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The Power of Pirith Threads
A short part of a Dhamma sermon by our Most Ven. Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera on how human habitation began in Sri Lanka and about the great Power of Pirith thread.
The Story of Chattamanavaka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYNDQF2npoE
Snp 2.1 Ratana Sutta: Jewels Discourse
This sutta was given by the Supreme Buddha when there was a great famine and infestation of dangerous non-human beings in Vesali. Still we chant this sutta for protection today.
Snp 2.4 Maha Mangala Sutta: Discourse on Blessings
The Supreme Buddha teaches a humble devata about ways that we can collect blessings into our lives.
Snp 1.8 Karaniyametta Sutta
The Supreme Buddha teaches how to practice loving-kindness meditation.
AN 5.31 With Princess Sumanā
Learn about the power that giving has in our life, whether we are born the human world, in the heavenly world, or if we become a monk.
SN 10:12 Ālavaka Suttaṁ: Discourse to Ālavaka the Demon
The Supreme Buddha defeats the Demon Ālavaka with the power of his wisdom.
AN 7.67 Nagaropama Sutta, The Simile of the Citadel
“Mendicants, when a king’s frontier citadel is well provided with seven essentials and gets four kinds of sustenance when needed, without trouble or difficulty, it is then called a king’s frontier citadel that cannot be overrun by external foes and enemies. With what seven essentials is a citadel well provided? Firstly, a citadel has a pillar…
Sadu! Sadu! Mama Gautama Munindu Sarana Yanne
1. Rāga dvēsha mōha nometi – sitakin yutu vannē Endowed with a mind free of lust hatred and delusion, sil samādhi guṇa nuvaṇeti – nivan suvaya dannēBeing virtuous, wise with a concentrated mind, experiencing the happiness of Nibbana tun lova ven̆duman lebumaṭa – nitiyen himi vannēAlways worthy to receive reverential salutations from the beings from…
Aham Avero Homi: Traditional Loving-Kindness Phrases
Ahaṁ avero homiMay I be free from anger; abyāpajjho homimay I be free from ill will; anīgo homimay I be free from mental & physical suffering; sukhī attānaṁ pariharāmimay I look after myself and live happily. Ahaṁ viya myhaṁAs I am, āchari upajjhāyāso may my noble mentors, māthā pitharomy mother and father, hitha satthāfriendly beings,…
Meditate after Work: Nov 20 Teachings Recap
In the last few week’s folks learned five things to be recollected throughout the day and as long as life lasts till we attain Nibbana These are the five factors Memorize them and recollect them (1) A woman or a man, a householder or one gone forth, should often reflect thus: ‘I am subject to…
AN 5:57 Themes
The Buddha gave us a set of five recollections for everyone to practice. He teaches us the benefit that comes from this recollection, and he explains how it leads directly to Nibbana. “Bhikkhus, there are these five themes that should often be reflected upon by a woman or a man, by a householder or one gone…