UPs
& DOWNs In Life
Oct 10,
2006
English
Public Talk by Ajahn Brahm
Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery Western
Australia
The following two tracks were recordings
of Ajahn Brahm's talk at the AUA Auditorium,
Bangkok on 10th October 2006 entitled
"The UPs and DOWNs In Life".
Bangkok on 10th October was struck by
the heaviest rainstorm of the season.
The heavy floodings caused some inconvenience
to some people, but once the dhamma
talk got started, the rest was just
smooth sailing and fascinating as ever.
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After the talk entitled "The Ups
and Downs in Life" by Ajahn Brahm
at the AUA in Bangkok on 10th October
2006, Ms. Nissara Horayangura, a freelance
journalist, kindly and studiously produced
a transcript of the talk, together with
a summary. On behalf of all the lay
followers of Ajahn Brahm, we would like
to express our sincere appreciation
to Khun Nissara for her great effort
in contributing to the dissemination
of the Dhamma dana.
Click
here to read a transcript of the talk
Click
here to read a summary
And also, here are two more articles
written by Nissara Horayangura published
in The Bangkok Post on Oct 29, 2006
:
Tales
of happiness
The
man behind the mission
To learn more about what a member of
the press thought about Ajahn Brahm,
here is an article written by Nissara
Horayangura published in The Bangkok
Post in January 2006. Please click here
to read.
Opening
The Door of Your Heart
By Ajahn Brahm
The Buddhist tales of hope, forgiveness, freedom from fear and overcoming pain
cleverly relate the timeless wisdom
of the Buddha's teachings and the
path to true happiness.
The book has been translated into
8 languages. The lastest being tranlated
into Thai is entitled 'ชวนม่วนชื่น'.
About
Ajahn Brahm
Born in London in 1951, Ajahn Brahm
regarded himself a Buddhist at the
age of 17 after he discoverd Buddhist
while browsing on the wrong shelves
if a London bookshop. Buddhism, especially
meditation, prevented him from wrecking
himself through many popular indulgences
of the time. After he graduated from
Cambridge University in Theoretical
Physics, he ordained as a monk in
Bangkok and trained in a forest meditation
tradition under renowned Ajahn Chah
at Wat Nong Pah Pong, Ubon Rachathani.
In 1983 he was invited to Australia
to set up the Bodhinyana Monastery
in Serpentine, Western Australia.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary
of his Majesty the King's accesion
to the throne, Ajahn Brahm was granted
the ecclesiastical title of Phra Visutisangvornthera
on June 10th, 2006. He has been a
monk for 32 years.
Ajahn Brahm's speech is thoughtful,
funny and enlightening. He has taught
timeless Buddhist philosophy around
the world to all walks of life, inspired
millions by his teaching, conduct
and practice.
More talks can be downloaded
from:
www.bswa.org
www.thawsischool.com
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