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Dhammapariyesanā Series-Episode 13 Mental Factors | Ethically Variable Mental Factors (Cetasikas | 13 Añña Samāṇa Cetasikas) Presentation Slides: https://patisota.blogspot.com/2020/08/presentation-slides-mental-factors.html

Dear Dhamma Friends, Please tune in today at 8:00pm (EST) to Paṭisota (Facebook Page) for a discussion on the Selā Sutta (SN 5.9) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila Chandima. https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/ Sutta Abstract:  https://suttacentral.net/sn5.9/en/sujato 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

CELEBRATE MY NEW BOOK RELEASE! TRUE HAPPINESS: BUDDHIST WISDOM ON MANAGING STRESS AND COPING WITH MOOD SWINGS (JAPANESE EDITION) Released on August 10th, 2020 Dear Friends, I’m excited to announce that my seventh Japanese book “True Happiness: Buddhist Wisdom on Managing Stress and Coping with Mood Swings,” (Japanese Edition) was published on Amazon today, August 10th, 2020. An impeccable Japanese translation was provided by the esteemed author, Yoshiko. This book presents the practical ways of applying Buddhist wisdom at difficult times, particularly the much-needed wisdom to manage stressful situations and coping with mood swings. One peculiar thing that I attempt to raise here is the benefits of applying Buddhist wisdom with major life events as well as everyday life. Since many individuals pass up the handy wisdom in daily life, this will ideally be a very useful addition to investigate various approaches to accomplish it. I am very delighted and honored to add th...

Take a foolish person who memorizes the teaching—statements, songs, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and classifications. But they don’t examine the meaning of those teachings with wisdom, and so don’t come to a reflective acceptance of them. They just memorize the teaching for the sake of finding fault and winning debates. They don’t realize the goal for which they memorized them. Because they’re wrongly grasped, those teachings lead to their lasting harm and suffering. Why is that? Because of their wrong grasp of the teachings. Suppose there was a person in need of a snake. And while wandering in search of a snake they’d see a big snake, and grasp it by the coil or the tail. But that snake would twist back and bite them on the hand or the arm or limb, resulting in death or deadly pain. Why is that? Because of their wrong grasp of the snake. Mendicants, I will teach you how the Dhamma is similar to a raft: it’s for crossin...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frHIpb5J9E Ignoble Eightfold Path vs. Noble Eightfold Path: Avijjā Sutta (SN 45.1)  by  Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn45.1/en/bodhi The meaning of the Noble Eightfold Path as given by the Buddha in the Mahācattārīsaka Sutta (MN 117) :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qAq0Oq3VZE https://patisota.blogspot.com/2018/04/mahacattarisaka-sutta.html https://patisota.blogspot.com/2020/08/IgnobleEightfoldPathNobleEightfoldPath.html 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 Avijjā Sutta (SN 45.1) by Bhante. Dr. Gangodawila  Chandima. https://www.facebook.com/patisotaorg/ Sutta Abstract: https://suttacentral.net/sn45.1/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 Ignoble Eightfold Path vs. Noble Eightfold Path： https://patisota.blogspot.com/2020/08/avijja-sutta.html

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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...