Commentary to Anattalakkhanasutta

This is the English translation of Anattalakkhanasutta.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B01xFMU22inia1RzNks0a0RQelE/view?usp=sharing

Dhamma courses

3 days retreat at Kangar Buddhist Society (5th to 7th August 2016)
3 days retreat at Jitra Buddhist Association (8th to 10th August 2016)

 

 2 days Dhamma study at Mettalodge, Johor Bahru on 30 to 31 August 2016.

10 days retreat at Mettananda, Penang (9th to 18th September 2016) 

All these courses are conducted by Sayalay Cala and Sayalay Aggavati.

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Finished one day retreat in Metta Lodge Buddhist Centre in Johor Bahru

In June 3, 2016, we conducted one day retreat in Metta Lodge Buddhist Centre, Johor Bahru. It was both Vipassana (Insight) and Metta (Loving-kindness).

Northern Peninsula Malaysia Dhamma talks were concluded in success. 

Yesterday(29th April 2016) is the final day of sharing Basic Buddhism and meditation with many students from different parts of the world. I normally go to Thabarwa centre to do ten days of Dhammadana.This time is 18th April to 28th April.
Normally I focus on Basic Buddhism including kamma, ten good deeds,and ten bad deeds, five precepts, law of nature, four Noble Truths, and four foundations of mindfulness.
Meditation taught including sitting meditation, walking meditation, standing meditation. That are breathing, four elements meditation, loving-kindness, six sense bases.

For breathing, I advised them to do long breathing, short breathing and counting to settle the mind first.

Kamma is easy for Buddhists to believe, but not easy for those who neither believe in previous life nor next life. But kamma is a law of cause and effect that can be seen right now, just like the intention in the mind to walk will cause the legs to move.

To have a fruitful discussion with the students, I read on psychology and current happenings in the world. We have to understand their worlds and also let them understand our Asian world.
this time round is more challenging because the weather is very hot, up to 40 degrees Celsius. And we sweat always.

Recalling own good deeds are certainly a way to keep the mind happy and delighted.
Whatever good deeds, I dedicate to all departed ones and sentient beings.
May all be free from all sufferings.
May all be well and happy.

Anger

Sometimes people get angry with us,
Sometimes we get angry with people,
We are boiling mad!
They are boiling mad!

Because of anger,
We lost all concentration,
We have no mindfulness,
We only get anger.

Why do they angry?
Because they do not obtain their wishes,
Because we do not follow their ways,
So they get angry with us.

Why do we get angry?
Because we do not obtain our wishes,
So we get angry with ourselves and them.
So anger burns ourselves exhaustively.

How to cure anger?
Realizing anger is hatred-root,
Realizing anger is due to attachment,
When we desire it, but cannot get it,
So desire leads to hatred.

To stop anger is easy,
Just stop the attachment,
Just stop the desire,
Just aware things are impermanent.

Why cling to impermanent things,
Since this body is also impermanent,
Since this life is also impermanent,
We can take nothing from this life, except own good deeds.

Anger spoils good deeds,
It weakens good intention,
It causes one look like 'selfish old girl/boy'
It makes one very egoistic.

Beware of anger!
It is an evil one!
It pretends that we are right,
But actually we are wrong.

It spoils our good reputation,
It spoils our good nature,
It leaves nothing but rotten nature.
It leaves nothing except guilt.

Appreciation letter

We, the founders of Aggacara International Theravada Education and Mission centre, have a wish to share our Dhamma knowledge to others. As part of our education program, we would go to different centres to share our Dhamma knowledge.

That is why we, goes to Thabarwa centre monthly to conduct 10 days of Basic Buddhism cum meditation to the foreigners who are visiting and volunteering in the centre.

I am happy to receive a letter of appreciation from the chief monk of Thabarwa centre-Sayadaw Ottamasara. Thabarwa centre is a very unique centre as it combines the charity and meditation in the same place. People can do charity and practice meditation.They are many old people and sick people. I see people suffering from polio, stroke, and also homeless people. One can really see aging and sickness around us daily.