Q&A excerpts from meditation retreats given by Ajahn Brahm. Large archive of retreat talks is also maintained and published occasionally here.
The following archive provides a collection of all publicly available meditation retreats led by Ajahn Brahm for easy and mobile friendly access (hour and a half long talks usually do not exceed 15 MB of download).
Ajahn Brahm Q&A from meditation retreats
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A Deva Story | 1/1 | 5′ | 541 KB |  |
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A meditation joke | 1/1 | 3′ | 262 KB | |
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A monk story | 1/1 | 8′ | 923 KB | |
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Abhidhamma was not taught by the Buddha | 1/1 | 4′ | 465 KB | |
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Adding loving kindness to the breath | 1/1 | 2′ | 194 KB | |
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Ajahn Brahm’s crematorium idea | 1/1 | 3′ | 343 KB | |
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Attitude during meditation | 1/1 | 3′ | 306 KB | |
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Bad thoughts come during meditation | 1/1 | 2′ | 225 KB | |
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Being a visitor not owner | 1/1 | 6′ | 685 KB | |
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Benefits of silence | 1/1 | 5′ | 592 KB | |
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Breathing in PEACE and Breath out LET GO | 1/1 | 3′ | 321 KB | |
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Buddhist view of man created events Get out of samsara | 1/1 | 2′ | 181 KB | |
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Can I read a books during the retreat | 1/1 | 1′ | 113 KB | |
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Can layperson get enlightened | 1/1 | 2′ | 131 KB | |
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Can non Buddhist attain enlightment | 1/1 | 2′ | 148 KB | |
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Can we practice in the other realms | 1/1 | 5′ | 522 KB | |
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Dealing with fatigue | 1/1 | 2′ | 214 KB | |
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Dealing with pain during meditation | 1/1 | 3′ | 279 KB | |
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Dealing with people who irritate us | 1/1 | 5′ | 537 KB | |
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Demonstration of how easy it is to stop thinking | 1/1 | 4′ | 406 KB | |
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Do we need all 4 Jhanas | 1/1 | 3′ | 353 KB | |
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Doing mind and the knowing mind | 1/1 | 13′ | 1,47 MB | |
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Don’t tell anyone what you learn here! Its a secret  |
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Elephant story Importance of being with calm peaceful people | 1/1 | 5′ | 510 KB | |
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Evidence of reincarnation How to see past lives and why its important | 1/1 | 11′ | 1,31 MB | |
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Forgiveness and the simile of two chicken farmers | 1/1 | 4′ | 462 KB | |
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Funny stories of monks and nuns – holy shit, holy water and more | 1/1 | 10′ | 1,09 MB | |
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happy to be here | 1/1 | 11′ | 1,28 MB | |
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Headaches during meditation | 1/1 | 2′ | 173 KB | |
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Healing power of mantra | 1/1 | 1′ | 114 KB | |
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How Buddhist Awakening happens- mango tree simile | 1/1 | 3′ | 318 KB | |
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How do I help someone who is going to hell | 1/1 | 5′ | 531 KB | |
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How do I know if I am walking in the path | 1/1 | 1′ | 110 KB | |
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How does it feel to be a monk or a nun | 1/1 | 6′ | 734 KB | |
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How is Buddhist heaven | 1/1 | 2′ | 212 KB | |
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How long does it take to get enlightened | 1/1 | 1′ | 66 KB | |
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How stillness is achieved | 1/1 | 3′ | 310 KB | |
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How the mind stops | 1/1 | 7′ | 781 KB | |
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How to deal with defilements | 1/1 | 4′ | 393 KB | |
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How to do walking meditation | 1/1 | 6′ | 665 KB | |
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How to fall asleep | 1/1 | 3′ | 290 KB | |
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How to handle negative memories | 1/1 | 4′ | 449 KB | |
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How to make a choice between 2 tasks | 1/1 | 2′ | 244 KB | |
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How to motivate oneself to meditate | 1/1 | 6′ | 684 KB | |
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How to stay in the present moment | 1/1 | 7′ | 773 KB | |
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Important posture in meditation | 1/1 | 4′ | 444 KB | |
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In meditation do not be a backseat driver | 1/1 | 4′ | 373 KB | |
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In meditation what is present moment awareness and silent present moment awareness | 1/1 | 5′ | 590 KB | |
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Intelligence is not wisdom | 1/1 | 8′ | 875 KB | |
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Internet phon addiction | 1/1 | 6′ | 609 KB | |
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Is Standing still a meditation | 1/1 | 2′ | 188 KB | |
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Is there heaven and hell | 1/1 | 7′ | 780 KB | |
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Let go of the body | 1/1 | 6′ | 655 KB | |
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Meditation helps LETTING GO | 1/1 | 3′ | 307 KB | |
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Meditation is stillness and not concentration | 1/1 | 8′ | 874 KB | |
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meditation | 1/1 | 11′ | 1,29 MB | |
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Men can cry | 1/1 | 3′ | 343 KB | |
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My body feels twisting and turning while meditating | 1/1 | 4′ | 394 KB | |
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My boss is victimising me What should I do | 1/1 | 6′ | 641 KB | |
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nama rupa | 1/1 | 7′ | 760 KB | |
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Nice ghost stories | 1/1 | 8′ | 891 KB | |
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No bells, no schedule | 1/1 | 7′ | 763 KB | |
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Noise and other disturbances during meditation | 1/1 | 6′ | 699 KB | |
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Nothing changed in my meditation and mind was running away | 1/1 | 4′ | 427 KB | |
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Power of Kindness to overcome pain | 1/1 | 3′ | 275 KB | |
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Power of resting | 1/1 | 6′ | 610 KB | |
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Attitude | 1/1 | 16′ | 1,80 MB | |
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MS, rabid arahants | 1/1 | 16′ | 1,79 MB | |
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Wholesome happiness | 1/1 | 7′ | 846 KB | |
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Short reponse to a question about vegetarianism | 1/1 | 3′ | 262 KB | |
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Being free from karma | 1/1 | 2′ | 220 KB | |
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Bhikkhuni speal | 1/1 | 6′ | 720 KB | |
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Brief Teaching | 1/1 | 2′ | 155 KB | |
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Don’t have to be perfect | 1/1 | 10′ | 1,07 MB | |
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Empty process | 1/1 | 4′ | 403 KB | |
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What is the best offering to be made | 1/1 | 9′ | 1006 KB | |
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Should one watch the breath or the body? | 1/1 | 4′ | 396 KB | |
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About Happiness & Success | 1/1 | 4′ | 400 KB | |
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Dealing with a hyperactive, thinking mind | 1/1 | 8′ | 833 KB | |
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PMS, rabid arahants and Malaria: how not to fight the body but to investigate | 1/1 | 9′ | 1017 KB | |
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What’s the best posture for meditation | 1/1 | 2′ | 160 KB | |
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Why am I afraid to let go | 1/1 | 10′ | 1,04 MB | |
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On Vipassana, Rising & Passing and Jhana | 1/1 | 3′ | 250 KB | |
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Personal Growth, Development and Suffering | 1/1 | 7′ | 721 KB | |
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Question on rebirth & reincarnation Ajahn Brahm explains how you can see past life in meditation | 1/1 | 9′ | 1,01 MB | |
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Sadhu practice |
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See the things, not the words | 1/1 | 5′ | 532 KB | |
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Stopping the chattering mind | 1/1 | 3′ | 265 KB | |
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Story about a monk with psychic powers | 1/1 | 5′ | 542 KB | |
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Stress is giving me health problem eczema & other problems | 1/1 | 8′ | 870 KB | |
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Strong samadhi and heavy body sensation | 1/1 | 3′ | 369 KB | |
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Suicide | 1/1 | 3′ | 342 KB | |
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Taking value away from thinking | 1/1 | 9′ | 1,06 MB | |
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Techniques to silence the mind | 1/1 | 9′ | 1,02 MB | |
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Teddy Bear Meditation | 1/1 | 3′ | 316 KB | |
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Toilet paper exercise to let go of the pains of the past | 1/1 | 3′ | 330 KB | |
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Toilet paper exercise to let go the pain of the past | 1/1 | 4′ | 437 KB | |
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Two carrots joke | 1/1 | 2′ | 206 KB | |
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Viriya - Right effort in the 8 fold path | 1/1 | 7′ | 810 KB | |
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Walking meditation | 1/1 | 10′ | 1,08 MB | |
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What does body of breath mean in Satipatthana | 1/1 | 5′ | 619 KB | |
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What is field of merit | 1/1 | 2′ | 152 KB | |
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What is Mara | 1/1 | 7′ | 823 KB | |
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What is meditation | 1/1 | 6′ | 658 KB | |
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What is mind The emperor simile What is left after the 5 senses stop | 1/1 | 4′ | 423 KB | |
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What is nibbana? Why do we chant? | 1/1 | 6′ | 654 KB | |
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What is Samadhi and mindfulness | 1/1 | 7′ | 762 KB | |
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What is the Kamma for mass deaths | 1/1 | 4′ | 401 KB | |
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What to do after coming out of Jhana? Should we reflect on the 7 factors of enlightenment? | 1/1 | 7′ | 859 KB | |
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What will lead to the decline of Dhamma | 1/1 | 3′ | 254 KB | |
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When someone calls you a PIG | 1/1 | 2′ | 198 KB | |
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When to teach children to meditate | 1/1 | 3′ | 365 KB | |
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Where are you going | 1/1 | 4′ | 485 KB | |
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Where is the mind | 1/1 | 4′ | 441 KB | |
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Who keeps the record of all the good and bad that we do | 1/1 | 7′ | 819 KB | |
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Why Ajahn Brahm retreats are not tough Why pain is not gain Not will power, but wisdom power | 1/1 | 6′ | 654 KB | |
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Why do I bow before a Buddha statue | 1/1 | 4′ | 388 KB | |
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Why do we say sadhu sadhu sadhu | 1/1 | 1′ | 31 KB | |
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Why does sound disturb my meditation | 1/1 | 6′ | 613 KB | |
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Why we take shoes off before entering the temple | 1/1 | 2′ | 139 KB | |
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You are happy and smiling if you are meditating | 1/1 | 3′ | 299 KB | |