I was born as a christian and try to practice it (in the last 50 years) - When the teaching of the Buddha came - I was able to understand and give compassion to my religion which is so much broken, hurt and in pain. Ajahn Brahm gave more insights that are practical and effective. Now I can be a better christian. Thank you.

@jarimando

9 жыл бұрын

Hi hux bells, I came across a documentary about Buddha's life, that where I started. In my christian tradition we are taught the we have to accept things as a matter of faith. In the teaching of the Buddha it clearly defines the things as they are, how it surface, the source if it - and how to end it. What I really love about the teaching is its non-judgemental, non-forcing and non-authoritative approach - which show a lot of humility and compassion. It doesn't dictates what you think. You have to figure it out -your own progress. Yes, I do meditation, but I use it to get what I want for material things, I was programming the mind to achieve earthly results- but these kind of mind stuff leads to unsatisfactory and more craving. After learning from Buddha's teaching - I started to aim nothingness - just stillness in meditation. Peace.

I listen every night before bed for the last year so comforting really helps me deal with this life 🕉

Listening to Ajhan Brahm's stories before I proceed to bed teach me a lot in life. Spending one hour on this talks has an immense value .... Thank you for uploading ...

@debbie233

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! These have become my bedtime stories as well :)

@nishantchhetri5961

4 жыл бұрын

Yet I don't change Am talking Bout me

@darudeSandstorm.

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@tia2all501

2 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing as you every night saves my sanity 🕉

@maralynfarber2068

Жыл бұрын

Me too in 2022.❤️🌹

I am so glad I found Ajahn Brahm. It feels amazing to here him talk. Love this guy.

@thisguy7633

7 жыл бұрын

Love you too!

@shobi13

7 жыл бұрын

HOW DID YOU FIND HIM

@amc903

5 жыл бұрын

He is helping me to change for the better, I am hooked, and stay up to late to watching him. I should be sleeping now. :)

@joannecorry1452

2 жыл бұрын

The best love your wise words and story’s ☮️❤️

So adorable how Ajahn Brahm laughs at his own jokes 😂❤

One of Ajahn Brahm's best talks❤

Ajahn Brahm change my life! thankyou!!

One of his best ever talks

These talks have changed my life for the better, in so many ways. Thank you so much. And best to any who might read this.

how grateful I am to be able to hear ajahn Brahm .he is saving me how very wonderful it must be to be in his presence,in his audience

@brittyasmine7865

5 жыл бұрын

He is an interesting and fascinating man who has coped with some very interesting situations when I have been there ( and by the way I don't think his audience find him as funny and humorous as he really is, I really like his sense of humour ) He is very accessible, humble and easy to talk too. I had no idea he had such a following when I was attending the temple. 💕

Buddha spoke of cultivating loving-kindness, being a mother to the world and ourselves in metta sutta; only that kind of care takes us beyond survival fear; rare beings have no spikes...so true..making peace within us and the world and experience perfect stillness before we die!

thx so much for this talk. As a buddhist it strengthened my faith in Buddhism.

I needed to hear this particular talk tonight. I've been feeling vacant, empty and lifeless -- "lost" all week. I'm feeling balance centered again. Thank you for uploading. Sadhu 3X.

Ajahn Brahm always thank you for your kind words!! Thank you.

i love you ajahn brahm! who could give this thumbs down?

Buddhism philosophy is simple, fun, easy understand, and the best..

Once Ifelt like disappearing from the world, after listening to his talk, I felt relax and forget the stress that I am facing. His talk is therapeutic.

it as the main practice of my day, and today ''To care , not to cure .It s total different of the board.'' Thank Ajahn Brahm

Thanks Ajahn Brahm! What a nice talk!

Thank You Ajahn Brahm for this talk.

One of the best talks I’ve listened to! Thank you ajahn Brahm!

you are a blessing to the world Ajanbrahm Thero. THANKnYOU

Ajhan, you are amazing, with your twist of humour on each subject helps to heal, my daughter took her life april 2018 her son (grandson) and i listen to your videos for comfort, you have helped us, and one day i would love to have the pleaaure of meeting you

We LOVE Ajahn Brahm and here is the essence of living dhamma! SADHU SADHU SADHU!

point of life: leave the world a better place than you found it, harm none, be good, be strong, work hard, be smart, honour, respect & appreciate your family, health, friends, money, work, achieve self actualisation, leave a legacy of love, happiness, gratitude, make your life an example with no guilt or regrets or & no wrong done.

Eternal life saver, Thank You A B .🔱

I so needed this

you make my heart filled with love Ajahn Brahn.come visit Sri Lanka again please

Ajahn Brahm speaks the truth of all truths. He is truly an enlightened man. His ego is barely there. Purest of hearts. I beg you to listen to him if you want genuine peace and happiness. I wish happiness and enlightenment for all.

Very accurately delivered the meaning of "unconditional" in/with "true" love. Ajahn Brahm is among the many of Buddha's expedients to pave individuals find their paths under own free will. No conditions applied. RIGHT understanding/view ignites RIGHT effort.

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. I hope you're having a nice summer ;)

I love listening to music...listening to ajanh brahm is like enjoying beautiful music from your favourite musical band....waooo...same kudos to lama ritchen

Love all your talks you are so wonderful and give the world so much wisdom and insight . One day I will come to Perth and come to see you. I have a few friends there also. I find your talks so soothing to ones soul.

thank you. this is probably my favorite talk so far. I've only heard a dozen or so tho. so I'm sure there's much more to love ^_^

Thank you Ajahn. Much love to you and gratitude!

Thank you very much Ajahn Brahm :)

Thank you for this video..loved the bad joke..my true wish is to meet ajahn brahm now..god willing!

...Thanks for sharing so many enlightening thoughts, practice-full. You are great and yet so humble!!

Really great talk Ajahn Brahm. Even the joke was top notch! Thank you and blessings as usual x

These talks are absolutely profound

Very Greatful for all your advices, talks. Very Very Greatful.

I love listen this monk! Ajahn Brahm talk soft and tenderness, touch the deep of the heart.

Thank you, Ajahn Brahm, your stillness.

@Buddha-sTeaching

9 жыл бұрын

Uh, it's your roundness. :)

Thankyou for your patience. I watch every upload not only because i am a stressed out mother of the modern world and it takes alot longer to practice this but also because it is nice to hear your talks and know i am listening with likeminded people.

Ive come to notice that all the great enlightened teachers through out time have said the same simple thing...Love your neighbor as you would love yourself...the Buddha, Jesus, Gandi,and many others, all of them said this in one way or another...Ajhan Brahm says and seems to teach the very same thing i see nothing but goodness in what he says or how he teaches thank you Ajhan Brahm youve helped to grow in my spiritual life.

@danniedee1

7 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey, I agree. Thank you

Thank you Ajhan Brahm. Thank you so so much for your teachings. So wonderfully wise and friendly and such a big help in everyday life.

Actually, based on other talks by Ajahn Brahm, and deeper into Buddhist teachings, the answer to "Why are we here?" is that we were being pushed by the force of past actions and desires, and we can't help but being here! That's Karma. We were "subconsciously" drawn by the forces of past habits and preferences to seek out and attach to the things we like and desire. So life doesn't necessarily has any meaning at all. It is just a process.

Thank you

Thank you Ajahn Brahm 🙏😊 i think i'm gonna watch this video over and over and over, because there are many jewels wrapped up in this sphere of humility, wisdom, and kindness energies you are sending out - even through a video posted a few years ago 🙏❤️ i can't thank you enough for being sincere and honest. And I'm touched because you also don't want pride and complacency to get in the way. Sadhu 🙏 sadhu 🙏 sadhu 🙏 ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you, Venerable Ajahn Brahm. I wish I could be anywhere near you.

Thank you Ajhan Brahm for your amazing talks make me feel so peaceful and help me understand a lot of things in life

One thing everyone remembers about my friend is his heart.... His kindness. How much of an amazing person he was. This makes me have peace about him graduating from this life.

So profound! THANK YOU SO MUCH Ajahn Brahm!! I'll put my efforts to practice what you said in my life!!! sadhu sadhu sadhu

its really sad to me hearing him talk about the unconditional love of a mother. my mother is mentally ill and abusive physically and emotionally. she rips pictures off of walls and punches us kids. we're old enough to be out of the house now but mother always says I deserve to live in a homeless shelter and that I fucked up her life by being born. she's a holy terror. I wish I had a mom that loved me. but i guess it's good for non-attachment reasons. because of her I've learned to detach myself from her and from what I want her to be and instead accept her for who she is even if that means avoiding her for months at a time when she has episodes and bans me from visiting her

@neta9740

7 жыл бұрын

Whitney Dahlin I've never had a mother

@jw2800

7 жыл бұрын

Whitney Dahlin I'm sorry to hear about your mother.. she is obviously ill.. just remember that those are her issues and it's not u that is the problem... much love to u and wish u the best life has to offer.. including unconditional love :)

@WhitneyDahlin

7 жыл бұрын

Jamie Lauren you can have mine

@kamrynrattana

7 жыл бұрын

Whitney Dahlin oh my

@simoncosgrove7004

7 жыл бұрын

although your biological mother is obviously not in the right frame of mind to be a maternal figure for you, this doesn't mean that you can't find other caring and inspiring women (or even men) who can help to guide you. i hope that your mother makes it through this dark period. i for one will always love you unconditionally

I love 998 bricks of Ajahn Brahm. The two bricks I also love: his ego and his blind spots.

Thank you Ajahn Brahm

Dear Ajahn Brahm, I'm sorry to contradict you but I believe yo have no other choice at all but to be a very little bit proud, because the Good you are doing for all of us and bringing to the universe, is inmense. Thank you!🙏🙏🙏

Thank you .. changed my life

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Ajahn

Blessed be, Ajahn Brahm!

This is like a sit-down comedian... instead of a stand-up one.

@saaosiam8314

8 жыл бұрын

Troll! I don't care what you respect but don't come here to disrespect. BTW, Buddha invites everyone to examine his teachings. Peace!

@nessieness5433

8 жыл бұрын

Peace to you to and let people voice an opinion.

@saaosiam8314

8 жыл бұрын

Voice an opinion is fine but not with disrespect.

@nessieness5433

8 жыл бұрын

+Saao Siam There is no disrespect, he is nothing but a sit-down comedian.

@No2Blame

8 жыл бұрын

+Nessie Ness You have interesting observation... you are saying he is wise comedian. I like that! :)

awesome talk.....as usual..... by an awesome teacher...... heehee =)

Gayan Perera, Ajahn Brahm is an enlightened being. When one is enlightened, there is no more "Buddhism" in that person. And there certainly is no more Christianity either. An enlightened being is above and beyond any "ulterior" motive as you say. And Gayan Perera, you have it backwards. The Buddha was 500 plus years before Jesus. So it's highly probable that Jesus was taught by a Buddhist monk when he was all alone up in those mountains. Also the Four Noble Truths is the foundation of existence. They cannot be replaced by any other teachings or religion -- most especially, not by Christianity. I've also chatted with Christians ... heck, I was one myself. I don't recall any of them say anything about one having unconditional love. All I ever hear them say is "don't accept who you are, you're a sinner and need to change, you're going to hell for your belief, you're not good enough, don't love thy neighbor because he's gay, you'll burn in hell if you don't proclaim Jesus as your Savior, and on and on, Blah, blah, blah." There is a lot of hatred in your Christianity dude. Hatred of oneself and others. Hatred of others who think differently. There's no unconditional love. It is an intolerant religion.

@japandata

9 жыл бұрын

Gayan Perera Through praise or charms or speaking well, Through giving or through tradition, Whatever things he finds are good, Is where he should make his effort.

@jacquelinedejong6109

9 жыл бұрын

Gayan Perera you seem so unhappy :-(

@jacquelinedejong6109

9 жыл бұрын

Gayan Perera I wish you happiness and wisdom in your quest to prove the lay people (like me) that your ego is so big :-)

@lordbyron3603

9 жыл бұрын

Hey Gayan Perera, Dude, you are really full of yourself (your-"self"). Come to the teachings of "Anatta" (non-self or no self) to help you break through the thick wall and prison of your own making. Until you do, all your comments, all your advice are coming from a deluded "state of being", coming from this inflated sense of "ego" ... gibberish or nonsense. And as for my own enlightened, I'm far from it. And if I were, I wouldn't proclaim to be either, because then "that" would be coming from my delusion. You need to concern yourself with your own enlightenment, and not others.

@wisa0904

9 жыл бұрын

Gayan Perera when there's no self then there's no I nor you nor them who need convincing...if there's no self there's no need to be vindictive..when there's ego you want to change things or rather in ajahn brahm's words 'cure' things to your likings or dislikings, when you attach yourself and harp on your disliking over something or someone that means you yourself is caught in the delusion of a self..first step to get over delusional 'self' is to "accept things as they are" and not try to attach to thoughts as me, myself and I and be driven by them. only then will you see the truth...that's the real dhamma that lord buddha taught and from how i understand that's the profound meaning behind ajahn brahm's sermon. again no hard feelings on you i just felt like saying this out of compassion, peace! over and out!

Amazingly beautiful Thank you for caring 💟

Thumbs up for liking The Doors :-)

@xee-oo4gf

9 жыл бұрын

absolutely!!!!!

Let's not waste your precious time responding to reply attacking Ajahn Brahm. Instead, use your time and spread Ajahn Brahm teachings of unconditional love and compassion, kindfulness to yourself; and service to others.

My mother was incapable of unconditional love. She was a narcissistic and hence there was trauma, and drama in my upbringing. How does Buddhism address such early damage?

I hope that someday you can come to the central new york usa area. I would love to meet you.

Simply Beautiful.

Thank you :)

I have great appreciation for Ajahn Brahm. He has helped me understand the Dharma better than any other teacher.

Thank you!

Another incredible talk. Sathu Sathu Sathu.

Beautiful

What a beautiful little pond.

Thank you.

It seems like so many people don't accept love, won't let it in. I think that makes it difficult to love sometimes. It's like it is okay if it is within your family, but outside of it, if you say you love someone, some people seem to have strange reactions. Like it is overwhelming or it makes them uncomfortable. Or someone says it, but their actions say otherwise - like they neglect you. What is love? It is sometimes hard to give it, when it doesn't feel like you are getting any yourself and when rejection happens. I think that is why having children is popular. I won't be having any, so I feel like I am in a unique situation, looking for unconditional love when it is almost always automatically there between a mother and a child. I hope I can make enough friends and a partner in life that loves unconditionally. It makes me sad not to have that. Source of my depression, I believe.

@handiherawan_

4 жыл бұрын

Me too, i fell the same way

Thankyou.

❤❤❤

For people who say Ajahn Bramavamso didn't answer the question: People want ready-made answers to believe in. As in the time of the Buddha: "Is there a 'self' or not?" If the Buddha gives a damn answer it becomes a damn belief ... So, the Buddha taught a way to go to see for oneself and not have a belief in a ready-made answer. More often we prefer to have a false certainty than to follow the path. We might think it's more comfortable ... Many thanks to Ajahn Bram for proposing this path of unconditional love, the path of "taking care" to see for ourselves the answer.

I cried with laughter at the 'bad' joke .. Just what I needed thank you.

hes getting warm

People are born to do good. And the way is immortal.

and i think your monastery could do to train staff on dealing with peoples emotions in a sensitive manner

Jokes can only happen among people/others (good or bad). If I think if I got entangled in it/them, that's when I think I was being laughed at or kind of victim of some sorts. I think to be free from entanglement is to learn to see the non-self, no-ego because it takes one to laugh or entangle the other if they are all victims themselves altogether.

One should always be able to ask questions and think for yourself. The religion I was raised in, thinking for yourself and asking questions was not allowed.

I cry sometimes when I feel like my other side of family left me out I wish they can call me tell me that they miss me love me but one day I love this monk saibadi I Jon

and to open the door of your heart to your daughter

There are some really deep things were said in this video.. And why do i feel they are so deep? Because i didn't reached to the earlier stages of understanding yet... so understand slowly.. meditation can help you get there..

Was it after this talk came the advise "Make peace, be kind, be gentle" with others & oneself? The more i know about Ajahn Brahm, the more i revere him. May he be well.

We'll never know why anything exists, just enjoy the ride.

🙏🙏🙏🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️💐

This was the most beautiful talk that I have seen about genuine happiness! I would love to translate it to Portuguese so I could share it with many others who would benefit from it. Is it possible, that I would generate subtitles in Portuguese for this video? Can anyone help me?

I love poppies and use to pick them and hold the stems to a lighter flame it stops the petals spread!😂

Ajahn Brahm, grateful for your illuminating words of wisdom. Like the moon i bask in the reflected glory. It occurred to me during this talk that you love unconditionally when you are still because it reveals the beautiful stillness deep inside all forms in this dance of existence.

Mais ou menos no minuto 37: se você oferecer bondade ao mundo, o mundo te oferece bondade também. Melhor frase da semana. Da vida.

but we don't learn we just go round in circles always repeating the past

Yup can tell this guy is a technical guy!

Our existence in the world is to love ourslf and to love others and lovr the world,is that the answer why we are born?