One Day Meditation Retreat // July 30, 2016 - Meditation Center of Chicago

Meditation Center of Chicago arranged a special meditation for locals in the One Day Meditation Retreat Project on Saturday July 30, 2016. There were over 50 participants and Ven Dr. Nicholas Thanissaro was the teaching monk.

Local Newspapaer Interview // July 20, 2016 - Wat Phra Dhammakaya Scotland

On July 20, 2016, a reporter from a local newspaper in Scotland, Mr. Craig Borland, came to interview the Ven. monk at Wat Phra Dhammakaya Scotland, Ven. Phramaha Amaro.

Earth Day

Earth Day 22nd April 2016 Cleanse the Mind, Cleanse the World

Meditation Homework for Daily Life

The “10 Homework” is technique to the inner happiness, to the fruitful of meditation, to be beloved person.

Safeguarding Our Mind through Meditation

In our daily lives, an array of problems of varying degrees correlating to our family circumstance, profession, education, and responsibilities can arise.

The First 294 Novices Ordination Ceremony in Bangladesh

The First 294 Novices Ordination Ceremony in Bangladesh.

The Sight of a True Monk#1

In an outward happiness. For example: seeing beautiful artwork, listening to good music, smelling of the fragrance, eating good food, touching of the softness etc

Contentment # 2

People like to have power because those who have power can control others. When those who would like to have power do not get power, they get discontent

Abstaining from Unwholesomeness # 2

means: being ashamed of unwholesomeness. Even if others don’t see what we are doing, but we bear still witness to our own unwholesome deeds it will cause us to be discontent

The Noble Truth of the Path to the Cessation of Suffering # 1

The final of the four Truths of the Noble Ones taught by the Lord Buddha was the Path to the Cessation of Suffering (or the Noble Eightfold Path) – the way to extinguish all suffering and attain Nirvana.

Happiness in every way

As you meditate on a daily basis, you will notice the positive changes in your life, whether it is sleeping in peace or waking up in peace, sitting, standing or walking with happiness.

Similarities in the Differences

Achieving inner happiness is necessary in order to create peace for yourself as an individual, for your country and for the world.

Source of Willpower

We are born as human beings and it is natural that we have to confront both positive and negative changes throughout our lives.

From a Barren Field #2

In 2002, The Inner Dreams Kindergarten Programme was established to share knowledge with all students, knowledge from the Tripitaka (the Buddhist Scriptures),

Searching for the Truth

In the Pali language, 'natthi santiparam sukham' means 'there is no happiness other than the peace of mind'

Meditation Testimonials Tehran Iran

Closing my eyes gently and relaxingly, I can feel the moon within because I remember pleasantly walking under the moonlight. As I visualise the image of the moon in my stomach,

True Bliss

When you attain true bliss and happiness inside yourself through meditation, you will feel so overwhelmed with joy that you will not be able to adequately find words to describe it.

Meditation is not difficult

Close your eyes and clear your mind. Imagine that you are lying down on the grass and looking up at the stars at night. You feel relaxed and comfortable. Just close your eyes and rest your focus at the center of your abdomen.

No happiness other than serenity of the mind

Today, think of the phrase “ Naddhi Santi Parang Sukhang ” : there is no happiness beyond serenity of the mind. Such are the words of every Buddha in the past, present, and future.

The Peace Position

To create world peace by allowing one’s mind to reach inner happiness first, according to the practice called meditation, is what we ought to do