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Can vows solve life’s problems? | Upāya Kusala | Sermon 13 | Ven. Welimada Saddaseela Thero

When life feels heavy, many turn to vows… promising offerings or rituals in hope that problems will vanish. But do vows really solve our struggles?

Tags abandon suffering, evil deeds, karma

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9 Buddha Qualities abandon suffering aggregates~khanda alcohol anger animal world anuttaropurisadammasarati quality araham quality Aṅgulimāla Arahant bad association bhagava quality buddhanussati meditation Buddhist etiquette chanting Chattamanavaka Gatha compassion confidence~saddhā contentment courage craving Culla Kammavibhanga Sutta dambadiva Dambadiva Vandana death Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Enlightenment evil deeds first noble truth Four Noble Truths friendship ghost world giving~dāna good actions gratitude greed guided meditation hatred heaven ignorance impermanence~anicca India jataka jealousy karma Katina killing life of Buddha lokavidu quality losing loved ones loving-kindness~mettā lying Maha Satipatthana Sutta Mangala Sutta marks of a great man meditation merit~puññā Mihintale mindfulness~sati Mora Paritta Mundane Right View nibbāna Noble Eightfold Path noble truth of suffering non-attachment ordination origin of suffering parents paritta patience pilgrimage practice precepts psychic powers pujas Pāli rains retreat rare human birth Ratana Sutta respect right speech right view sacred places Sakka God sammasambuddho quality samsara Sangha sangha dana Second Noble Truth sexual misconduct sickness similes Sri Lanka stress Sāriputta Arahant Taking advice Third Noble Truth Triple Gem uposatha Venerable Maha Moggalana Vesak vijjacaranasampanno quality virtue~sīla wisdom Work worldly conditions wrong view

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