Colombo Dhamma Friends

Wisdom Leads to Success

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 03:01:02 +0000

Would you like to be knowledgeable and wise and follow the path to success? With WISDOM, you can! But how do we develop wisdom? What is wisdom in the first place?

Cures for Anger

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 03:00:47 +0000

Want to keep your anger under control? Here are some way to cure 'anger' the common disease within the society.

The True Superheroes of Our Lives

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 09:09:31 +0000

Did you know that real superheroes have been our shadow all along?

223 Visākhā Gets Her Wish

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 02:49:23 +0000

Lots of people wish for things for themselves. Some people have a wish to help others.

222 Good-hearted Friends

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:30:00 +0000

In today’s sermon we will learn about what a good-hearted friend is and how we can also become a good-hearted friend to other people.

221 Invest Your Gold in Merit

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:09:00 +0000

We need to remember that we can invest in our future by doing good things now.

220 A Girl Gifts Gold to a Stupa

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:01:46 +0000

In today’s episode we’ll learn about a young girl who showed respect to the relics by offering something you might not expect.

219 Respect Comes from Respect, Mangala Sutta, Part 12

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 21:34:00 +0000

When we aren’t respectful, it’s not just something that affects us in this life, but it can also have bad consequences in the future as well.

218 Heedfulness, Mangala Sutta, Part 11

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:16:01 +0000

The blessing we will learn today is called heedfulness, or diligence.

8 Virtuous Vows

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:23:21 +0000

When Lord Sakka was a human being, he adopted seven vows which helped him achieve his current status as Ruler of two Heavenly Worlds.

Gratefulness: If people can be ungrateful how grateful we are

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:42:27 +0000

On this episode of the Being Buddhist Podcast, we’ll learn from the bad example of a husband who was ungrateful to the wife who saved his life.

The Snake Drama

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:08:44 +0000

“Just like a child would cry for the moon, it would be the same as crying for a body, so why would I cry.”

Lying Leads To Suffering

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 02:53:01 +0000

Have you ever lied? Maybe, even a white lie? If so, this episode is especially for you!

No One to Be Neglected in Terms of Gratefulness

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Fri, 14 May 2021 06:51:33 +0000

The great Arahant disciples also practiced gratitude.

Gratefulness: The Supreme Buddha’s Own Gratefulness

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:05:53 +0000

Learn how the Supreme Buddha himself practiced the quality of gratefulness.

7 What Makes a Good Leader?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +0000

Quick! Name a Leader! In the world we live in many examples of leaders come to mind. Your teacher, team captains, boss or Presidents are all Leaders. However, there are ...

Gratitude: The Simile of the Jackal

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:37:11 +0000

On this episode of the Being Buddhist Podcast, we’ll learn how if even an old jackal is able to be grateful, then we should be too.

Why do we forget?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:45:22 +0000

Here's a common problem that we all have, FORGETFULNESS . And using the Supreme Buddha's teaching forgetfulness has been solved!

Gratitude: Two Kinds of Hard to Find People

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:33:28 +0000

The Buddha taught us that there are two kinds of people that are very rare in the world. As Buddhists we should not only try to be those kinds of people, but we should also appreciate them when we find them.

The Two Lay Disciples From a Royal Family

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:16:14 +0000

Namo Buddhaya! Have you heard the story about the two lay disciples from a royal family? Do you know the qualities the Supreme Buddha advised us to possess to become ...

217 Dangerous Drink, Mangala Sutta, Part 10

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:48:37 +0000

Learn about how not drinking alcohol brings blessings into our lives.

How to Be a Good Person

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:05:43 +0000

Namo Buddhaya Dhamma friends!Welcome to our very first episode of the Dhamma Kids Podcast! In this episode you will learn how to be a good person. This is not only ...

6 What are our Goals in Life? Part 2

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:15:50 +0000

Achieving your goals isn’t easy! It requires virtue, commitment and many more attributes that we had to make a second episode to give you ALL the tips to achieve those ...

216 The Four Requirements for Life

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 09:52:05 +0000

Learn about the for things that monks and nuns need to survive.

5 What are our Goals in Life?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:24:37 +0000

It’s the dawn of a new year and most of us are focused on setting New Year’s resolutions. But yearly resolutions really are short term goals, have you ever pondered ...

215 Giving with Two Intentions, Part 2

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 12:07:58 +0000

Learn what happens in the second part of the Daddallavimānavatthu Sutta.

4 Why Are We Competing Against Each Other?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:06:01 +0000

Always trying to be the best of the best? Being competitive is ingrained in us because we live in a society that rewards it. The real question is what truly ...

214 Giving with Two Intentions, Part 1

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 10:44:49 +0000

Let's think about our thoughts!

3 Has Social Media Taken Over Our Lives?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:04:14 +0000

Are you mindlessly scrolling through this webpage or other social media?

213 Giving to the Maha Sangha

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:35:33 +0000

Once King Pasenadi asked the Supreme Buddha whom he should give gifts to.

212 Dhamma Discussion: Disciples in Lockdown

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:21:24 +0000

Making merit in the lockdown.

211 The Story of Kali Yakshini, Part 3

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 05:02:37 +0000

Today we will listen to the last part of the story of Kālī Yakshini. Although lots of terrible things happen in this story, something very wonderful happens, doesn’t it. The ...

2 The Importance of Good Friends

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 07:36:51 +0000

We all know it’s important to have good friends, but what does that really mean?

1 Rare Opportunity

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:06:47 +0000

Our first episode highlights the 3 simple ways we can gain more merits and how to practically incorporate it as a part of our daily routine.

210 The Story of Kali Yakshini, Part 2

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 07:39:10 +0000

Find out what happens in the second part of the Kali Yakshini story.

209 The Story of Kali Yakshini, Part 1

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:22:46 +0000

Have you ever had something strange happen to you that you couldn’t explain? We’ll start to learn the story of a family that had something really strange, and really scary, ...

208 Dhamma Discussion: Novice Ordination Ceremony

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:36:38 +0000

Dhamma discussion on a novice ordination ceremony

207 Hope and Train to Be Free from Anger

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 14:37:29 +0000

Metta in everyday life.

206 The Story of Arahant Jambuka

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:18:25 +0000

Dhammapada Verse 70

205 Don’t Get Tricked!

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:47:43 +0000

The four vipallāsa, perversions of perception.

204 Where Should We Keep Our Savings?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 13:55:24 +0000

Sermon on Khp 8 Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta: The Discourse on Savings

203 Five Benefits of Giving

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 14:33:37 +0000

Sermon on The Benefits of Giving: Dānānisaṃsa Sutta AN 5.35

202 Dhamma Discussion: Kids Dana

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:47:02 +0000

A Dhamma discussion between a monk and two kids about the way they offer dana and help at the monastery.

201 Overflowing Goodness

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 07:46:37 +0000

Puññābhisandha Sutta Part 3

200 Complete Confidence in the Blessed One

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:50:25 +0000

Part 2 of the Puññābhisanda Sutta Sutta AN 4.52

199 A River of Merit

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 08:57:16 +0000

Puññābhisanda Sutta Sutta AN 4.52 part 1

198 Happy Here, Happy There, Happy Everywhere

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 14:22:22 +0000

One of the things that’s so great about being a follower of the Supreme Buddha is that if we follow his advice, it brings us happiness right now as we ...

197 Can Our Relatives in Heaven Help Us?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 11:59:11 +0000

When we collect good karma by practicing the Buddha’s instructions, we will often share merit with heavenly beings. And we may even have the wish that all heavenly beings protect ...

196 Sadness from the Ones We Love

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:01:14 +0000

Do you remember that word, kalyanamitta? It means a special kind of friend who likes to help us practice the Supreme Buddha’s teachings. That’s what we’re going to do together ...

195 Offering a Milk Rice Puja

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 09:19:35 +0000

Have you ever heard of offering milk rice to the Supreme Buddha? Today two of the monks are going to talk about the practice of offering milk rice to the ...

194 Benefits of Loving Kindness Meditation

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:32:34 +0000

Today we are going to hear the eleven benefits that we get when we practice loving kindness meditation. Some of the benefits of practicing meditation we can see in this ...

193 Good Friendship to Improve Our Lives

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:33:42 +0000

Today we are going to learn a teaching from the Supreme Buddha about the importance of friendship. We can find it in the collection called the Itivuttaka, so if you ...

192 Noble People Let Go of Desire for Everything, Araham Quality pt. 4

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:15:34 +0000

Can you remember the three knowledges we learned in the last episode? The three things that the Supreme Buddha was able to see and understand on the night of his ...

191 The Buddha Knows Three Important Things

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 14:30:22 +0000

Have you heard about the night of the Supreme Buddha’s enlightenment? You probably remember that it happened on a Vesak full moon. And that he sat next to the river ...

190 Drunk on Food. Araham Quality pt. 3

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 07:55:43 +0000

Today we will learn more about the Arahaṁ quality of the Supreme Buddha. Do you remember the story we learned about the monks being happy with the food given to ...

189 Beauty Disappears

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 09:50:16 +0000

Today we will learn another example of why our Supreme Buddha was the best teacher in the world. You know that sometimes the Supreme Buddha would even use his psychic ...

188 Don’t Do Bad Things in Public or in Secret

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 31 May 2020 15:23:54 +0000

In the sermon today we are going to learn a wonderful verse taught by the Supreme Buddha. One day he was walking on alms round, collecting his meal for the ...

187 Happy without the Defilements. Araham Quality pt. 2

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 27 May 2020 14:50:45 +0000

Today we’ll learn more about the arahaṁ quality of the Supreme Buddha. I should also mention that usually when we see the word arahaṁ written, it will end with the ...

186 Life Is Short, Be Heedful

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 26 May 2020 15:04:58 +0000

Today one of the monks is going to teach us a beautiful passage spoken by the Supreme Buddha. It’s a great reminder of how short our human life is, and ...

185 The Buddha’s Mind Is Undefiled. Araham Quality pt. 1

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 25 May 2020 14:12:19 +0000

Today we are going to learn about the meaning of the word arahaṁ. I know you’ve said this word maybe even 100 times before. It’s one of the qualities of ...

184 What Should We Plan For?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 24 May 2020 14:36:02 +0000

Have you ever made plans to do something and your plans didn’t work out like you hoped? Maybe we planned on taking a trip and then the trip had to ...

183 The Blessing of Giving Up Evil, Mangala Sutta part 9

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 06 May 2020 10:21:07 +0000

Today we are going to learn an important Pāli word. The word is pāpa. In English, this word mean evil. Now, when the Supreme Buddha uses this word, he means ...

182 Half a Day of Merit, a Very Big Result

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 03 May 2020 11:46:20 +0000

Do any of you remember the simile the Supreme Buddha gave for doing very small good things? He said that just like a water pot will eventually get filled even ...

181 Victory through Blameless Actions, Mangala Sutta part 8

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 11:35:22 +0000

So, tell me. Should we care what other people think of us? Should we care about being blamed by other people? This isn’t a simple question, is it? But the ...

180 Growing a Garden of Good Qualities with Right Effort

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:54:36 +0000

Today we are going to learn one of the factors of the Noble Eightfold path that’s all about practicing the teachings. It’s called Sammā Vāyāmo. In English we can say ...

179 True Help for Relatives, Mangala Sutta part 7

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:00:19 +0000

Have you ever helped your family before? I’m sure you have. Maybe you’ve given them gifts, or you took care of them when they were sick. Or maybe you have ...

178 Don’t Decrease in Good Qualities

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:43:52 +0000

Have you ever known someone who was a really good person, but then slowly they started doing bad things? This can happen to any of us. Even though now we ...

177 Sharing Merits with the Gods

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:49:00 +0000

Recently we learned about sharing merits with ghosts. But I think you know that we often also share merit with gods as well. Today we’ll hear a story about two ...

176 Like Dirt Under a Fingernail, Mangala Sutta part 6

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:38:14 +0000

Today we are going to learn about a very important word. In Pali, the word is dhammacariyā. Can you recognize any part of that word? Dhamma-cariyā You probably know the ...

175 Old Medicine for Corona Virus

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:03:17 +0000

I think many of you may be hearing about this virus that is spreading around the world. Today, the Bhante is going to help us think about this in a ...

174 Helping Ourselves and Helping Ghosts

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 14:31:33 +0000

Have you ever offered dāna to monks and shared merits with your departed relatives? Have you ever wondered about how that works? Well, today we’re going to hear about an ...

173 A Simple Method to See Suffering

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:43:20 +0000

Today we'll hear an answer to an important question a fortunate person named Bhardraka asked the Blessed One

172 Shocked by Impermanance

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:04:51 +0000

How have you been doing with your job of being an investigator? Remember I asked you to start looking around you to see if you could find anything that lasted ...

171 Super Giving with Five Factors

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:02:41 +0000

What do you think? Does a gift need to be very big and expensive to collect merit? No, it doesn’t. Our teacher, the Supreme Buddha taught us that how we ...

170 Questions on Precepts, Jealousy, and the Next Buddha

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:34:45 +0000

Today we have some of your questions and the Bhantes will answer them. We’ll also practice loving-kindness meditation in a new way. You’ll want to know which direction is north, ...

169 Does It Last Forever?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 06:55:09 +0000

Today we are going to become investigators. An investigator is someone who likes to look very carefully at things and discover the truth. Because we have minds that are very ...

168 Share Things, Share Happiness

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:45:58 +0000

Yesterday we learned three things that help us to get along with people. Do you remember what they are? Showing people loving-kindness to people with our bodies, showing people loving-kindness ...

167 Harmony Happiness

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:43:43 +0000

Today we are going to learn advice from the Supreme Buddha on how to live in harmony with people. Do you know the word harmony? When we live in harmony, ...

166 Happiness in a Dungeon

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:53:53 +0000

Have you ever been stuck somewhere you didn’t want to be? If we can’t be content where we are, then it’s hard to be happy. Today we are going to ...

165 Happiness from Contentment

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 08:53:57 +0000

Today we are going to talk about a very special word, a word that if we can remember and practice it, it will be really easy to be happy. That ...

164 Our Minds Have Power

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 08:45:00 +0000

Today we are going to think about how powerful our minds are. Just by thinking, we can collect good or bad karma. Today the Bhante is going to give us ...

163 Poisonous Jewelry

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:28:51 +0000

Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do? Most people have. It doesn’t feel good, does it? We may even get angry at the person who is accusing ...

162 It’s Time to Read Suttas!

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:05:16 +0000

Have you heard the word sutta before? A sutta is a specific teaching or sermon given by the Supreme Buddha or one of his enlightened disciples. It’s amazing, isn’t it, ...

161 The Secret to Being Generous

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Have you ever had to make a difficult decision? Maybe there was a time that you had to decide not to tell a lie, even though you might get in ...

160 Is a City of Grandchildren Happiness?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 10:43:13 +0000

Have you ever heard about the lay disciple Visākhā? She was an amazing person. For one thing, she was the woman who was the biggest supporter of the Supreme Buddha ...

159 May the Triple Gem Protect You!

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:31:41 +0000

One of the best things we can do to start the day is to go for refuge to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. Then when we have difficulties or problems ...

158 Discussion on Loving-Kindness and Attachment

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 07:50:10 +0000

Today we have a special chance to listen to a discussion between a young student who visited the monastery and one of the monks. This student understood the value of ...

157 What Exactly Is Right and Wrong View?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:49:07 +0000

Do you know what a view is? You may hear people use that word when they look out a window of a very tall building and say, “Wow, that’s a ...

156 What Could Be Better Than Money?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:09:52 +0000

Do you know what a stream enterer is? In the Buddha’s teachings we say that someone has entered the stream when they have a deep understanding of the Dhamma and ...

155 Dhamma Protection from Danger

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 11:32:54 +0000

Sometimes we may hear about things happening in the world that seem a little scary. Usually we try not to think about these things, don’t we. But sometimes we keep ...

154 Does Wishing Work?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:43:31 +0000

Have you ever wished for something? Maybe wished for a special toy or game? Maybe you wished that you could go to a friend’s house to play. Maybe you wished ...

153 Giving without Stopping: Visayha Jataka part 2

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:00:32 +0000

In the last episode we started to learn about a previous life of the Supreme Buddha when he was named Visahya. If you haven’t listened to that episode, you should ...

152 Giving without Limits: Visayha Jataka part 1

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 08:07:00 +0000

Have you ever heard the word Jātaka before? The Jātaka stories are good information about the previous lives of the Supreme Buddha before he became enlightened. When we are talking ...

151 Getting the Message Right Away

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 08:00:57 +0000

Learn about the 4 types of horses and what similarity they have to the 4 types of humans.

150 How Can We Protect Ourselves?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:56:06 +0000

Find out how fear and shame of wrongdoing can protect you.

149 Learning from a Greedy Crow

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:48:34 +0000

Have you ever made a mistake before? I think we all make mistakes sometimes. But did you learn anything from your mistake? This is what wise people do. They learn ...

148 Who Are Parents?

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:29:40 +0000

Lets learn more about the special relationship we have with parents.

147 Question on Scolding Parents

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 00:32:44 +0000

Our beloved parents, if treated respectfully will bring great merit to us. However, if you disrespect them, it will generate very bad karma.

146 A God Has Gratitude

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:39:06 +0000

Learn the good actions done by the lay disciple Uttarā that helped her be reborn as a beautiful devata.

145 Vows That Lead to Heaven

Colombo Dhamma Friends — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:22:56 +0000

Listen to the seven vows God Sakka fulfilled in the human world.