Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. A few Fridays ago, we had learnt Dhamma about kataññū kataveditā, gratitude and repaying it to those who have done us kindness. They are our parents, the ones who have looked after us since we were little. And even more so for…

Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. This Friday we learn Dhamma as usual. And the Dhamma we will talk about is the development of the mind so that we can receive freedom from all the things that bind and fetter us.  Since the beginning, all of us want…

Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. This Friday we learn Dhamma about goodness and the people who are rare to find in this world. There are two types of individuals who are hard to find in the world. One is the person who is a pubbakārī. The one…

This Friday, we learn Dhamma about the condition of the world in this present day situation. As human beings, we live together in societies. There are the various societies that we are a part of, like living together in families, in villages, in communities, in suburbs, in districts, in regions, or in countries, or at…

Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. This Friday, we talk about the determination to bhavana, to train the mind and look after the mind. Because the mind is the chief, the mind is the leader. In the present situation, we can see that to have a means of…

Today is an important day of the Buddha Sasana, the commemoration of the full moon of Asalha Puja. It has been 2599 years since the time of the Buddha, when the Buddha taught the Pancavaggiya, the 5 ascetics, with Ven. Anya Kodanya gaining the eye of the Dhamma. The Buddha taught in brief that “Whatever…

Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. It has been 2599 years since the Buddha has expounded the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. And before giving this Sutta, Turning the Wheel of Dhamma, the Buddha had attained enlightenment on the 15th day of the 6th lunar month, 2599 years ago. The Lord…

Welcome to all the monks and novices, and blessings to all the laity. This Friday we come to learn Dhamma, about the Buddha attaining enlightenment under the Maha Bodhi Tree on the 15th day of the 6th lunar month. That we likely know already. And after the Buddha attained enlightenment, he had vimutti sukkha, the…

Welcome to the monks and novices and blessings to all the laity coming together to learn about Dhamma. When we practise Dhamma, at times we may test out ourselves dealing with sense objects. Like monks may go to practise Dhamma, putting up their umbrellas and mosquito nets in the deep forest, or in a secluded…

Note: One can watch/listen to this talk here. These days, the problem with people is that we have ears that are good, the nerves in our ears work well, then we hear sounds. We have good eyes, and then we see. But if we don’t know how to be careful, then when we go look…