This was an amazing lecture. I've been dealing with depression for about 11 years and just recently I started to meditate (and sometimes I can't because I feel so depressed, start to wonder what's the point and all that crap...). You go straight to the point here. Thanks for sharing this.
+Felipe Pagliato meditation is wonderful. I noticed significant reduction in both anxiety and depression in 2 weeks of mindfulness meditation. The keep is to keep up. consistent focus, consistent action gets results.
No words can do justice to the value of Ajahn Brahm's teachings. His teachings will be as valuable and relevant even after 100 years. I'm so blessed to hear him. His teachings have helped me in unimaginable ways.
I watched my first Ajahn´s talk 3 weeks ago and i can´t stop watching the videos, specially at night when my day is over. I am glad and grateful that i found this man.
Nat Bacru I too am grateful and so happy to have found Ajahn Brahm and his videos.......it was a Godsend into my life when I really needed it and I know I will be watching them over and over.
I'd like to add-(I just saw the part where he talked about fault-finding in modern society) don't underestimate the effects of media and advertising in the fault-finding phenomenon. They unconsciously and perpetually are sending us the message that we are not good enough in order to fuel our desires to buy products.
Yes, if everyone was happy with their bodies, billion-dollar industries in make-up, weight loss, etc would disappear. It's odd how our society is built around being unhappy to buy things to fix that unhappiness!
i think what you could take from this talk that if you are angry, let it be, if you struck with the pain, let it be, do not fight it, i do not think anyone of them would tell you to be happy about what happened, some things are easier to let go, some not, yours is one of those things that is not easy to let go, so just let be what is, dont fight your anger, be compassionate to your own feelings, i feel sorry for your loss, may you find peace
I don't want to impose on your dialogue, I have chronic depression, I don't know you but I understand you and I feel and share this with you; solidarity :)
Absolutely hysterical that, after an hour proposing that we focus on the positives, that the first question would be to know "Where is your mistake?" And now I am doing the same thing!!!! lol!!!! Thanks for talk.
the problem is when you think about the concert it makes you vulnerable to think about the ending, thereby getting back to square one, which is thinking of what you lost, I guess that's where the trained mind has an advantage.
@MrVoid77: Certain ways of thinking & viewing the world predispose people to depression. As such ways of thinking become habitual, the chances of suffering depression increase. It is best to prevent depression by not getting into such patterns. "The dude there" (Ajahn Brahm) was trying to point out a few such patterns of thought. People with mild depression can hopefully avoid getting severe depression using his ideas. He was not trying to describe some instant cure for depression
@Ashitanoyuki we are not designed to be perfect, our environment expects it off us, if you are an egotist you will play to your environment, if you are a spiritualist external has no influence as the ego is tamed. if someone rejects you for a cause then your attention is focused to that cause, if someone accepts you for that same cause you were rejected for previously suddenly your perception of it bends, the external truths always are false, the internal concrete ones are peaceful and constant.
you see my previous lives are fun to talk about when you feel lonely and depressed just remember when you were Albert Waldron as you kicked a lot of goals for the might of the Norwood Redlegs i remember all the 1800s crowds coming down in their hundreds watching me old Albert Waldron, clinching onto the premiership and i remember when i was Blackbeard the pirate as i sailed those weary seas i was rocking in the boat both up and down geez it was so fun oh yeah then i grabbed some prisoners to
I see the time of this video. 1:11:11. I know that there is an 11 11 phenomenon. I am one of the people that sees that number on a regular basis. Sometimes it is ridiculous how often I see that number. So, what I am thinking, is that because it is a well known phenomenon, that certain people are trying to capitalize on the numbers 11 11. They know that a lot of people are paying attention to that sequence, so they purposely stick it in your face to make one think that this is something I should look at. I hope that this is not what the people that are producing these videos are doing. It's happened more than once on your videos. I have to ask myself; what are the odds of that happening by accident? If this is on purpose, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Chill the fuck out dude. its not uncommon to see a sequence like 11 11 or 22 22 or flipping 666 in many different places if you're constantly looking for it. get checked out if its becoming a thing. check it or deck it thats what i say.
@ray180597 whoa, chill! lol! Don't let it bother you! I know a lot of people for whom Christianity has worked. We are all different and have been brought up in different ways, and different religions work for different people. I know it can be annoying sometimes, but just let it go! :) Besides Thelggy457 here wasn't really disrespectful. He is just trying to promote what he thinks is the right way, and besides he said bless you, so lets bless him too and all be friends, whaddaya say! :D
you see how i stop myself about getting depressed is think about my previous lives, like i was a Norwood Redlegs Aussie Rules football player in the 1800s and when i think about my life being so shit because i haven't joined the footy playing men, i reminise about me as a football player back in the 1800s, and that makes me feel so much better, and when i worry about having evil thoughts, i look back deeper in my previous lives and remember being Blackbead the pirate
take aboard my ship and after that i remember the time they cut off my frieaken head it all came to an end when they hung my head on a rope on a ship and i have had other lives too, and i will have more after i die so let's party and have a lot of fun everybody get down, it's up there for buddhism
We're lucky indeed! Think of all the millions, even billions of people in the past who didn't have the chance to know and learn from such teachers. I feel luckier than whatever emperor in the past!
@@user-gj4hn1hl2q Yes ! Diagnosed November 14, 2021 ! Triple Hit, Stage 4 DLBCL with Cachexia, Ascites and Lymphedema ravaging my body. Doctors gave me 4-6 months; but like said 10 years ago - I must have good “karma “! Because I’m still alive and am now in remission - 16 months !
Today I happened upon Ajahn Brahm! I have been feeling blue, and although I cried, I also laughed, my mood shifted to a higher vibration, such a wonderful way to start my day! I have been trying too hard, it seems my entire life, it’s tiring! I don’t have to do that!! I am deserving ❤️
Years ago I found Ajahn Brahms videos and applied his wisdom but I lost the habit. Now I am in urgent need of it again and thankfully it’s still all here ready to help.
Negative thinking is a major cause of my depression. My life sucks, my job sucks. But I have my health, a roof over my head, and I never worry about going hungry. Sometimes just changing our perspective can change things.
I've had depression off and on for years. People could say do this or do that but somehow, Ajahn Braham's examples and maybe the way he teaches, really get the point across. Things like having people tell me, "Be strong", "Pull yourself up", "Don't think about it", "We all get down & out, just get over it", "Don't focus on the negative".....none of that works. I finally realize that it is my focus and I was always worrying about way too much (negative state). I focused on the past with all the bad stuff (negative state)....forgetting all the good (positive state). I see now that was not the way. Thank you Ajahn Brahm.
X fault finding X craving X desire 998 Bricks and 2 bad bricks anology X obsessed with what is wrong 2 Chicken farmer...one collected shit and took to home...one collected egg and made omlette... Cherish good things that have happened to you.. Learn more from success of past..not from mistake.. This too shall pass Enjoy the game
This is an insanely good talk, one of Ajahn Brahm’s best. He hits a lot of the points that are commonly mentioned in cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, and his stories are compelling.
Have you tried developing Metta towards oneself?, self-criticism can be a root cause of depression, also i would recommend taking a look at 'the five hindrances' on Wikipedia. The human psyche is so complex but Buddhism shows the path to happiness but nobody can do it for you. ''To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.''
Thank you Ajahn Brahm, I was actually searching for talks about depression because I noticed I've been wasting too much time upset about something bad but I just didn't know how to get out of this depression. Then I found this speech, and the story about the two chicken farmers really helped me a lot. And so did all the other simple yet so enlightening little stories. Thank you.
Four months ago, I befriended someone. The first month was terrific. We had fun when we were together. It was a match made in Heaven. By the second month, he began to criticize me finding faults in everything I did. In the third month, his criticisms were down right abusive. I started seeing him les and less. By the end of the fourth month I terminated our friendship and haven’t spoken to him since. Who needs these kinds if people ... I certainly don’t. So if you want to be my friend, treat me with respect and dignity ... otherwise, get off my boat!!
I agree. People try harder and harder to change. But what they don't understand is that they first have to let go. Change comes almost naturally then. You still have to put work in but you don't do it anymore to get away from sth. You are just in the moment. If you try to force change, it almost always gets worse.
I've got a good cure for (mild) depression...purchase a copy of "Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond" by Ajahn Brahm, read it and practise anapanasati every morning of your life...works for me, anyway.
Concerning the "two bad bricks", it reminds me of a LOGIC 101 professor I had in college. I filled out many boxes (there must have been at least 50 or so), with 48 of my responses being correct. He wound up giving me 80%, which I thought was unfair. For every error, one must (logically) count every correct response as well. So my score should have been 96% because I nailed 48 out of 50. And yes, I could tell (generally) that the professor was extremely negative; he had negative vibes, tending to be quite fault-finding.
Thank you for your insight & guidance. More than you can ever know I am grateful. I don't want to imagine where I would be without your message of hope & understanding. It works! It works!
My life Is really great - I own my place, I have a decent job, my health is almost perfect, I have friends that I can trust, I'm pretty much stable.. But I feel like everything's going too well, and I haven't leant appreciate it all. I subconsciously create and seek problems. Why Is that? Is it because I'm young? Am I posessed? My brain just can't live without some "evil" from time to time..
This is such a great teaching! I will watch it again and again. I feel elated to come to the truth that my depression will also pass. I have been stuck and like a rock on a hill I just needed a good push to get moving again. I will watch all your other videos. Thanks. Tashi Delek.
i find so many of my own doings in his talk i often want to burn everything because of two damn crooked bricks why do i have to feel like my youth is being wasted, i regret not having any friends or lovers, all i do is hibernate, leech and be paralyzed by circumstance, i feel imprisoned yet in my heart of hearts i know i could be blissfully happy if only i decided so, i've been there already then why is it so hard?!
Honestly, I don't know how many times me and other people tell me that things will "Pass" I'm still depressed after 2 years, shit doesn't pass, at all.
Agreed no point carrying totally useless baggage.Sometimes one can learn from ones mistakes and put a verbal positive spin resolution to improve without dwelling in negativity.
I've listened to several of his dhamma talks and I must say he's one of the best I've heard.I don't often get to hear the dhamma talks in english so its a nice change, and I glad i get the opportunity to listen to your videos. its greatly appreciated. thank you and keep up the good work you deserve it :]
@TheIggy457 Hardly 100%... what about all the millions of people who tried and then became (or stayed) agnostic or atheist or found a different religion instead?
The thing with Buddhism that I struggle with is that there's all this talk of nibanna, joyful blissful states, jhanas, peace, happiness etc but then youre told you musnt desire any of those things. If youre human then obviously you will desire them. Its a carrot on a stick much like Christianity in the way they tell you that youre not praying hard enough or that your faith isnt strong enough. Personally i have experienced some very mind blowing states meditating but only on retreat and experiencing such states made me want them even more! Its true that we must keep letting go but its a very difficult paradix to grasp especially for the uninitiated.
"Human mind is naturally fault finding" With ourselves AND others. This is why forgivness FOR ourselves AND others is soooooo important when the tendancy is to "salt into the wounds" of other people and not letting them off the hook when they've fallen short.
Depression... follow some one for 20 years and be promised protection only to find out the b person you adore is not enlightened at all! Only cares about 🤑💲💰💸💶💵💷
so, ....wanting and craving mental health is keeping me stuck in depression? are buddhist principles a realistic way of living for those of us with impaired- ---(traditionally) treatment resistant mental health?
I’ve suffered from clinical depression for years, tried everything however I trust this man his words his wisdom. He gives me hope
Thankyou so much venerable thero Ajhan Brahm🙏🙏🙏😇
This was an amazing lecture. I've been dealing with depression for about 11 years and just recently I started to meditate (and sometimes I can't because I feel so depressed, start to wonder what's the point and all that crap...). You go straight to the point here. Thanks for sharing this.
+Felipe Pagliato meditation is wonderful. I noticed significant reduction in both anxiety and depression in 2 weeks of mindfulness meditation. The keep is to keep up. consistent focus, consistent action gets results.
how are you feeling now?
Felipe Pagliato
Same with me
We were taught in school to discourage praise as it might lead to pride...there's so much to unlearn. Thank you so much!
Changed my life, thank you Ajahn Brahm.
No words can do justice to the value of Ajahn Brahm's teachings. His teachings will be as valuable and relevant even after 100 years. I'm so blessed to hear him. His teachings have helped me in unimaginable ways.
I watched my first Ajahn´s talk 3 weeks ago and i can´t stop watching the videos, specially at night when my day is over. I am glad and grateful that i found this man.
Nat Bacru I too am grateful and so happy to have found Ajahn Brahm and his videos.......it was a Godsend into my life when I really needed it and I know I will be watching them over and over.
Sadhu. Sadhu. Saaaadhu! Thank you Ajahn Brahm and team for putting up this video! ( :
I'd like to add-(I just saw the part where he talked about fault-finding in modern society) don't underestimate the effects of media and advertising in the fault-finding phenomenon.
They unconsciously and perpetually are sending us the message that we are not good enough in order to fuel our desires to buy products.
Yes, if everyone was happy with their bodies, billion-dollar industries in make-up, weight loss, etc would disappear. It's odd how our society is built around being unhappy to buy things to fix that unhappiness!
Thanks for this video! My words can't describe the meaning of those kinds of videos in people's lifes.
thank you very much i need to hear this so gratful
Wise words. Thank you!
Very good talk, very insightful it opened my eyes to a lot of things, thank you very much.
Thank you for this, I really needed to hear this
i think what you could take from this talk that if you are angry, let it be, if you struck with the pain, let it be, do not fight it, i do not think anyone of them would tell you to be happy about what happened, some things are easier to let go, some not, yours is one of those things that is not easy to let go, so just let be what is, dont fight your anger, be compassionate to your own feelings, i feel sorry for your loss, may you find peace
I don't want to impose on your dialogue, I have chronic depression, I don't know you but I understand you and I feel and share this with you; solidarity :)
Great talk
Absolutely hysterical that, after an hour proposing that we focus on the positives, that the first question would be to know "Where is your mistake?" And now I am doing the same thing!!!! lol!!!! Thanks for talk.
the problem is when you think about the concert it makes you vulnerable to think about the ending, thereby getting back to square one, which is thinking of what you lost, I guess that's where the trained mind has an advantage.
Wow, genius ❤
@MrVoid77: Certain ways of thinking & viewing the world predispose people to depression. As such ways of thinking become habitual, the chances of suffering depression increase. It is best to prevent depression by not getting into such patterns. "The dude there" (Ajahn Brahm) was trying to point out a few such patterns of thought. People with mild depression can hopefully avoid getting severe depression using his ideas. He was not trying to describe some instant cure for depression
Thx I needed the brick story.
Ajahn Brahm is a Buddha
อนุโมทนาสาธุสาธุสาธุค่ะท่าน
@ctyuang he follows the path that the buddha showed 2554 years ago.
Oloooooooooooooo
hi
That picture is his late teacher in Thailand, Ajarn Chaah.
@JohnCKimbrough Well said!
@Ashitanoyuki we are not designed to be perfect, our environment expects it off us, if you are an egotist you will play to your environment, if you are a spiritualist external has no influence as the ego is tamed. if someone rejects you for a cause then your attention is focused to that cause, if someone accepts you for that same cause you were rejected for previously suddenly your perception of it bends, the external truths always are false, the internal concrete ones are peaceful and constant.
@ctyuang
He spent a lot of time alone getting to know himself. And what he found to help himself he uses to help us like a noble Bodhisattva.
i understand you im here if you ever need to talk to anyone hello from australia im the same my friend
🙏👏❤️
you see my previous lives
are fun to talk about
when you feel lonely and depressed
just remember when you were Albert Waldron
as you kicked a lot of goals
for the might of the Norwood Redlegs
i remember all the 1800s crowds coming down in their hundreds
watching me old Albert Waldron, clinching onto the premiership
and i remember when i was Blackbeard the pirate
as i sailed those weary seas
i was rocking in the boat both up and down
geez it was so fun oh yeah
then i grabbed some prisoners to
Gang of youths
May be good,time consuming,some what intersecting,it's easy to say,hard to practice.------
I see the time of this video. 1:11:11. I know that there is an 11 11 phenomenon. I am one of the people that sees that number on a regular basis. Sometimes it is ridiculous how often I see that number. So, what I am thinking, is that because it is a well known phenomenon, that certain people are trying to capitalize on the numbers 11 11. They know that a lot of people are paying attention to that sequence, so they purposely stick it in your face to make one think that this is something I should look at. I hope that this is not what the people that are producing these videos are doing. It's happened more than once on your videos. I have to ask myself; what are the odds of that happening by accident? If this is on purpose, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Chill the fuck out dude. its not uncommon to see a sequence like 11 11 or 22 22 or flipping 666 in many different places if you're constantly looking for it. get checked out if its becoming a thing. check it or deck it thats what i say.
@ray180597 whoa, chill! lol! Don't let it bother you!
I know a lot of people for whom Christianity has worked. We are all different and have been brought up in different ways, and different religions work for different people. I know it can be annoying sometimes, but just let it go! :)
Besides Thelggy457 here wasn't really disrespectful. He is just trying to promote what he thinks is the right way, and besides he said bless you, so lets bless him too and all be friends, whaddaya say! :D
you see how i stop myself about getting depressed is think about my previous lives, like i was a Norwood Redlegs Aussie Rules football player in the 1800s and when i think about my life being so shit because i haven't joined the footy playing men, i reminise about me as a football player back in the 1800s, and that makes me feel so much better, and when i worry about having evil thoughts, i look back deeper in my previous lives and remember being Blackbead the pirate
take aboard my ship and after that i remember
the time they cut off my frieaken head
it all came to an end when they hung my head on a rope on a ship
and i have had other lives too, and i will have more after i die
so let's party and have a lot of fun
everybody get down, it's up there for buddhism
@ray180597 Awwww.. come on! thats a little harsh!
Life is shit. Or, as the Buddhist say, dukkha... :P
Whys all the bible bashers on here? Budha would kick jesus' ass
I must have "good" karma. To hear Ajahn Brahm's teaching in my life time, this life time is indeed good karma.
We're lucky indeed! Think of all the millions, even billions of people in the past who didn't have the chance to know and learn from such teachers. I feel luckier than whatever emperor in the past!
I feel the same way every time I finish watching one of his talks here with the widest smile on my face.
Don't you have cancer...
@@user-gj4hn1hl2q Yes ! Diagnosed November 14, 2021 ! Triple Hit, Stage 4 DLBCL with Cachexia, Ascites and Lymphedema ravaging my body. Doctors gave me 4-6 months; but like said 10 years ago - I must have good “karma “! Because I’m still alive and am now in remission - 16 months !
Today I happened upon Ajahn Brahm! I have been feeling blue, and although I cried, I also laughed, my mood shifted to a higher vibration, such a wonderful way to start my day!
I have been trying too hard, it seems my entire life, it’s tiring! I don’t have to do that!! I am deserving ❤️
Modern lifestyle, especially urban. We try too hard. Ajahn is such a relief to the spirit
When things get dark and low and I can't seem to dig out, this is where I turn, just Ajahn's voice alone is soothing and healing to me.
Me too 🙏🙋♀️❤️
Same!!! I'm going to see if I can listen to a dhamma talk even when I'm happy so I can remind myself to stay aware ❤
Same here. Sadhu Sadhu!
I hope things are okay with you
Years ago I found Ajahn Brahms videos and applied his wisdom but I lost the habit. Now I am in urgent need of it again and thankfully it’s still all here ready to help.
Negative thinking is a major cause of my depression. My life sucks, my job sucks. But I have my health, a roof over my head, and I never worry about going hungry. Sometimes just changing our perspective can change things.
I've had depression off and on for years. People could say do this or do that but somehow, Ajahn Braham's examples and maybe the way he teaches, really get the point across. Things like having people tell me, "Be strong", "Pull yourself up", "Don't think about it", "We all get down & out, just get over it", "Don't focus on the negative".....none of that works. I finally realize that it is my focus and I was always worrying about way too much (negative state). I focused on the past with all the bad stuff (negative state)....forgetting all the good (positive state). I see now that was not the way. Thank you Ajahn Brahm.
It's because he is speaking from a place of compassion
Collect eggs in the basket, not shit😊
He is a wonderful teacher with sincere compassion. He is a real thing.❤
X fault finding
X craving
X desire
998 Bricks and 2 bad bricks anology
X obsessed with what is wrong
2 Chicken farmer...one collected shit and took to home...one collected egg and made omlette...
Cherish good things that have happened to you..
Learn more from success of past..not from mistake..
This too shall pass
Enjoy the game
This is an insanely good talk, one of Ajahn Brahm’s best. He hits a lot of the points that are commonly mentioned in cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, and his stories are compelling.
His lectures are fantastic. He speaks truthfully and intelligently. What an amazing man.
I agree! I’m a Kadampa Buddhist and they have great teachers but this monk is fantastic and fun!! So approachable.
Have you tried developing Metta towards oneself?, self-criticism can be a root cause of depression, also i would recommend taking a look at 'the five hindrances' on Wikipedia. The human psyche is so complex but Buddhism shows the path to happiness but nobody can do it for you.
''To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.''
Thank you Ajahn Brahm, I was actually searching for talks about depression because I noticed I've been wasting too much time upset about something bad but I just didn't know how to get out of this depression. Then I found this speech, and the story about the two chicken farmers really helped me a lot. And so did all the other simple yet so enlightening little stories. Thank you.
Four months ago, I befriended someone. The first month was terrific. We had fun when we were together. It was a match made in Heaven. By the second month, he began to criticize me finding faults in everything I did. In the third month, his criticisms were down right abusive. I started seeing him les and less. By the end of the fourth month I terminated our friendship and haven’t spoken to him since. Who needs these kinds if people ... I certainly don’t. So if you want to be my friend, treat me with respect and dignity ... otherwise, get off my boat!!
I love 44:55 "That's so much crap isn't it". Yes!!! This is what I have been saying.
I agree. People try harder and harder to change. But what they don't understand is that they first have to let go. Change comes almost naturally then. You still have to put work in but you don't do it anymore to get away from sth. You are just in the moment.
If you try to force change, it almost always gets worse.
Thank you, I am currently going through depression and this was a very helpful talk.
I've got a good cure for (mild) depression...purchase a copy of "Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond" by Ajahn Brahm, read it and practise anapanasati every morning of your life...works for me, anyway.
Concerning the "two bad bricks", it reminds me of a LOGIC 101 professor I had in college. I filled out many boxes (there must have been at least 50 or so), with 48 of my responses being correct. He wound up giving me 80%, which I thought was unfair. For every error, one must (logically) count every correct response as well. So my score should have been 96% because I nailed 48 out of 50. And yes, I could tell (generally) that the professor was extremely negative; he had negative vibes, tending to be quite fault-finding.
if only more of our priests back in lanka were as enlightened as you
I truly admire Ajahn Brahm. What has this man done to earn himself this kinda wisdom?
You are very wise . Great words of encouragement .
Thank you for your insight & guidance. More than you can ever know I am grateful. I don't want to imagine where I would be without your message of hope & understanding. It works! It works!
I honestly thought that this would be a waste of my time, but I ended up taking away quite a bit of new knowledge from this video. Thank you!
Remember when we were just kids and all we wanted was a sunny day or to snow during the winter?
Ajahn Brahm ALWAYS hits the nail on the head....I know attachment is bad and all....but I LOVE AJAHN BRAHM!!
I was deeply moved to tears by this lesson. Thank you for the invaluable truth.
My life Is really great - I own my place, I have a decent job, my health is almost perfect, I have friends that I can trust, I'm pretty much stable..
But I feel like everything's going too well, and I haven't leant appreciate it all. I subconsciously create and seek problems. Why Is that? Is it because I'm young? Am I posessed? My brain just can't live without some "evil" from time to time..
Thank you for your talks, I'm enjoying them all!
42:50 Australia will never win a World Cup... and Poland neither. As Polish I know exactly it's not gonna happen 😄
Hvala vam što ste podjelili sa nama.
Major Depression is indeed not the same as depression(sadness). But with proper medical treatment, Buddha dhamma is still very effective CBT.
These talks always leave me smiling even when I’m in my most negative state of mind
This is such a great teaching! I will watch it again and again. I feel elated to come to the truth that my depression will also pass. I have been stuck and like a rock on a hill I just needed a good push to get moving again. I will watch all your other videos. Thanks. Tashi Delek.
"This too shall pass" nothing is permanent in this find happiness
its a shame i don't have the funds to travel to see Ajahn Brahm in person and hear his talks. youtube will have to do until than.
i love the 998 good bricks
I love the other two also :)
+Jose Iparraguirre :)
i find so many of my own doings in his talk
i often want to burn everything because of two damn crooked bricks
why do i have to feel like my youth is being wasted, i regret not having any friends or lovers, all i do is hibernate, leech and be paralyzed by circumstance, i feel imprisoned
yet in my heart of hearts i know i could be blissfully happy
if only i decided so, i've been there already
then why is it so hard?!
thanks very touching
Watching this at the psychiatric ward.
One of his best speeches.❤ with many of his classical stories.
Honestly, I don't know how many times me and other people tell me that things will "Pass"
I'm still depressed after 2 years, shit doesn't pass, at all.
Amazing talk as always! :)
I don't think I am depressed, I feel like my world is turning upside down, out of place, clueless
Agreed no point carrying totally useless baggage.Sometimes one can learn from ones mistakes and put a verbal positive spin resolution to improve without dwelling in negativity.
wow...this was amazing.
Beautiful talk. It made me tear up.
I've listened to several of his dhamma talks and I must say he's one of the best I've heard.I don't often get to hear the dhamma talks in english so its a nice change, and I glad i get the opportunity to listen to your videos. its greatly appreciated. thank you and keep up the good work you deserve it :]
thank u so very much
Ajahn Brahm's discussion on loneliness is worth watching. I have gone back to watch it more than once.
Thank you so much for people who made a lot of work for the subtitles. 🙇🙇🙏🏻🙇🙏🏻🙇Ajahn Brahm
@TheIggy457
Hardly 100%... what about all the millions of people who tried and then became (or stayed) agnostic or atheist or found a different religion instead?
SPOILER ALERT: Superman and Clark Kent are the same person.
Running
Daudana
Correr
Corriente
Sprinting
Thank you, I needed to hear this!
This is the second time I've seen this talk, and I'm remembering why this is one of my favorite talks he's ever given. Thank you Ajahn Brahm!
i love this guy
The thing with Buddhism that I struggle with is that there's all this talk of nibanna, joyful blissful states, jhanas, peace, happiness etc but then youre told you musnt desire any of those things. If youre human then obviously you will desire them. Its a carrot on a stick much like Christianity in the way they tell you that youre not praying hard enough or that your faith isnt strong enough. Personally i have experienced some very mind blowing states meditating but only on retreat and experiencing such states made me want them even more! Its true that we must keep letting go but its a very difficult paradix to grasp especially for the uninitiated.
"Human mind is naturally fault finding"
With ourselves AND others. This is why forgivness FOR ourselves AND others is soooooo important when the tendancy is to "salt into the wounds" of other people and not letting them off the hook when they've fallen short.
I am so thank full to ven ajahn brahmawanso for his advises and I also thank you to the person who upload this clip to you tupe.
Depression... follow some one for 20 years and be promised protection only to find out the b person you adore is not enlightened at all! Only cares about 🤑💲💰💸💶💵💷
so, ....wanting and craving mental health is keeping me stuck in depression? are buddhist principles a realistic way of living for those of us with impaired- ---(traditionally) treatment resistant mental health?