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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN9zLdYYiLE To view a copy of the Presentation Slides : https://patisota.blogspot.com/2020/07/presentation-slides-rootless.html May you be well and happy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5azcm3JxQoI Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota for a discussion on the Nakhasikha Sutta (SN 20.2) by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima. https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/ Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn20.2/en/su... Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more Sutta Discussions and Talks https://www.youtube.com/Patisota May you be well and happy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=IDi8OSmIdug Prayer, Grief, Forgiveness and the Role of Women to demolish Prejudices in Theravada Buddhism (Isabella Gauthier with Bhante Dr. Chandima) May you be well and happy!

There are these nine methods to get rid of resentment. What nine? Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. Thinking: ‘They are harming me …’ … ‘They will harm me …’ … ‘They harmed someone I love …’ … ‘They are harming someone I love …’ ‘They will harm someone I love …’ … ‘They helped someone I dislike …’ … ‘They are helping someone I dislike …’ … Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. These are the nine methods to get rid of resentment. “Navayime, bhikkhave, āghātapaṭivinayā. Katame nava? ‘Anatthaṃ me acari, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti; ‘anatthaṃ me carati, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti; ‘anatthaṃ me carissati, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti; piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṃ acari … pe … anatthaṃ carati … pe … ‘anatthaṃ carissati, taṃ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṃ paṭivineti; appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṃ acari … pe … atthaṃ carati … pe … ‘atthaṃ c...

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Papañca to Nippapañca :  Mental Proliferation to Mental Non-Proliferation Released on July 23rd, 2020 Dear Friends, I’m excited to announce that my latest book “Papañca to Nippapañca: Mental Proliferation to Non-Mental Proliferation,” was published on Amazon.com today, July 23rd, 2020. Papañca is one of the most helpful Theravāda Buddhist teachings used to understand how our thoughts become impure and the most compelling account of this subject is the Madhupiṇḍika Sutta . Since many writers don't utilize papañca when alluding to defilements, many readers discover the setting of mental purification hard to understand. If we seriously want to learn how to keep our mental purification unadulterated from defilements, we should figure out how the mental purification can be tainted through papañca . In addition, I have examined the association of papañca to kilesa (defilements), upakkilesa (mental impurities), saññā (perceptions) and abhiññā (comprehensio...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=14-sKwAKMOE Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in tomorrow at 9:00am (EST) to Paṭisota YouTube Channel for an Abhidhamma discussion on the "12 Akusala Cittas" by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima. Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more Sutta/Abhidhamma Discussions and Talks https://www.youtube.com/Patisota To view a copy of the Presentation Slides : https://patisota.blogspot.com/2020/07/presentation-slides-unwholesomecittas.html May you be well and happy! Paṭisota Team

仏教から観る身体の意味｜The Meaning of Body from a Buddhist Perspective ｜ by   チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老,  Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima,  Paṭipadā, Aug. 2020, 日本テーラワーダ仏教協会, Tokyo, Japan, Page 36-38.

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Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the  Tiṇakaṭṭha Sutta  (SN 15.1) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/

If both partners wish to see one another in future lives, they should have the same trust, the same virtuous behavior, the same generosity, and the same wisdom. Then they will see one another not only in this present life but also in future lives. “ Ākaṅkheyyuñce, gahapatayo, ubho jānipatayo diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṃ passituṃ abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṃ passituṃ ubhova assu samasaddhā samasīlā samacāgā samapaññā, te diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṃ passanti abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṃ passantīti. " (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Paṭhamasamajīvī Sutta AN 4.55 Photo Credit: https://www.fizdi.com/

There are two kinds of illness. What two? Mental and physical. Some sentient beings are seen who can claim to be free of physical illness for a year, or two, or three years … even up to a hundred years or more. But it’s very hard to find any sentient beings in the world who can claim to be free of mental illness even for a moment, apart from those who have ended the defilements. “Dveme, bhikkhave, rogā. Katame dve? Kāyiko ca rogo cetasiko ca rogo. Dissanti, bhikkhave, sattā kāyikena rogena ekampi vassaṃ ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, dvepi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, tīṇipi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, cattāripi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, pañcapi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, dasapi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, vīsatipi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, tiṃsampi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, cattārīsampi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, paññāsampi vassāni ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā, vassasatampi, bhiyyopi ārogyaṃ paṭijānamānā. Te, bhikkhave, sattā sudullabhā lokasmiṃ ye cetasikena rogena muhuttamp...

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Dear Devotees and Friends, We would like to thank you for joining us with the Paṭisota 's Dhammapariyesanā episodes, 1-8. Bhante. Dr. Chandima and Professor. Tilak Kariyawasam (Dean, Graduate School, International Buddhist College, Thailand) engaged on a variety of insightful dhamma topics. https://www.youtube.com/playlist… Bhante. Dr. Chandima will continue with the Dhammapariyesanā Series, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. This is in addition to our Monday Sutta Discussion and Thursday Ariyapariyesanaya Sinhala Sutta study. Bhante will focus on a simple understanding of fundamental Theravāda Abhidhamma. Bhante will also succinctly present the Citta (consciousness), Cetasika (mental factors), Rupa (matter), and Nibbana in an easy manner to understand for beginners to advanced. We encourage you to participate in these invaluable Abhidhamma discussions to get the full benefits. If you are not available in the mornings, you can watch the recorded version on Patisota YouTube channel la...

Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the  Hīnādhimuttika Sutta (SN 14.14) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/

As one instructs others, so should one do oneself: Only the self-controlled should restrain others. Truly, it's hard to restrain oneself. "Attānañce tathā kayirā Yathaññamanusāsati Sudanto vata dammetha Attā hi kira duddamo" (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Dhammapada 11-3 Photo Credit: tspicegallery.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb3vp-u0uxw Prof. Tilak Kariyawasam talks to Paṭisota's Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima Live May you be well and happy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzX2tjimBXc Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota for a discussion on the Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta (SN 12.1) by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzX2tjimBXc Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/bodhi Please consider subscribing to our YouTube channel for more Sutta Discussions and Talks https://www.youtube.com/Patisota May you be well and happy! Paṭisota Team

Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the  Paṭiccasamuppāda Sutta  (SN 12.1) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/

Through many births I have wandered on and on, searching for, but never finding, This builder of [this] house. To be born again and again is suffering. House-builder, you are seen! You will not build a house again! All the rafters are broken, The ridgepole destroyed; The mind, gone to the Unconstructed, Has reached the end of craving! "Anekajāti saṃsāraṃ   Sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ  Gahakārakaṃ gavesanto   Dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ Gahakāraka diṭṭho'si  Puna gehaṃ na kāhasi Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā  Gahakauṭaṃ visaṅkhitaṃ Visaṅkhāragataṃ cittaṃ  Taṇhānaṃ khayamajjhagā" (Śākyamuni Buddha) Source: Dhammapada 11.8-9  Photo Credit:  sofisdharma.blogspot.com

"W hat is that middle way? It is simply this noble eightfold path, that is:  right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.  This is that middle way, which gives vision and knowledge, and leads to peace, direct knowledge, awakening, and extinguishment." Śākyamuni Buddha Source:  Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta Photo Credit:  Dailymirror May you be well and happy!

This write-up was first published by the Alberta Buddhist Vihara Association in 2017. Vassa is the Pali word for rain. Particularly in India, Vassa also means the rainy season, which runs from the first day of the waning moon in July to the full moon in October. In conjunction with that, vassa is also a ceremony in Buddhist practice that traces its origins back before Śākyamuni Buddha’s time. The rainy season is a period of particular vulnerability for animals, so ascetics and wanderers in India avoided travel during this period. Buddha also considered the potential harm to creatures and asked Buddhist monks to refrain from travel during vassa. Living in a monastery for three months gave monks an opportunity to build relationships with nearby laypeople. Buddha asked the monks to specifically cater to the dhamma needs of local devotees, and in Theravada countries, this became a special period in which monks increase their activity. After an initial ceremony inviting the monks to v...

The deceased name was removed for privacy. My dear friends, I was asked to speak today and I am honored to do so and bring you some thoughts on the occasion for which we are gathered. The theme that I want to bring to you today is on remembering. Yes, we remember the life and work of [the deceased], and we also remember what we were taught - what we have learned about this thing we call death. It is as undeniable as that the earth moves around the sun: death comes for each of us - or rather: this body of mine, this body of yours, they are as impermanent as a flower’s bloom. And yet, it seems we can be caught off-guard by the occurrence of this change. There is never a good time for it, and we associate with it heightened levels of suffering - for those whose time has come, and for those around them who care for them. In a twist to an old bumper-sticker slogan: “existence is suffering, and then you die”. It is much easier to have a chuckle over this when it is in the abstract - it ...