{"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":"Having Compassion with Wisdom | 2021","slug":"having-compassion-with-wisdom-2021","published_at":"2026-02-20T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917/having-compassion-with-wisdom-2021","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dad83/episodes/Having-Compassion-with-Wisdom--2021-e334li3","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/104fdee68/podcast/play/102962179/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-21%2F9b893e4d-0adf-e7ea-c694-120ca1bb6d43.m4a","summary":"Ajahn Brahmali explores the essential quality of compassion (karuṇā) in Buddhism, emphasizing how it must be balanced with wisdom to become truly transformative. Compassion, in Buddhism, means genuinely wishing to alleviate the suffering of others. True compassion uplifts both the giver and the receiver. Wisdom ensures compassion is skillful and effective, rooted in understanding the true nature of suffering, impermanence, and non-self. Ajahn Brahmali emphasizes that compassion must respect causes and conditions, recognizing what can and cannot be changed. Recorded 2021-12-10 - 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":"Ajahn Brahmali explores the essential quality of compassion (karuṇā) in Buddhism, emphasizing how it must be balanced with wisdom to become truly transfor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ajahn-brahmali-podcast-7340917/episodes/having-compassion-with-wisdom-2021/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/having-compassion-with-wisdom-2021.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}