Wiping away the clutter
Dhamma is Beautiful in its Beginning, Its Middle,…and in its End.
This site is about familiarizing people with the wonderful teachings of Lord Buddha, i.e. The Dhamma,
while offering its many tools and resources, to reduce your suffering.
Wiping away the clutter
Dhamma is Beautiful in its Beginning, Its Middle,…and in its End.
This site is about familiarizing people with the wonderful teachings of Lord Buddha, i.e. The Dhamma,
while offering its many tools and resources, to reduce your suffering.
"The past should not be followed after, and the future not desired; what is past is dead and gone, and the future is yet to come."
- Majjhima Nikāya 3.272
Teachings
Teachings that help
Providing guidance in the form of public talks and other means of teaching, Bhante’s work involves giving you better coping skills in life as you learn to develop healthier relationships, starting with the one you have with yourself.
With calm equanimity one can be shown how to deal with life’s issues in the backdrop of one’s cultural backgrounds. Having been a witness to civil war and strife, Bhante has seen how our human resilience and gentle perseverance could bring together an awareness to live a life where the individual’s psychic “inner war” is approached with insight, and an equanimous mind, while using the Buddhist principle of compassion.
Teachings
Teachings that help
Providing guidance in the form of public talks and other means of teaching, Bhante’s work involves giving you better coping skills in life as you learn to develop healthier relationships, starting with the one you have with yourself.
With calm equanimity one can be shown how to deal with life’s issues in the backdrop of one’s cultural backgrounds. Having been a witness to civil war and strife, Bhante has seen how our human resilience and gentle perseverance could bring together an awareness to live a life where the individual’s psychic “inner war” is approached with insight, and an equanimous mind, while using the Buddhist principle of compassion.
Story
In a time of fashionable trends and fads, where “mindfulness” has become a common household term, many people forget to see that the benefits of mindfulness meditation could go far beyond the sense of peace and relaxation brought about by the daily sitting to an entirely new way of being in the world. As we gain more understanding in how the mind works out of our own experience in meditation, newfound confidence and TRUST arises, both in ourselves and also in and towards life, itself.
Suddenly, we become able to see a friend and not an enemy in life. We begin to walk with a sense that no matter what happens, it is how we relate to it that makes the whole difference, and where we have a choice.
The toolkit afforded by mindfulness meditation is precisely about this ‘relating’ part.
Story
In a time of fashionable trends and fads, where “mindfulness” has become a common household term, many people forget to see that the benefits of mindfulness meditation could go far beyond the sense of peace and relaxation brought about by the daily sitting to an entirely new way of being in the world. As we gain more understanding in how the mind works out of our own experience in meditation, newfound confidence and TRUST arises, both in ourselves and also in and towards life, itself.
Suddenly, we become able to see a friend and not an enemy in life. We begin to walk with a sense that no matter what happens, it is how we relate to it that makes the whole difference, and where we have a choice.
The toolkit afforded by mindfulness meditation is precisely about this ‘relating’ part.
Counseling Background
Counseling Background
In addition to being a graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology, Bhante Candana has helped individuals, couples, and families in the past, as they worked through their emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and relationship issues in life from a Buddhist perspective.
Counseling Background
Counseling Background
In addition to being a graduate of the California School of Professional Psychology, Bhante Candana has helped individuals, couples, and families in the past, as they worked through their emotional, behavioral, spiritual, and relationship issues in life from a Buddhist perspective.
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The language of instruction can be wonderfully healing when it comes from a place of understanding of how the mind works, with the keen attention required to be able to see the intricate ties between mind and body.
As a Dhamma teacher, Bhante helps meditation students to individually understand the role of the Four Noble Truths as they develop wisdom and insight.
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The language of instruction can be wonderfully healing when it comes from a place of understanding of how the mind works, with the keen attention required to be able to see the intricate ties between mind and body.
As a Dhamma teacher, Bhante helps meditation students to individually understand the role of the Four Noble Truths as they develop wisdom and insight.
DHAMMA MEMES
Being encouraged by students from different parts of the world, here are some memes Bhante created with the help of students, that are designed to inspire and hearten the reader despite their brief message that are taken from excerpts from talks given to address current issues. These, as mentioned above, cover different languages…
DHAMMA MEMES
Being encouraged by students from different parts of the world, here are some memes Bhante created with the help of students, that are designed to inspire and hearten the reader despite their brief message that are taken from excerpts from talks given to address current issues. These, as mentioned above, cover different languages…
On stopping from comparing ourselves with others, punishing ourselves, or running away, such as through social media (in Armenian).
On the devastating power of an angry mind, as it boils everything that comes its way (in English).
On the harmful effects of guilt and persistent negative self-talk (in Italian).
On appreciating our life and gaining control over it as a way to happiness (in Chinese).
On the freedom that comes when we take each moment as a separate experience, instead of painting it with the aversion and hatred of the past (in Hebrew).
On the power of bringing joy back into our lives through the wise use of our time (in Arabic).