CJ Articles
This is some of the collections of my Dhamma talks given in Britain from July 1996 to November 1997. They are not meant to be written papers but talks. They represent some of the themes I take a bit of time, often several days, developing before I deliver it. There are talks remain unrecorded as alms-giving ceremony....
Maisoong Pi Mai Tai 2101! May the New Year bring good health, security, prosperity, harmony and success to all Tai! And, may the blessings of the Triple Gem be upon and with all Tai!...
Joseph Goldstein stated in his book “Insight Meditation”, that the outward appearance of various Buddhist schools who have come to the West is that they neither seem to know much, let alone understand about what each of them does in their respective monasteries and centres...
The core of what was to become the kingdom of Ayutthaya had in the thirteen century been the western provinces of the Angkorian Empire in the region centered on a province, now called Lopburi...
Buddhism has been around for almost 2600 years and continues to be a strong and growing spiritual force and guide for millions of people in different parts of the world. It is a puzzle to many people that any religion can exist without any mystical belief such as a God or permanent soul...
It is generally perceived that a monk is the symbol of living Buddhism. A monk leads a simple way of life; as a part of his ordination, he takes a vow of poverty and lives a homeless and chaste life; he engages in no commerce but lives on others’ generosity...
Nowadays, in the time of modern technology, human beings have more advantages of possessing tools and gadgets such as computer, television, mobile phone etc in order to fulfil their enjoyment of life. Nevertheless, many people today seem to be experiencing more pressure than those of ancient days...
THERE IS a meditation session held every Tuesday at the Sri Saddhatissa International Buddhist Centre, Northwest London, England. Since July 1996, Venerable Galayaye Piyadassi, the head of the Centre has entrusted me with the responsibility of conducting the session....
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