Poya
In a message to our community, Bhante describes receiving dana on a poya day in Sri Lanka:
28. Attachments: It’s all in the mind
This short teaching helps set the mind straight regarding attachments. Oftentimes, the simplest explanations are the easiest to digest… ‘The Smooth & Creamy Discourse on Unshakable Happiness’ 😊 “What is unwholesome about attachments is that, when the things we are attached to stop, we become distressed, and lose our minds. If […]
Dewdrops of Dhamma
Greetings Dhamma friends, For your happy inspiration and contemplation, there are a number of ‘short teachings’ on this website, taken from Bhante Ānanda’s longer lessons. These offer a wide range of topics for your exploration. To find these shorter teachings, just scroll-down to the very bottom of the ‘Homepage’, or go to the ‘Teaching’ page. […]
27. Opening Our Hearts
Maybe we just start by opening our hearts… just a little five minutes. And just let go of everything, everything so far, let loose. Smile. Feel like the whole space around you is completely opening up. Relaxing any bit of tension, any thought. Just letting go, letting go, letting go. Smiling. Like a fresh gust […]
21. Viveka as Letting Go
Here it is quite explicit, where the Buddha is going. Because… this is not ant kind of awareness, this is not any kind of development that is properly developed in the same way that the Buddha taught. Now we need to understand the importance of viveka; letting go, detaching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehsQ4wMXLkg&list=PLbFvYEw0YpWCDQ1V18MgR8T_OGEZ61HFQ&index=12 SN V 46.54 Filled […]
2. Dhamma means Truth
“This is the famous Kālāmā Sutta, Also known as Kesamutti Sutta. AN III 65 Kālāmās: Know for Yourselves – HeartDhamma The ‘Discourse of the Buddha to the Kālāmās’, And this is a very wonderful discourse, in so many ways, and it really gives clarity of insight into the Unshakable Truth of the Dhamma, the Teaching […]