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Dhammapada: Santati the King’s Minister

Dear Dhamma friends and children, We can not predict how we could fully realize the Buddha’s teachings. This can only be known by a Buddha. The Buddha’s eye is endowed with two special knowledges. One of the knowledges is asayanusaya. From this knowledge one can see a record of a person’s faults and difficulties they…

Dhammapada 121: Fill Your Life with Good Deeds

This religious instruction was given by the Supreme Buddha while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to Treasurer Catfoot, Biḷālapādaka. For once upon a time the residents of Sāvatthi banded themselves together and gave alms to the Congregation of Monks presided over by the Buddha. Now one day the Teacher, in returning thanks,…

Watch: Light of Life

When people do not know what dark and light is, they head to darkness and avoid the happiness of light. This wonderful teaching was delivered by the Buddha to a King in The kingdom of Kosalans, India.

SN 7:2 The Brahmin Akkosaka the Abuser

The Buddha was endowed with enormous good qualities and had nine main unique qualities that are only to be found in a Buddha. The first quality was, the Buddha became an Arahant, that means free from lust, anger and delusion that pollute and tarnish our life. So in this Sutta you will witness how Buddha…

Watch: Hunter’s escape

See the refuge and the protection of meeting monks and associating with kalyana mittas, spiritual friends. This hunter avoided unimaginable suffering and got to experience the bliss of Nibbana, only because of meeting monks.

Watch: A True Investment – Part 1

The Buddha understood exactly how we should invest our time and material resources to ensure happiness both in this life and future lives.

Watch: Study Your Mind

Do we really know what we should be concerned about in life? And does that protect us, or cause us more trouble? The Buddha teaches us that developing strength of mind is the most important thing to ensure our happiness.

SN 35:133 The Brahmin Lady Verahaccāni

When people are thinking about coming to a teaching activity with monks, some are concerned about how to act. This sutta from the Samyutta Nikaya (Connected Discourses) explains the physical side of the proper way to listen to the Dhamma. One thing the sutta does not mention is that the Buddha gave an allowance to…

Index

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