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Opening the door of your heart, book by ajahn brahm audio. Left in charge, ajahn brahm took on the role and was soon being invited to provide his teachings in other parts of australia and southeast asia. Ajahn brahmavamso mahathera, or simply ajahn brahm, is a popular buddhist teacher recognised around the world for his ability to simply buddhist teachings for the common folk. Moments of insight, love and compassion flow through ajahn brahm s stories like rivers of hope. Ajahn brahm has way of reaching your heart and massaging it with wisdom, compassion and humour. Ajahn brahm promoted his book open the door to your heart. Ajahn brahm by buddhist society of western australia. 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. Opening the door of your heart by ajahn brahm, francis. The 10 digit isbn is 1743107161 and the digit isbn is 9781743107164.
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He became a monk in 1974 in the forest tradition of northeast thailand under the highly esteemed meditation master ajahn chah. Why was ajahn brahm expelled from the wat pa phong sangha. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ajahn brahms stories touch almost every aspect of life. Opening the door of your heart has a good collection of ajahn brahm s teachings. End users are still to be but the article about the experience or not ready to see. Ajahn brahmali teaches the monastic rules and gives pali classes to the monks and anagarikas at bodhinyana monastery. Top 10 best ajahn brahm books best ajahn brahm book series. The audio cd of the opening the door of your heart. Providing wonderful continous insights on how to forgive oneself and others. Buy opening the door of your heart unabridged, new by ajahn brahm, francis greenslade isbn.
Those who know ajahn brahm will know that he is a great teacher with a very good sense of humour. Voices of young buddhists and the buddhas apprentices. The 108 stories in who ordered this truckload of dung. Ajahn brahmali has lived at bodhinyana monastery since 1994, and was ordained as a bhikkhu, with ajahn brahm as his preceptor, in 1996.
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