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How does a Buddha react to someone filled with anger? Listen to a sermon on this sutta on Monks in the Morning. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. The brahmin Bharadvāja the Rude heard a rumor that a brahmin of the Bharadvāja clan had…

In the last program the way to act & think wisely when experiencing any kind of feeling was taught. When you experience a pleasant feeling, if you don’t delight, praise, and keep clinging to it, will the underlying tendency to greed lie within you? No Therefore remember stress, anxiety, depression all come together with unwise…

Namo Buddhaya!
Learn about the life of the monk who was foremost of those gone forth out of faith.

Taught the reality of food, the disgusting nature foodHow to put yourself in anothers placeThe 10 right viewsPractice the qualities in karaneeyametta sutta When people do not know the reality of food, at times people become happy enjoying food, at times gets angry, fedup and sad too. The reason for these problems were taught with…

What is the most dangerous thing in the world? On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rajagaha on Mount Vulture Peak. Then the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus thus: “Come, bhikkhus, let us go to Paṭibhana Peak for the day’s abiding.” “Yes, venerable sir,” those bhikkhus replied. Then the Blessed One, together with…

Learn about the meaning of the word Tathāgata and the Supreme Buddha’s excellent knowledge.

In this Sutta the Supreme Buddha explains the benefits of good friendship.

When: Every Poya-day national holiday (see below)Time: 7.00 am to 4 pmFor: Adults (Click for children’s program)Language: English Medium Where: Charted Institute of Personnel Management Meeting HallNo. 43 Vijaya Kumaranathunga Mawatha, Colombo 05.Cost: Free A separate Dhamma program is conducted for children in English medium, at the same venue from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. NEW! Sinhala…

Dear Dhamma friends, The Buddha taught us that we are attached and bound to the people around us, and the cause for any suffering that we experience in life is due to bonds and attachment. Without overcoming the bonds and attachments, we seek & apply solutions that leads to great sorrow and could harm our…

Pemato jāyatī soko,pemato jāyatī bhayaṃ;Pemato vippamuttassa,natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ. 213. Affection gives rise to sorrow; affection gives rise to fear. For someone released from affection, there is no sorrow; so, from what would fear arise? Ratiyā jāyatī soko, ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṃ; Ratiyā vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto bhayaṃ. 214. Desire gives rise to sorrow; desire gives…

What is the real source of our suffering? So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now at that time a certain householder’s dear and beloved only child passed away. After their death he didn’t feel like working or eating. He would go to the cemetery and wail, “Where…

In this sutta, the supreme Buddha explains the detailed analysis of our experiences through the six sense bases. So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Buddha addressed the monks, “Monks!” “Venerable sir,” they replied. The Buddha said this: “Monks, I shall teach…