Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga Sutta (MN 142)

…Sangha Dana valid; that we must state “this is for Sangha” verbally etc before giving any offering (Vaci Sankhara/Stated in the heart isn’t enough) is it true? if I have…

Desperate search for a sutta

Dear Dhamma friends, I have been looking for a sutta for a few days. In this sutta it is described that one should not cultivate citta and mind while wandering,…

Limited view through enslavement by Gati.

…to establish any connection with the Dhamma concept. That is why some Dhamma concepts seem completely strange to them. Instead of opening up to the answer, they start accumulating different…

What is the significance of these 4 moon days in Buddha Dhamma?

Quotes are from the following links: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/uposatha.html https://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/217.htm http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/i_/isipatana.htm a) “For monastics, these are often days of more intensive reflection and meditation. In many monasteries physical labor (construction projects, repairs,…

Website Unconditional Happiness

…Amadassana Thero’s sermons he mentioned that, with some people, you don’t talk about Buddha or Buddhism because it would shut them off completely. “Just talk about the science,” was one…

Reply To: Vipassana Meditation After Sotapanna Stage

…develop samadhi on any kind of object but chanting is the best and most easy because it does not need heavy concentration. Here are examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF6lNZ_T_dY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBf9dkqTBd8 (put subtitles on)…