Month: December 2021

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom At the time, a certain monk called Thera was living alone and commending such a life. He entered the village alone, he returned alone, he sat alone and walked alone….

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom “That which is not yours—put it away. Putting it away will be to your welfare and happiness. And what is not yours? Body, feeling, perception, mental constructs and consciousness are…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom There are three urgent duties of a farmer.What three? The farmer gets his field well ploughed and harrowed very quickly. Then he puts in the seed vey quickly. Then he…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom An enlightened person is naturally endowed with a compassion nature and disposition. He desires to alleviate the suffering that being suffer, and is even willing to relinquish his own body…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Now, Venerable Bhaddiya, son of the Kãligodhas, used to go to the forest, to the roots of trees and to lonely spots, and while there, would often utter the cry:…

Hoa Vo Uu (Buddha Dharma Education Association) Venerable Shravasti Dhammika The Buddha’s Words of Wisdom Bãhiya of the Bark Garment asked the monks: “Pray, sirs, where is the Lord staying – he who is a Noble One, he is a fully awakened Buddha?” “The Lord…