 Buddhist precepts are and how they protect us and others. Ajahn also quotes the suttas in explaining a simple guideline given by the Buddha to tell right from wrong: whether it is harmful to ourselves and others, to know where we are coming from, and to know the consequences.  ----- Please support...

Ajahn Nissarano gives a talk about contentment and developing the inner smile. Contentment is a quality the Buddha praised a lot. Ajahn then gives a guided meditation with the intention to create the condition for contentment to arise, using the inner smile, with whatever we experience. The second intention is to reflect on our experience of the meditation, particularly the breath, feelings, mind...

Ajahn Nissarano gives an excellent talk about the five hindrances: sensual desire, aversion, sleepiness and drowsiness, restlessness and worry, doubt. Ajahn then gives a guided meditation with "to make peace with whatever we experience in the body and in our minds" as the intention.  We highly recommend listening to the Dhamma talk. However, if you wish to skip to the guided meditation section, it...

In this talk, Bhante Mudito talks about Kalyanamitra, which means spiritual friendship within Buddhism. Bhante recounts his recent experience in Thailand where he had the opportunity to meet and spend time with Ajahn Gunhah. Ajahn Gunhah is a famous teacher in the Thai Forest tradition.  ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page t...

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk covering right mindfulness, from the Satipatthana sutta, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of the meditation is to develop a calm and peaceful mind, and to look what what we are experiencing, in terms of internal and external, and the arising and passing away. In this meditation, Ajahn Nissarano uses...

In this Dhamma Talk given by Ajahn Nissarano on New Years Eve 2020 he helps us explore how we can let go of the negative ways of thinking by developing positive states of mind by relating to our circumstances in a positive way. Going from 2019 to 2020 what attitudes are we bringing to it and how we can we develop an attitude of welcoming life and the uncertainty of 2020 even when things are not so...

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "I'm so lucky".   ----- 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 talks about Aversion and its opposite, non-aversion. Ajahn discusses the different attachments we can have that can cause aversion, namely competition, views and opinions, identity view and rites & rituals. Ajahn Nissarano also encourages us to understand where the aversion is coming from, and to cultivate the opposite, non-aversion.   At the end of the talk, Ajahn Nissarano gives...

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a scanning guided meditation.    ----- 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 .    

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "letting be". ----- 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 covers a range of strategies for responding to the the death of someone close to you, including: Remembering the deceased person with gratitude rather than sadness. Honouring their lives with good deeds and dedication of merit. The gift of death - wisdom and remembering impermanence. Using forgiveness to achieve closure of unfinished business. Saying farewell to the person. He also...

The main topic of this talk is the second part of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Intention, and how it contributes to our wellbeing. ----- 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 .

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "peace". ----- 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 .

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "Welcoming to our selves, our mind and bodies, to other beings, to all situations, experiences we have in meditation and in life". ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to...

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "to be aware of whatever I'm experiencing, with kindness, whether it is pleasant or not". ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out more. Alternatively, support us...

A guided meditation given by Ajahn Nissarano at BSV. Ajahn begins with a Dhamma talk, followed by a guided meditation. The intention of this meditation was "to be happy to be here, for this time. Just content to be here, and there's no other place we'd rather be than here now". ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamma and supporting our monastics. Visit our donations page to find out...

In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano compares the current state of the world with the time of the Buddha. He covers topics such as climate change, and nuclear war in this modern world. From a Buddhist perspective, Ajahn explains how these problems stem from greed, hatred and delusion. Ajahn then delves into Right View in the Noble Eightfold path, and follows with the Four Noble Truths. ----- Please suppo...

In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano talks about greed, viewed from a Buddhist perspective. Greed in Buddhism isn't just about wanting things in excess, but it's any degree of wanting or attraction towards something. Ajahn discusses ways to abandon greed, through contentment, thankfulness, and knowing the disadvantages of the things we are greedy for. ----- Please support BSV in sharing the gift of Dhamm...

In this talk, Ajahn Nissarano talks about how we can protect ourselves and others through our practice, mainly through dana (giving), sila (virtue) and mindfulness. ----- 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 .

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at Anglesea, Victoria from 11/04/2019 to 18/04/2019. We apologise there are some missing recordings, but we have tried our best to sequence them correctly.   Track 21: Overcoming the hindrances   Suttas covered for the BSV retreat, Anglesea, April 2019: The Thirty-seven Aids to Awakening DN 29: The delightful discourse (extract) DN 16: The gre...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at Anglesea, Victoria from 11/04/2019 to 18/04/2019. We apologise there are some missing recordings, but we have tried our best to sequence them correctly.   Track 22: Questions and Answers   Suttas covered for the BSV retreat, Anglesea, April 2019: The Thirty-seven Aids to Awakening DN 29: The delightful discourse (extract) DN 16: The great p...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at Anglesea, Victoria from 11/04/2019 to 18/04/2019. We apologise there are some missing recordings, but we have tried our best to sequence them correctly.   Track 19: Guided Meditation on Death   Suttas covered for the BSV retreat, Anglesea, April 2019: The Thirty-seven Aids to Awakening DN 29: The delightful discourse (extract) DN 16: The gr...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at Anglesea, Victoria from 11/04/2019 to 18/04/2019. We apologise there are some missing recordings, but we have tried our best to sequence them correctly.   Track 17: Seven factors of awakening   Suttas covered for the BSV retreat, Anglesea, April 2019: The Thirty-seven Aids to Awakening DN 29: The delightful discourse (extract) DN 16: The gr...

7 Day Sutta and Meditation Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali at Anglesea, Victoria from 11/04/2019 to 18/04/2019. We apologise there are some missing recordings, but we have tried our best to sequence them correctly.   Track 18: On the five hindrances   Suttas covered for the BSV retreat, Anglesea, April 2019: The Thirty-seven Aids to Awakening DN 29: The delightful discourse (extract) DN 16: The great...