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Control and Freedom

Control and Freedom

Update: 2025-07-15
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Ajahn Brahm gives a talk about the contradictions between controlling and finding freedom, and how to resolve these contradictions and tensions from a Buddhist point of view.



This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 5th January 2007. It has now been remastered and published by the Everyday Dhamma Network, and will be of interest to his many fans.


These talks by Ajahn Brahm have been recorded and made available for free distribution by the Buddhist Society of Western Australia under the Creative Commons licence. You can support the Buddhist Society of Western Australia by pledging your support via their Ko-fi page.


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