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BHANTE'S NEW BOOK RELEASE！ ブッダが説いた因果関係。 長命や健康、智慧などをもたらす原因と実践法とは？　 『新しい生き方を切り拓く７つの実践ー小業分別経』 チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老（著） 7 Simple Buddhist Practices To Change Karma and Live A Better Life: Culakammavibhanga Sutta (Japanese Edition)  Ven. Dr. Chandima Gangodawila, Released on February 24th, 2020,  Sukhi Hotu, Tokyo, Japan. 7 Simple Buddhist Practices To Change Karma and Live A Better Life: Culakammavibhanga Sutta Dear Friends, I’m excited to announce that my fourth Japanese book “7 Simple Buddhist Practices to Change Karma and Live a Better Life: Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta,” (Japanese Edition) was published on  Amazon.com  today, Feb 24th, 2020. An impeccable Japanese translation was provided by esteemed author, Yoshiko. I am honoured to add this new addition to the vivid and thriving Japanese Theravada Buddhist Community and I hope this book will help you discover new ways to deepen your practice. The book focuses on the karma concept—a message especially relevant t

穴に落ちない方法とは 『心を陥れる危険な穴 Overcoming the Mental Traps: Na Jīrati Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

老いるものと老いないもの 『心を陥れる危険な穴 What doth decay and what doth not? : Na Jīrati sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老  by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.  

Doing good deeds lead to a joyful and happy mind with wisdom, according to the Khema Sutta (SN 2.22) by Bhante Dr. Chandima Gangodawila

愚かさと智慧 『業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 The Practice of Wisdom: Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.

影響力・豊かさ・家柄 業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 The Practice of Altruistic Joy, Generosity and Humility : Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.

BHANTE'S NEW BOOK RELEASE！ 謙虚さ、柔和さ、正直さ――幸せになるために私たちが身につけるべき「15の善い習慣」とは？身・口・意を清らかにする「10の善い行為」とは？ 『慈経（Metta Sutta）に学ぶ15の善習慣と10の善行為 』 チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老,   By Ven. Dr. Chandima Gangodawila, Released on October 16th, 2019,  Sukhi Hotu, Tokyo, Japan Dear Friends, My third Japanese book "Skillful Habits and Skillful Activities( kusala ) go in Tandem" was published today on Amazon. This is another brand new contribution to the Theravada Buddhist Community in Japan. I teamed with prolific writer, Yoshiko to write this book. The book is mainly based on the first half of the Metta Sutta. I will argue that without these 15 skillful habits, the practice of the 10 skillful activities ( kusala ) may not be entirely possible. If you know Japanese, you can buy this book from amazon from the link below. May you be well and Happy! Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima ・Amazon

健康と美醜『業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 The Practice of Compassion and Anger Management: Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

５つの法則と命を強める「慈悲」の実践 :『業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 The Five Niyāmas and Practice of Loving-Kindness: Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老  by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

For the  best outcomes  and to  minimize negative consequences ,  every decision you make should line up  with  intelligence , wisdom and common sense. 

なぜ、人のあいだに「差」があるのか？『業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 Why are there discriminations among people? : Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima.

業に関する誤解 『業（カルマ）と心の向上―小業分別経 Misconceptions of Karma: Cūlakammavibhaṅga Sutta 』チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老 by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

BHANTE'S NEW BOOK RELEASE！ 『生き方を変えられるのは、いま ― いま最善を尽くし、心を清らかにする（大業分別経）』 チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老,   By Ven. Dr. Chandima Gangodawila,  Released on  May 18th 2019,  Sukhi Hotu, Tokyo, Japan Dear Friends, My second book (in Japanese) entitled: "Karma is not linear according to the Buddha: Mahākammavibhaṅga Sutta MN 136 (Japanese Edition) " was just published on Amazon. Thank you 出村佳子 for incorporating one of my talks for this work. In the Theravāda Japanese Community, 出村佳子, is widely known as a prolific Theravāda Buddhist writer. ・Amazon  May you be well and Happy! Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima

BHANTE'S NEW BOOK RELEASE！ なぜ、思考は事実から離れて、勝手にイメージを作りあげていくのか？ 妄想（ねつ造）は、どのように起こるのか？ 『 妄想の対処法：認識プロセスを観察し、妄想ループを絶ち切る『マドゥピンディカ・スッタ（蜜丸経）』 チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老,   By Ven. Dr. Chandima Gangodawila,  Released on February 19th, 2019,   Sukhi Hotu, Tokyo, Japan. Dear Friends, One of my talks "Mental Proliferation ( papañca ) and How to cope, according to the Buddha: Madhupindika Sutta" has been incorporated into a Book in Japanese by a prolific Japanese writer 出村佳子 Yoshiko Demura. She has translated a number of very popular English Dhamma Books into Japanese including "Mindfulness in Plain English" of Ven.Dr. Henepola Gunaratana, works of Ajahn Chah and mindfulness guru Jon Kabat-Zinn. If you know Japanese, you can buy this book from amazon from the link below. May you be well and Happy! Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima ・Amazon 

Deep in meditation, the meditator ceases to be. Every thought and sense of self has been greeted and dismissed with lovingkindness, and all that remains is a meditation - an action without an actor.

Have you ever encountered someone in your life who was domineering?  It can happen even in everyday conversation: someone who relates any topic or idea back to herself or himself. Maybe they are monopolizing the conversation or competing in one-upsmanship. Palāsa , this quality of domineering, is one of the sixteen upakkilesas in Early Buddhist suttas . If you interact with palāsin , someone who exhibits this quality, it is important to remember that their behaviour doesn’t justify treating them poorly. You can prepare yourself for dealing with palāsin - whether it is someone you already know or a chance encounter with a stranger - by considering the following: 1. Choose when to engage, and on what topics There are some people who may be best to avoid, and there are others for whom a discussion that is thoughtful and introspective may help them release patterns of thought which cause palāsa . Changing the topic is a good way to avoid getting bogged down in unprodu

The individuals who confine themselves to a constraining conviction state of mind (black or white), will miss the chance to advance past the choking influences of their egoic mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qAq0Oq3VZE The meaning of the Noble Eightfold Path as given by the Buddha in the Mahācattārīsaka Sutta (MN 117) by Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima  April 22, 2018 May you be well and happy! 【Sutta Discussion】Ignoble Eightfold Path vs. Noble Eightfold Path

Buddha sometimes expressed admiration of street smarts,  but he saw that in isolation, neither street smarts nor book smarts are worth very much. Reflection is more important and the combination of all three lead to better outcomes.