Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 46th Meeting (September 27, 2008)

Dear friends of Dhamma,

The teleconference on Saturday, September 27, 2008, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Y. Sankichcha from Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, MI, USA.

This Dhamma Discussion will be based on: “Cula-kammavibhanga Sutta” — The Shorter Exposition of Kamma Majjhima Nikaya 135th Sutta. “Why do some people live a long life, but others die young? Why are some people born poor, but others born rich?” The Lord Buddha explains how kamma accounts for a person's fortune or misfortune.

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 45th Meeting (September 20, 2008)

Dear friends of Dhamma,

The teleconference on Saturday, September 20, 2008, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Y. Sankichcha from Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, MI, USA.

This Dhamma Discussion will be based on "Apannaka Sutta". (found in Majjhima Nikaya, 60th Sutta)- preached to a gathering of brahmins in Sālā. On informing the Buddha that they had no favorite teacher in whom they had confidence, they were told that they should embrace and fulfill this Doctrine (apannaka-dhamma) on how to navigate skillfully through the maze of wrong views.

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 44th Meeting (September 13, 2008)

Dear friends of Dhamma,

The teleconference on Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Y. Sankichcha from Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, MI, USA.

This Dhamma Discussion will be based on “Vitakkasanthana Sutta — The Relaxation of Thoughts” (found in Majjhima Nikaya, 20th discourse). In this particular discourse, The Buddha offers five practical methods of responding wisely to unskillful thoughts. They are: replacing an unwholesome thought with a wholesome thought; examining the danger of the distracting thought; forgetting the thought; stilling the unwholesome thought formation; crushing mind with mind to forcefully drive away the unwholesome thought.

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 43rd Meeting (September 6, 2008)

Dear friends of Dhamma,

The teleconference on Saturday, September 6, 2008, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Y. Sankichcha from Great Lakes Buddhist Vihara, MI, USA.

This Dhamma Discussion will be based on "Anuruddha Sutta" of Anguttara Nikaya ("This Dhamma is for one who is modest, not for one who is self-aggrandizing. This Dhamma is for one who is content, not for one who is discontent. This Dhamma is for one who is reclusive, not for one who is entangled. This Dhamma is for one whose persistence is aroused, not for one who is lazy. This Dhamma is for one whose mindfulness is established, not for one whose mindfulness is confused. This Dhamma is for one whose mind is centered, not for one whose mind is uncentered. This Dhamma is for one endowed with discernment, not for whose discernment is weak.")