We are always looking for pleasure and happiness in life, aren’t we? We want to accumulate good food, land, vehicles, wealth and other pleasurable objects to fulfil our lives. But is it something we can always maintain? Couldn’t we lose all this in the blink of an eye? So what should we do then? How could we bear this loss?
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The Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero is the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. Learn more about his life and his work. You can also find out about his books in Sinhala and in English. His entire translation of the Sutta Pitaka is now available online.