Ajahn Brahm gives a talk on a Buddhist perspective of superstitions and how it can be used by religions and other social systems to manipulate people’s fears. However, if we can have a clear understanding of what is a superstition and how it isn’t true, then we can break free of our superstitious beliefs. — This dhamma talk was originally recorded using a low quality MP3 to save on file size on 12th 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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