Ajahn Brahm - How To Smile Through Adversity In Life

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ABOUT SPEAKER
Ajahn Brahmavamso Mahathera (lovingly known to most as Ajahn Brahm) was born Peter Betts in London, United Kingdom in August 7, 1951. He came from a working-class background, and won a scholarship to study Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University in the late 1960s.
After graduating from Cambridge he taught in high school for one year before travelling to Thailand to become a monk and train with the Venerable Ajahn Chah Bodhinyana Mahathera.
Whilst still in his years as a junior monk, he was asked to undertake the compilation of an English-language guide to the Buddhist monastic code - the Vinaya - which later became the basis for monastic discipline in many Theravadan monasteries in Western countries
BUDDHIST CENTRE
While registered as a Buddhist not-for-profit association, Buddhist Society of Victoria (BSV) welcome members of all backgrounds and religions.
Located in Melbourne, our East Malvern centre hosts programs that guide members on meditation; as well as practical Buddhist teachings for kids, teenagers, and adults.
Our spiritual advisor is Ajahn Brahm, the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery located in Western Australia.
For more information: bsv.net.au/
FOREST MONASTERY
Newbury Buddhist Monastery is just 70 minutes from the heart of Melbourne city. The magnificent landscape and tranquil surroundings offer an inspiring backdrop for seclusion and meditation.
With its establishment, both male and female spiritual aspirants can seek out full ordination. This supports the cultivation of Buddhist teachers who in return, share Dhamma teachings across the world.
Support the building projects here: supportnbm.bsv.net.au/
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I haven’t laughed deeply in months, feels nice to laugh authentically.. my mother is always mad, screaming and cleaning, she is diabetic.. it is good to get away mentally that is .. thank you

[@martaeyore8234]

Ajahn Brahm u are a blessing in this world thank u for all u do

[@PracticerOfMetta]

I have friends & family that are Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, Agnostic and more. I learn from them all. I enjoy Ajahn Brahm's humor and how he teaches. Practical ways of looking at life regardless of a person's faith. I share because I love everyone and I think all might benefit from his thoughts, humor and stories. God bless you! Do not forget to give monks healthy food! :-)

[@thetreekeeper143]

Ajahn Brahm's energy just shines.

[@lindacelenemorais5508]

Brazil is watching and learning! Imense gratitude

[@ianoian1]

Been following him for years - love his jokes - here's a Zen one: Q: What did the Zen monk say to the hot dog stand vendor? A: Make me one with everything. Q: What did the vendor say when the monk asked for change for his £20 note? A: Change comes from within.

[@poetryjones7946]

Ian Oliver HAAAAAhahahahaaaa!!!!! 😝👍🏼

[@SandraLovesRoses]

Good ones! I forgot those.

[@manjitrai1567]

😂😂 very good

[@einsteinzvice517]

I love the sense of humor he keeps; it is something I've always incorporated in my own outlook. A week without my Ajahn Brahm would be like a week without food! I count him among my "necessary ESSENTIALS" & certainly among my BLESSINGS! ;-)

[@davidsenjaya3195]

After 4 years his talk is still alive !

[@suryapratap754]

India is seeing u brahm

[@7GEORGINA]

I absolutely love I absolutely love Ajahn he is totally magical .

[@stasibayer7320]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. Healing has been the most difficult journey I have taken. There is no turning back now.

[@marthawrzosek2820]

Omg, I love him, he help me change my toughness

[@Happinesstyc]

Thank you very much AJAHN ❤🙏🙏🙏

[@fredrikscoaching9343]

My priest which I talked to some years Ago told me that even God has Humour😂😂😂 that puts things in persoective😂🌞♥️

[@laura68]

Ajahn Brahm is the only one I want to hear in this world...

[@janakiebalasuriya1032]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu! Theruwan Saranai! 🙏🙏🙏

[@gersonyamada]

Thank you, Ajahn Brahm !! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@akakonoha]

I normally can't concentrate more than 10 minutes or so on any video. I just noticed I've not only been watching & listening to this video for 50 minutes, but also enjoyed it too! 💜

[@paulankle]

Ajahn Brahm talks are priceless

[@japplesin]

I only knew about Ajahn Brahm recently. Wish it was sooner. This is one of the best and encouraging talk.

[@euclidofalexandria3786]

The way the clouds manifest... Luv you, you are kindness on two legs.

[@daliagrace9050]

combining wisdom with lightheartedness n being down to earth...totally admire this man

[@UdiDol]

Attitude is everything! It makes you happy and if not well maintained it will lead you to sickness. Thanks!

[@nichole7965]

love you ajahm bhram learn a lot from you.

[@BrunoArrudaEng]

i love him!

[@patsmith378]

Me too lol

[@dionzoe6716]

So do I!

[@clairejohnston2461]

I like the sauerkraut story. Know the difference between an irritation and a problem and you're set.

[@fredrikscoaching9343]

Wow this monk rocks💪💪💪

[@martaeyore8234]

poland is watching ur videos!!!

[@allanreyes6873]

Opeining your heart so wide and deep that all suffering and pain can step into your heartspace/chamber of love is truly a worthy goal. Thanks for the talk Ajaham Brahm!!! Sadu Sadu Saduuuuuu

[@user-cp4gz4ok6j]

Dear Father of Modern Buddhism, your talks make me feel so much at ease to receive,whatever the topic.Sadhu, sadhu,sadhu.

[@rogerzeng6353]

Yes I have to listen to his talk to go into sleep..had relieved much anxiety and feel some much better...thank you

[@alejandroalmarza8447]

Hello Roger...I do the same to go to sleep...It has saved my life in this Covid19 pandemic filled with anxiety filled with bad news...bless Ajahm Brahm

[@mamabear7071]

I wish I had discovered AB years ago. What a delightful man!

[@vayneekrishnan4696]

hello you are always an inspiration during troubled times,thank you sir ,veni

[@kaisatapu4359]

AJAHN IS MA NEW MUSIC... I LISTEN TO HIM AT NIGHT AT THE GYM IN MA CAR WEN IM MEDITATING WHEN IM GOING THRU SOME UPS AND DWN DAYS... LOVE THE ENERGY ❤

[@lisahynes1503]

Italy Is also watching - Thank you.

[@featherstone8093]

Blessings, Thank you very much!

[@lizkolodziej120]

Scotland is watching you 👍😊😊😊

[@mikemelnyk505]

Virginia is watching, thank you

[@virginiamosk8433]

So privileged to be MC that night. What a special night. Thank you sincerely Ajahn Brahm...and I am still laughing at myself!!! :) :) P.S. Looks like a lovely, supportive and comfy lounge chair! :)

[@kylepritchard5771]

Virginia Mosk u were very lucky alright I love aj/ bram

[@cristinaleonard60]

please come to Pennsylvania!! we love to see you!!! It would be a pleasure to have you here. Hugs.

[@cristinaleonard60]

hahahahaha you are so cool you make my day! thanks very much.

[@frederickstewart6217]

Smile yoga. It's good for you!

[@ranminigunawardena8133]

Excellent sermon ❤thank you very much ven sir ❤ I wish you long life and good health 🙏 so that you can continue to make us happy. May you attain bliss that you wish for! Theruwan Saranai!

[@AngelaAllen40216]

I needed this today, after that horrible election. Thank you Ajahn Brahm

[@Omega-ll4tx]

Folks should have listened to ajahn brahm when it came to sars v2 in year 20 and allow people to exercise their lungs more to improve their health....

[@familyrant7256]

great idea!!!!!!! about more votes for young people, makes so much sense, thank you Ajhan Brahm you are so great!!! love you

[@laura68]

I love him too

[@drukmala]

I like Botanical Gardens : they're'nt manufactured , they are collections and preservation of rare plants , and it is most restful to me to find one in a town , never miss the chance to visit them , as much as I like , and miss forests where i am now in dry southern France my name sylvie is linked to forest as forestry in French is called : sylvieculture . Keep well ! Thanks for all the jokes and good things You take the time telling people .

[@DonWoschto]

I played too many games and lost contact to real life for several years. Not just because of the games, but they were a symptom as well as a part of the problem.

[@bengpoh2670]

Hope your life has changed

[@phivanvo5299]

Thanks you so much for all your kiness.I understand to hold all from you to me.

[@khimsannsoy3587]

Great talk!!!

[@phivanvo5299]

I'm so sorry , you are all ways stays in my heart.

[@shilparamphul3606]

Simply love Ajahn Brahm 💚 and the Hahayana path 😁

[@shilparamphul3606]

Maarten van den Driest i was only referring to his joke about "Ha ha yana".. 😊 but many thanks for sharing 🌸

[@Thitadhammo]

Shilpa Ramphul right you are! I was being stupid. 😀

[@shilparamphul3606]

Haha 😆😊 so was i 🌸😊 thank you and keep smiling 😊

[@drsudiparyal]

Nepal is watching u

[@wootwootwoot32]

Love it

[@pierrebon4963]

LOVE

[@psilocymin]

Thank you for this

[@akakonoha]

Very true... 🙂 Sometimes I can't though

[@fredericcioni7910]

Another inspiring talk....love the jokes too!!!

[@phivanvo5299]

I want to see and hear from you .I feeling more happy from you.

[@khuatdinh]

I laughed that my belly could burst

[@GreenCheese500]

I am Watching You 😇

[@remedyke1]

I was sick with hydrocephalus as a kid on and off for years. Mom used to ask me 'how's your head' and look at me all worried and I used to hate that!!!

[@2krandolph]

Parents worry about their children because they love them and want them to be well and happy. It's annoying, even to me now when my mom fusses over me , but I've come to appreciate that I'm loved and leave it at that.

[@uranusteeunknown7883]

สาธุ...สาธุ...สาธุ

[@thexinfactor]

What was the name of that delicious coffee-milk concoction?? I gotta have some of it!

[@damienpenglin]

I stopped listening for a while and lost perspective. Facing problems has brought me back and I wonder why I stopped listening. 😊

[@anndarigan8766]

🙏

[@PaulGraneck]

Ukraine is watching too

[@BioStuff415]

The joking monk. The diversity of monks found in the Ajahn lineage is quite diverse.

[@normantjahjadi217]

BioStuff415

[@Thitadhammo]

BioStuff415 Ajahn just means teacher. Brahmavamso was taught by ajahn Cha and his pupils are quite well-known often enough.

[@bjcd4466]

i.m trying to find the tiger, snake and beehive in the well, story. The dripping honey story. anybody know which talk it's under? 😯

[@audreynguyen1713]

In "When everything falls apart" by Ajahn Brahm...maybe you've found that a while ago.

[@phivanvo5299]

Hello sis ! I' m realy sorry about that.

[@lisajensen932]

❤

[@phivanvo5299]

I have many things to say with you but ca'nt not to tell .I jurt want you happy.

[@a.n.c.australia]

We don't believe in Archangel Rafael right? We're not Italian... Right?

[@AYinNYC]

Did Ajahn say: Hihayana is how his tradition spelled out? 😂

[@mymontyboy]

Lol 🎉 nice chair 😅

[@sniperclown6384]

In one talk, he talked about catching a "very bad guy" by cooperating with police and having SWAT in the monastery where the criminal was bald. Here he preaches forgiveness, here he preaches honesty, but he engages in deception?

[@Pedrerio]

Here brother clown, you're right! Now you can be happy ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/naO4fnmqo5iKjpIm55s

[@damienpenglin]

I attribute your comment to hard drugs

[@helena9959]

saddhu

[@guser2495]

such a strange angle of camera!!!

[@phivanvo5299]

I realy love you❤ but not this ways.

[@phivanvo5299]

I'm not comfident enough say it all.

[@sunflowerhk100]

He is very funny and a great speaker for sure. No wonder the man offered him the job as a comedian. But for a Buddhist talk, I don't feel like I got much out of it other than just having an evening of fun and laughter. And I find some of his jokes not very buddhist, alluding to stereotypes, eg. The joke about not marrying a beautiful girl but an ugly girl. I wonder if I am being too serious because nobody seems to mention this in the comments

[@user-gj4hn1hl2q]

Why does this monk think he has the answers to life?

[@fingerprint5511]

Jealousy is a Kilesa. How sad for you.

[@chcknpie04]

Greetings from the future, where, as an American, I can say conclusively that laughing at COVID has not made it go away. I’m trying desperately not to dismiss this dude out of hand for his terrible take on disease.

[@wootwootwoot32]

Laughing and not taking everything so seriously helps 😆 😂 😆 the Spanish flu was far far worse. Tell all your friends and family to get vaccines so this crisis can end sooner. America can end it if more people do what they need to do

[@jacobstromburg5803]

This is bullshit. Why would you smile non-stop? There are times in life when you should be angry.

[@yanminaung6225]

Please see around 1:18:00