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What Increase Matters?

We have a very rare opportunity to learn things that we should give priority to in this life. Normally, if we don’t know the teachings of the Supreme Buddha, then we give priority to insignificant things. Later on, we feel regret and remorse when we realize that we have wasted our time and effort. But when we learn the teachings of the Supreme Buddha, we can very clearly understand the areas where we should give priority, so that we won’t feel regret and remorse in the future. Today we are going to learn some Dhamma about these things. One day, Supreme [...]

2018-05-11T10:59:44+00:00May 11th, 2018|Dhamma Articles|0 Comments
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The Correct Way to Celebrate Vesak

We all love to celebrate our important days like birthdays, the day we get married, successful moments and festivals as well as on special religious days. But do we really celebrate knowing the purpose of celebrating? Do we really gain the true happiness of life by celebrating these kinds special occasions? For example, children and even adults celebrate their birthdays and people offer gifts, sometimes even very valuable. But if we really think wisely, a birthday is not a good day to celebrate just with music and dancing. If we think wisely, it is just one more day that we get [...]

2020-04-30T09:55:57+00:00April 24th, 2018|Dhamma Articles|0 Comments
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AN 8.6 Worldly Conditions Dutiyalokadhamma Sutta

How do we experience the world? Are we disturbed by the ups and downs of life? How can we educate ourselves so our happiness is stable in a changing world? “Monks, the eight worldly conditions revolve around the world, and the world revolves around the eight worldly conditions. What eight? Gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, pleasure and pain. These eight worldly conditions revolve around the world, and the world revolves around these eight worldly conditions. An uneducated ordinary person encounters gain and loss, fame and disgrace, praise and blame, and pleasure and pain. And so [...]

2020-02-18T03:00:51+00:00April 13th, 2018|Dhamma Articles, Suttas|0 Comments
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AN 7.74 Araka Sutta

As we go about our lives it is easy to loose track of how quickly time is passing. When faced with the natural difficulties of life, we can try to convince ourselves that tomorrow won’t be so bad. But the Buddha wanted us to use this awareness as a remider to get our life in order and not let the opportunity for spiritual development slip by. “Once upon a time, monks, there was a Teacher called Araka. He was a religious founder and was free of sensual desire. He had many hundreds of disciples, and he taught them like [...]

2020-02-18T03:00:50+00:00March 29th, 2018|Dhamma Articles, Suttas|0 Comments
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AN 4.111 Kesi Sutta: To Kesi the Horsetrainer

What kind of teachings do we need to hear for us to fully embrace the changes we want to make in how we live our lives? Fortunately the Buddha taught in different ways to different people. But even then, not everyone could be helped. Then Kesi the horse trainer went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him: “Kesi, you’re known as a horse trainer. Just how do you guide a horse in training?” “Sir, I guide a horse in training sometimes gently, sometimes harshly, and sometimes both gently and harshly.” [...]

2020-02-18T03:00:49+00:00March 23rd, 2018|Dhamma Articles, Suttas|1 Comment
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SN 3.25 Pabbatupama Sutta: The Simile of the Mountain

Once we realize that life is short and can end at any time, what should we do? When we see that we can't do anything ultimately to prevent our death, how should we spend our precious time? King Pasenadi was a devoted disciple of the Buddha who knew just what to do. We can learn his plan in SN 3.25 Pabbatupama Sutta: The Simile of the Mountain below. At Sāvatthī. King Pasenadi of Kosala sat to one side, and the Buddha said to him: “So, great king, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?” “Sir, there [...]

2018-03-17T09:46:37+00:00March 17th, 2018|Dhamma Articles, Suttas|0 Comments
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Secure the comfort of good destinations

Meritorious devotees and meritorious children, The time we have been spending up until this moment is time spent in a good destination. There are lots of good destinations. Out of those, this human world is the last level of good destinations. Above the human world, there are sensual worlds such as Chathummaharajika, Thavatimsa, Yama, Thusita, Nimmanarathi and Paranimmitha Vasavatti, which also belong to the category of good destinations. Likewise, there are brahma worlds such as Brahamaparisajja which belong to the category of good destination as well. This human world which is the lowest destination of them, is the most critical place. [...]

2018-01-31T12:51:39+00:00January 31st, 2018|Dhamma Articles|0 Comments
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Meditation – The Buddha’s Way

Meditation is a popular subject among many communities in the world also it is one of those subjects which have a long time historical importance. Throughout the ages there were ascetics who moved into seclusion to meditate searching for a path for spiritual development. Those ascetics practiced meditation with great effort and achieved special spiritual stages of the mind. Realizing the ultimate truth to end suffering Many interpreted their experiences as enlightenment and they tought their experiences, knowledge, and views to their followers. Among those ascetics who mastered meditation there was one who emerged in the world surpassing all of the [...]

2017-10-19T11:19:16+00:00October 19th, 2017|Buddhism, Dhamma Articles, Meditation|3 Comments
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