Happiness and a Simple Life | Ajahn Brahm | 22 March 2024

Ajahn Brahm shares a story about a nun and a mouse to illustrate how wanting creates suffering, and not wanting and living a simple life creates happiness.
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Recorded at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth, Western Australia.
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[@M.Campbell]

My internet viewing habits have changed a great deal, and I feel much better, since I starting asking myself "How is this helpful to my life or happiness?" Of course, Ajahn Brahm always gets an automatic approval.

[@Lemongrass194]

Dear Ajahn Brahm. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏 You are a blessing to this world.

[@ujsray15]

Thank you. you single handedly saved my life. you are a guiding light helping millions through darkness

[@justinwalker4475]

i was going to say the same thing. got me through some bad times .. i always come back obviously i keep doing the wrong thing

[@MsLeenite]

Thank you, Bhante. Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu.

[@kkatr07]

Ajahn Brahm you are so sweet ♥️ thank you for all ♥️ from Poland

[@danisantos3088]

Thank you, Ajahn for your Dhamma talk and your kind genial manner.

[@fingerprint5511]

🙏🙏🙏

[@nithyagogtay3145]

Thank you so much Ajahn. Namaste from Mumbai

[@linlingg999]

Thank you so much Ajhan Brahm. With deep respect🙏🙏🙏

[@wishwaihalagamage6173]

Confident in Buddhism....... 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@codyscarborough1141]

Thank you Ajhan Brahm for your teachings

[@dasein1137]

As I listened to your talk, I was reminded of the following passage from Soren Kierkegaard, “A strange thing happened to me in my dream. I was rapt into the Seventh Heaven. There sat all the gods assembled. As a special dispensation I was granted the favor to have one wish. "Do you wish for youth," said Mercury, "or for beauty, or power, or a long life; or do you wish for the most beautiful woman, or any other of the many fine things we have in our treasure trove? Choose, but only one thing!" For a moment I was at a loss. Then I addressed the gods in this wise: "Most honorable contemporaries, I choose one thing - that I may always have the laughs on my side." Not one god made answer, but all began to laugh. From this I concluded that my wish had been granted and thought that the gods knew how to express themselves with good taste: for it would surely have been inappropriate to answer gravely: your wish has been granted.”

[@KusalaMetta]

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@anna_m59]

wow i didn’t see him for many years!

[@comeasyouare.5837]

สาธุ

[@wishwaihalagamage6173]

Real monk who kicked off Great evil long time ago 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@ramdhiwakarseetharaman5989]

A simple video, a simple message yet so much wisdom. "I wish I was so content that I need anymore wishes ever again." Thank you so much Ajahn Brahm and BSWA

[@annagoebiowska229]

I adore this speech of today,i laughed.

[@eduardodecguimaraes]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@AliciaMarkoe]

Thank you 🦋🦋🦋

[@sunnytran7041]

Nam mô a di đà Phật.

[@annagoebiowska229]

thanks

[@wishwaihalagamage6173]

Its a hard hard hard life to keep away or refuse the Evil temptation in this world..... 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@justinwalker4475]

very hard

[@justinwalker4475]

just a state of mind. hard to flip though

[@liliksupiani8091]

🙏🙏🙏Sadhu…. Sadhu…. Sadhu….
Semoga semua mahluk berbahagia🙏🙏🙏

[@nimrodnakdimon6407]

חד גדיא חד גדיא

[@sathsaracooray1996]

Dear Ajahn Brahm
Can you please do a sermon on the five Niyama dhamma of Buddhism and how karma is responsible for only one fifth of what happens to us? Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@generalu.gooshe]

I don't group meditate, let alone meditate alone. Maybe in the next life?? :)) Ideally, I would love that, and so would you. Apologies for breaking the protocol.

[@cyberpunkworld]

So, the huge plus when gathering in retreats is: who else is here? Who's visiting us? Similar to other types of gatherings, I guess ;;;))

[@epimichael968]

When are you next in Acton or Cambridge?

[@user-eh9kq5do2m]

Shadu

[@a.n.c.australia]

Hi sir. You're not doing anything wrong, yet bear in mind that some Arhats may have the G-d concept, which was not presented to yourself obviously :))