Insightful reminders to flatten my ego. Sometimes, the message just hit me when I felt that I am "getting there" [acting a bit proud and arrogant] and having a superior feeling. Thanks.
I find myself always attracted to the 'cleverness' of Buddhism, that is, it practical and not dependent on dogmatic thought. Thanks a great post ( funny too!)
Thank you for this wonderful talk. It is something I really have to practice on. Good thing is, it's never too late in life to be kind and be mindful. Thank you
I have friends who say I’ve made it because they see me on the outside living a life of “ease.” They think I’ve amassed this huge bank account. Little do they know that I’ve been on a journey to Freedom in the last 20 years. Peeling away the layers and layers of desires that has enslaved me for most of my life. I’ve discovered that 99 percent of what I’ve acquired in my life time {personal possessions etc.} are NOT essential to my joy and happiness; so, I chucked them out the door to the city landfill or gave them to friends.
Great teachings. I'm put off by a lot if intro to Buddhism videos, the ones with Richard Gere and Kiano Reeves...too much doctrine and nonsense., and fariy tales about a guy sitting under a tree...too much like Christianity. But Ajahn Brahm always talks a lot of sense. Thanks so much.
bukowskichuck I'm allergic to rigidity, stupidity and others imposing fairy tales and garbage on my thoughts. That's what many religions do. Like Scientology and fundamentalist religions, Christianity.
When I was in highschool I used to make plans about how to destroy the world, I don't know why but I was being very serous about it, this is one of the reasons why I went to computer science school, my big plan was to create superios artificial inteligence and replace human beings completly. I now realize that I had those thoughts because I diden't think I was good enough for this world. It's a good thing I've discovered buddhism, otherwise I might have succeded in my evil plans.
I was having a hard time dealing with problems at home, so I went to the mall, and i got obsessed with people liking me, you know the younger ones, so to speak, and I remember, as i said in another comment, on kid said your like us, well that's what i thought he said, maybe one kid did say your like us, but I was so excited, i thought i was like us to every kid, which made me a lot more annoying
people don't realize that advertisers and car companies spend thousands of dollars to brainwash you and make you give. them. your. money. -That's why you want to 'impress your neighbors' -That's why you feel like retirement at 50 with a huge house and fancy car means 'you've made it' you're making someone ELSE rich when you buy those clothes, that car, and those movies. do yourself a favor and put THE MONEY IN YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT. life would be so much easier if we all just used our brains!!!
shall i take weed again in order to get happy again? cause ever since i quit (which is a year ago) i feel down all the time, just like before i did weed. no matter what i try, i keep feeling shit. is it bad for me to go back to weed in order to live "happy"?
Hi angel blessyou you woke be back up .i waudersed if you could possibly tell me the book you quote .i think its open heart .could you please tell me wrote thankyou so very much xxxxxxx
@jackgoldman1 Well its not necessarily religions that cause war, its the people. The Dalai Lama said himself that all religions have the same philosophies and are all different paths to enlightenment. He even stated "I am a Bud-Christ". I don't mean to be naggy or offensive to your views but this sort of comment may offend others and cause other people hatered and suffering. Please if you have a negative opinion agaianst other religions, keep it to yourself. No offense intended :)
Very nice video fofofafa BUT......you are NOT allowed upload vids longer than 10 minutes lol. Thank you for the video my beloved, wish you a great evening! With respect and admire, your forever friend --H--
"Holy" comes from germanic islandic "helga ser" or german "heilig", what means "proven to be a completed person on his/her own". Even more interesting in this context. So it has nothing to do with "hole", more with "whole" :)
I thought this was great, you see i was trying to be a man so I don't get teased, and i was obsessed with being a different kind of Mans kid, the the type that liked footy and also liked to get hopelessly drunk, but I later found that i was a total dickhead and i needed to be reformed, I was mean to everyone who loved me, and when they tried to help me, i pushed them right away, and i thought friends were teasing me, but the truth was i went over there and not vice versa
Just think to yourself: These people have learnt rubbish. And it isn't their fault because the people who taught them learnt rubbish themselves. They are suffering. And the only way I can alleviate their suffering is to be here with them and try to understand them. Without understanding you cannot hope to accept them. Hope this helps. Reply if it doesn't make sense :)
accepting life and other beings for what they are seems like a wonderful ideal, but I find it very hard to accept people who are hateful. That is, people who are groundlessly sexist, racist, homophobic, and the like. I know it's difficult to change these people's minds, and I never expect to, but I find it almost impossible to accept them because "that's just their nature" And it's not even people, necessarily, but our culture that I cannot accept. Any ideas on how to deal with this?
kittenfeminist I think you can hold these ideals and still be an advocate. In fact I think you'd be the best type of advocate! :) if you haven't seen her, TH-cam Robina Courtin...lesbian feminist turned monk and she hasn't lost an ounce of her passion, spunk, or tenacity...and she is absolutely brilliant and beautiful! Best of luck to you sister! 👍🏾
you see i was determined to be a cool boy, because i went to the mall, trying to knock all the teasers inside, so I can have my fun, but really they ended up having more fun than me, and this fucken was annoying,, and it made me annoying and it made me be an alcoholic, and not a pleasant alocholic, i was trying to avoid being shy, but i don't want to be a cool fighting man, I want to be an adult who goes out and becomes a man, and i do it through creativity, and that makes me move on
And, what may I ask has it done for you. You sit around proclaiming to know happiness, but being an ascetic you offer nothing to humanity in showing us your happiness except as words. Is this your Dharmic penitence? You offer us nothing. Humans are visual creatures, and unless we see that happiness the words alone come off as hollow and insincere.
Jovana Savic Hi mate, I am in the same boat as you, and find these talks have mad and have had a huge impact on my life and helped break my isolation and now I can live life using his principals. Good luck and god bless you .....
@@lordbyron3603Are you really that stupid? What I offer the world is my engagement in it. Those ascetics do not engage the world, they hide in their mountainous abodes, like cowards spewing truisms Like those shody Zen Masters giving out Coans, forcing the neophyte to come to their own conclusions. Try writing a comment on the video if you need to put something in writing. Attacking me does not solve your ignorance problem.
17year old video and still relevant today! Thankyou so much BSWA!♥
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for speaking the Dhamma Ajahn Brahm.
Insightful reminders to flatten my ego. Sometimes, the message just hit me when I felt that I am "getting there" [acting a bit proud and arrogant] and having a superior feeling. Thanks.
He speaks alot of good sense.
I'm so thankful that he talked about parents not owning kids... I've always thought this!
Thank you so much Ajahn
Indeed. Ajahn Brahm is outstanding too. :)
Fantastic, Ajahn Bhram is such a wize man.
Saadhu, Saadhu,Saadhu!!!! Thanks for these Great words Ajahn Brahm.
I find myself always attracted to the 'cleverness' of Buddhism, that is, it practical and not dependent on dogmatic thought.
Thanks a great post ( funny too!)
Brilliant - insightful yet funny at the same time.
More Ajahn Brahm PLEASE!
Here again listening to Ajahn ! It’s hard to believe I wrote what I did two years ago .
Your gay
@@user-gj4hn1hl2q does it show ?
Ajahn Brahm is such a talented teacher. Amazing.
Wonderful video; Right speech, such an important part of buddhism. Thank you :)
Marvelous speech
Thank you! I hope that one day I have a chance to visit the Buddhist Society.
Buddhism is amazing
totally wonderful. theres so many words here that i place in my life and theres so many words i can use in my life now for me and for loved ones :) :)
inlightentment definately comes from your gentle speech,thank you very very much
Wow He looks so young! Just as wise as ever though :)
great lecture !
💐🙏🙏🙏💐 so true. I feel so much better now. Peaceful, empowered and less fear to face the society 💐 thank you Ajahn!
Thank you Ajahn Brahm
Namo Buddhaya!!!!
Basis of Budhism is reincarnation and law of karma . The necessity of Budhism is impermanence , sufferings and concept of no soul 🙏🙏🙏 thanks
This speech was very helpful for me. Thank you very much for this.
Thank you for this wonderful talk. It is something I really have to practice on. Good thing is, it's never too late in life to be kind and be mindful. Thank you
Outstanding lesson...thank you for sharing.
I have friends who say I’ve made it because they see me on the outside living a life of “ease.” They think I’ve amassed this huge bank account. Little do they know that I’ve been on a journey to Freedom in the last 20 years. Peeling away the layers and layers of desires that has enslaved me for most of my life. I’ve discovered that 99 percent of what I’ve acquired in my life time {personal possessions etc.} are NOT essential to my joy and happiness; so, I chucked them out the door to the city landfill or gave them to friends.
thank you. Great teaching.
Great teachings. I'm put off by a lot if intro to Buddhism videos, the ones with Richard Gere and Kiano Reeves...too much doctrine and nonsense., and fariy tales about a guy sitting under a tree...too much like Christianity. But Ajahn Brahm always talks a lot of sense. Thanks so much.
bukowskichuck
I'm allergic to rigidity, stupidity and others imposing fairy tales and garbage on my thoughts. That's what many religions do. Like Scientology and fundamentalist religions, Christianity.
bukowskichuck
You sound judgemental.
Interesting that the trolls have only 1 or two followers. Bye troll!
did you find your path ?
dont touch instruments
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Thank you for such a wonderful video. ^_^
4 years later, I hope you're doing great!
It's just nice be present. Beats autopilot ...
Very Inspiring
เท่มากค่ะท่าน
Lovely
When I was in highschool I used to make plans about how to destroy the world, I don't know why but I was being very serous about it, this is one of the reasons why I went to computer science school, my big plan was to create superios artificial inteligence and replace human beings completly. I now realize that I had those thoughts because I diden't think I was good enough for this world. It's a good thing I've discovered buddhism, otherwise I might have succeded in my evil plans.
Agreed
Im begging for chanting monday tuesday . I must leave the hospital.
@40:00 The need to talk slowly
@grenda5 Buddhism is all about taking the time to slow down and stop being so eager to get to the solution, enjoy the ride. Sh.
Hi Ajahn !
Stick with it. I hope 4 years later, you are still doing well. :)
wow i like it budhha...(y)
They can bless the marraige. In Cambodia traditions people usually invite monks to conduct a blessing ceremony.
Good
- my friends want nice cars, big houses, and trophy wives.
- me? i want to be free!~
good damma
I was having a hard time dealing with problems at home, so I went to the mall, and i got obsessed with people liking me, you know the younger ones, so to speak, and I remember, as i said in another comment, on kid said your like us, well that's what i thought he said, maybe one kid did say your like us, but I was so excited, i thought i was like us to every kid, which made me a lot more annoying
XD Hello, It's me, Phoebe :3
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people don't realize that advertisers and car companies spend thousands of dollars to brainwash you and make you give. them. your. money.
-That's why you want to 'impress your neighbors'
-That's why you feel like retirement at 50 with a huge house and fancy car means 'you've made it'
you're making someone ELSE rich when you buy those clothes, that car, and those movies.
do yourself a favor and put THE MONEY IN YOUR OWN BANK ACCOUNT.
life would be so much easier if we all just used our brains!!!
Does anyone know what newspaper he's referring to (at about 30:00) the "positive/good news newspaper?"
shall i take weed again in order to get happy again? cause ever since i quit (which is a year ago) i feel down all the time, just like before i did weed. no matter what i try, i keep feeling shit. is it bad for me to go back to weed in order to live "happy"?
Hi angel blessyou you woke be back up .i waudersed if you could possibly tell me the book you quote .i think its open heart .could you please tell me wrote thankyou so very much xxxxxxx
@jackgoldman1 Well its not necessarily religions that cause war, its the people. The Dalai Lama said himself that all religions have the same philosophies and are all different paths to enlightenment. He even stated "I am a Bud-Christ". I don't mean to be naggy or offensive to your views but this sort of comment may offend others and cause other people hatered and suffering. Please if you have a negative opinion agaianst other religions, keep it to yourself. No offense intended :)
Does anyone know what newspaper he's referring to- the "positive/good news newspaper?
Very nice video fofofafa BUT......you are NOT allowed upload vids longer than 10 minutes lol. Thank you for the video my beloved, wish you a great evening! With respect and admire, your forever friend --H--
Is this a cutting from Monty Pythons 'Life of Brian'?
It is such a lovely dhamma talk, any one who knows the venerable there's email address
"Holy" comes from germanic islandic "helga ser" or german "heilig", what means "proven to be a completed person on his/her own". Even more interesting in this context. So it has nothing to do with "hole", more with "whole" :)
I thought this was great, you see i was trying to be a man so I don't get teased, and i was obsessed with being a different kind of Mans kid, the the type that liked footy and also liked to get hopelessly drunk, but I later found that i was a total dickhead and i needed to be reformed, I was mean to everyone who loved me, and when they tried to help me, i pushed them right away, and i thought friends were teasing me, but the truth was i went over there and not vice versa
and this on
28/5/23.
@lulu001100 Maybe it's because he's not wearing his glasses.
Just think to yourself: These people have learnt rubbish. And it isn't their fault because the people who taught them learnt rubbish themselves. They are suffering. And the only way I can alleviate their suffering is to be here with them and try to understand them. Without understanding you cannot hope to accept them. Hope this helps. Reply if it doesn't make sense :)
accepting life and other beings for what they are seems like a wonderful ideal, but I find it very hard to accept people who are hateful. That is, people who are groundlessly sexist, racist, homophobic, and the like. I know it's difficult to change these people's minds, and I never expect to, but I find it almost impossible to accept them because "that's just their nature" And it's not even people, necessarily, but our culture that I cannot accept. Any ideas on how to deal with this?
kittenfeminist I think you can hold these ideals and still be an advocate. In fact I think you'd be the best type of advocate! :) if you haven't seen her, TH-cam Robina Courtin...lesbian feminist turned monk and she hasn't lost an ounce of her passion, spunk, or tenacity...and she is absolutely brilliant and beautiful! Best of luck to you sister! 👍🏾
you see i was determined to be a cool boy, because i went to the mall, trying to knock all the teasers inside, so I can have my fun, but really they ended up having more fun than me, and this fucken was annoying,, and it made me annoying and it made me be an alcoholic, and not a pleasant alocholic, i was trying to avoid being shy, but i don't want to be a cool fighting man, I want to be an adult who goes out and becomes a man, and i do it through creativity, and that makes me move on
Does this guy do weddings, or is it strictly funerals?
@richb2004 He does birthing rituals mostly
see also : "Monk who came back from hell"
search it in youtube
@42ADENT I am doing the same now
Tashi delek __()__
GJ calling kids freaks though. heh.
And, what may I ask has it done for you. You sit around proclaiming to know happiness, but being an ascetic you offer nothing to humanity in showing us your happiness except as words.
Is this your Dharmic penitence?
You offer us nothing. Humans are visual creatures, and unless we see that happiness the words alone come off as hollow and insincere.
Jovana Savic Hi mate, I am in the same boat as you, and find these talks have mad and have had a huge impact on my life and helped break my isolation and now I can live life using his principals. Good luck and god bless you .....
Thabn you.. I am very glad for you, good luck and be strong and kind :)
+Jovana Savic Hope your exams went well. I'm in the same boat as you. Stay strong brother.
Don’t look for him to offer you something!!! Ask yourself what it is you offer !! Nothing !! You are what you accuse him to be mate !
@@lordbyron3603Are you really that stupid? What I offer the world is my engagement in it. Those ascetics do not engage the world, they hide in their mountainous abodes, like cowards spewing truisms Like those shody Zen Masters giving out Coans, forcing the neophyte to come to their own conclusions. Try writing a comment on the video if you need to put something in writing. Attacking me does not solve your ignorance problem.
Thank you 🙏