On Saturday, 24 February 2024, Cape Town Meditation Centre organized the lighting up candle ceremony due to Magha Puja day. The ceremony was held at 4 pm. – 6.30 pm. This ceremony consists of three parts which are taking five precepts, meditation sessions, and candlelight procession. The ceremony started with paying respect to the triple …
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Hello everyone, as we embark on a new year, it’s an opportune time to reflect on the pursuit of happiness. According to the wisdom of Lord Buddha, true happiness stems not from external beauty or pleasing sounds but from our own actions. It is the result of good deeds that, in turn, yield positive outcomes …
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Today, teaching monks gives knowledge about 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, this problem usually comes up after practicing meditation for a while. It would cause 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 about the method that you practice and make you feel insecure and fear that you could not do it. If you want to overcome …
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Relaxation could increase by 4 things 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. These things support you to have more progress in meditation. But what if the environment is not ready? There is a story of a monk in the past who did not discourage by obstacles and was able to achieve in meditation. Monk Punna …
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What is suffering Suffering is a state of mind that is uncomfortable whether it comes from physical pain or mental pain such as sickness, sadness, boredom, jealousy, anger, etc. If you want to be truly free from suffering you have to learn from someone who could take out the root of all suffering which come …
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It’s also important to observe precepts, or basic moral guidelines. In Buddhism, we consider that a reasonable human being will not kill, not steal, not commit adultery and not lie to others. Additionally, humans should not drink alcohol which disturbs mindfulness and makes one liable to break the above precepts. People who take precepts will …
When you close your eyes, you will bring your mind to your center of gravity. We know that we can’t simply grasp or catch our mind to achieve this. People don’t even know where their mind is during each moment. The way of knowing where our mind is located is actually very simple. When we …
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Basic knowledge of meditation Is it hard to meditate? Some of the people who start meditating may find themselves struggling, bored of it, or don’t get any experience that they expect to have. The main reason that causes those problems may come from the lack of understanding of the true meaning of meditation. And focusing …
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The first session was held on Sunday Morning at Cape Town Meditation Centre. Today, the teaching monk shared the lesson on basic knowledge of meditation. Including the meaning of meditation, the nature of mind, the importance of strong mind and the mind concept of meditation. After sharing knowledge, he led everyone to meditate together. Most …
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Have you ever had many things to concern or had no time to do things that you like? If you have some question like this, monk Sun will answer you in this clip. Monk SUN will answer you in this clip.