"Let's only becomes monk when we are old, for when we are young we can just do many good deeds", This is the thinking of most Chinese in Malaysia. This thinking is wrong said Sayadaw U Vimala in tonight Dhamma Talk at BMBMC.
Just like what Venerable Mahapala did in renouncing his household life to become a bhikkhus much to the opposition by his brother Subapala who thinks just like what Chinese Malaysian think.
Monastic life is better than ordinary layman life as there are less social life as a bhikkhus. Even though there are Ariyans who are laypersons but it is more difficult to achieve as a layperson compared to that of a bhikkhu.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Kusala Less Akusala Lots
"When you come to the centre, you are "forced" to do dana; "forced" to keep your precepts and "forced" to do bhavana" said Sayadaw U Vimala in today's Lunch Dana Dhamma Talk.
Most of us do a lot of Akusala Kamma in our daily activities. Example, when we are at home, we tend to spend a lot of our time watching television. We are doing Akusala Kamma, according to Sayadaw, because this type of activity is full of attachment.
We are not mindful about what we do. Be mindful is important. We have to listen to correct Dhamma Talk that had the essence that will lead us nearer to the Path and Fruition of Enlightenment and not the other way around.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
Most of us do a lot of Akusala Kamma in our daily activities. Example, when we are at home, we tend to spend a lot of our time watching television. We are doing Akusala Kamma, according to Sayadaw, because this type of activity is full of attachment.
We are not mindful about what we do. Be mindful is important. We have to listen to correct Dhamma Talk that had the essence that will lead us nearer to the Path and Fruition of Enlightenment and not the other way around.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
No body no self
:"Do we watch our Khandhas as self or belongs to our self?" This is the question posed to Venerable Khemaka by Venerable Dasaka as is found in the Khemaka Sutta
This sutta is very relevant to yogis especially those that participated in this 9-days Vipassana Retreat in Bukit Mertajam Buddhist Meditation Centre, said Sayadaw U Vimalacarabhivamsa.
Observing the 5 Khandhas not as self or belonging to self constitute the wrong views. Yogis always complain that their bodies, legs, hands and heads encounter pain. This is wrong observation because if you note it as the legs or hands or backs then you are observing the self.
We have to observe our Forms, Feelings, Perceptions, Consciousness and Mental formations, not as self or belong to self but as impermanent, suffering and nothingness.
As the Sutta goes, Venerable Khemaka explain the Dhamma to the 60 Theras who had initially posed the question that is conveyed by Ven. Dasaka. As both the teacher and the listeners listen to the Dhamma they observe the words and practiced the Dhamma and eventually all of them attained Arahantship. Here, yogis should emulate the venerables when they listened to Dhamma from their teacher. We should listen and practice what we had just heard.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
This sutta is very relevant to yogis especially those that participated in this 9-days Vipassana Retreat in Bukit Mertajam Buddhist Meditation Centre, said Sayadaw U Vimalacarabhivamsa.
Observing the 5 Khandhas not as self or belonging to self constitute the wrong views. Yogis always complain that their bodies, legs, hands and heads encounter pain. This is wrong observation because if you note it as the legs or hands or backs then you are observing the self.
We have to observe our Forms, Feelings, Perceptions, Consciousness and Mental formations, not as self or belong to self but as impermanent, suffering and nothingness.
As the Sutta goes, Venerable Khemaka explain the Dhamma to the 60 Theras who had initially posed the question that is conveyed by Ven. Dasaka. As both the teacher and the listeners listen to the Dhamma they observe the words and practiced the Dhamma and eventually all of them attained Arahantship. Here, yogis should emulate the venerables when they listened to Dhamma from their teacher. We should listen and practice what we had just heard.
Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Amy's Retreat
Today, Amy joined yogis in the nine-days Vipassana Meditation Retreat under the guidance of Sayadaw U Vimalacarabhivamsa. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
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