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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 12/12: Beauty and the Beast – 21 October 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 11/12: Bamboozled Bliss – 14 October 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 10/12: Keeping the Peace During the Rains – 7 October 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 9/12: Drop the Struggle – 30 September 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 8/12: Meditation Is About Feeling, Not Logic – 23 September 2026 

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Ajahn Brahm talks about the malleability of perception, showing how we can influence the way we view the animals, people, and situations around us, and how those changes in thought can have real, meaningful effects on ourselves and others beyond what we might have imagined.

This is part of a series of teachings for the "Radiant Happiness, Lasting Peace" retreat" led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in Oxford, November 2025.

Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2ES8TYcu2k&t=2105s

Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser o...

Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm, and other monks at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 7/12: Getting Out of a Rut – 16 September 2026 

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Ajahn Brahm starts with an hour-long talk, drawing on many of his famous stories and deep-cutting practical wisdom to encourage us to let go of the expectations, fears, and other attachments that we keep holding onto, to find unconditional peace right where we are. He, then, leads a 25-minute guided meditation encouraging meditators to find contentment by committing fully to the moment in front of us with kindness.

This is part of a series of teachings for the "Radiant Happiness, Lasting Peace" retreat" led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in Oxford, November 2025.

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. 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: Right View in Practice – 09 September 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. 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: Inspiration From Silence – 2nd September 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. 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: Let Everything Disappear – 26th August 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track 3/12: Basically There's Nothing There – 19th August 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. 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: The One Event That Matters – 12th August 2026 

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Rains Retreat teachings from the 29th July to 26th October 2026. 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: Beautiful Places Inside – 5th August 2026 

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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on the practice of mindfulness of breathing – Anapanasati. Anapanasati is the meditation system taught by the Buddha in which mindfulness of breathing is used to develop both calm and insight. Taken from a talk given during the Nov 2011 retreat at Jhana Grove:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL934614E556AB3C00

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Ajahn Brahm explains the basics of meditation during a 2 day meditation retreat held at Chin Swee Temple, Malaysia, from 12 to 14 October 2013. Theme: Make Peace, Being Kind, Being Gentle.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Nibbuto at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 3rd July - 5th July 2026.

Track 5 :  –  Q & A , DhammaTalk & Guided Meditation – 5th July 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Nibbuto at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 3rd July - 5th July 2026.

Track 4 :  - –  Dhamma Talk & Guided Meditation - 5th July 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Nibbuto at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 3rd July - 5th July 2026.

Track 3 :    Q & A, Guided Meditation -  4th July 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Nibbuto at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 3rd July - 5th July 2026.

Track 2 :   –  Dhamma Talk & Guided Meditation - 4th July 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Nibbuto at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 3rd July - 5th July 2026.

Track 1 :  –  Introduction Talk & Guided Meditation – 3rd July 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Jhayako at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 19th June - 21st June 2026.

Track 5 :  –  Final Talk – 21st June 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Jhayako at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 19th June - 21st June 2026.

Track 4 :  - Talk & Guided Meditation – 21st June 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Jhayako at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 19th June - 21st June 2026.

Track 3 :    Chanting , Q & A -  20th June 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Jhayako at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 19th June - 21st June 2026.

Track 2 :   –  Talk & Guided Meditation - 20th June 26.

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Weekend Meditation Retreat with  Venerable Jhayako at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 19th June - 21st June 2026.

Track 1 :  – Talk & Guided Meditation – 20th June 26.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses the Bahiya Sutta through the lens of various teachings across the Pali Canon, dispelling myths around the apparent ease with which Bahiya achieves Enlightenment by bringing out Bahiya’s full story and demonstrating through the Buddha’s own words that there are no shortcuts to Awakening. This teaching was given on a retreat during Ajahn Brahm’s visit to Anukampa in the UK. 

Sutta references: https://suttacentral.net/?lang=en

Udana 1.10: Bahiya Sutta

SN 35.95: Malunkyaputta Sutta

MN 64: Mahamalunkyaputta Sutta

AN 10.61: Ignorance

MN 68: Nalakapana Sutta

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Ajahn Brahm discusses the sutta 72 from the Majjhima Nikaya: The Vacchagotta Sutta, "With Vacchagotta on Fire", link to teaching.

Read MN72 on Sutta Central here.
"Refusing to take a stance regarding useless metaphysical speculations, the Buddha illustrates the spiritual goal with the simile of a flame going out.”, Sutta Central.

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Ajahn Brahm discusses the sutta 1.10 from the Udāna: The Bahiya Sutta, "With Bahiya", link to teaching.

Read Ud1.10 on Sutta Central here.
"The ascetic Bāhiya becomes an arahant after receiving a brief teaching about adding nothing to sensory experience.”, Sutta Central.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 12 :  Goodbye Talk & Meditation - 10th June 26.

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Venerable Radha is teaching sutta MN18 from the Majjhika Nikaya: Madhupiṇḍika Sutta referencing this slide.

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“Challenged by a brahmin, the Buddha gives an enigmatic response on how conflict arises due to proliferation based on perceptions. Venerable Kaccāna draws out the detailed implications of this in one of the most insightful passages in the entire canon.”, Sutta Central.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 11 :  Q & A - 9th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 10 :  Guided Meditation – 9th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 9 :  Morning Talk - 9th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 8 :    Q & A – 8th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 7 :   Guided Meditation - 8th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 6 :  Morning Talk – 8th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 5 : Q & A - 7th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 4 :  - Morning Talk - 7th June 26.

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5 Day Meditation Retreat with  Ayya Karunika at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, from 5th June - 10th June 2026.

Track 3 :   Q & A -  6th June 26.

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