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I am an old man, next year I shall be 89. Although I am watching a ten-year-old video on KZfaq I am hoping you can help me understand a Vipassana meditation issue. During the early nineties, I studied Buddhist philosophy while in a Thai forest temple. It was called Wat Pah Santikavas near the town of Chiawan in Eastern Thailand. During my two years there I lived as a lay level monk and spent time practising meditation. I concentrated on my breathing and the sense of touch in my nostrils. Occasionally, and usually, as a surprise I experienced effects such as seeing a fellow monk's mental state by the colours on his face, on other occasions I experienced Nimata such as a rabbit that greeted me during my walking exercise. The Loung Poo (head monk) told me that if there had been rabbits the snakes would have eaten them all. He also said I was seeing these strange effects because my mind was becoming calm. my experiences happened twenty years ago in 1995. This morning after about an hour of (03.30 03/07/24) following my breath I began to feel as if my face, especially around my eyes was being touched by flies or flying insects. There was no noise but at one point it felt that my nose was being completely invaded by these insects and I broke my concentration to wipe my nose, I was alarmed by the sensation and I recalled that I felt no other sensation of breathing or sitting during the experience. I remembered my early teaching to passively observe any physical effects arising, just to let them go. I would appreciate reassurance that I am proceeding correctly.🙏

That is happening to me to my left and it's a bit severe and I have to ask it to not be so definite it hurts tho. Maybe I'll try and be more loose and allow it

My one question id love to pose to Ajahn Brahm would be: can there be subconscious chatter and stillness at the same time? My experience says yes, because its not conscious, just there, and after some time of just letting it be, it sort of fades into a... silent hum, of sorts. But i think im taking "stillness" too literally

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Thank you Ajahn. 😊🙏

I’ve stayed here for several weeks I would say they obviously know they are being filmed, but thete a few younger monks who need proper training or should disrobe, pretty disappointed in some of their attitudes

Thankyou so much I've been struggling with self /non self.

the problem is when the gabs become to long your mind just starts filling the silence with it's own chatter

Loved it!!!

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Beautifully said, but the initial question was not answered well. He just brought in a phenomenon, that may sometimes be linked to knowing the breath. It's like if I were to ask, "what's the difference between walking and running?" and someone answered "Running is often more fun.". That may be true, but doesn't characterise running or walking in a helpful way.

Terima kasih

Terima kasih

Wow......thankyou .

😂😂Ajahn Brahm😂 all nuns!🥰❤🙏🏻

Social media os soo crazy...it gives soo much good information...but in a cheap way...in a very disorganized way...like diamond inside a garbage...

It was interesting and insightful

In the Nikayas (which are a large bookcase full of books; even the Vinaya is several large books in size, when printed), when Lord Buddha was teaching dependent origination, Ven Ananda complained about its complexity and asked if it was actually very simple and if he was missing the point. Lord Buddha replied that, no, it is actually very complex, which is why beings get trapped in samsara. Lord Buddha taught many intertwined lists and 'wheels'/matrices, which can be confusing. He also loved to use metaphors, which are experience-oriented and philosophically imprecise. Those lists floated around in the oral tradition of ancient India, for a few hundred years, until philosophers tried to reconcile them into a system of philosophy, which is the Abhidhamma Pitaka. My opinion is that Lord Buddha was a prince, not a philosopher. He did his best to intellectually break down a complex subject into lists, but, ultimately, he was teaching 'warrior knowledge' (ie, a skill or experience one must develop), so it's not right to get too preoccupied with philosophising about his many lists. Hope this helps

This guy comes across as supremely autistic in a negative way.

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Lovely video Bhante. Thank you for sharing 🙏🙏🙏

some monks just wanted to be honored and served

Best explanation on meditation!!! That’s why I donate to monastery. Modern pop psychology sometimes makes the mental disorder worse!

Ich denke an Dich und deine Mutter beim Ansehen & Zuhören!!! Much Metta!!!

STatic cant hear anything but STATIC NOISE

Yeah, words of wisdom:) I remember one of colleagues dont want to do Yoga as she is Christian :), May be not seeing virtue!

Thank you Bhante, I hear nature calling to me! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Lovely video Bhante. BAMBI south west Buddhism is actively looking for monastics to visit us. Please contact if interested.

Beautiful place and thank you for sharing ❤

Sadhu sadhu sadhu

Thanks for publishing this but it’s bad karma to disrupt meditation in between with adds.

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Buddhist Teachers continue to be ignorant of the Indian Kundalini traditions. And Tibetan Tantric traditions. And I’m sorry but whether it is ignorance, lack of personal experience, caution, or denial - it all serves to make them and Theravadins come across as missing a piece of the puzzle. I’m not saying it’s necessarily a critical piece - although these energetic traditions will disagree - but the teachings/teachers are not delivering the complete teachings imo.

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Very thankful for your teachings

That's because there's not enough pain in the legs. Obviously.

This is wonderful except that it was interrupted by very loud commercials.

During the pauses my mind wasnt silent it immediately started questioning, “why does he pause?” Guess, it didn’t work for me

Thank you

Ajahn brahm I am laughing and crying at the same time

Ajahn brahm you're teacher teacher Jai bhim namo budday 🙏🙏🙏🙏

This is so helpful ❤

Ajhan Brham Is always kind caring Funny and so wise. Ges an Amazing human. I think he was meant to be a monk. He has a gift that is for sure. Four years now it never gets old. I listen to him everyday multiple times.

I don't get Ajahn Brahm saying keep it simple by leaving Abhidhamma out, while he teaches Vissudimagga jhanas that are considered impossibly difficult and in conflict with suttas.

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Can someone tell me what the blessing chant is at the end? I'd like to look up the translation of the Pali. Thx.