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As requested by the Yogis today at Sri Ñānārāma Meditation Center at Thalawathugoda, we are pleased to re-send the above. The center will also publish it as a booklet in the near future for the benefit of the Yogis attending the center.
Please click the following links to reach the respective web pages in Sinhala and English;
එක්දින භාවනා වැඩමුළු සඳහා කමටහන් වාර්තාව ලබාගැනීමට මෙතැනින් පිවිසෙන්න.
Blending of Modernity with the Ancient; the ancient city of Bagan in Myanmar
Ven. Panadure Chandaratana Thero is a young monk from Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery. The Thero has proficiency in both Sinhala and English. The Dhamma listeners first got an introduction about Ven. Chandaratana some months ago. That was when he translated the English Dhamma Talks of Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero at Allenmathiniyaramaya and later at Sri Gnanarama, Thalawathugoda.
We are very pleased to provide below the answers to questions raised by the Yogis at the recent Silent Retreats conducted by Ven. Panadure Chandaratana Thero. These answers are of high value and comprise invaluable Dhamma insights. The answers reflect a deep understanding of the Vipassana meditative Path. Ven. Chandaratana displays a surprising freshness coupled with simplicity, compassion and humility when answering complex questions. The answers are direct and penetrating and yet the Yogi feels quite at ease when listening to them.
These sessions are highly recommended to the Yogis of all levels.
Monks venerating the statue of Lord Buddha at Mihintale Temple.
We are pleased to provide the link to a meditation program conducted at Sri Parakumba Pirivena, Kotte on Poson Day by Ven. Dhammasunita Thero. The quality of the Dhamma sermon is of a high standard. The Dhamma talk is highly recommended to our listeners.
Please note that the program was conducted in Sinhala and it is from Nos. 12-15.
Taung Kalat Monastery in Myanmar is one of the most remote temples in the world.
Bodhiraja Kumara Sutta was taken for discussion at a recently concluded residential retreat at Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery. Bodhiraja Sutta was conducted during a nine day residential retreat by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero and Ven. Panadure Chandaratana Thero.
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Guidelines for Reporting at One Day meditation programs are given in Sinhala. All Yogis have to develop the skill in reporting their Mindfulness meditation experience to the teacher. This is a basic skill the yogi has to develop patiently and gradually over time as it immensely helps to achieve progress in the Path.
A document to be used by the regular Yogis attending One Day programs was finalized in May 2016. This is a valuable document to both the beginners and even experienced yogis.
The web page also contains two sets of invaluable Dhamma sermons conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. These will immensely help the yogis to understand the meaning of Mindfulness Meditation as enumerated by the Lord Buddha.
Ascending the Ancient Path of Stairs.
Yogis have to develop the skill in reporting their Mindfulness meditation experience to the teacher. This is a basic skill the yogi has to develop patiently and gradually over time as it immensely helps to achieve progress in the Path.
A document to be used by the regular Yogis attending One Day programs was finalized in May 2016. This is a valuable document to the beginners and even experienced yogis.
A statue of Lord Buddha at Sri Gnanarama Meditation Center, Thalawathugoda, Sri Lanka.
Sila Sutta was the selected topic by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero for the newly commenced Dhamma sermons at Sri Gnanarama Meditation Center at Thalawathugoda, Sri Lanka.
There are many Suttas with the same title of Sila Sutta in Tripitaka. This particular Sutta is based on a valuable Dhamma discussion between two great Arahanths of Lord Buddha, namely Most Ven. Sariputta and Most Ven. Maha Kottitha.
A young Monk from Myanmar
Ven. Dhammasunita Thero is a young monk from Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery. A few years ago Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero, the Abbot of the Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery initiated a program to develop a set of promising young monks to uphold and pass on the teachings of the Lord Buddha.
Ven. Dhammasunita is one such young monk from the monastery. Ven. Dhammasunita was also among the first batch of monks to visit Panditaramaya in Myanmar three years ago. The Dhamma sermons of the young Thero are quite deep and also filled with originality. The young Thero gave his first public appearance at Allenmathiniyaramaya during the Poya Day of March 2016 and the second at Sri Parakumba Pirivena at Ethul Kotte in April 2016.
We suggest that it is best to start listing to the talks in the following order to get an understanding of the depth of the Thero’s Dhamma talks.
The Thero will continue to visit and conduct programs at Sri Parakumba Pirivena during Poya Days from 1.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Golden Statues of the Buddha at Wat Phra, Thailand.
Dasuttara Sutta – Part 14 was the Sutta discourse during the 114th residential retreat at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Monastery. This Sutta is given a new life as a long series of discourses by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero.
Dasuttara Sutta is the 34th or the last Sutta of Digha Nikaya preached by the Chief Disciple Most Ven. Sariputta at the Gaggarāpokkharani in Campā, in the presence of the Lord Buddha. It is said that at the end of the discourse five hundred monks became Arahants.
Please click here to reach the web page of the Sutta discourse.
Ruins of the Old Nalanda University, India.
Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero selected Chachakka Sutta as the new Sutta for the Dhamma sermons at Lanka Vipassana Center on 14 August 2016.
Chachakka Sutta is from Majjhima Nikaya, Upari Pannasaka, Salayatana Vagga. The Sutta, given by the Lord Buddha to an assembly of monks at the Jetavana, is a comprehensive discourse in spiritual practice for the realization of insight into true reality. It examines the absence of an abiding self or soul in all aspects of the six-sense experience, that is, all our experience, physical and mental.
Chachakka Sutta is a key to helping the student of Dhamma to release Ego identification. It helps us to realize the truth about how the process of our existence actually works.
To listen directly: Please left click on the link to listen directly. Once the link is clicked, you will be directed to a separate page containing the talk. Usually the file starts to play in that window. If it doesn’t you could highlight the browser window and click ‘reload this page’. It will start to play.
To download: You could download the file by right clicking on the link and then selecting “save as” from the drop down menu.
To be continued…..
Please click here to reach the other Dhamma series done by Most Ven U Dhammajiva Maha Thero.