We should contemplate that having been born, what is the cause that makes us have suffering, difficulties and troubles? We can see that people differ, having a lot or a little, having a lot of wisdom or little wisdom. We are born and have differences according to our merit, vassana, parami, and spiritual development and…
Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Can you please explain about letting go and using intention? Yes, when anger arises one must use intention to cut it off and let it go. One also tries to avoid anger arising in the first place, another of the four right…
Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Can you please explains about letting go versus contemplating? A: If one can let go, then one just lets go. If one can’t let go, then one contemplates for the sake of then letting go. In the end, one lets go. With…
Q and A with Lay Disciples 2021 Answers by Ajahn Anan Akincano Q: Please might you explain the difference between samadhi and jhana? A: Samadhi means the firmly established mind. Samma samadhi, Right Samadhi, is the mind firmly established for the the sake of contemplating in order to understand the Dhamma. Jhana is happiness of…
Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. I believe that to be born as a human being means that we have a lot of merit and spiritual development. And we also have the opportunity to further build more goodness, which develops our minds to be higher. Yet there are…
In this world these days, there are many things coming up to make people discouraged, disheartened, lose hope, and become bored of everything. We call this state burnout, whether in learning, studying, or doing various work. As the state of the world these days isn’t normal, people feel more discouraged, lose hope, and become disheartened,…