The run-up to October this year will see exciting steps being taken towards establishing the UK’s first ever monastery for bhikkhunis (Pali; fully ordained Buddhist
All religious traditions claim to exert moral and spiritual authority. Most of the great world faiths also like to believe they are aligned with the
“Modern science is… ” I trail off, inviting a response. “… is dogmatic,” finishes Ajahn Brahm quickly, without an iota of hesitation. “I’ve known that
‘The benefits of meditation are two-fold,’ says Ajahn Brahmali, a Buddhist monk of over 11 years standing, a resident of the Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery in Western Australia. ‘The
If you ever visit a Buddhist monastery, the chances are you will come across some of the happiest people you have ever met. Monks and
A few years ago, when I attended my first Vipassana meditation retreat, it felt like the worst imaginable situation. I had never ever shut my
Opening the Door of Your Heart is a series of uplifting and interesting stories collected by Ajahn Brahm in the thirty years of his monastic life.
Are mindfulness and meditation more than modern buzzwords for relaxation? Could these practises really improve your wellbeing? Mindfulness and meditation have been important in Buddhism for centuries,
Ajahn Brahm will be remembered as the Theravada master who brought the human touch to what some once thought a forbidding and austere religion. His
What can a person anticipate when meeting a middle age white man in Asia wearing a long piece of brown cloth and no hair? His
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A Forest Monk – An Interview with Ajahn Brahmavamso This interview is an excerpt from: A Forest Monk and a Zen RoshiRadio National (ABC) – The Spirit
