Matters of the mind - Finding the calm in the storm (A talk by Ajahn Brahm)
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- Опубліковано 6 лис 2014
- Recording of Ajahn Brahm's "Matters of the Mind" talk at the Parkroyal Hotel, Parramatta.
About the Speaker: Ajahn Brahm is a self- described meditation junkie who says meditation is better than sex. He was born and educated in the West but trained as a Therawada Buddhist monk in the East. This rare combination of Cambridge Education and Thai Forest Tradition training, together with his English humour has gifted him an unmatched capacity to reach the hearts of people at all levels.
Organisers: Friends of Bhante Sujato, a small group of volunteers who arrange regular meditation classes in Sydney is organising this event.
He is a jolly monk. He teaches like no other and his funny stories carry deep deep meaning. I am blessed.
I just love to listen and learn from Ajahn Brahm, my modern Father of Buddhism!
Never do today what you can put off til tomorrow.....BRILLIANT!!!!!
Be mindful; not as easy as it looks. A life's goal for me, respecting myself and what I am going through with peace. Thank you.
As a healthcare worker I needed to hear this…especially now. We are in a crucible. These are hard days for most of us.
Since i discovered coincidently Ajahn Brahm, my life changed crucially. i used to try for it with philosophy and psychoanalysis... but there was always something missing. i felt like i found that in buddhism. Ajahn Brahm's dharma talk came with me in this journey.
how much i am grateful for it beyond all words i could describe.
+Clair. A. Park so happy he could help you like he has my life. i highly recomend his book the art of disapearing, its absolutly amazing
The best discoveries are accidental.... I can name quite a few elements of the periodic table.
+Clair. A. Park Exactly how it happened for me too. So Thankful :)
+Clair. A. Park I came across his first video accidentally from Eckhart Tolle's videos. They are both very necessary for a complete Truth (and to fill in the missing parts perfectly ). They provide such peace and stillness, I never believed could exist on this planet full of so much pain and suffering...After these talks, we just don't have the excuse anymore... but that is such a relief and the best part is - once we realize the real truth, there isn't even anything to forgive for, to ourselves or others. I Love that part the most, it was such a heavy burden before . .. :)
Luna L You need to watch an old guy whose name is Sadhguru Vasudev. 90% of that he says is pure wisdom, and 10 % comedy and entertainment. That is a very good balance.
All that stillness and meditation gives them mental clarity, insight and wisdom. That’s why we go to these spiritually elevated people for answers.
after having a tough week I decided to look for relaxing talks on UA-cam and found this one. I enjoyed this very much & will watch the others as well. thank you
"Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow" And then i hit pause, added to watch later, and decided to go to bed early ^^
Absolutely love Ajahn ❤️ I listen every day few hours his talks and they have helped me so much
Ajahn Brahm has completely changed my perspective of the world for the better. Thank you so much.
I am finally recovering from my eating disorder after 18 years. Ajahn reminds me that i am not my body, I am not my thoughts... I am deeper than that and my pain is the earths pain. Sadhu sadhu sadhu ❤️
Kudos to you. I have had an eating disorder for over 40 years, actually a miracle that I am still alive. Ajahn Brahms teaching would have helped me years earlier if I had known of him, You are indeed much more then your body or your thoughts, you are magnificent just as you are.,
Simply wonderful talk. " care" for the moment- not " cure" . Even the negativities. it will melt away. And you will have peace.
Thank you Ajhan for this wonderful wisdom.
My stress just flew away with this talk. Thank you Venerable Ajahn Brahm. I am ever grateful to you.
Agreed. Every time i listen to brahm my stress get relived
I am so stressed and depressed with covid situation with people dying.. being a doctor its so hard.. Thank you Ven Ajahn Brahm so much.. i cant cure.. i will try to care from now on..
Amazing talk! Thank you Ajahn Brahm. You are a true blessing to mankind...
I really enjoy talks by Acharn Brahm and this one is worth sharing, especially with non buddhists or people who don't normally listen to Dhamma talks.
I was confused in my life, couldn't get what I was looking for in all religions, I now have found what really the meaning of life is, I don't get bored about life anymore, it's real life what he talks about, love life now! it's amazing
One of the best talk I have listened to, so far. Thank you!!!
wocmultimedia all of his are excellent!
Ajahm Brahm is absolutely marvelous.
Ajahn Brahm 👍👍🙏🙏🙏❤️ Alive, relevant, wise and compassionate Dharma
Very inspirational! Thank you for sharing :)
As a Christian, I concur with with Mr Monk. Stillness is rare in our world, yes human doings and not being. There are commonalities in all faiths of stillness and looking after oneself and being in the moment.
Care instead of cure, love it😊
I planned to find my cure my mental breakdown before I came, now it has been taken care of. Thank you Ajahn Brahm. I will treat people in front of me with care no matter what they have done to me...
absolutely gorgeous talk, thank you!
This is one of the best videos from Ajahn Brahm thank you soo much.
I’d love to sit next to Ajahn Brahm on one of these 7+ hour long flights.
One of your best Ajahn!
love you ajahn brahm!
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love those talks . thanks !
At last we have a positive way of looking at life in the modern western world. I still predict loads of depression for the west as old age approaches. While on Asia and Africa age is admired with respect, in the west it is a bad thing to be called old. While the thought never arose in my mind that I was young when I was young, nowadays young people are aware that they are young and carry it in their minds. God alone knows how they will hate themselves at old age. Letting go now is the key.
I agree with everything you said..except...the except last..I have given though to this myself and feel empathy for elderly who I have seen are used to make money for people not their family caring for them, and not respected, and so strongly disagree with so many of my own cultures beliefs..I agree except....those young people just " might" mature and learn a better way? Isn't that possible always stay positive??
kimberly huffman I agree with you, but habits die hard, when it comes to the young people of the west. Moreover, the society and the media is making "being old" a disgusting thing. At work I talked abut how an uncle helped me, then later I said that my uncle is now very old. They interpreted it that I was insulting him and advised my not to say such a thing about my uncle. Then they asked me his age, I said 92, then they said "but he has a young spirit", when they do not even know me, let alone my uncle. In my culture, we do not even call our friend's mother by their name like "Susan". We call them mum. That is the pride that age has in my culture. The west is rich and more developed, and more intelligent, but these things have come with a price. Why should I be young all my life, and be in love all my life, and have sex till 100 years? This is asking too much. In Africa and Asia environment is harsh, so it is flight or fight. People do not have that luxury of holding hands and kissing on the streets. Husband and wife have sex quickly and then worry about other things. Yet, they are happy.
the mind is like a gyroscope; it never goes in the direction you push it
May all beings be happy, may the Buddhist rule prevail.
Thank you "Mr. Monk" : )
Thank you!
so enlightening!
I love care instead cure, great mind blowing idea
Thank you so much
Wonderful talk! Thank you:)
Thank you Ajahn
Beautifully simple.
I've got the message Cure vs.Care, it's fascinating!
Great work supporting female monastics 🙏🙏🙏
Great Talk.
Relax light...simply awesome!!
bhai santosh pal phechana..
Santosh from shajapur? The cricketer?
ha bhai
bhai apna no send kar
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work work work work.. didnt know that ajahn bram is Rihannas main inspiration!!! work work work ...
hHaahahahahahhaahhahaa 😭😭💕❤️❤️
Hahaha!
Your name is very interesting... In Cambodia, Ajahn Brahm (អាចារ្យ ប្រាំ) mean five spiritual teachers ... Finding the calm in the storm is only just the beginning, the most important is discernment of cause of storm creation and of extinction cause of existing storms via insight.. The ultimately is knowing the law of "cause of mind creation and the extinction of existing mind" without belief, but through clear insight in which the door of Nirvana is opened for us, freedom and joyful. Note: mind is composed of feeling, perception, mental formation and consciousness..
Wow :)
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🙏🙏🙏sadhu sadhu sadhu
" stillness is my friend".......
sadhu. Sadhu.Sadhu. Thank you.
Bích Lộc Vũ SSSAaaa doo, SSSSSSAAAAAAAAA Dooo, SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! as ajahn brahm would do it!
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Thank you for sharing. Out of curiosity, what happened to the Q & A of the talk. Would love to see it if you can upload. With metta
He says he can "let go very quickly" when he is stressed. How do you do that in the moment besides meditating?
Recognising feelings as feelings, that they are not permanent, but just a process. The mindfulness of these emotions makes these negative feelings subside. The point is letting go, not rejecting/pushing away the negative feelings. Having metta(loving kindness and generosity) for your negative feelings. :)
Being aware of your sensations. Whatever sensation the negative thought generate just be aware of it without any judgement, it will eventually pass. It will be difficult at the beginning but once you start doing it and become comfortable with it you will be able to 'let go very quickly' whenever you are stressed.
Practice stopping
Care not cure 🙏🏼 that is the medicine for curing 😊 not to rush , flow with your mind and all that is going on in your life right now , care for yourself 🙏🏼👌🏽
be a visitor of your mind, not owner, then youre free, no responsibilities. then its fun. stop trying to change your mind, fix it up.
Great talk as always .Thank you .Now ,I have a question that I can't find he answer myself.He says not to fight and not to get rid of the state of the mind we are in right now.How to make peace with my insecurity when it's ruining my life?What does that mean?
im no expert but he says to be mindful of those states of mind and dont fight them. you only make them worse by fighting them..?
Thank you .Will try and become more mindful.Will put my insecurity down to rest...
izabelisima just keep listening to his talks. he has all the answers. you can "get it" in one sentence and in one second. no effort.
thank you ,i did Find it and I do feel much better abut myself...now let's let the other ''things''float away ...:)
I want to meet ajha bram bhante
gem in last minute: "care for this moment. not trying to get rid of things. sit still while the world is changing around you. why? because you dont fight. you care. and then the world changes. thats the way you find peace even in the turmoil of life. the world around you is turmoil but you are in the center of stillness." to clarify: when he said the world is changing around you and then said with your stillness the world changes i think he meant it changes to more stillness with you.
0:38:18 “Instead of [thinking] ‘when is Ajahn Chah going to stop,’ this little novice thought, ‘when am I going to stop?’ And the little novice stopped.”
Wonderful.
Pardon me, but what is a berkuni, that Ajahn Brahn has referred to on a number of occasions?
Sar Edwards A bhikkhuni is a fully ordained buddhist nun
Sar Edwards that's ajahn brahms funny brittish accent. he says "thinkink" for thinking. all words ending in "ing" he says "ink". bukkhini, he says berkini.
love you ajahn brahm!
Scut Farkus dont need the big "fully ordained" words, too serious!
Thanks for your explanations. Lol @ hiso's comment on the funny British accent! Being a Brit myself I never noticed anything funny about it but you made me chuckle anyway.
Bhikkuni is a nun.
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wholesome speeches no doubt. !
only one minus thing ajahn brahm speaks too fast .
Strange, l don't think Jon Kabat Zin identifies as Buddhist does he? Also I don't think Alan Wallace is an icon of the mindfulness movement. He seems to agree with the idea that the mindfulness movement is inadequate but I don't think he feels guilt about it since he teaches shamatha strongly linked to ethics and wisdom.
Hi Charles. I don't know Dr Kabat-Zinn personally but on the NPR program "Fresh Air" he told Terry Gross that MBSR was specifically designed to take Buddhist meditation and strip away any religious or cultural aspects away so that people would not be afraid of trying it.
That is exactly right. As I say, he does not identify as a Buddhist and Alan Wallace does not identify with the Mindfulness movement.
ajahn brahm, how much money is importent in life?
Ivan Blomstrand How much money you think is important :)
as usual...excellent: face things. care for things. ok to be grumpy. too bad so many buddhists are too serious and dont get what brahm teaches
Care for the illness instead of cure
Bigotry is still at play in Buddhist ordination, especially as led by the Western monks, bhikkuni ordination or no.
according to cutting age science mind is what the brain does........
purpose of life: having a peaceful mind and learning how to relax! if there's more clean dishes than dirty, quit while youre ahead!
oh god the opening of this video is horrendous! so loud and commercialized, makes you jump. who the heck thought this was a good idea? obviously not an ajahn brahm fan
Hiso, the answer to your first question appears to be Ajahn Sujato -- Dhammanet is his website and the same opening appears on all talks.
Ajahn Sujato is a former professional musician from Australia.
The answer to your point about him not being an AB fan -- there has been no other monk who has so publicly, pointedly and relentlessly defended AB in the years since AB has been ostracized and attacked for participating in the ordinations of nuns than Ajahn Sujato.
So I was amused by your comment! Take care!
Please dont get the following wrong ..I kinda do enjoy Ajahn Brahm, but as I listen I a keep thinking what makes him so special amongs the many many Monks. Is it his evident willingness to sit infront of a camera or jet set around the world ability to talk and talk and talk and use storytelling in a way a teacher engages children in a kindergarten?
Ajahn Brahm: .." I fly here I fly there, I have to give a talk here, I have to give a talk there ..I lead a very busy life ...people always taking photos of me ...please use me as a doormat".
Is that the ego or sense of self importance speaking or a humble monk?
PLEASE just think about that for a moment ...compare and listen to other respected (not as well known maybe) Monks ...search within through your own meditation ...
Life of SOME monks seems quite pleasurable and akin to a popstars fame. Welcomed by worshipping followers who question nothing.
How is the money generated to fund a poor moneyless monks worldwide travel?
There's many many many Monks around the world ...who decides which amongst them should travel so extensively and whose words are to be taken as gospel.
Buddhism may well be a lovely and worthwhile path ..but come on people question things ...Ajahn Brahm as lovely and as funny and as charing and knowleageable as he is ...he is just a man. And I doubt he has all the right answers.
Karl BHX funds come from donations. He is invited and sponsored for these visits and flights. I think only senior monks go around internationally to teach extensively. He doesn’t speak with ego. I can perceive he was just using his life as examples. He enjoys serving. I don’t think he leads a celebrity lifestyle. They still keep all the rules which aren’t easy at all while surrounded by material temptations. Only senior monks are qualified to do this tough job, in my opinion.
@re98wlk are you hearing yourself before you post what you are writing? Seriously
put off til tomorrow, might die tonight. be rather than go. you create most of the turmoil. red lights and traffic are buddha - stop - enjoy the moment divorce is recycling: someone gets your husband yoiu get another. wheres bangalor? their red lights say "relax". life is only stressful when youre busy trying to get somewhere else.
Meditation is not a Buddhist thing but a Hindu tradition 1000 of years before Buddhism
+Dwayne Dalton see they fight on who 'owns' meditation, which could spark a war in india, isnt' religion wonderful.
Samuel, you seem to be making a point but it's not clear to me what it is.
Certainly there were concentration practices in India before the Buddha. These practices don't seem to have anything to do with what we know call "meditation."
The Buddha outlined an 8-fold path which can lead to peace, and "meditation" is one of those parts. "Buddhism" is a LOT more than meditation, as Ajahn will explain if you are interested. Cheers.
Thank you Richard Hayes , _/|\_ _/|\_ _/|\_
samuel samarasinghe so....?
All faiths can meditate, including my own, Christianity.
May be you should goto sri Lanka and preach the Buddhists be real practicing Buddhists. Its a helll hole over there. In the process you might learn how insane this religious nonsense is.
Bit of ego here???
Not that I see, he's speaking in reference to himself and his own experiences. If he has any ego, it probably is very tiny tiny tiny compared to the rest of the lay culture. That's his practice though; to let go of one's self. If he speaks of himself in regards to his own experiences, as opposed to speaking FOR himself (or the propagation of self), then that is blameless (if he speaks from truth). I would also add that only after a long period does one know another, not a short period. By his own admission he doesn't enjoy being famous.
Bit of a know it all yourself Michael lol
No ego. He is just totally present.
You took a long time to talk about yourself. Just saying it!
at 50:39 he exposed his bare fat belly! hahaha! i dont hink hes allowed to do that! hes always fussing with his robe. isnt he used to it by now? why dont they sew it up for him? i could. im a seamstress.
he said "when everyone thinks the same no one thinks at all" but monks have to follow all these rules and do the same thing over and over and over. also how is brahm so fat on only one meal a day? eaten only between 11-12? and why permit snack on cheese and chocolate? seems solid and also unhealthy. why not an apple?
re98 wlk meditation lowers body metabolism. They are not allowed to exercise e.g run