Today, a teaching monk reminded everyone about the importance of practicing meditation every day. He emphasized that our time is limited and we shouldnโt waste it with excuses not to practice. When you procrastinate on your meditation, you are essentially postponing your happiness. When you finally decide to come back to it, it will be …
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Today, monks who teach are sharing knowledge about environmental deterioration caused by human actions, which stem from human suffering. When we experience pain and agony, our patience diminishes, leading us to unintentionally harm the environment through our actions or words. For instance, when we speak rudely to others or litter the garbage in the city. …
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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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Meditation retreat in a wonderful nature at Houtbay. Teaching by Buddhist monks who ordained and practiced meditation for more than 10 years, You will gradually learn how to meditate with the simplest method. Which focuses on relaxing both mind and body. There will be no force to do things uncomfortable, you have all the freedom …
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Today, teaching monks gives knowledge about ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , this problem usually comes up after practicing meditation for a while. It would cause ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ 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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Today, teaching monks share knowledge about how to deal with anger and the method to spread kindness. So many times we struggle to still our minds, one of the reasons is ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐จ. The vengeance will slowly boil your mind and suffer you. By ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ …
Relaxation could increase by 4 things ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด. 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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Learn to let things be. Do not be overly concerned about things. That is all one needs to get a taste of inner happiness. When you meditate you have to relax both your body and your mind. You could relax your body by stretching, exercising, or lying down. But if you want to relax your …
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It’s also good to have friends who love to meditate who live nearby. You can organize together an agreeable session each week to meditate together. If in your community you have friends who love to share time and encourage each other to meditate, it will be a great opportunity. You can also initiate other good …
If you are able to enjoy long holidays, it’s a good opportunity to join a meditation retreat. At the retreat you will be part of a group under the supervision of a teaching monk. The rhythm and atmosphere of the retreat can help you to enjoy better mental and spiritual development. When you meditate many …