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Dhamma is the
truth that purifies, by going beyond the most profound spiritual
scriptures. Dhamma is knowing this truth by direct experience.
Dhamma is Compassion with Wisdom from a deep tranquility of mind.
Dhamma is living in the reality of this moment; viewing perfection
as a possibility. Dhamma is the path from misery to genuine
happiness; calm acceptance of your innermost changing Nature.
Dhamma in the
Pali language (as used by the Buddha) and Dharma in the Sanskrit
language refer to the same thing. The language or the spelling is
less important than the essential meaning namely, "that which is"
rather than "that which we would like it to be".
Dhamma is freedom
from the agitated I, the conditioned ego; feeling the release from
craving and dissatisfaction and understanding the Universal Law of
cause and effect.
Real Dhamma is
never tainted by money, politics or power over others. Dhamma is not
a conversion to any religion, cult or guru nor is it exclusive to
any class, race, country, or gender.
Applied everyday
Dhamma is purification by the practice of Vipassana, a Meditation by
Insight into mind /body interaction. Dhamma is an Art of Living; a
universal scientific technique that can fulfill our potential for
perfect understanding. Dhamma is the realization that peace must
come from within each individual.
Every religion,
including the one I was born into has its inner core and its heart
in the right place, but misses out on method. How to maintain
control of the mind? How to transform from the possible fear and
craving of a conditioned being to the highest state of awareness and
sustained tranquility? Dhamma is the ultimate birthright of every
human? What other purpose can there be?
Many meditations
seem to offer the path to liberation, but which really gives
continuous results without the feel-good short cuts to a dead end.
Which works by naturally becoming a part of your life?
Even the
explanation of ultimate truth given by the most recent Buddha is
meaningless until we can begin to experience it. Mr. S.N. Goenka is
teaching how to experience this truth by way of Vipassana
Meditation, the same technique re-discovered, practiced and distributed
by every Buddha.
How fortunate I
am to have met Mr. Goenka, such a powerful living example of wisdom,
compassion and loving kindness. The latest of the Vipassana teachers
able to be traced back through his teacher Sayagyi U Ba Khin and the
lineage of teachers, to the last Buddha. The purity of the
technique was maintained in Burma by avoiding the rituals of
Buddhism, while maintaining its pure heart.
As long time meditators at Dhamma-Is,
our Aim is to encourage you to realize your
own potential by going to http://www.dhamma.org where you can apply to do a ten-day
Vipassana Meditation Course without charge at one of many global
centers. Only then can you fully appreciate the tangible, concrete,
here and now benefits from this mind purification technique.
There are certain qualities that are required
to master this technique and people already have these to some
extent as well as the latent capacity to ease the suffering of
humanity. If you would like to find out more about these qualities
visit
The Bank,
assess for yourself whether your budding
capabilities can be acknowledged and developed to their maximum
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