Ajahn Brahm: Growing Through Difficult Situations Dhamma Talk, Q&A,Guided Med in Brighton 18.06.25

Ajahn Brahm starts with a guided meditation overflowing with advice for putting everything down and relaxing into whatever is in the present moment. He goes on to tell various stories of overcoming discomfort, fear, despair, illness, and various other kinds of difficulty by cultivating attitudes of letting go, loving kindness, and joy. The session ends with a 45-minute Q&A with participants.

[0:00] Guided meditation
[26:34] Ajahn Mosquito
[34:40] Patting the snake
[44:24] The path out of trauma
[51:17] Play the violin
[1:00:14] Health requires happiness
[1:06:08] What if it didn’t?
[1:15:24] A true Buddhist lifestyle
[1:27:42] Asceticism doesn’t work
[1:35:15] Don’t add to the suffering
[1:42:15] Let go and be a loser
[1:53:02] Supporting bhikkhunis

Sutta reference:
MN 36: Mahasaccaka Sutta https://suttacentral.net/mn36/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false

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