Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Ajahn Brahm describes why he bows to Buddha statues (and sometimes Jesus’ statues) with a series of stories about the qualities he admires in the Buddha: virtue, stillness, and kindness. He then answers audience questions about choosing a meaningful life and finding meaning in the life we have.

This teaching was given during Ajahn Brahm’s UK visit to Anukampa, at Thames Buddhist Vihara on the 17th of June 2025.

Sutta reference: MN 27: The Shorter Discourse on the Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint (Cūḷahatthipadopama Sutta) https://suttacentral.net/mn27/en/bodh...

Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaNtcbIPQBU&t=2s

Ajahn Brahm is the Spiritual Adviser of Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project. Donations to Anukampa are welcome, please visit https://anukampaproject.org/donate/

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Ajahn Mudito explores how our perception of nature can be misleading. We might feel that the body truly belongs to us, or that a scent is inherently pleasant, and so on, illustrating how our senses and assumptions shape reality.


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Ajahn Mudito guides a meditation for about 30 minutes.

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05th March 2026 

Ajahn Santutthi hosted this week's meditation session at the Roleystone Family Centre. Roleystone Meditation Group’s weekly classes are about an hour long and include a talk on meditation, meditating together, and questions & answers.

The sessions are led by a Buddhist monk from Kusala Hermitage in Roleystone (Buddhist Society of WA).

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Ajahn Mudito conducts an intermediate/ advanced meditation class for approximately one hour. Ajahn Mudito gives the analogy of making body sensations and thoughts in the mind "static" in meditation - making yourself comfortable enough, with a kind, accepting attitude, so that they fade away like static noise. Ajahn teaches that how our mind is in meditation is a reflection of how we have been living our lives, and indicates where we might be able to develop more kindness.

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