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Truth Unbound with Walter Swaim

Truth Unbound

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Truth Unbound, led by founder and host Dr. Walter Swaim, exists to defend the truth of God especially in relation to cultural and theological issues of the day and discover His answers to daily dilemmas. info@TruthUnbound.org TruthUnbound.org
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Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts

Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage

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Dhamma Talks, Chanting, Precepts and Meditation with Ajahn Dhammasiha and other experienced Senior Buddhist Monks in the Theravada Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah. Recorded at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Our website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Our Youtube Channel, including regular live streams on the weekend "Dhammatalks at Dhammagiri": https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724 Our email Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Our Spotify Playlists ...
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The McIlwraith Statements

Ghostly Thistle

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Sarah McIlwraith is haunted by the past. It doesn’t help that she can also see ghosts. Listen to Sarah as she recounts her involvement in the infamous IPP study, and her search for the truth behind the disaster.
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Pod Drash

Leon Wiener Dow

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Pod Drash offers a Jewish take on podcasts. Each episode is based on an issue as tackled in another podcast, which host Leon Wiener Dow and his guests riff on (i.e., “drash”), using Jewish tradition to provide new insights and even greater depth. Pod Drash is a project of Kolot.
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ReDesign YOUR LYFE

Lion Fludd

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Welcome to Redesign Your Lyfe, the ultimate guide to breaking free from the shackles of routine and societal norms. If you've ever felt stuck in the monotony of life and work, yearning for a fresh perspective, this podcast is your compass to navigate the uncharted waters of unconventional thinking. Join us as we embark on a journey to challenge the status quo and empower you to embrace the extraordinary. Each episode is a passport to unlocking your full potential, offering insights, stories, ...
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THE POPE SAYS ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO GOD? Ina recent visit to speak to young people in Singapore the Pope made an incredibly heretical statement (again) that sent shockwaves throughout Christian and religious circles – and goes against the very core message of the Gospel. Dr. Walt Swaim exposes this heresy with a Scriptural response. In audio only a…
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At almsoffering before the meal, the monks usually chant the blessing, anumodanā & verses for sharing merits with the spirits of departed relatives. Does that sharing of good karma really reach the departed? Under what conditions, in which sphere of rebirth can they they benefit most from sharing merits? Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes from Anguattara Nikā…
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On occasion of his first visit to Australia at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Ajahn Amaro shares insights about the four noble truth, one of the most fundamental teachings of the Buddha. In particular, Ajahn provides guidance how to apply contemplation of the 4 Noble Truths in our daily life. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist M…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha shares reflections on the five faculties (pañcindriya), crucial spirtual qualities in our heart that power our Dhamma practice. We can gradually develop each of these using suitable skillful means. Fortunately, they are not erased at death, but carry accross to our next life, allowing us to cultivate them over several life times, t…
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THE POPE SAYS ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO GOD? In a recent visit to speak to young people in Singapore the Pope made an incredibly heretical statement (again) that sent shockwaves throughout Christian and religious circles – and goes against the very core message of the Gospel. Dr. Walt Swaim exposes this heresy with a Scriptural response. In audio only …
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Ajahn Dhammasiha reflects on skilfull means to overcome the 5 hindrances (Pañca Nīvaraṇā). It is exactly these 5 obstructions which stop our mind from unifying in samādhi, and weaken our wisdom: Sensual desire (kāmacchanda) Ill Will / Anger / Aversion (byāpāda) Laziness / Tiredness / Sloth & Torpor / Lack of energy (thīna-middha) Restlessness & rem…
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PROTESTANTS BAPTIZING INFANTS? IS IT BIBLICAL? We already know that infant baptism in Catholicism has no scriptural basis – but then why do some protestants do it? How do they explain their justification for it? Analyzing an interview by Ligonier ministries with Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, Dr. Walt Swaim puts their belief under the scriptural magnifying…
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PROTESTANTS BAPTIZING INFANTS? IS IT BIBLICAL? PROTESTANTS BAPTIZING INFANTS? IS IT BIBLICAL? We already know that infant baptism in Catholicism has no scriptural basis – but then why do some protestants do it? How do they explain their justification for it? Analyzing an interview by Ligonier ministries with Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, Dr. Walt Swaim pu…
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The Buddha explains in this short but powerful discourse:If we're trying to find all our happiness only in socializing and interacting with friends & family, we will not be able to enjoy the happiness of solitude.Without enjoying the happiness of solitude, we will never understand our own mind.If we don't understand our own mind, we can't realize s…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha goes through the 8 factors of the Noble Eight Fold Path, and explains how they are relevant to guide our action and speech, both in daily life as well as in our formal meditation. The Noble 8-Fold Path Ariyo Aṭṭhangiko Maggo, also know as the 'Middle Way' Majjhimā Paṭipadā is one of the most fundamental teachings of the Buddha, men…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked by a newcomer to Buddhism for some advice how to get started with both study and practice of the Buddha's teaching. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dhammagiri Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Spotify Playlists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dhammagiri Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠ Pics #buddhism #dhamma #generosity #virtue #meditation…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha leads a guided meditation on Mettā, Loving Kindness, cultivating the intention of unconditional good will to all beings without distinction. In particular, he encourages us to 'get the feeling going, i.e. to not just 'think' about loving kindness, but to recognize and nurture the ulifting, joyful emotion we feel while practising me…
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MY TRIP TO ASIA: GOD’S CENTER OF MISSIONS HAS SHIFTED Dr. Walt Swaim recently returned home from Cambodia and the Philippines on a trip representing Louisiana Baptist University as the academic dean. What he saw was encouraging and also sobering. He shares what he experienced and what it tells the church in the USA about where God’s homebase for ta…
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MY TRIP TO ASIA: GOD’S CENTER OF MISSIONS HAS SHIFTED Dr. Walt Swaim recently returned home from Cambodia and the Philippines on a trip representing Louisiana Baptist University as the academic dean. What he saw was encouraging and also sobering. He shares what he experienced and what it tells the church in the USA about where God’s homebase for ta…
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Question & Answer session with Ajahn Amaro on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK. Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual search…
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Although Nibbāna is beyond all description and can not possibly comprehended by the thinking mind through language and concepts, the Buddha still used various similes to convey some idea to us what Nirvāṇa is all about. In particular, many times he compared the eperience of Nibbāna to a fire gone out. However, there's a big problem with that simile…
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In this short guided meditation, Ajahn Dhammasiha encourages us to be aware of the breath, but also to be aware of not turning our meditation into an excercise of I-Making and Mine-Making ('Ahaṃ-Kāra' & 'Mamaṃ-Kāra'). By the way, our Spotify Playlists can be found here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcre⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Podcast is…
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Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Dhammasiha and Ajahn Moneyyo recite the traditional Pali verses for sharing good karma with departed relatives, expressing their anumodanā (rejoicing) for all the kind support they received during Ajahn Amaros visit, and sending blessings to all beings. English Translation: As all the water in the streams is flowing to the boundl…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes from the 2nd formal discourse of the Buddha, the Anattalakkana Sutta (Discourse on the Not-Self Characteristic): "N'etaṃ mama, N'eso'ham'asmi, Na me so atta'ti" This is not mine, this is not me, this is not my self." Ajahn offers reflections and similes how we can contemplate these instructions of the Buddha to reduce and ul…
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The Buddha encouraged us to cultivate both aspects of meditation: Samatha: Calm, tranquility, samādhi, concentration, blissful unification of the heart Vipassana: Insight, investigation, analysing, wisdom Ajahn Dhammasiha shares some reflections on this theme, emphasizing the importance of joy and happiness in our meditative practice. By the way, o…
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Q&A with Ajahn Achalo on an occasion when he was visiting Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage in his home town, Brisbane. He shares his memories of his first experiences of inner calm on the beach while listening to the waves and answers questions about the benefit of apirations and rituals and how merit (good actions) can brighten our mind.More teachings …
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During his visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage in Brisbane, Australia, Ven. Ajahn Amaro is leading our community in taking the Triple Refuge (Tisaraṇa Gamana), and the 5 or 8 precepts. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK. Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology fro…
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There are two kind of people: Some that visit a Buddhist monastery, and some that don't. Among those that visit a Buddhist Monastery, there are to kinds of people... ⁠⁠⁠Dhammagiri Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Spotify Playlists⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dhammagiri Youtube Channel⁠⁠⁠ .
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A short Guided Meditation by Ajahn Amaro during his stay at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK, the largest Western monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Born in England in 1956, Ven. Ajahn Amaro received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha compares the benefits of watching or even participating in the 2024 Olympics in Paris with the benefits of Dhamma practice. He also urges us to use the effort athletes are applying to make it to the Olympics as an encouragement for us to apply similarly singleminded effort in our bhāvanā (meditation), in particular as the benefits …
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Olympic-sized Mockery How Do Christians Respond? The 2024 opening ceremony in Paris shocked the world with open sexual immorality in the show, and in the presence of children - but what brought the immediate backlash from millions of people was the mockery of the Last Supper by lurid and depraved acts on the live stage foisted on the world to see. …
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Olympic-sized Mockery: How Do Christians Respond? Olympic-sized Mockery: How Do Christians Respond? The 2024 opening ceremony in Paris shocked the world with open sexual immorality in the show, and in the presence of children - but what brought the immediate backlash from millions of people was the mockery of the Last Supper by lurid and depraved a…
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In his Dhamma talk, Ajahn Dhammasiha emphasizes that the Buddha's teachings are applicable, practical, pragmatic (opanāyika). In particular, he reminds us of the duty the Buddha has pointed out for each of the 4 Noble Truths, what we actually have to do with them. Ajahn also responds to a question about bravery in our Dhamma practice, and how coura…
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On Āsāḷhā Full Moon, Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses the the first discourse of the Buddha, the sutta on 'Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma' (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta). In particular, he describes how the Buddha's teaching on the 4 Noble Truth is similar to the approach of a good doctor: A good doctor first has to assess the patients true conditi…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked how we can let go of attachments. He explains that letting go can not be done by an act of willpower. We need wisdom, insight, in order to let go. If we can see that anything that we are attached to will NOT give us lasting happiness, but ultimatley causes us disappointment and suffering, then the heart will let go automat…
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TRUMP SHOOTING: What Does the Christian Do Now? On Saturday, July 13, 2024 the former president Trump was campaigning in Pennsylvania when shots rang out – intended to assassinate him. The bullet hit his ear just millimeters from him brain. This evil is beyond comprehension, and it has caused great anxiety not only for the nation but also for the f…
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TRUMP SHOOTING: What Does the Christian Do Now? On Saturday, July 13, 2024 the former president Trump was campaigning in Pennsylvania when shots rang out – intended to assassinate him. The bullet hit his ear just millimeters from him brain. This evil is beyond comprehension, and it has caused great anxiety not only for the nation but also for the f…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about three main events in the Buddha's life that we commemorate on Āsāḷhā Full Moon Day: Teaching of the first formal discourse, the 'Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta' Conception of the Bodhisatta / Dream of Queen Mahāmāyā with the Bodhisatta approaching her in the form of a white elephant with 7 tusks and entering her body via h…
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When we stand barefoot with our feet in the water at the beach, we can notice how the waves are washing away the sand from under our feet. We don't stand on firm ground, the sand we stand on is constantly eroding, making our posture unstable, unreliable and impermanet. Ajahn Dhammasiha uses this experience as a simile for sankhārā ('conditioned phe…
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Is this teenager our first millennial saint? In 2006 a 15 year old catholic faithful died of leukemia – now he is venerated and in 2025 will be declared a saint because people prayed to him and he caused documented miracles to occur. Is there really such a thing as sainthood for some and not for others? What does the Bible teach? Dr. Walt Swaim wil…
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Is this teenager our first millennial saint? IN 2006 a 15 year old catholic faithful died of leukemia – now he is venerated and in 2025 will be declared a saint because people prayed to him and he caused documented miracles to occur. Is there really such a thing as sainthood for some and not for others? What does the Bible teach? Dr. Walt Swaim wil…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha is asked how much good karma we generate if we are doing the good action not voluntary, but we are forced to do it by external circumstance, like for instance a court order for 'community service'. Another question is about food offered at the monastery: Does it have any special qualities, different from food one would eat at a com…
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Dhammatalk by Ajahn Amaro about seeing impermanence and how it can help us to be liberated from self-view, on the occasion of his first Australia visit at Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Queensland, Brisbane. Ajahn Amaro is the abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, UK, the largest Western monastery in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Born in En…
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Q&A session with Venerable Ajahn Amaro during his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia. Tan Ajahn Ajahn is asked if it was tough for him in the beginning, when he was a newly ordained monk at Ajahn Chah's monastery in Thailand in 1979. Ajahn answers that he didn't find it difficult at all in the first year, but quite the opposi…
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This episode of Redesign Your Life delves into the host's personal journey of redesigning her life after being diagnosed with MS. She challenges listeners to prioritize what truly matters in life over the demands of the corporate world, emphasizing the importance of family, relationships, and personal well-being. The episode encourages reflection o…
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We can train ourselves to enjoy meditation, or actually any kind of activity. Perception is not-self, it depends on conditions, and if we cultivate the right conditions, then our perception will change accordingly. The ability to turn ones perception around has been called 'Ariya-Iddhi' (Noble Psychic Power) by the Buddha. The enlightened Arahants …
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After his return to Dhammagiri, Ajahn Dhammasiha shares some experiences from his travels. Some photos can be seen here: https://travel-pics-ajahn-2.dhammagiri.net He first attended the huge event for Luang Por Sumedho's 90th birthday at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London. LP Sumedho is the most senior Western disciple of Ajahn Chah, and the …
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The term ‘bhikkhu’ is defined as ‘almsman’, or ‘mendicant’. One who depends on the generosity of others for his material needs. What kinds of requisits are buddhist monks allowed to have and how should they relate to them? Our Spotify playlists can be found on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our P…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha compares spiritual practice and meditation with the task of cleaning to show how they are related to each other. Our Spotify playlists can be found on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our Podcast is also available on our own Dhammagiri Website, no need for any special app, just lis…
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Which is it - 2 or 7 animals in the Ark? Which is it - 2 or 7 animals in the Ark? Dr. Walt Swaim takes a question from a listener: is there a contradiction in Genesis? Did God say bring two or seven animals, or pairs of animals into the Ark? We’ll get a clear and concise answer from God’s Word. In audio only at https://truthunbound.podbean.com/ Tru…
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Which is it - 2 or 7 animals in the Ark? Which is it - 2 or 7 animals in the Ark? Dr. Walt Swaim takes a question from a listener: is there a contradiction in Genesis? Did God say bring two or seven animals, or pairs of animals into the Ark? We’ll get a clear and concise answer from God’s Word. In audio only at https://truthunbound.podbean.com/ Tru…
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Ajahn Dhammasiha explains about the various benefits of developing Metta (loving-kindness), especially to motivate ourselves. Our Spotify playlists can be found on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0wzjgcr Our Podcast is also available on our own Dhammagiri Website, no need for any special app, just listen …
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Sañña, usually translated as perception, is one of the 5 Aggregates (Khandha), one of the central teachings of the Buddha. Learn more about the meaning of the Pali word and how it relates to the origination and cessation of suffering. Our Spotify playlists can be found on our Spotify Profile here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/user/8z4dmrysnbbnjtz9f0…
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Why do the Arabs Hate Israel? On October 7, 2023 the most horrific attack on Israel since it became a nation in Palestine setting off a powder keg of warm riots, increased terrorism against the Jewish people and Israel in particular. This hatred for Israel has continued for centuries but why and where did it begin? Dr. Walt Swaim takes us back to t…
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Why do the Arabs Hate Israel? On October 7, 2023 the most horrific attack on Israel since it became a nation in Palestine setting off a powder keg of warm riots, increased terrorism against the Jewish people and Israel in particular. This hatred for Israel has continued for centuries but why and where did it begin? Dr. Walt Swaim takes us back to t…
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