Ajahn Brahmali discusses sutta 2 from the Digha Nikaya: Sāmaññaphala Sutta, "The Fruits of the Ascetic Life". This is part 6.

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"The newly crowned King Ajātasattu is disturbed by the violent means by which he achieved the crown. He visits the Buddha to find peace of mind, and asks him about the benefits of spiritual practice. This is one of the greatest literary and spiritual texts of early Buddhism", Sutta Central.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track  5/12:  Right Thought, Right Speech and Right Action – 28 August 1994.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.  

Track  4/12 :  Right Understanding Foundation Of Right Practice – 21 August 1994.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 2/12: Anapanasati Leading to Jhanas – 14th August 1994.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 2/12: Anapanasati Leading to Jhanas – 8th August 1994.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 31st July to 24th October 1994. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 1/12: Foundations of Jhana – 31st July 1994.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 20th July to 12th October 2016. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 11/11: Just Keep It Simple – 12th October 2016.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 20th July to 12th October 2016. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track  10/11: Stop Measuring – 5th October 2016.

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Rains Retreat teachings from 20th July to 12th October 2016. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 9/11: Overcoming Wanting & Doubt – 28th September 2016.

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Ajahn Brahm is taking a classic text compiled by the Venerable Nyanatiloka titled the “Word of the Buddha” which provides a staged summary of the Buddha Dhamma. But Ajahn Brahm is heavily revising the text to bring it up to date with contemporary English language usage. 

Ajahn translates the pali sentence by sentence instead of word for word to make it powerful and accessible for us to understand. A link to the translation can be accessed here.

This is Part 15. Find the full series here.

Ajahn Brahm has given previous teachings on the Word of Buddha: https://bswa.org/teachings/

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Rains Retreat teachings from 20th July to 12th October 2016. Teachings given by the abbot Ajahn Brahm at Bodhinyana Monastery in Serpentine (southeast of Perth, Western Australia). The main audience was the Sangha.

Track 8/11: Patience – 20th September 2016.

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