“Peace is within oneself to be found in the same place as agitation and suffering. It is not found in a forest or on a hilltop, nor is it given by a teacher. Where you experience suffering, you can also find freedom from suffering. Trying to run away from suffering is actually to run toward it.”
“The most obvious place we can observe and contemplate the truth of not-self, or anatta, is just with our own breath. Anytime we turn our attention to observe the breath, we can see that it is merely carrying on its function. The breath goes in and then it goes out. It arises, it passes away.”
“The place of practice lies within oneself. We restrain our body, speech and mind and learn how our lack of mindfulness leads to clinging and from that we suffer. We don’t need to spend too much time looking at or comparing our self with other people. We don’t need to ask other people about the practice all the time, we should ask our self.”
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Relics of the Lord Buddha
Today Luang Por Opart offered 8 relics of the Lord Buddha to be enshrined in the new statue of Buddha for Bodhipala Monastery, SA.
วันนี้หลวงปู่โอภาส (พระพรหมมงคลวัชโรดม)เมตตามอบพระบรมศรีริกธาตุ 8 องค์ เพื่อบรรจุในพระพุทธรูปองค์ใหม่ของวัดโพธิปาละ
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The Happiness of the Dhamma
Whether we recollect our teacher Ajahn Chah, or join in a ceremony to cast a new Buddha statue or meet with friends in the Dhamma, it is the practise of Dhamma that brings us together and brings happiness.
ความสุขเกิดจากการปฎิบัติธรรม
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Luang Por Opart
Today we visited Luang Por Opart (Phra Brohmvajarodom) at his monastery Wat Jong Kam. Luang Por sends his blessings to all Buddhists in Thailand and overseas. He will be 90 years old on Magha Puja Day next month and is still healthy and full of energy.
Luang Por kindly offered some relics of the Lord Buddha to be installed in the centre of the new Buddha statue for Bodhipala Monastery in Adelaide. He also named the statue as “Phra Maha Sakyawongsamuni” which translates as “The Great Sage of the Sakyans”.
วันนี้ได้ไปกราบหลวงปู่โอภาส พระพรหมมงคลวัชโรดม (โอภาส โอภาโส) ที่วัดจองคำ ท่านเมตตาอวยพรให้ชาวพุทธที่ออสเตรเลียทุกๆคน และได้มอบพระบรมสารีริกธาตุเพื่อบรรจุในพระพุทธรูปองค์ใหม่ของวัดโพธิปาละด้วย ท่านเมตตาตั้งชื่อพระพุทธรูปว่าเป็น พระมหาศกยวงศะมุนิ
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May, 2019
Ajahn Kalyano, Dhamma Talks 2019 Vol. 1
Collected Dhamma talks given by Venerable Ajahn Kalyano at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery during the first part of 2019. Talks will be gradually added to this album as they are given and uploaded.
April, 2019
Ajahn Kalyano, Dhamma Talks from Thailand and Malaysia
Collected Dhamma talks given by Venerable Ajahn Kalyano while travelling in Thailand and Malaysia during March to April of 2019.
December
Ajahn Kalyano. Dhamma Talks 2018 Vol.2
Collected Dhamma talks given by Venerable Ajahn Kalyano to the monastic and lay community at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery mostly during the Rains Retreat. This compilation features extra two talks given by renown Thai meditation master Luang Por Kham, who was kindly invited by Ajahn Kalyano to partake in the annual Kathina ceremony at Bodhivana.
July
Visiting Teachers: Luang Por Anan Volumes 1 – 5
Dhamma talks given by Ajahn Anan Akiñcano at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery and elsewhere in Australia during his visits in 1998, 2007, 2011, 2017 and 2018.
June
Visiting Teachers: Luang Por Liem Volumes 1 – 4
Dhamma talks given by Ajahn Liem Thittadhammo during his visit to Buddha Bodhivana Monastery in 2006, 2011, 2014 and 2018.
March
Visiting Teachers: Luang Por Plien
A collection of Dhamma talks given by the late Luang Por Plien Panyapadipo and translated by Ajahn Kalyano during Luang Por’s visits to Australia in 2002 and 2004
Visiting Teachers: Luang Por Sumedho
Dhamma talks given by Luang Por Sumedho, the most senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, during his visits to Buddha Bodhivana Monastery
February
Ajahn Kalyano: Talks for Practitioners 2016 – 2017
Dhamma talks given by Venerable Ajahn Kalyano to the lay community at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery throughout 2016 and 2017
April, 2019
Ajahn Kalyano, Dhamma Talks from Thailand and Malaysia
Collected Dhamma talks given by Venerable Ajahn Kalyano while travelling in Thailand and Malaysia during March to April of 2019.