Therefore, you should practice loving-kindness. This is a beautiful lesson, a beautiful practical activity, and a beautiful proposal we can find in the dispensation of the Supreme Buddha. Therefore, try to cultivate these qualities......
Freedom and tranquility are two predominant thoughts that come into most peoples’ minds when they hear the word ‘meditation’. There are also some people who would become frightened as soon as they heard this word.
History of mankind is filled with wars. Terrorism is the most dangerous item that has been recently added to it.
Yes, the child also became a Bhikkhu among the rest of the monks, and Chapa became a Bhikkhuni. That was how a beautiful Vadi girl went to the Dhamma. Father, mother, and son were also lucky to be able to become Arahants in this Gautama Supreme Buddha’s dispensation.
It was a half full moon day. Some groups of people gathered at the Great Ruwanveli Stupa and worship it preaching some stanzas beautifully. There is a pleasant smell all around the Stupa premises. There are flowers offered around the great Stupa, which looks like a great mountain arose from beneath the earth.
The realization our Lord Buddha attained when He became the Supreme Buddha was a miraculous thing, an extraordinary thing, and a wonderful thing. With that realization, He freed Himself from the suffering of Samsara.
Most people in the world don’t have a correct idea about their skills. In fact, […]
“Dear Prince, let there be a night and day. If there is a Bhikkhu who has the association with a world leading Thathāgatha Buddha and is with five items (Pancha Padhāneeya: five factors for exertion) that lead one to exert on realizing path-and-fruition, that Bhikkhu will be advised in an evening. He will reach a special attainment by the next morning. When he gets an advice in the morning, he will reach a special attainment in the evening.”
Karma is still an unsolvable puzzle for many humans and deities. But our great teacher the Gautama Buddha, who built the golden age of the mankind, realized and witnessed the nature of Karma fully and how it influences the beings of the world and how to overcome its effects. The above description of the Karma by the Lord Buddha reveals how profound His knowledge was on this intricate subject.
The true and most dignified freedom day of Sri Lankans is the Poson Poya day. On this day, Sri Lankans received the Buddha’s Dhamma, which is the most valued possession of the country even at present. People in this country used to go hunting and worshiping various supernatural things like trees and stones. On a day like this, that life pattern of the Sri Lankans was changed forever when they received the gift of the Dhamma. They were fortunate enough to become a generation full of great sages who achieved the fruits of the Dhamma by following the middle path. We received that great gift of Dhamma from Arahant Mihindhu Thero.