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Dhamma Conference Blog] Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 114th Meeting (January 16, 2010)

The teleconference on Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on:

Satipatthana Sutta (The Foundations of Mindfulness) - Part 2: Mindfulness of Feelings (The contemplation of the feelings) – “Vedananaupassana”

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Ven. Panamwela Wajirabuddhi of Georgia Buddhist Vihara, GA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Please note that the above Dhamma Deshana will be the second of a series of four invaluable Dhamma Deshanas based on Satipatthana Sutta (The Foundations of Mindfulness). Here are the details:

Part 1: Mindfulness of Body (The contemplation of the body) – “Kayanupassana” [Date: January 9, 2010]

Part 2: Mindfulness of Feelings (The contemplation of the feelings) – “Vedananaupassana” [Date: January 16, 2010]

Part 3: Mindfulness of Mind (The contemplation of consciousness) – “Chittanupassana” [Date: January 23, 2010]

Part 4: Mindfulness of Dhamma (The contemplation of mental objects) – “Dhammanupassana” [Date: January 30, 2010]

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 113th Meeting (January 9, 2010)

The teleconference on Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on:

Satipatthana Sutta (The Foundations of Mindfulness) - Part 1: Mindfulness of Body (The Contemplation of the body) - “Kayanupassana”

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Ven. Panamwela Wajirabuddhi of Georgia Buddhist Vihara, GA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Please note that the above Dhamma Deshana will be the first of a series of four invaluable Dhamma Deshanas based on Satipatthana Sutta (The Foundations of Mindfulness). Here are the details:

Part 1: Mindfulness of Body (The contemplation of the body) – “Kayanupassana” [Date: January 9, 2010]

Part 2: Mindfulness of Feelings (The contemplation of the feelings) – “Vedananaupassana” [Date: January 16, 2010]

Part 3: Mindfulness of Mind (The contemplation of consciousness) – “Chittanupassana” [Date: January 23, 2010]

Part 4: Mindfulness of Dhamma (The contemplation of mental objects) – “Dhammanupassana” [Date: January 30, 2010]

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 112th Meeting (January 2, 2010)

The teleconference on Saturday, January 2, 2010, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Dunukeulle Dhammaratana Thero of Nevada Buddhist Vihara, Las Vegas, NV, USA.

The topic for this dhamma discussion will be: "Duties and Responsibilities"

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 111th Meeting (December 26, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, December 26, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on:

Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life - Part 3: Buddhist Guidelines for Prevention of Illnesses and Improvement of Health
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Ven. Soorakkulame Pemaratana of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, PA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Please note that the above Dhamma Deshana will be the third and the final of a series of three invaluable Dhamma Talks centered around the theme of Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life. Here are the details:

Part 1: Identifying Illness and Health in our Body and Mind (Date: December 12, 2009)

Part 2: Buddhist Guidelines for Curing Physical and Psychological Illnesses (Date: December 19, 2009)

Part 3: Buddhist Guidelines for Prevention of Illnesses and Improvement of Health (Date: December 26, 2009)

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 110th Meeting (December 19, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, December19, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on:

Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life - Part 2: Buddhist Guidelines for Curing Physical and Psychological Illnesses
by

Ven. Soorakkulame Pemaratana of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, PA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Please note that the above Dhamma Deshana will be the second of a series of three invaluable Dhamma Talks centered around the theme of Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life. Here are the details:

Part 1: Identifying Illness and Health in our Body and Mind (Date: December 12, 2009)

Part 2: Buddhist Guidelines for Curing Physical and Psychological Illnesses (Date: December 19, 2009)

Part 3: Buddhist Guidelines for Prevention of Illnesses and Improvement of Health (Date: December 26, 2009)

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 109th Meeting (December 12, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, December12, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on:

Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life - Part 1: Identifying Illness and Health in our Body and Mind

by

Ven. Soorakkulame Pemaratana of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, PA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Please note that the above Dhamma Deshana will be the first of a series of three invaluable Dhamma Talks centered around the theme of Buddhist Guidelines for a Healthy Life. Here are the details:

Part 1: Identifying Illness and Health in our Body and Mind (Date: December 12, 2009)

Part 2: Buddhist Guidelines for Curing Physical and Psychological Illnesses (Date: December 19, 2009)

Part 3: Buddhist Guidelines for Prevention of Illnesses and Improvement of Health (Date: December 26, 2009)

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 108th Meeting (December 5, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, December 5, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Kehelowitigama Subodha Thero of Triple Gem of The North Buddhist Organization, MN, USA.

The topic for meeting will be: “Buddhist Rituals & Practices”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 107th Meeting (November 28, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, November 28, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Katukurunde Maithrie of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, GA, USA.

The topic for meeting will be: “Buddhism and World Peace”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 106th Meeting (November 21, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. P. Wajirabuddhi Thero of Georgia Buddhist Vihara, Lithonia, GA, USA.

The topic for meeting will be: “Seven Purification Factors (Satta Visuddhiya)”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 105th Meeting (November 14, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, November 14, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Peradeniye Sathindriya Thero of Triple Gem of the North Buddhist Organization, MN, USA. The topic for meeting will be: “What is Karma”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 104th Meeting (November 7, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Dunukeulle Dhammaratana Thero of Nevada Buddhist Vihara, Las Vegas, NV, USA. The topic for meeting will be: “Religion, Science and Buddhism”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 103rd Meeting (October 31, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, October 31, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Kudagammana Seelaratana Thero (Chicago Buddhist Vihara, IL, USA). The topic for meeting will be: “Living in the present moment”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 102nd Meeting (October 24, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, October 24, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Kudagammana Seelaratana Thero (Chicago Buddhist Vihara, IL, USA).

The topic for meeting will be: “Simile of the Lotus Pond” – wherein The Lord Buddha compared this world to a Lotus Pond.
[ ……Then, having understood Brahma's invitation, out of compassion for beings, I surveyed the world with the eye of an Awakened One. As I did so, I saw beings with little dust in their eyes and those with much, those with keen faculties and those with dull, those with good attributes and those with bad, those easy to teach and those hard, some of them seeing disgrace & danger in the other world. Just as in a pond of blue or red or white lotuses, some lotuses — born & growing in the water — might flourish while immersed in the water, without rising up from the water; some might stand at an even level with the water; while some might rise up from the water and stand without being smeared by the water — so too, surveying the world with the eye of an Awakened One, I saw beings with little dust in their eyes and those with much, those with keen faculties and those with dull, those with good attributes and those with bad, those easy to teach and those hard, some of them seeing disgrace & danger in the other world. …….] { http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.026.than.html#pond }

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 101st Meeting (October 17, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Kudagammana Seelaratana Thero (Chicago Buddhist Vihara, IL, USA) and Ven. Peradeniye Sathindriya Thero (Triple Gem of the North Buddhist Organization, MN, USA). The topic for meeting will be: “The Dhamma beyond Dhamma”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 100th Meeting (October 10, 2009)

100 th Meeting !!!

The teleconference on Saturday, October 10, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Peradeniye Sathindriya Thero of Triple Gem of the North Buddhist Organization, MN, USA. The topic for this very special 100^th meeting will be: “What is Dhamma?”

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 99th Meeting (October 3, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on "Desirable States of The Human Mind Leading to Positive Emotions" by Ven. Soorakkulame Pemaratana of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, PA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic.

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 98th Meeting (September 26, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, September 26, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Divuldamane Chandananda Thero of Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center, AZ, USA This Dhamma Discussion will be based on Dhammachetiya Sutta (on Monuments to the Teaching) [MN II, #89]

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 97th Meeting (September 19, 2009)

The teleconference on Saturday, September 19, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be conducted in the form of a Dhamma Deshana on "Chula Kamma Vibhanga Sutta" by Ven. Katukurunde Maithrie of Pittsburgh Buddhist Center, PA, USA, followed by a Question and Answer / Discussion session on the same topic. A Power Point Presentation (PPT) containing a Sinhala translation of this Sutta is located at: http://www.pirith.org/documents/Chula%20Kamma%20Vibhanga%20Sutraya11.pps

Global Sinhala Dhamma Discussion Series (Teleconference): 96th Meeting (September 12, 2009)

he teleconference on Saturday, September 12, 2009, 7:00PM-9:00PM (EST), will be moderated and led by Ven. Divuldamane Chandananda Thero of Arizona International Buddhist Meditation Center, AZ, USA This Dhamma Discussion will be based on Ratthapala Sutta [A two-part story about the monk who, the Lord Buddha said, was foremost among his disciples in ordaining on the power of pure conviction. In the first part of the story, Ratthapala deals with his parents' opposition to his ordaining, and their attempts, after ordination, to lure him back to lay life. In the second part, he recalls the four observations about the world that inspired him, as a healthy and wealthy young man, to ordain in the first place.]