Month: September 2021

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The Brãhmin Unnãbha asked Venerale Ãnanda: “What is the aim of living the holy life under the recluse Gotama?” “It is for the sake of a abandoning desire.” “Is there a…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom In what way could one say: “The recluse Gotama is an annihilationist, he teaches the doctrine of annihilation”, and be speaking correctly? I teach the annihilation of greed, hatred and…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are four ways of answering questions. What four? There is the question that requires a categorical reply, that which requires a counter question, that which must be put aside…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom The Lord approached the hermitage of the Brãmin Rammaka where a large number of monks happened to be sitting, talking about Dhamma. The Lord stood outside the porch waiting for…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Good health is the highest gain, And contentment is the greatest wealth. Trust is the best of kinsmen, And Nirvãna is the highest happiness.

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom By the stopping of logical and wandering thoughts, by gaining inner tranquility and one-pointedness of mind, one enters and abides in the second jhãna, which is without logical and wandering…