1994 Rains Retreat (3/12) | The Necessity of Jhana for True Insight | Ajahn Brahm

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  9/12 :  Pointing the Mind in the Right Direction – 3 October 1994. See the full set  here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Ko-fi. (The BSWA is now using Ko-fi instead of Patreon, please switch over if you are currently using Patreon).   To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  8/12 :  Calming The Thinking Mind – 27 September 1994. See the full set  here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Ko-fi. (The BSWA is now using Ko-fi instead of Patreon, please switch over if you are currently using Patreon).   To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha. Track 7/12: Restraint of Asavas – 18th September 1994. See the full set here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track 6/12: Mindfulness as a Factor of the Path (Sati-Sampajanna) – 4th September 1994. See the full set here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 2 from the Digha Nikaya: Sāmaññaphala Sutta, "The Fruits of the Ascetic Life". This is part 6. Find the full series here. Read DN2 on Sutta Central here. "The newly crowned King Ajātasattu is disturbed by the violent means by which he achieved the crown. He visits the Buddha to find peace of mind, and asks him about the benefits of spiritual practice. This is one of the greatest literary and spiritual texts of early Buddhism", Sutta Central. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean. You can read suttas online at SuttaCentral or Access to Insight

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  5/12:  Right Thought, Right Speech and Right Action – 28 August 1994. See the full set  here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.   Track  4/12 :  Right Understanding Foundation Of Right Practice – 21 August 1994. See the full set  here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha. Track 2/12: Anapanasati Leading to Jhanas – 14th August 1994. See the full set here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha. Track 2/12: Anapanasati Leading to Jhanas – 8th August 1994. See the full set here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.

Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha. Track 1/12: Foundations of Jhana – 31st July 1994. See the full set here. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon. To find and download more precious Dhamma teachings, visit the BSWA teachings page: https://bswa.org/teachings/, choose the teaching you want and click on the audio to open it up on Podbean.