Deeper Dhamma

In a class that combines suttas and personal stories, Ajahn Brahm discusses a simile comparing steps along the path to Enlightenment to seven types of people who have fallen in water. He then references a second sutta about the “jhanagami” shortcut and tells stories of two famous non-returners, one of whose stories dispels the myth that the Buddha was perfect even in previous lives. This is part of a series of teachings for the "Living in Harmony with the World" weekend retreat led by Ajahn Brahm & Ajahn Canda in the UK, Oxford, November 2025.

Sutta references:

AN 7.15: A Simile with Water https://suttacentral.net/an7.15/en/su...

AN 3.94: Autumn https://suttacentral.net/an3.94/en/su...

SN 6.1: The Appeal of the Divinity (Brahmā Sahampati) https://suttacentral.net/sn6.1/en/suj...

MN 81: Ghaṭīkāra Sutta https://suttacentral.net/mn81/en/suja...

Teaching retrieved from Anukampa Bhikkhuni Project:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gESTtqPmF78&t=1s

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Long Weekend Retreat with Bhante Cunda & Bhante Bodhidhaja at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, 27th February - 2nd March 2026.

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Long Weekend Retreat with Bhante Cunda & Bhante Bodhidhaja at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, 27th February - 2nd March 2026.

Track 8 :  –  Dhamma Input & Guidance into Meditation – Session 5 – 2nd March 2026.

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Long Weekend Retreat with Bhante Cunda & Bhante Bodhidhaja at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, 27th February - 2nd March 2026.

Track 7 :  –  Q & A – 1st March 2026.

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Long Weekend Retreat with Bhante Cunda & Bhante Bodhidhaja at Jhana Grove Retreat Centre in Serpentine, Western Australia, 27th February - 2nd March 2026.

Track 6 :  –  Dhamma Input & Guidance into Meditation – Session 4 – 1st March 2026.

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