After 5 years as a fully ordained monk he traveled extensively, living in monasteries in italy, england, thailand, new south wales, victoria and queensland. Ajahn brahm books list of books by author ajahn brahm. And please remember you do not have to be perfect, without fault, to give yourself such love. Buy opening the door of your heart unabridged, new by brahm, ajahn, greenslade, francis isbn. Dhamma talk by ajahn brahm buddhist society of western australia. Im no buddhist saint myself, but ive found that ajahn brahm rubs me the wrong way. Ajahn brahm meets bhante nyanavimala bhante brahmali sent me this snippet. Sep 16, 2014 opening the door of your heart by ajahn brahm, 9781486219636, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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Educated and employed as a registered nurse he ordained as an anagarika at bodhinyana monastery in 1993. Ajahn brahm was born and raised in the west and in his more than thirty years as a buddhist monk he has gathered many poignant, funny and profound stories. Opening the door of your heart 2008 edition open library. Ajahn brahm in his jovial way tackled the familiar and perplexing problems of life. See all books authored by ajahn brahm, including opening the door of your heart and other buddhist tales of happiness, and mindfulness, bliss, and beyond. Rinpoche says, only when i read this text did i come to know what the practice of dharma really means.
Opening the door of your heart and other buddhist tales of. He makes buddhas teaching simple and easy to understand. Ive only listened to a few talks, but he seems to be arrogant at times, and hell talk about all kinds of weird supernatural stuff. If they dont stop over on the way, they stop over on the return journey.
After watching several of ajahn brahms lectures, i. And other buddhist tales of happiness by ajahn brahm from boffins books in perth, australia. A series of short, inspiring, funny stories reminds you what living is all about and makes you go back to it over and over again. Opening the door of your heart, ajahn brahm shop online for. Opening the door of your heart by francis greenslade, ajahn brahm. In door to satisfaction lama zopa rinpoche reveals a text he discovered in a cave in the himalayas that captures the essential point of buddhist training. Nov 20, 2012 for immediate release november 20, 2012. Opening the door of your heart national library of australia. The whole world has fallen in love with this international bestseller hundreds of thousands of copies have been sold across 25 countries. Eventually, you come to see the world only through the corrective lenses of your opinions and concepts and labels. Opening the door of your heart by brahm, ajahn ebook. Ajahn brahm has 42 books on goodreads with 22552 ratings. Oct 22, 2010 dont take your life personally new book by ajahn sumedho posted on october 22, 2010 by undumbara ajahn sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and suffering, just as the buddha himself did two and a half thousand years ago.
Those who know ajahn brahm will know that he is a great teacher with a very good sense of humour. Born and educated in the west but trained in the thai forest tradition, ajahn brahm has gathered many poignant, funny and profound stories in his nearly thirty years as a buddhist monk. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The tall and robust teacher of ajahn chahs forest tradition speaks with a typically blokeish aussie accent, however the words of wisdom and compassion he voices do not sound like those of a typical bloke at all. As a buddhist of the theravada way, i highly recommend this book and any other written by ajahn brahm. Aug 01, 2004 buy opening the door of your heart and other buddhist tales of happiness by ajahn brahm isbn. It is a few words by ajahn brahm remembering an early visit to sri lanka and his meeting with the renowned among meditators forest monks bhante nyanavimala. Opening the door of your heart books in this collection of teaching stories are many true to life tales, which are used to launch into a deeper exposition of mindfulness, wisdom, love and compassion. Opening the door of your heart, is a book about the ups and downs, smiles and frowns of ajahn brahm who has lived over thirtyyears as a buddhist monk. Ajahn brahm is now the abbot of bodhinyana monastery and the spiritual director of the. Opening the door of your heart is a collection of ajahn brahms most memorable and interesting stories that tell important buddhist lessons in a fun, interesting and relevant way. Description of the book opening the door of your heart. He tells us the hardships he faces as a monk, either in the deep forests of thailand, the gloomy.
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