

Ajahn Brahmali was born in Norway in 1964. He first became interested in Buddhism and meditation in his early 20s after a visit to Japan. Having completed degrees in engineering and finance, he began his monastic training as an anagarika (keeping the eight precepts) in England at Amaravati and Chithurst Buddhist Monastery.
After hearing teachings from Ajahn Brahm he decided to travel to Australia to train at Bodhinyana Monastery. Ajahn Brahmali has lived at Bodhinyana Monastery since 1994, and was ordained as a Bhikkhu, with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor, in 1996. In 2015 he will be entered his 20th Rains Retreat as a fully ordained monastic and received the title Maha Thera (Great Elder).
Ajahn Brahmali’s knowledge of the Pali language and of the Suttas is excellent. Bhikkhu Bodhi who translated most of the Pali Canon into English for Wisdom Publications called him one of his major helpers for the recent translation of the “Numerical Discourse of the Buddha”. He has also published two essays on Dependent Origination and a book called “The Authenticity of the Early Buddhist Texts” with the Buddhist Publication Society in collaboration with Bhante Sujato.
The monastics of the Buddhist Society of WA (BSWA) often turn to him to clarify Vinaya (monastic discipline) or Sutta questions. They also greatly appreciate his Sutta and Pali classes. Furthermore he has been instrumental in most of the building and maintenance projects at Bodhinyana Monastery and at the emerging Hermit Hill property in Serpentine.
Apart from the regular talks at Dhammaloka Centre in Perth Ajahn Brahmali and Ajahn Sujato have also lead two ongoing courses on Early Buddhism and Kamma and Rebirth in 2014 and 2015.
Ajahn Brahmali’s clear and thoughtful talks make the teachings of the Buddha easily accessible to all. As his teachings and Sutta Retreats in Australia were getting more and more popular over the years and as the word about him spread, he started to travel to Singapore, Indonesia and Sri Lanka recently to share his knowledge and experience.
Dhamma talk catalog
Track Title | Date | Year | Venue | PCloud | Spotify | Watch |
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MN1 The Root of All Things - Mulapariyaya Sutta | 2018.1223 | 2018 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Recognizing Mental States and What to do | 2018.1223 | 2018 | BF | download | playback | watch |
How to Move Forward in One's Practice | 2018.1231 | 2018 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Questions and Answers Session | 2018.1231 | 2018 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Why Be a Monastic? | 2019.0518 | 2019 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Why is there a Buddha? | 2019.0518 | 2019 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Buddhist is Best (Vesak Day) | 2019.0519 | 2019 | BF (CHL) | download | playback | |
How to Deal with Serious Illness & Dying? | 2019.1224 | 2019 | BF | download | playback | watch |
Dealing with Grief, Depression & Despair | 2020.0224 | 2020 | BF | download | playback | watch |
BF Vesak 2020: Kalyanamitta in a Secluded Vesak | 2020.0508 | 2020 | BF | download | playback | watch |
BF Vesak 2020: Let's Make A Vesak Aspiration | 2020.0508 | 2020 | BF | download | playback | watch |
BF Vesak 2020: Challenges in the New Decade | 2020.0508 | 2020 | BF | download | playback | watch |