Today, a teaching monk shared his knowledge about meditation. He reminded everyone of the importance of practicing meditation every day. In the beginning, you can start by bringing your mind back to the present moment for a minute every hour. This helps your mind become familiar with calmness and peacefulness. You can recite the mantra …
Today, a teaching monk delivered a powerful reminder about the importance of meditation. He likened the practice of meditation to the act of collecting drops of water in a jar. Each time we meditate, it is as if we are adding a drop of water to our jar, gradually filling it with positive energy and …
Practicing meditation effectively is like playing a sport. It requires regular practice. If someone practices intermittently, they won’t become skilled at that sport. The same applies to meditation. Many people spend their days working and taking care of various tasks, leaving little time to meditate. This might not be enough for the mind to settle …
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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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Meditation practice to be effective requires consistent effort throughout the day. However many people can’t maintain mindfulness all day because they have a lot of work at the workplace and their house. They may spare some time for meditation but they might not get good results. Due to the mind needing to take time to …
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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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On 27 August, Cape Town Meditation Centre organized a 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲. The ceremony started by monks shared the reason for the centre to spread peace worldwide. Followed by group meditation led by monks. After that, the participants 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 to all the monks to aid sick monks and the exceeding amount will be donated …
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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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We know the Nobel Peace Prize has existed for more than 100 years but there are still so many wars across our planet. Not many people we see in our daily life tell us that they are peaceful. The solution to be peaceful and happy can be very simple. If each person can find their …
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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 …