In Between Happiness and Unhappiness
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Having put what was heard, thought and seen together, all of us have had personal conclusions and opinions about what meditation is. What do we need meditation for? Why should we meditate? What do we look for in meditation? What type of changes in us do we try to achieve? What could go wrong by not meditating? We can find answers to the question “What is meditation?” from different angles....
Upul Nishantha Gamage
Upul Nishantha Gamage, present resident meditation teacher, has been guiding thousands of people from different backgrounds who come to Nilambe to practice meditation. According to the article titled “Mistakes” published in Dhammaja (Nilambe Buddhist Meditation centre Newsletter-Volume 2, Jan 2009), he started meditation in 1977, at 13 years of age. At that time, he was instrumental in establishing a Youth Society at a Buddhist Temple near his parents’ house and got involved in many activities as the Secretary of the Society. In late 80’s, he had offered to help Godwin at a point where someone’s assistance with the activities at the Meditation Centre was vital. Subsequently, he had been introduced to those at the Centre by Godwin as the “new boss” of Nilambe. Ever since he has been a very dear friend and an outstanding Dhamma teacher for thousands of people who attend programs conducted by him, also many others who are yet to attend his programs and a counselor for those who are in need of counseling. Besides teaching at Nilambe, Upul conducts programs at prisons, schools, monasteries, private residences etc. He is regularly invited to conduct meditation retreats in Hong Kong, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. According to his teaching, practice of Meditation paves the path to help ourselves, to understand ourselves and to change ourselves for better as we are becoming more and more mindful about all our day-to-day activities. Moreover, Upul’s great ability to speak to our hearts and practical and philosophical way of presenting Dhamma has enormous power to make us practice Meditation in a joyful manner.
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In Between Happiness and Unhappiness - Upul Nishantha Gamage
In Between Happiness And Unhappiness
Talk given by
Upul Nishantha Gamage
On March 07, 2012 (Full-moon day)
At Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre
Transcribed and translated by
Chamara Illeperuma
Published by
Nilambe Deshana Publication Board
Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre
Nilambe, Sri Lanka
For further readings and audios
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ISBN 978 – 955 – 54206 – 1 -7
Graphic design by Sylvia Kren
Copyright © Upul Nishantha Gamage
May 2012
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"…..yo mittānaṃ na dūbhati."
….he who does no wrong to his friends."
Mittānisaṃsa Sutta
Dhamma Dāna
Dedicated to my good kalyānamitta,
K.B. SAMANATHA SENANANDA (Nihal)
and all friends and dāyakas
who are supporting and encouraging me daily
to go forward
in the true Dhamma of the Lord Buddha
Ven. German Dhammadīpa
Dhammavivekārāma
Lewella
"We run after the comfort in the front and to escape from the suffering comming from behind.
Stop. Turn back and face the suffering coming behind.
May you be able to live like a victorious being!"
Upul Nishantha Gamage
Previous Publications of Light of Nilambe
1. What is human life?
2. Be an outsider if you want to change the inside
3. Seeing emptiness
4. Suffering is a dream
Coming Next
6. Buddhism = Mindfulness + Heartfulness
FOR INFORMATION ON OBTAINING OR SPONSORING ANY LIGHT OF NILAMBE
BOOKLETS PLEASE CONTACT:
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Contents
1. The common target
2. Sinking scaffolds
3. Stopping at happiness
4. Winning posts and targets
5. The most valuable object
6. Feeling of nothingness
7. The empty travelling bag
8. Blind runners
9. Looking 2-dimensionally vs 3-dimensionally
10. The three points
11. The suffering is in front of the comforts
12. The laughing defeat
13. Stop and turn back to face the suffering
14. Munching on the old refuse
15. Open to the suffering
16. Be an empty tunnel!
1. The common target
Dear Dhamma friends. All of us have had different dialogs, ideas and diverse experiences about meditation. It is not an extrinsic, unknown and peculiar subject for us. We have learnt about meditation with the help of books, sermons, discussions, personal considerations and experiences gained through