A friend said/asked: "I am keen to learn and apply the Buddhist teachings to my everyday life and work my way through each of the learnings."
--------------- Dear Friend, 1. First take refuge in the Triple Gem by uttering the below (the Pali lines are what should be said out loud, the English translations are provided below them). You can do this everyday: Buddham saranam gacchami I go to the Buddha for refuge. Dhammam saranam gacchami I go to the Dhamma for refuge. Sangham saranam gacchami I go to the Sangha for refuge. Dutiyampi Buddham saranam gacchami For a second time, I go to the Buddha for refuge. Dutiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchami For a second time, I go to the Dhamma for refuge. Dutiyampi Sangham saranam gacchami For a second time, I go to the Sangha for refuge. Tatiyampi Buddham saranam gacchami For a third time, I go to the Buddha for refuge. Tatiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchami For a third time, I go to the Dhamma for refuge. Tatiyampi Sangham saranam gacchami For a third time, I go to the Sangha for refuge. Reference * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refuge_(Buddhism) * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/tisarana.html * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel282.html * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/refuge.html 2. Become established in giving and generosity (dana and caga) and morality (sila). Reference * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/dana/index.html * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_(Buddhism) * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=dailydana * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/pancasila.html * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Precepts 3. Start practicing meditation daily (very important), atleast 30-60 minutes a day (the more the better). Also regularly go on meditation retreats. * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=intromed * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=mettamed * http://tinyurl.com/d6uwxr * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=revul * http://www.dhamma.org/ 4. Learn and investigate the Four Noble Truths and start treading the Noble Eightfold Path (also very important). Reference * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/index.html * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=fourtruths * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths * http://www.vihara.org.au/go?to=noblepath * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html 5. Learn the Dhamma teaching and apply it to your life in slow but steady degrees. Reference * http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/gqga-4ed.pdf * http://www.accesstoinsight.org/begin.html Dhamma (Buddhism) Resources Dhamma Audio http://www.bswa.org/modules/mydownloads/viewcat.php?cid=4 http://www.bswa.org/modules/mydownloads/ http://what-buddha-taught.net/Passano_mp3/Viriya.htm http://www.suttareadings.net/audio/index.html http://www.buddhanet.net/audio.htm http://www.bswa.org/modules/mydownloads/topten.php?hit=1 http://www.damruwana.org/ Dhamma Reading http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/index.html (good for beginners) http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks.htm (e-books) http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/index.html (Tipitaka) http://mettanet.org/tipitaka/ (Tipitaka, has Pali and Sinhala too) http://www.mettanet.org/english/index_title.htm (books and articles) Dhamma Portal Sites http://www.accesstoinsight.org http://www.mettanet.org/ http://what-buddha-taught.net/ http://what-buddha-said.net/ May you attain the lasting peace of Nibbana! Dhamma Group. http://www.DhammaGroup.tk http://www.DhammaDana.tk http://www.Vihara.org.au "I know not, Ananda, even of a single form whereby pleasure and satisfaction in form does not pass into sorrow and lamentation, pain, grief, despair, since it is transient and changeable" — and so with feeling, and so with perception, and so with the mental formations, and so with consciousness." - Lord Buddha "What can be done for his disciples by a Master who seeks their welfare and has compassion and pity on them, that I have done for you, Cunda. There are these roots of trees, there are empty places. Meditate, Cunda, do not delay, lest you later regret it. This is my message to you." - Lord Buddha (MN8) Make Yahoo!7 your homepage and win a trip to the Quiksilver Pro. Find out more --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ****************************************************** This is a Best Sri Lankan E-Mail Group. ****************************************************** IF you like to join us, Send a E-mail to, [email protected] visit this group at http://groups.google.lk/group/sricom *********************:::SriCom:::************************* ****************************************************** ===================================================================== If this email is addressed wrongly, or if you no longer wish to receive emails, kindly inform us so that we may correct and update our lists. ===================================================================== -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
