{"podcast":{"title":"Ajahn Brahmali Podcast","slug":"ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917","podcast_index_feed_id":7340917,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104fdee68/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad83","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43687178/43687178-1747430463982-2285eeda2ad43.jpg","author":"Ajahn Brahmali","episode_count":112,"summary":"Ajahn Brahmali was ordained as a Bhikkhu, with Ajahn Brahm as his preceptor, in 1996. His talks delve into various aspects of Buddhist philosophy and practice, often drawing from early Buddhist scriptures. They are characterized by clarity, depth, and a practical approach to spiritual development.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:21:51.953927+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917"},"episode":{"title":"Buddhism and Identity Politics | 2023","slug":"buddhism-and-identity-politics-2023","published_at":"2026-07-03T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917/buddhism-and-identity-politics-2023","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad83/episodes/Buddhism-and-Identity-Politics--2023-e3lameq","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104fdee68/podcast/play/122034074/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2Fd6d050da-fc46-9178-a9fb-60273f4cd589.m4a","summary":"Identity politics often revolves around the idea that people have fixed identities defined by their race, gender, religion, socio-economic standing, etc. This understanding can sometimes lead to social division and animosity. From a Buddhist point of view, however, it is a mistake. People are ever-changing, especially when one takes account of rebirth. True social harmony and brotherhood emerges from seeing identity as an ever-evolving construct without real essence. Recorded 2023-09-03 - This talk by Ajahn Brahmali was recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia (BWSA) under the ⁠Creative Commons⁠ license. ⁠You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Ko-fi page.⁠","meta_description":"Identity politics often revolves around the idea that people have fixed identities defined by their race, gender, religion, socio-economic standing, etc.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2686,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917/episodes/buddhism-and-identity-politics-2023/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917/buddhism-and-identity-politics-2023.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}