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PLEASE READ BEFORE ENTERING!
WHAT DID THE BUDDHA DO? 'HOW' did he do it?
What is Buddhist Meditation?
What is the Foundation Teaching?
PURPOSE:
What did the Buddha leave us in the Pali Suttas?
Audio practice instructions at www.dhammasukha.org „³ Dhamma Talks/videos
Good training support! Learn to Investigate + Test everything!
Ask Questions!
"Respect the texts: Listen to the earliest suttas; practice,test them; always question the source!
THIS IS A TRAINING SITE FOR TRANQUIL WISDOM INSIGHT MEDITATION
"Motivation stimulated by incentive is a wonderful thing. Buddhist Meditation offers RELIEF from suffering and what better incentive in there in this lifetime?"
"In Science, what one concludes to be true comes from the results they SEE, NOT what they read. When I see and experience it, then I accept the repeated results as fact."
(Samatha/Vipassana- Serenity/Insight) "yoked together"; Knowledge + Vision means Knowing by Seeing!
Bring the practice into daily life!
LISTEN TO THE BUDDHA-PRACTICE-QUESTION-DISCUSS:
-Buddhism is like a tapestry.
-Find the loom; reset the threads;
-Meditate- Comtemplate-Activate;
-Helps reduce Depression, Aids Sleep, Calms panic,
-Helps concentration
-Can it show us the true nature of things?
-Can it reveal a doorway to PEACE?
SITE RULES-
-ANY SOLICITATION MEANS YOU MUST LEAVE
-IF A TOPIC SPLITS, PLEASE CREATE NEW SUBJECT
-Smile! Have FUN!
-Be Nice-stay Impersonal->WANT respect?=SHOW respect!
-Use Simple words-Consider cultural+language diff
-Note sources + translators + authors.
-One teacher =The Buddha!
-2 guides: Most Ven. BHANTE Vimalaramsi+Rev.Sister Khema
THE GUIDES:
-Most Ven.Bhante Vimalaramsi-ordained by Ven.U Silinanda; American w over 35 yrs practice,22 yrs Buddhist Forest Meditation monk w/personal exper.; S.E. Asia 12yrs./trains/ordination equally WOMEN+MEN in Buddhist American Forest Tradition-Theravada Roots in USA
-Sister Khema=10yrs training/Samaneri/Ctr.Admi