The Dangers of Fear | Ajahn Brahm | 4 November 2022

[@terrytong2481]

Welcome back Ajahn Brahm! In my opinion, you are the most compassionate, funny monk I’ve ever listened to! You make my family laugh every time we listen. Please keep doing more talks!!

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@ResilienceTutor]

I 💯 agree

[@CoolGirl007]

You can do everything when getting wise enough or you can't by staying dump, Ajahn is outstanding practisioner... Someone is asking the question... He he

[@marcusrex174]

Welcome back, Ajahn Brahm!!!! My dearest, goofy, insightfully wise, monk. So grateful for you, all the monks & nuns and lay person who helps makes these talks possible! Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu. ♥️🙂🙏🏻

[@squeennas]

Thank you, Ajahn.

[@valerienagy8764]

Welcome back Ajahn Brahm. I love you and your nuns and monks. Thank you for your beautiful teaching & guidance.

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@erikaliskova6835]

Dear Ajahn, you are the most "user-friendly" teacher in the world 🤗❤️🤗.

[@soilewiirila7289]

Check out the KZbin channel of Nick Keomahavong. He has amazing practical content as well.

[@ResilienceTutor]

Ahahah.

[@ResilienceTutor]

Sadu 🙏

[@lifern1437]

Dearest Ajahn Brahm, I just recovered from Covid (in Singapore) and was feeling "faint of heart". I read the chapter on "Suffering and letting go" in your book "Opening the door of your Heart" which has been with me since day 1. It still helped to uplift me time and again over the years. I can't thank you enough for your teachings and compassion.

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@lifern1437]

@@mrbadway1575 Wish you peace

[@mrbadway1575]

@@lifern1437 I do hope you seek life mate...so seek truth and Love; seek God.

[@senglim2911]

@@mrbadway1575 Every indigenous society have a creation story. What makes you believe yours to be the true one is a matter of superstition, ignorance and arrogance.

[@mgc9172]

Kindness is the best part of therapy. So true

[@elizabethhjenkins6172]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. I have missed your Dharma talks. As most of them are, this is so timely for me. Sadhu. Sadhu. Sadhu. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@vindyamadawala2932]

You make me conscious of the impermanence of life. Thank you.

[@virendrkumar2526]

I am followed ajahn brahm great parsan meditation guide Form india 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@momofsprout]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm ❤

[@Jamie-813]

Thank you for the talk and meditation. I just listened to this first thing in the morning, yesterday and today. Haven't even gotten out of bed yet.

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@riteshshaw8582]

Sadhu Sadhu Saaaaadhuuu 🌸

[@kyapruenumarma3006]

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu Name Buddha🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️

[@brendaharrison2438]

Beautiful vibrant blessings. Thank you all fear is different forms of expression in low vibrational fields. If we feel love in that fear the fear will transform into unconditional love

[@dhammadasa2563]

I Love this guy🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️

[@davidstanton1261]

Hello from Detroit❤ Peace, Happiness and All Blessings

[@rbmh]

Fantastic Video.

[@antropolisii]

Wisdom!

[@Xzx-l4u]

Hello AB. Welcome back. You’re listened to here in Warsaw. 🇦🇺

[@kennethtan6403]

Thank you and Much Love from the Philippines.

[@karlinguk]

Philippines/United Kingdom 🙏🏽

[@StopFear]

I agree that fear is very dangerous and I am thankful for this encouraging talk. BUT, I want to explain why people are afraid. For one I do not think people can choose to be afraid or not be afraid. But why people are afraid is because some have already experienced pain whether it is physical or emotional and this causes two types of fear. One is fear of experiencing pain again by self. And two, fear for other people who may experience the same pain. I think in fact that that is why Buddhists value the idea of letting go of attachment, whether it is to objects, or to abstract concepts like love. It is because they also quite literally fear the desire that may come from this. So Buddhists are also afraid. I also personally have very strong fears which, no matter how much I try I cannot stop. I had cancer when I was at age of 25 in 2007. It was supposed to be an easy to treat cancer at first. But eventually I needed to get two bone marrow transplants. I was not sure at one point whether I was going to make it. I was afraid that my parents would not be able to live after that and who would take care of them. I am the only child. I assure you. No matter what views you may have about fear. No matter how many horror movies you may have seen. The idea that you may quite literally die and you are not able to do anything about it with that knowledge is nothing you can prepare for. You cannot choose to just not be afraid especially when you know that you are needed and that others lives may depend on it.

[@mystirusso8374]

Hello from STL. Thank you for the talk.

[@funkyart1770]

it's so calming to listen to monk Ajahn Brahm 🙏🙏 so greatful that I get to listen to his dhamma talks. thank you for sharing your wisdom. please cover more topics

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@frestam]

Forgot to say that the talk had many insightful ideas to stir my mind and bring me to the present

[@anomaw6633]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 very inspiring and interesting talk.

[@mrbadway1575]

....If you have ears, hear!.... Religion is fake...Yeshua is the Jew's Messiah; So Obey the 10 commandments and Apply love to your lifestyle; exit religion, for the very first laws is to have no other gods before him, and it is written that no man can serve two masters; Sell your unnecessary possessions and help the fatherless, the widows, the poor, etc. *Again* Love yourself and your fellow brothers and sisters; if you have an extra t-shirt, give it to him that have none; likewise if you have 2 pair of shoes, give one pair to him that have none. .....again, If you have ears, hear.....

[@howardcohen6817]

Not only is a banana easiest peeled from the flowered end, but the one who peels the banana then has a wonderful handle. Great to be with you, again.

[@sumap9579]

Hello from Vietnam ❤

[@tracychau8853]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm, listening to your talks allow me to find peace and new knowledge, reality, fear and future, new perspective for me to rethink about.

[@hanaplechacova4438]

best video :)

[@davidlewis9034]

ThankyouandBless 🧸

[@phuntsoktashi789]

Lama ji I believe you everything

[@bachngocto6368]

Hello AB. Love from Auckland.♥🙏

[@brettmiller5443]

Ajahn Brahm, Thank you so much for the talk! Especially the part about appreciation of those who are different or l earn differently. This filled my Heart with all four Brahmaviharas and so much Joy! Thank you Venerable Sir. Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu!

[@stefanneaga]

I am scared and it is just super easy for me to follow the fear down the road of isolation, I was born sick (will likely die so) Thank you for reminding me to still try

[@racingeye3826]

I prayiing for u. Good things will happen to you. Do not give up. U got this✌. sending love your way!!!!💗💗

[@ar9691]

Hello Ajahn Brahm i missed you ! hope you had a great retreat 😄😄😄

[@jordyraewarren1924]

Saddhu Saddhu Saddhu, thank you

[@2Beherenow]

Love love

[@jayaminizoysa]

🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@nancyswanson1362]

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu

[@quicksilver455]

what if we're living in the present moment but going through something unpleasant? isn't that when people daydream about the future to escape the pain in the present moment?

[@salrc8352]

I always wonder the same thing. If the present is bad, why stay in the moment?

[@quicksilver455]

@@salrc8352 Ajahn Brahm explained it. If you’re going through something bad, you have to make use of it, learn from it and turn it into something that will give you good results in the future. It’s explained in his book Opening the Door of your heart. It’s an amazing book. And also you should remember that whatever you’re going through, it’s impermanent, so don’t have craving or aversion towards it.

[@dawndanh1669]

🙏🌻🙏🌻🙏🌻

[@MrEdu-cj2vl]

Thank you Ajahm Brahm. Even though I do not agree with your views of the LGBT community, I respect your point of view.

[@rohlay00]

What views?

[@Bellab414]

Dear Ajahn Brain, I have a complicated situation but I am confused and can’t seem to resolve but it’s causing me a lot of distress, I keep putting more and more weight, because of the problem can I speak with you about this problem?

[@bds9402]

🙏🙏🙏

[@ashikaganga3533]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@frestam]

A great talk on fear however l question the generalization that the monks didn't get Covid because they were not afraid. Many covid and mask deniers got the illness. Perhaps meditation also helped the monks stay healthy.? Your talk was very helpful but please take care with sweeping statements.

[@salrc8352]

Agree, many people rejected fear and didn’t get vaxed and died.

[@MsWillH]

Dear BSWA, can you please upload the friday night guided meditation on Nov 4th? Thank you !!!

[@walimuni0078]

💯🙏🙏🙏

[@rainynightz7573]

I think fear does not help. I keep cameras in my windows just in case. Idk 😐

[@ptheropthero3679]

Banthe Ajahn Brahm i build a international buddhit meditation center in our SriLanka about acres 100 of the lands in hill vountry plese give me help joing the devoties

[@krissyp3309]

I was today years old when I learned how to peel a banana 🙏

[@thevoiceofschizophrenia7092]

I do not see the feeling of fear as a negative thing, but as a positive thing, that protects us from what might happen, and the feeling of fear is required in our daily lives, as long as it is a moderate and justified fear.

[@alexovichh]

Do you need fear to avoid something that's dangerous? No need to answer just something to meditate on.

[@thevoiceofschizophrenia7092]

@@alexovichh Instead of meditating, I would definitely prefer to talk to my mind and soul, because I'm not alone in my mind and I'm not the author of all the thoughts that come to my mind ;)

[@karlinguk]

35:30 ⁉️ 😮😔🤦🏽‍♂️⛔ [OPEN MESSAGE] Dear Ajahn I trust you are well, content and peaceful 🙏🏽 Bhante I listened very carefully, and many times, and reflected over a few days upon all what you expressed re. FORGIVENESS BEING GIVEN 1 MORE TIME. So this (for example) would even include one to keep forgiving their domestic abuser partner/father/son or daughter who has not just once or even a few times, but MANY times committed evil brutal terrible torturous things to them?.. This is of course a rhetorical question as it is fully commensurate with your statement/teaching etc. Ajahn, respectfully.. although you did seemingly try to do some damage limitation/back tracking so to speak re. said teaching ' to always forgive someone 1 more time' ...and gave one of your usual examples of a story with a happy ending.. Humbly Ajahn.. I see it is your way to to make jokes/humour, give anecdotes and stories as you flit from one topic to another.. BUT sir, I respectfully ask you THINK about what you said: "FORGIVE 1 MORE TIME' - And how such a view/action applies to say to those of us who over many years and having many opportunities to change continually and incessantly commit truly heinous, brutal and destructive harm (e.g. rape, murder against defenceless children, partners or parents etc). Yes, I do believe in the virtues and power of forgiveness, but cannot accept your comment//teaching even in spite of having another of your happy (even a tad humorous) ending stories as skilfull or even safe to share to a wide audience in which their are likely to be vulnerable souls - given the wide scope, range of different behaviours (minor to horrific) one might be forgiving another person for 'ONE MORE TIME' as you say. Now, if you had qualified your teaching and not given it as an absolute, and said, in 99% of cases so long as the person isn't incessantly repeating their offences, and their offences are not of a level to be seen as truly brutal, heinous, sadistic, evil or murderous etc. (Example. serious sexual child or spousal abuse etc) then where safe to do so, yes aim to forgive them one more time... Yes Ajahn, I would see that as skillful advice. Thank you Ajahn Metta 🙏🏽 FOR FURTHER CONTEMPLATION: tricycle.org/magazine/forgiveness-not-buddhist/

[@dilrukj]

Dhamma Talk 32.45

[@maguscann]

Said the monk that had a face mask on for 3 years

[@liebingf]

No covid here ! =)

[@middleofnowhere1313]

Women are just regular people. I don't see how this isn't obvious to everyone...

[@middleofnowhere1313]

@Bernard de FontainesAre you in the habit of telling strangers on the internet what they should do? I can't imagine this has been working too well for you.

[@jessycadenas8435]

Listen you pervert, don't target me with EMF technology to the point of shaking to then say I'm nervous. Do you know how many times they've done that to me over the years? Nice try.

[@killacounty]

Monks, protestants who were told to keep quiet and meditate on nothing so they wouldn't make waves for Catholic king's.

[@MongrainAdventures2.0]

Thats really interesting. Well it's a good thing they did or else we wouldnt have Ajahn Brahm, to share his insights that help us through our path in life.

[@killacounty]

@@MongrainAdventures2.0 lol, gurus will be the first to tell you its all for entertainment and that living a munks lifestyle is about the most useless thing a person can do. you want real insight? wake up and dream creation, dont stare like a vegtable into the depths of the void waiting for an answer, get off your ass and live a real life with exuberance, passion, emotion, fear, love, joy excitment and pain! restore your ego and be a creator, a vessle for your destiny. a monks destiny is hallow, the intentional npc sitting stairing at a wall trying to understand it in order to be "enlightened", to alter perspective into the muddled formless one with all things filliment while ignoring the obvious "i am".

[@clara6360]

@@killacounty it’s ok if you don’t understand. It’s ok if it’s not your way. Live the way that you feel is right for you, and allow others to do the same.

[@killacounty]

@@clara6360 thank you for your permission, but your not my real dad, pretty sure I don't need your instructions officer.

[@killacounty]

@@clara6360 and I believe it is you that does not understand.

[@emnoir]

talks alot about obvious stuff, boring :( some people who likes to listen will find this intertaining, wish i was stupid enough to do so :(

[@chongls33]

Thank you Ajahn Brahm. 💐

[@kolithamendis2780]

💐🙏