Talks by Ajahn Brahm

[scrooch]

I find his talks to be very interesting and rational and decided to share it in the forum. He gives talks about how to improve your day to day lifestyle as well as some deeper points about buddhsm.Share your views

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajahn_Brahm

All his talks

Buddhism and science


Buddhism and sexuality

Buddhism and clairvoyance
Anxiety
Buddhism and mental illness
Euthanasia and abortion
Kamma and reincarnation
Reborn Again

[Cytosine]

I'm going to be a thread necromancer here.

I haven't listened to all of the talks yet (because they're long), but I do get the sense that he's a very wise man in many respects. However, I'm not a fan of the Theravada school's cosmology. I especially dislike the dangling he does ie. "I can prove reincarnation to you, if you want the proof I can show you after..."

Well, fuck, if your proof is so good then show me now. Let me evaluate it now.

These criticisms are, however, entirely metaphysical and shouldn't take away from his message.

I may be a bit of a militant atheist, but I <3 Buddhism.

[scrooch]

well about the reincarnation bit. i heard him talking about this guy called Dr Ian stevenson.A canadian psychologist who has done research on this stuff.I looked up some of his publications in the university library. That stuff is pretty compelling.Other than that according to his way is hardcore meditation which most of us do not have the time to do.