Discovering and Following Meaning in Your Life | Ajahn Brahm | 3 May 2019

What is the meaning of your life? Ajahn Brahm says that the meaning of life is what you give to it and Ajahn teaches us that one of the best meanings you can give life is caring and serving for others. Please support the BSWA in making teachings available for free online via Patreon: / buddhistsocietywa
Recorded at Dhammaloka Buddhist Centre, Perth, Western Australia.
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[@bastian6173]

Came here to watch a talk about following meaning in life and found something much much greater. This is why I love Ajahn Brahm. Every now and then there are words coming out of his mouth that are just so powerful and they hit you so hard. Thank you!

[@yongjiean9980]

meaning of life is to care (life is so fragile), a self discovery (ask yourself why?), to push beyond the boundaries ("I can do it"), to discover new ways of looking at and understanding things (that no books or teachers can teach you) Thank you Ajahn Brahm.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Actually, Life isn't fragile at all, but it is cheap. Live it or leave it :p

[@whatsupman26]

I was listening to this on earphones. At the brake fluid joke, I busted out laughing. In a library.

[@ryoulightbringer5311]

His teachings helped me during my darkest times, i wish you all the best ajahn brahm!

[@grahamtrave1709]

Wise but capable of being silly. I love his teachings. I am not sure Ajahn Chah did “ the full job on him”, but never the less I love him. “But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.”

[@sajeewabiyanwila6227]

lmao jk;( pls no hate

[@maipham4766]

I love you so much Ajahn Brahm - you helped me so much. You bring so much peace in my life and a Much deeper understanding of life. Thank you 🙏 ❤️😘

[@lonelyrose111]

Like like like... he's really made so such difference in my life. I'm going to listen to all the talks!!!

[@poetryjones7946]

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is one of the best Ajahn Brahm talks he’s given in a long time. It’s like his early dhamma talks. Thanks so much 🙏🏼

[@94NovakM]

Eric Cartman commenting under Ajahn Brahm ... I have seen everything... thank you.

[@maxhyuga6280]

Miroslav Novák hi there I’m so glad I have a chance I gotta I am not in the area but the sun has a good little

[@karinagomez-moreno4363]

These words of you not only come to my ears, they come directly to touch my heart. All the blessings for you

[@renatab4588]

I love Ajahn Brahm's talks, they coompletely transformed my life. I love his books too.

[@elizabethhjenkins6172]

This Dharma talk is really spot on for me. I, too, can say thank you for your words of wisdom and love and care. I took the precepts on line with you last year and since then the Dharma has come alive in me in ways I never could have imagined. I so wish I could be in CA on the west coast of my country the USA in June and see you. There is no way. I am reading the book Falling is Flying and I sense that Ajahn Chah would have done exactly what you did in agreeing to ordain Nuns. Thank you. 🙏🙏🙏

[@SaritWorld]

Dear teacher. You made a huge difference in my life. Thank you

[@mariaprovkina]

46:40 it’s like the best explanation of Agnes Martin’s paintings also 47:50

[@tomacana]

After five years of contemplation the pilgrim was ushered in to see the Dalai Lama. "What is it that you wish to know?" asked the Dalai Lama The pilgrim asked, What's the meaning of life Father? The Dalai Lama smiled and said, "Life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?" -Told in the lyrics of the song 'In Held Twas In I' by Procol Harum I thought the answer was a bit cheap but I liked the story. Forward about 30 years and I realized a bit better take, Life is exemplified by a bean plant' growing to maturity. But for humans it does not have to be about luck. We learned to plant a bean stake to improve the bean plant's chances to grow strong and healthy. To us we can take an active part in the direction of our life, we can direct our own future which fills our present moment with intention and purpose.

[@IRG849]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. I was waiting for u to come back after the retreat. We missed seeing you 🙏

[@jinendra123]

Words with full of wisdom!! Acquired by practice of true foot print of Buddha Nobody with at least average unprejudiced mind can throw away!!

[@DanielSmith-sl3pv]

Love and Blessings to Ajahn Brahm from Doi Suthep Temple...Beautiful speech of pure heart, soul!

[@craigferguson3433]

Thank you

[@dublinphotoart]

Much love to you all from Ireland! 🙏😀

[@deniseabellera3813]

thank you Ajahn Brahm. i learn a lot from your talks.

[@DebbieRodgers]

Thanks Ajahn Brahm. I enjoyed your talk.

[@charliesemo9630]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm for a relaxing meditation and Dhamma talk 🙏🏼

[@scottcampbell5478]

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW :) AND FOREVER

[@poetryjones7946]

Love the beautiful chanting 🌹🙏🏼🌹

[@TheNobleBard]

Maybe one of the moderators on this page can answer this but I'd really like to take a trip to Austrailia and meet Ajahn Brahm. I've been a Buddhist since my freshman year of college. I really just want to shake his hand and smile at him so he can see all the good he's done for me. I'll gladly pay for it but is this possible? His words (particularly his parable of Pooh) really put things in perspective for me during a dark time in my life. I listened to about 3 or 4 of his expositions on repeat for about 5 months straight. Really helped support me in pushing past some bad things. I just wanted to say thank you.

[@lordbyron3603]

CrunchTime If you’re serious, just buy a plane ticket to Perth, Australia and attend a Friday or Saturday night Dhamma talk. Make sure you come when he’s not traveling.

[@chuahhowkeat6551]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm!

[@Kelvin-ed6ce]

hey!! how're you doing? remember me from the Ajahn Keng retreat? I saw that you have been listening to Dhamma talks a lot on youtube....

[@plutonicfireball1559]

This is GOLD as is our blessed Ajahn Brahm. Brake fluid lolol sadhu!!!!

[@lordbyron3603]

The meaning of life is not to ever be born again.

[@lordbyron3603]

John Here “Depression...??” Of course NOT. Not to ever be born again means enlightenment! We’ve been given this life. But most of us squander it by our pursuits of meaningless things ... and the result is everlasting rebirth.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

I won't be, and guarantee it. Cheers!

[@rizkarinaangrenani1619]

Yes... samsara is definitely tiring!

[@khlistofer1817]

SADHU, SADHU, SADHU!

[@falianshakya6477]

Gratitude to Ajahn Brahm and the Sangha. /\/\/\ Sadhu sadhu Sadhu.

[@douglasv2553]

Talk 45:50

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

video starts @10:50

[@MRbossman1982]

Beeble Brox thank you 😊

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

@@MRbossman1982 My pleasure :)

[@-mustang-9383]

Thank's

[@veeecos]

thank you so much

[@mikedang3613]

Sadhu sadhu sadhu

[@marckipfer8025]

sheer genius!

[@AnnaIsokoski]

Thank you Venerable

[@sajeewabiyanwila6227]

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[@olivierview1591]

🙏🙏🙏

[@lidiael6794]

Thank you 😊

[@emberkolandawel589]

🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@chaththa85]

💐🙏🙏🙏💐

[@PaoReno]

Is there a podcast that we can download to listen offline? Thank you :)!

[@thezennotes]

Yes, there is: podcast.bswa.org/

[@lordbyron3603]

I’m 63. And to ask ... “ Did these 63 years of living on this planet have any meaning?” To answer this question, I’ll start from the beginning. I was born. Did that have any meaning? Did my being born have any meaning? It did. What was it? To be born!!! It’s similar ... to this ant under my feet. One moment it appears to be crawling mindlessly here and there ... and the next moment, when my foot lands on it, it’s not. Did life have a meaning for the ant? Yes! What was it? it was to get squished!! The meaning of life for that ant was to die .... death by getting smashed!!! Therefore, the meaning of life for me is to die! So what’s the meaning of life for me ? ..... DEATH! Does it matter how I meet death? Does it matter how I die? Maybe. IDK. I suppose it doesn’t really matter whether I die of cancer or from a gunshot wound. The ultimate meaning is to die ... death!

[@marckipfer8025]

If you allow your eyes to find stillness long enough you can really appreciate the beauty of Ajahn Brahm, just like the green and brown super awesome probably enormous turd he always mentions! take a big ol' waft of Brahm mess people! we are your flies

[@barnbrac2452]

You don’t get “addicted” to benzodiazepines. Your body gains a tolerance to the drug and stopping taking it without slowly tapering is exceedingly dangerous. This is never the fault of the person prescribed to. She put herself at great risk and post withdrawal syndrome is horrendous.

[@MelDundee2]

All these deep thoughts on the meaning of life, wheras I wonder how many monks have a unibrow, i dont see it often among monks. Would a unibrow interfere with one's third eye? Why dont scientists look into this? Do Bhuddists question this? Indeed would it be considered a third eye moustache?

[@invaliduser9412]

Last

[@mijeonglee6739]

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[@nzrdb6]

Forget gurus. Find your own truth

[@Lovegun666six]

Id love to find the meaning of life but gotta work pay taxes so every other fucker can spend there free time finfing meaning.

[@PrateekSharmaprchelsea17]

i mean seriously... just watch sadhguru

[@darkwolf64825]

SADguru is a killer of his 2 wifes. Hes famous for abusing and raping women who follows him. If u a follower of SAD guru protect ure wife from him and also check whether ure children hv SAD guru's face. 😂

[@amanda2276]

May you see the light 😊

[@PrateekSharmaprchelsea17]

Fake guru

[@__Pawel]

Prateek Sharma 😄

[@nnicollan]

Two words that make no sense when talking about Brahm 😅 Listen to the talk again and remove your ignorant comments and apologize 💖🙏