Today, teaching monks share knowledge about how to reduce the worries from our past mistakes. Because, if we can overcome our worries or learn how to let go it would really improve our happiness level and our meditation experience. There are 5 steps that you could take.First, donโt recall or think about your own mistakes. …
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Cape Town Meditation Centre organized a merit-making Kathina ceremony. The contributor groups and more than 200 congregants, both Thais and South Africans, set up a procession of various kinds of flowers, Dhammachakra flags, and national flags, marching around the Cape Town Meditation Centre and moving into the centre of the ceremony. Kathin Chairman’s Committee and …
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Today, monks share knowledge about how to prepare for meditation by observing themselves from 5 thingsAir, eating, excretion, exercise, and emotion. If you have enough air ventilation you will feel fresher uplifting your mood for the entire day. Same with eating enough food not too little not too full, you will have more energy to …
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Today, the teaching monk reminds everyone about the principle of meditation which has to balance both relaxation and consciousness. Especially relaxation, if you are in an uncomfortable or sore body and you hurry to meditate without adjusting it would be like driving at high speed and suddenly hit the break. It will give you a …
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Today, teaching monks share knowledge about the importance of the Tak Bat Devo festival (Devorohana Alms-Giving Ceremony). It is the day that Lord Buddha went to the earth after teaching his mother until she could reach inner peace and happiness. As you can see in Buddhism we believe that the happiness from the inside surpasses …
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During the 7th Buddhist Lent after the Lord Buddha’s enlightenment, he ascended to the Tavatimsa Realm (the second floor of heaven) to spend the rainy season. Over the following three months, he preached the Abhidhamma Pitaka to his mother and enabled her to attain the fruit of Sotapanna. As the Buddhist Lent came to an …
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World peace starts with ourselves:sharing kindness to the war in Israel. Today, monks lead everyone to meditate and share kindness with the whole world while sharing knowledge about the mind. Our mind exists but is hard to see, so when our mind gets sick it is also hard to know. Originally, our mind was pure …
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This video talked about neuroplasticity and its impact on our brains. It delves into the transformative power of mindfulness and its effects on brain structure, particularly in reducing stress and enhancing cognitive function. After undergoing a six-week mindfulness course and brain scans, the narrator, a science journalist, observes tangible changes in her brain’s amygdala and …
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Today, teaching monks share knowledge about ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ. Sila is the intention to ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. Sila has many meanings, it could mean top, coolness, or normalcy which is the quality of it because people who practice sila will be purified and granted safety and a …
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World Mental Health Day is observed every year on October 10th to raise awareness about mental health issues, reduce the stigma surrounding them, and promote overall mental well-being. In this post, we’ll explore the significance of World Mental Health Day and delve into the cause of mental health, how to check your mental health, including …
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