“Ripples”. Ripples on the water at Nuwara Wewa, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Photograph by Mr Kosala Bandara, Creative Commons via Flickr

We are pleased to present the recordings from a new one day meditation program conducted at Koralawella, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. This will be a new monthly series in English and would be conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero.

This replaces the previous program for the Youth conducted at the same venue. This new program in English is more intensive and focuses on dedicated practitioners, either Young or old. As such the new program was also attended by some dedicated Youth who had developed a regular practice as a result of the previous meditation program for the Youth.
Please click here to reach the web page of the recordings.

A statue of the Lord Buddha

We are pleased to present a valuable update to Kayagata-sati Sutta conducted at Allenmathiniyaramaya by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. It was recorded during a day meditation retreat conducted on 14 February 2015.

The Dhamma talk focused on a valuable way of living based on Ariyawansa Sutta. It was presented as a lesser known ‘Patipada’ or as a way of living conducive to the development of meditation. This talk is both valuable as a historical analysis as well as rejuvenating a simple way of living that was popular among the ancient Sri Lankans. So it has a societal value as well.

The Q&A session was very interesting and it included some questions which were not strictly connected to the meditative practice. The answers given by the Maha Thero demonstrate maturity and a depth of knowledge which is both practical and incisive.

Please click here to reach the webpage of Kayagata-sati Sutta.

Young Monks at Sunset, Bagan, Burma                                                           Photograph by Dany13 via Flickr

We are pleased to provide a new addition to the Instructions in Meditation – Sinhala. This is an audio clip from the 7th Dhamma Talk of Chachakka Sutta of Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. We have added it as the 13th item for the Advancing Yogis. It is a clip of 30 minutes duration.
Please click here to reach the web page of Instructions in Meditation.

The Sutta use the Simile of a lone Rhinoceros                                                  Photograph by Brian Snelson via Flickr

We are pleased to present a valuable Dhamma series being conducted by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero to the resident Monks of Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Forest Monastery. This is especially valuable as the series contain some very interesting Dhamma discussions conducted among the Forest monks. The series is currently ongoing.
Please click here to reach the web page of the Sutta

The Line of Buddhas at Wat Pho, Thailand are admirable at the beginning, admirable at the middle and admirable at the end. 

We are pleased to present yet another important Sutta of the Lord Buddha preached by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. The Buddha explained the meaning of Holy Life to us using six sets of sixes in this Sutta. The Buddha introduces the Sutta to us using a beautiful quote as follows;

“Monks, I will teach you the Dhamma admirable in the beginning, admirable in the middle, admirable in the end; I will expound the holy life both in its particulars & in its essence, entirely complete, surpassingly pure — in other words, the six sextets. Listen & pay close attention. I will speak.” (Translated from Pali by Thanissaro Bhikku- accesstoinsight.org)
Please click here to reach the webpage of the Sutta

A Lotus Flower – Picture taken by 白士 李

We are pleased to present another important Sutta of the Lord Buddha preached by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero. In this Sutta the Buddha points out three types of people in relation to association for those who wish to progress. The Buddha gave us the following guidelines in relation to those three types of people;

1. There is a type of a person we should not associate. We should avoid such people as much as possible.
2. There is another type of person we should associate with. We should try our best to find such people.
3. There is another type of person who is worthy of veneration and our support/help. We should find and venerate/support/help such esteemed people.

Please click here to reach the webpage of this valuable Sutta discourse.

Let the Dhamma be a Lighthouse during the year 2015! 

At the dawn of the year 2015, we are quite pleased to present a valuable Sutta discourse which is like a Lighthouse to a weary Sailor! Lighthouses guide the Sailors through stormy nights and help them to avoid perils of the rough seas. Similarly the following Sutta discourse will help us to reach safety travelling through the unending sea of Samsara. It is especially relevant to Sri Lankans in the present context.

The Sutta explains about Sila Vipaththi (සීල විපත්ති), Chitta Vipaththi (චිත්ත විපත්ති) and Dhitti Vipaththi (දිට්ඨි විපත්ති) and elaborates further as to how those could become Sila Sampaththi (සීල සම්පත්ති), Chitta Sampaththi (චිත්ත සම්පත්ති) and Dhitti Sampaththi (දිට්ඨි සම්පත්ති).  Please click here to reach the webpage of the Sutta

The Statue of the Buddha at Kurunegala, Sri Lanka                                         Photograph by Indi Samarajiva, Creative Commons via Flickr

Once again, we are pleased to present a series of Dhamma talks based on a relatively unknown Sutta. The sutta is the 8th of a group categorized as Maha Vagga in Anguttara Nikaya, Tika Nipatha. These suttas don’t have individual names other than the group name. However, for ease of recognition it was termed as Bhandana Sutta by Most Ven. U. Dhammajiva Maha Thero when he delivered the series at Mitirigala Nissaranavanaya Monastery.

In this Sutta, the Lord Buddha advice to a group of monks as to how they should answer if a group of non-Buddhist monks ask about Raga, Dosa and Moha. This discourse is valuable due to the following;

1. It investigates the nature, arising and cessation of Raga, Dosa and Moha.
2. It explains the above in a practical simple form as the monks are taught to explain to non-Buddhists.

Please click here to reach the web page of the Sutta discourse