Ajahn Brahmali---Sutta Meditation Retreat---2016

[musiko]

Deeper dhamma talks and meditation based on gradual training from sutta passages given by Ajahn Brahmali, including Q&A sessions on 9 day intensive retreats. 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 Brahmali for easy and mobile friendly access (hour and a half long talks usually do not exceed 15 MB of download).

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on sutta meditation retreat in January 2016 in Sydney

Dependent Origination

	MN 129, MN 86, DN 15	1/7	92′	10,60 MB
	MN 54, SN 22.59	2/7	59′	6,79 MB
	SN 12.1, SN 12.2	3/7	50′	5,80 MB
	DN 15, SN 12.15, AN 4.45	4/7	64′	7,33 MB
	SN 12.1, SN 12.2 (cont.)	5/7	55′	6,31 MB
	AN 11.2, SN 12.23	6/7	60′	6,87 MB
	AN 10.61, AN 1, MN 19, AN 10.61, AN 4.179	7/7	55′	6,32 MB

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on sutta meditation retreat in March 2016 at Jhana Grove

	Intro Talk	1/7	53′	6,14 MB
	AN 10.2	2/7	31′	3,63 MB
	MN 118	3/7	61′	7,01 MB
	Evening Q&A	4/7	81′	9,31 MB
	MN 129, MN 41	5/7	30′	3,49 MB
	Afternoon Q&A	6/7	33′	3,83 MB
	MN 41 (concl.)	7/7	43′	4,97 MB

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on sutta meditation retreat for BGF in April 2016 in Malaysia

	01 Introduction	1/30	8′	934 KB
	02 Guided meditation	2/30	36′	4,19 MB
	03 AN 11.2	3/30	48′	5,59 MB
	04 Short Q&A	4/30	8′	1007 KB
	05 MN 129	5/30	6′	752 KB
	06 AN 3.101 (pt. 1)	6/30	38′	4,39 MB
	07 AN 3.101 (pt. 2)	7/30	35′	4,04 MB
	08 Short Q&A	8/30	9′	1,02 MB
	09 MN 19 (pt. 1)	9/30	17′	2,04 MB
	10 MN 19 (pt. 2)	10/30	51′	5,86 MB
	11 Day 1 Q&A	11/30	66′	7,58 MB
	12 Intro for latecomers	12/30	12′	1,43 MB
	13 Guided meditation	13/30	37′	4,30 MB
	14 MN 20 (pt. 1)	14/30	44′	5,11 MB
	15 MN 20 (pt. 2)	15/30	27′	3,18 MB
	16 AN 5.162 (pt. 1)	16/30	17′	2,03 MB
	17 AN 5.162 (pt. 2)	17/30	27′	3,07 MB
	18 MN 21	18/30	35′	4,06 MB
	19 AN 3.39	19/30	43′	4,98 MB
	20 Q&A	20/30	28′	3,22 MB
	21 AN 7.53	21/30	8′	989 KB
	22 Q&A	22/30	30′	3,46 MB
	23 Guided meditation	23/30	28′	3,25 MB
	24 Dependent Origination For Dummies (quality of recording varies)	24/30	59′	6,85 MB
	25 MN 54 (pt. 1)	25/30	43′	4,98 MB
	26 MN 54 (pt. 2)	26/30	17′	1,99 MB
	27 DN 15	27/30	11′	1,26 MB
	28 SN 1.20	28/30	12′	1,46 MB
	29 AN 6.10	29/30	53′	6,06 MB
	30 Final Q&A	30/30	70′	8,08 MB

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on sutta meditation retreat in June 2016 at Jhana Grove

	01 Introduction	1/26	35′	4,02 MB
	02 AN 11.2, SN 56.31	2/26	60′	6,90 MB
	03 SN 12.1, SN 12.2, SN 56.11	3/26	60′	6,87 MB
	04 Q&A	4/26	62′	7,10 MB
	05 SN 56.11	5/26	26′	3,06 MB
	06 AN 10.62, SN 12.1, SN 12.2, SN 12.40	6/26	60′	6,96 MB
	07 Q&A	7/26	64′	7,40 MB
	08 SN 12.1, SN 12.2, DN 15, SN 12.15	8/26	61′	6,99 MB
	09 SN 12.1, SN 12.2, DN 15, AN 3.61, MN 87	9/26	61′	7,07 MB
	10 Q&A	10/26	75′	8,67 MB
	11 SN 12.52, SN 12.1, SN 12.2, AN 3.76, SN 22.100	11/26	53′	6,06 MB
	12 SN 12.1, SN 12.2, AN 3.35, SN 15, MN 38	12/26	58′	6,70 MB
	13 Q&A	13/26	66′	7,55 MB
	14 AN 10.62	14/26	60′	6,90 MB
	15 AN 8.54	15/26	65′	7,44 MB
	16 Q&A	16/26	63′	7,23 MB
	17 AN 3.39	17/26	32′	3,69 MB
	18 AN 5.162	18/26	54′	6,22 MB
	19 Q&A	19/26	59′	6,84 MB
	20 MN 48, MN 21, MN 7	20/26	55′	6,33 MB
	21 MN 54, SN 1.20	21/26	57′	6,54 MB
	22 Q&A	22/26	66′	7,61 MB
	23 AN 7.74, MN 82	23/26	59′	6,75 MB
	24 AN 4.179, SN 34.118, AN 10.60	24/26	60′	6,93 MB
	25 Q&A	25/26	57′	6,53 MB
	26 AN 10.60, SN 12.22	26/26	61′	7,03 MB

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on meditation retreat for Sangha in June 2016 at Bandarawela, Sri Lanka

Suttas discussed on the retreat covering dependent origination

AN 11.2, SN 56.31, SN 12.1, SN 12.2, SN 56.11, AN 10.62, SN 12.40, DN 15, SN 12.15, SN 12.64, AN 3.61, MN 87, SN 12.52, SN 22.80, AN 3.76, SN 22.100, AN 3.35, SN 15.3, MN 38, AN 10.62, AN 8.54, AN 3.39, AN 5.162, MN 48, MN 21, MN 7, MN 54, SN 1.20, AN 7.74, MN 82, AN 4.179, SN 35.118, AN 10.60, SN 12.22

	Interview	1/1	16′	1,93 MB
Ajahn Brahmali	Suttas for Bandarawela retreat 2016			0,75 MB
	Introduction (recording from BSWA)	1/40	46′	5,33 MB
	Morning Talk (recording from BSWA)	2/40	42′	4,93 MB
	Evening Talk (recording from BSWA)	3/40	49′	5,69 MB
	Guided Meditation (recording from BSWA)	4/40	67′	7,78 MB
	Morning Talk	5/40	44′	5,16 MB
	Evening Talk	6/40	54′	6,32 MB
	Guided Meditation	7/40	29′	3,39 MB
	Q&A	8/40	63′	7,19 MB
	Morning Talk	9/40	54′	6,25 MB
	Evening Talk	10/40	57′	6,62 MB
	Guided Meditation	11/40	33′	3,94 MB
	Q&A	12/40	68′	7,85 MB
	Morning Talk	13/40	59′	6,86 MB
	Evening Talk	14/40	57′	6,62 MB
	Guided Meditation	15/40	30′	3,59 MB
	Q&A	16/40	62′	7,10 MB
	Morning Talk	17/40	55′	6,37 MB
	Evening Talk	18/40	54′	6,26 MB
	Guided Meditation	19/40	32′	3,76 MB
	Q&A	20/40	63′	7,25 MB
	Morning Talk	21/40	59′	6,81 MB
	Evening Talk	22/40	65′	7,51 MB
	Guided Meditation	23/40	32′	3,77 MB
	Q&A	24/40	68′	7,77 MB
	Morning Talk	25/40	59′	6,89 MB
	Evening Talk	26/40	46′	5,40 MB
	Guided Meditation	27/40	42′	4,91 MB
	Q&A	28/40	64′	7,35 MB
	Morning Talk	29/40	58′	6,76 MB
	Evening Talk	30/40	62′	7,22 MB
	Guided Meditation	31/40	35′	4,15 MB
	Q&A	32/40	67′	7,69 MB
	Morning Talk	33/40	58′	6,76 MB
	Evening Talk	34/40	65′	7,47 MB
	Guided Meditation	35/40	30′	3,56 MB
	Q&A	36/40	68′	7,73 MB
	Morning Talk	37/40	57′	6,58 MB
	Evening Talk	38/40	67′	7,78 MB
	Guided Meditation	39/40	32′	3,83 MB
	Q&A	40/40	74′	8,53 MB

Ajahn Brahmali deeper Dhamma talks and Q&A given on meditation retreat in December 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand

Suttas discussed on the retreat

MN 19, MN 21, MN 27, MN 54, MN 82, MN 2, SN 45.2, AN 3.100, AN3.101, AN 5.57, AN 5.162, AN 7.74, AN 10.2, AN 11.12, DN 16

	Day 2 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	1/16	119′	13,64 MB
	Day 2 Sutta Talk	2/16	70′	8,07 MB
	Day 2 Q&A	3/16	78′	8,96 MB
	Day 3 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	4/16	120′	13,78 MB
	Day 3 Sutta Talk	5/16	57′	6,57 MB
	Day 3 Q&A	6/16	81′	9,28 MB
	Day 4 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	7/16	115′	13,16 MB
	Day 4 Sutta Talk	8/16	62′	7,14 MB
	Day 4 Q&A	9/16	76′	8,70 MB
	Day 5 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	10/16	123′	14,08 MB
	Day 5 Sutta Talk	11/16	58′	6,72 MB
	Day 5 Q&A	12/16	74′	8,55 MB
	Day 6 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	13/16	119′	13,66 MB
	Day 6 Sutta Talk	14/16	65′	7,42 MB
	Day 6 Q&A	15/16	95′	10,86 MB
	Day 7 Meditation and Dhamma Talk	16/16	121′	13,91 MB

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[suaimhneas]

As per @musiko’s Sutta retreat annotation idea in the thread here, I’m going to annotate the January 2016 “Paticca Samuppada” retreat above. I’ll edit this post gradually to contain these annotations (linking suttas mentioned into the talks to those on suttacentral).

[waiyin]

There are actually more talks than that listed above for this:
201604 Ajahn Brahmali in Malaysia 20160415-20160417

I had uploaded all recordings from the retreat (mostly by BGF, though if memory serves, I used my recording on mobile phone for some):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B34cfrY-Z4rmb1d6U0M4RWRGeWc

Yes, You Can! And How the Buddha Shows the Way: 3-Day Sutta Study Camp with Ajahn Brahmali, at BGF(AN11.2, MN129, AN3.101, MN19, MN20, AN5.162, MN21, AN3.39, MN54, DN15, SN1.20, AN6.10) + Bonus: AN7.53 + Daily Guided Meditation + “Dependent Origination for Dummies” - Sun@BGF

PS - I might, in future, (learn to) upload them here.

[musiko]

@waiyin

I had uploaded all recordings from the retreat (mostly by BGF, though if memory serves, I used my recording on mobile phone for some):

@waiyin thank you so very much for providing these recordings ! You were right, previously posted recordings were only a small fraction of the entire retreat, but it was all that I could find online. The entire retreat is now updated in the opening post for all to enjoy and learn from

@waiyin

PS - I might, in future, (learn to) upload them here.

In the future I was meaning to compile a comprehensive guide (how to) so that anyone could do the same (it will definitely take more time writing the instructions on how to do it than actually doing it), but in the meantime I’m happy to help with cases like this.

[musiko]

Added “June 2016 Sutta retreat for monastics, Bandarawela”.

[suaimhneas]

I eventually made my way through and annotated the first set of 7 talks in the OP. Not all talks have sutta references. I couldn’t identify one sutta mentioned in talk 4 (any help appreciated). There seems to have been a sutta reading list handed out in this retreat, which probably would have given the name and number. There was also an AN sutta story in talk 7 that I don’t recognize (would be nice to have a specific sutta reference if anyone recognizes it).

Dependent Origination – A Retreat with Ajahn Brahmali in Sydney – January 2016

Talk 1:
26:50; The Wise And Foolish People Sutta MN 129
31:20; Aṅgulimāla Sutta MN 86
47:35; The Great Discourse on Causation (Mahānidāna Sutta) DN 15

Talk 2:
18:25; Potaliya Sutta MN 54
41:00; Anatta-Lakkhana Sutta SN 22.59

Talk 3:

Talk 4:

7:10; reference to a sutta whose name I don’t recognize/can’t identify
The name sounds something like “maha vidharma” to me and it seemingly contains a definition of namarupa.

14:20; The Great Discourse on Causation (Mahānidāna Sutta) DN 15
23:40; Kaccānagotta Sutta SN 12.15
47:20; Rohitassa Sutta AN 4.45

Talk 5:

Talk 6:
2:40; Volition Sutta AN 11.2
21:07; Upanisa sutta SN 12.23

Talk 7:
1:10; Ignorance Sutta AN 10.61
12:10; A brief discussion of AN 1 in general and a quick listing of some of the basic factors it covers
33:00; Two Kinds of Thought Sutta MN 19
48:45; Ignorance Sutta AN 10.61 (final simile in this sutta read out)

15:52; References an unspecified sutta from the AN about a conversation between Ananda and Sariputta (seemingly the same story occurs in several places in the canon) where they discuss the difference between a person who attains and does not attain nibbana (understanding which perceptions involve decline, stability, improvement, and breakthrough).

Related Resources:
Video versions of these 7 retreat talks can also be found here.

The ad for the original retreat is here:
Eventful: See Calendar of Events & Shows | Audacy which links to an earlier Ajahn Brahm article for background information on the topic.

A transcript of the first talk can be found on suttacentral here.

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[musiko]

Well done! Thank you so much for your help!

I will update the original descriptions shortly; if anyone recognises the missing sutta references please post them below (I believe the sutta mentioned in talk 4 at 7:10 is Mahanidana Sutta DN 15 and the sutta mentioned in talk 7 at 15:52 is Nibbana Sutta AN 4.179)

Thank you for all the additional links to resources!

[waiyin]

More: Ajahn in Bangkok 201612 https://www.facebook.com/groups/338294569884042/permalink/352697021777130/

[musiko]

@waiyin

Ajahn in Bangkok 201612

Is this available without Facebook login?

[waiyin]

Ajahn Brahmali Bangkok Dec 16 Retreat

Simply, the FB post (by a friend) has some notes and list of suttas. Let me know if you want it too.

[musiko]

Thanks a bunch , I’ll have those prepared for upload, hopefully soon.