I must have "good" karma. To hear Ajahn Brahm's teaching in my life time, this life time is indeed good karma.

When things get dark and low and I can't seem to dig out, this is where I turn, just Ajahn's voice alone is soothing and healing to me.

Years ago I found Ajahn Brahms videos and applied his wisdom but I lost the habit. Now I am in urgent need of it again and thankfully it’s still all here ready to help.

Today I happened upon Ajahn Brahm! I have been feeling blue, and although I cried, I also laughed, my mood shifted to a higher vibration, such a wonderful way to start my day! I have been trying too hard, it seems my entire life, it’s tiring! I don’t have to do that!! I am deserving ❤️

I watched my first Ajahn´s talk 3 weeks ago and i can´t stop watching the videos, specially at night when my day is over. I am glad and grateful that i found this man.

This is an insanely good talk, one of Ajahn Brahm’s best. He hits a lot of the points that are commonly mentioned in cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, and his stories are compelling.

Negative thinking is a major cause of my depression. My life sucks, my job sucks. But I have my health, a roof over my head, and I never worry about going hungry. Sometimes just changing our perspective can change things.

I've had depression off and on for years. People could say do this or do that but somehow, Ajahn Braham's examples and maybe the way he teaches, really get the point across. Things like having people tell me, "Be strong", "Pull yourself up", "Don't think about it", "We all get down & out, just get over it", "Don't focus on the negative".....none of that works. I finally realize that it is my focus and I was always worrying about way too much (negative state). I focused on the past with all the bad stuff (negative state)....forgetting all the good (positive state). I see now that was not the way. Thank you Ajahn Brahm.

Thankyou so much venerable thero Ajhan Brahm🙏🙏🙏😇

His lectures are fantastic. He speaks truthfully and intelligently. What an amazing man.

Hvala vam što ste podjelili sa nama.

I’ve suffered from clinical depression for years, tried everything however I trust this man his words his wisdom. He gives me hope

One of his best speeches.❤ with many of his classical stories.

We were taught in school to discourage praise as it might lead to pride...there's so much to unlearn. Thank you so much!

Changed my life, thank you Ajahn Brahm.

These talks always leave me smiling even when I’m in my most negative state of mind

I was deeply moved to tears by this lesson. Thank you for the invaluable truth.

Four months ago, I befriended someone. The first month was terrific. We had fun when we were together. It was a match made in Heaven. By the second month, he began to criticize me finding faults in everything I did. In the third month, his criticisms were down right abusive. I started seeing him les and less. By the end of the fourth month I terminated our friendship and haven’t spoken to him since. Who needs these kinds if people ... I certainly don’t. So if you want to be my friend, treat me with respect and dignity ... otherwise, get off my boat!!

This was an amazing lecture. I've been dealing with depression for about 11 years and just recently I started to meditate (and sometimes I can't because I feel so depressed, start to wonder what's the point and all that crap...). You go straight to the point here. Thanks for sharing this.

Sadhu. Sadhu. Saaaadhu! Thank you Ajahn Brahm and team for putting up this video! ( :

No words can do justice to the value of Ajahn Brahm's teachings. His teachings will be as valuable and relevant even after 100 years. I'm so blessed to hear him. His teachings have helped me in unimaginable ways.

You are very wise . Great words of encouragement .

Thank you Ajahn Brahm, I was actually searching for talks about depression because I noticed I've been wasting too much time upset about something bad but I just didn't know how to get out of this depression. Then I found this speech, and the story about the two chicken farmers really helped me a lot. And so did all the other simple yet so enlightening little stories. Thank you.

Ajahn Brahm's discussion on loneliness is worth watching. I have gone back to watch it more than once.

Thank you, I am currently going through depression and this was a very helpful talk.

I truly admire Ajahn Brahm. What has this man done to earn himself this kinda wisdom?

I honestly thought that this would be a waste of my time, but I ended up taking away quite a bit of new knowledge from this video. Thank you!

Remember when we were just kids and all we wanted was a sunny day or to snow during the winter?

if only more of our priests back in lanka were as enlightened as you

Thank you for your insight & guidance. More than you can ever know I am grateful. I don't want to imagine where I would be without your message of hope & understanding. It works! It works!

Thank you for your talks, I'm enjoying them all!

Ajahn Brahm ALWAYS hits the nail on the head....I know attachment is bad and all....but I LOVE AJAHN BRAHM!!

Beautiful talk. It made me tear up.

Concerning the "two bad bricks", it reminds me of a LOGIC 101 professor I had in college. I filled out many boxes (there must have been at least 50 or so), with 48 of my responses being correct. He wound up giving me 80%, which I thought was unfair. For every error, one must (logically) count every correct response as well. So my score should have been 96% because I nailed 48 out of 50. And yes, I could tell (generally) that the professor was extremely negative; he had negative vibes, tending to be quite fault-finding.

This is such a great teaching! I will watch it again and again. I feel elated to come to the truth that my depression will also pass. I have been stuck and like a rock on a hill I just needed a good push to get moving again. I will watch all your other videos. Thanks. Tashi Delek.

I love 44:55 "That's so much crap isn't it". Yes!!! This is what I have been saying.

"Human mind is naturally fault finding" With ourselves AND others. This is why forgivness FOR ourselves AND others is soooooo important when the tendancy is to "salt into the wounds" of other people and not letting them off the hook when they've fallen short.

X fault finding X craving X desire 998 Bricks and 2 bad bricks anology X obsessed with what is wrong 2 Chicken farmer...one collected shit and took to home...one collected egg and made omlette... Cherish good things that have happened to you.. Learn more from success of past..not from mistake.. This too shall pass Enjoy the game

Thank you so much for people who made a lot of work for the subtitles. 🙇🙇🙏🏻🙇🙏🏻🙇Ajahn Brahm

This is the second time I've seen this talk, and I'm remembering why this is one of my favorite talks he's ever given. Thank you Ajahn Brahm!

"This too shall pass" nothing is permanent in this find happiness

Ajahn Brahm is a remarkable teacher! It's universal to anyone no matter what background/religion/spirituality you have.

its a shame i don't have the funds to travel to see Ajahn Brahm in person and hear his talks. youtube will have to do until than.

Wise words. Thank you!

i love this guy

thank you very much i need to hear this so gratful

Thank you, I needed to hear this!

I'd like to add-(I just saw the part where he talked about fault-finding in modern society) don't underestimate the effects of media and advertising in the fault-finding phenomenon. They unconsciously and perpetually are sending us the message that we are not good enough in order to fuel our desires to buy products.

Thanks for this video! My words can't describe the meaning of those kinds of videos in people's lifes.

This talk is worth a decade of mindful breathing.

thanks very touching

I've listened to several of his dhamma talks and I must say he's one of the best I've heard.I don't often get to hear the dhamma talks in english so its a nice change, and I glad i get the opportunity to listen to your videos. its greatly appreciated. thank you and keep up the good work you deserve it :]

"the end of suffering is being here and not wanting to be somewhere else"..Wonderful teaching in 14 words. sadhu, sadhu sadhu.

Agreed no point carrying totally useless baggage.Sometimes one can learn from ones mistakes and put a verbal positive spin resolution to improve without dwelling in negativity.

thank u so very much

Amazing talk as always! :)

The thing with Buddhism that I struggle with is that there's all this talk of nibanna, joyful blissful states, jhanas, peace, happiness etc but then youre told you musnt desire any of those things. If youre human then obviously you will desire them. Its a carrot on a stick much like Christianity in the way they tell you that youre not praying hard enough or that your faith isnt strong enough. Personally i have experienced some very mind blowing states meditating but only on retreat and experiencing such states made me want them even more! Its true that we must keep letting go but its a very difficult paradix to grasp especially for the uninitiated.

This talk was 10yrs ago ..Is true...this is a fault finding society..."joy at last,there is no happiness in this world"....i agreed...thank you for your budhism guide for us... Amithofo🙏

I am so thank full to ven ajahn brahmawanso for his advises and I also thank you to the person who upload this clip to you tupe.

I love his lectures. So practical, powerful and peppered with hilarious anecdotes. So easy to understand and follow. He has helped me a lot and I'm so grateful to him.

wow...this was amazing.

Thank you for this, I really needed to hear this

buddhism help me go through my suffering , that is a great idea to apply and practice in lifetime which made me happpier in everywhere

Yeah I love this man. I am nearly 36 and don’t have a successful career, marriage and running out of time for kids. I live in a tiny bed sit. I still can’t get over my ex who ghosted me because he had depression and put me through terrible stuff like blocking and lies over egg before finally leaving me to sort his stuff out. He is happy with out me now (yeah I gave him so much…) but I just depressed I loved him etc. I didn’t know at the time to get out quick and listening to this amazing monk helps me start to forgive my younger self in her ignorance. I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Hopefully I will stop feeling depressed soon.

This all about reality and how to over come. Not everyone can go to university or college, like wise people can understand the truth about real life is. Ajahn Braham's is great teacher.

This is far better advice then all the prescription drugs given by therapists, doctors etc. i speak from personal experience.

Thank you

healing me.

Thank you Ajahn Brahm

I just like to sprays you for this nice and truthful talk,Please keep on going on in live talking.

Very good talk, very insightful it opened my eyes to a lot of things, thank you very much.

the problem is when you think about the concert it makes you vulnerable to think about the ending, thereby getting back to square one, which is thinking of what you lost, I guess that's where the trained mind has an advantage.

thank you

you will get it , buddhism help me a lot in my life

Watching this at the psychiatric ward.

thank-you

Thx I needed the brick story.

I agree with Ajahn Brahm about the future....Do not think about the future. It is the root of all evil.

i find so many of my own doings in his talk i often want to burn everything because of two damn crooked bricks why do i have to feel like my youth is being wasted, i regret not having any friends or lovers, all i do is hibernate, leech and be paralyzed by circumstance, i feel imprisoned yet in my heart of hearts i know i could be blissfully happy if only i decided so, i've been there already then why is it so hard?!

Honestly, I don't know how many times me and other people tell me that things will "Pass" I'm still depressed after 2 years, shit doesn't pass, at all.

I don't want to impose on your dialogue, I have chronic depression, I don't know you but I understand you and I feel and share this with you; solidarity :)

Absolutely hysterical that, after an hour proposing that we focus on the positives, that the first question would be to know "Where is your mistake?" And now I am doing the same thing!!!! lol!!!! Thanks for talk.

i think what you could take from this talk that if you are angry, let it be, if you struck with the pain, let it be, do not fight it, i do not think anyone of them would tell you to be happy about what happened, some things are easier to let go, some not, yours is one of those things that is not easy to let go, so just let be what is, dont fight your anger, be compassionate to your own feelings, i feel sorry for your loss, may you find peace

Have you tried developing Metta towards oneself?, self-criticism can be a root cause of depression, also i would recommend taking a look at 'the five hindrances' on Wikipedia. The human psyche is so complex but Buddhism shows the path to happiness but nobody can do it for you. ''To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas.''

i love the 998 good bricks

I just like to sprays you for this nice and truthful talk,Please keep on going on in live talking. You are like an Angel.

I absolutely love this man. Words of wisdom, thank you Ajahn Brahm.

I have done so many bad things in the past in terms of karma.I have also done few good things which I can always recall and be happy of. we all are just average humans who are trying hard to obtain all sorts of happiness by indulging and possessing physical objects. What amaze me is that these monks are living without no luxury what so ever and still managed to be happy and experience more happiness by meditating and giving thing up. till the day we all die, we will be chasing happiness...!

Refreshing!

Wow, genius ❤

yes you can im here for you

Lovely talk

Major Depression is indeed not the same as depression(sadness). But with proper medical treatment, Buddha dhamma is still very effective CBT.

@FlamingForce Hey! I too have been depressed for about 5 months now, and while the passing of the s*** seems to be happening at snail pace, I am positive it will eventually. If you believe it wont pass, and if you believe everything is worthless, then nothing will cheer u up. Just 2 days ago I lay awake crying feeling utterly useless! It took a good friend's harsh words to make me break through the the-world-hates-me, happiness-is-a-delusion phase I was going through. Hope you are better now! :)

all i know is im sensitive and i ignore bad people . and be comfortable with who you are and be happy from within . there are lots of bad souls out there .

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@JohnCKimbrough Well said!

@MrVoid77: Certain ways of thinking & viewing the world predispose people to depression. As such ways of thinking become habitual, the chances of suffering depression increase. It is best to prevent depression by not getting into such patterns. "The dude there" (Ajahn Brahm) was trying to point out a few such patterns of thought. People with mild depression can hopefully avoid getting severe depression using his ideas. He was not trying to describe some instant cure for depression

Great timing to be able to listen to this talk. Right now, now..... totally can relate too....

‎"Joy at last to know that there is no happiness in this world", "This too will pass", "If you want to have a powerful body exercise it, if you want to have a powerful mind keep still" - Achan Chah "Never allow knowledge to stand in the way of truth" Ajahn Brahm Perfect teachings.