Today is Theravada New Year (Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia), when Buddha statues are traditionally bathed with scented water, symbolizing purification. The Buddha gave us the Dhamma to purify our mind, and we reciprocate by cleansing the physical statue of the Buddha. The ceremony starts with asking forgiveness from the Triple Gem, to get a clean slate for the New Year. Next, both monks and laity pour some scented water over the Buddha statue, expressing our respect, gratitude and devotion to the Buddha. Then laity continue to pour scented water also over the hands of the monks, as a sign of respect, gratitude and appreciation for the monks' efforts to share the purifying Dhamma of the Buddha. The ceremony closes with the monks chanting a blessing in return. We're all very happy to have Ajahn Sudhiro back at Dhammagiri for the New Year event, after his visits to our other monasteries in Australia 😊 He will lead recitation of the final blessing. AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter New Photos: https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net #songkran2025 #songkran #songkranfestival #newyear #buddhastatue

Ajahn Dhammasiha leads us into the hall where the monks take their meals at Buddha Bodhivana Monastery, Warburton, Melbourne. After the meal, visitors can come up to this hall for Dhamma advice by the senior monk. The abbot of Buddha Bodhivana, Ven Ajahn Kalyano, will visit us here at Dhammagiri for our stupa consecration ceremony on Friday 2nd May. You can watch the relic enshrinement ceremony live on our channel, 1.30 pm Brisbane time on 02 May: https://www.youtube.com/@dhammatalksatdhammagiri8724/streams MORE INFO: Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news New Photos: https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast #buddhistmonastery #buddhistmonk #buddhistarchitecture #buddhism #buddhistculture

With Thai, Sri Lankan & Myanmar New Year coming up, including the ceremony of pouring water on Buddha statues and on the monks' hands, Ajahn Dhammasiha talks about the symbolism of this ritual: Just as we use water to clean our bodies, so the Buddha has given us the Dhamma as a purifying agent for our mind. AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Pics: https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net #water #purity #cleaning #buddhism #dhammatalk

During his visit to Dhammagiri, Brisbane, Australia, Ajahn Karuniko joined our silent afternoon meditation. After the walking meditation, he opened up for a Q&A session, as it was the last opportunity to receive any Dhamma from him, before his departure next day. The first question is about the 5 Spiritual Faculties, and how they relate to developing the Noble 8-Fold Path. Ajahn Karuniko was born in Greater Manchester, UK in 1953. After graduating in Electronic Engineering in 1975 he worked for several years before coming to take up residence as a novice at Cittaviveka in 1982. He became a bhikkhu in 1984 at Cittaviveka with Ajahn Sumedho as his preceptor. He has also spent 3 years with Luang Por Anan at Wat Marp Jan in Tailand. From 2014 until 2019 Ajahn Karuniko served as the abbot of Cittaviveka. Ajahn Moneyyo lived for several years with Ajahn Karuniko at Cittaviveka. He is looking forward to welcoming an old friend, who has been his 'Reciting Teacher' ('Kammavācariya') during his ordination as a monk, and who remained a senior 'Kalyāṇa Mitta' (Dhamma Friend) to him in his junior years as a bhikkhu. Cittaviveka is the first monastery of the tradition of Ajahn Chah outside of Thailand. Ajahn Chah has personally visited the property, and provided guidance and encouragement to Ajahn Sumedho during the very difficult foundation and renovation period. You can learn more about Chithurst Monastery here: https://www.cittaviveka.org AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news New Photos https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast #buddhism #Q&A #awakening #enlightenment #mindfulness #ajahnchah #insight

During his visit to Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage, Brisbane, Australia, Ajahn Karuniko gave a special blessing to the small Buddha statues that we will enshrine in the upper circular niches of our Saddhamma Cetiya. He also encouraged us to use our stupa to focus our faith and gain inspiration to practise Dhamma. Ajahn Karuniko was born in Greater Manchester, UK in 1953. After graduating in Electronic Engineering in 1975 he worked for several years before coming to take up residence as a novice at Cittaviveka in 1982. He became a bhikkhu in 1984 at Cittaviveka with Ajahn Sumedho as his preceptor. He has also spent 3 years with Luang Por Anan at Wat Marp Jan in Tailand. From 2014 until 2019 Ajahn Karuniko served as the abbot of Cittaviveka. Ajahn Moneyyo lived for several years with Ajahn Karuniko at Cittaviveka. He is looking forward to welcoming an old friend, who has been his 'Reciting Teacher' ('Kammavācariya') during his ordination as a monk, and who remained a senior 'Kalyāṇa Mitta' (Dhamma Friend) to him in his junior years as a bhikkhu. Cittaviveka is the first monastery of the tradition of Ajahn Chah outside of Thailand. Ajahn Chah has personally visited the property, and provided guidance and encouragement to Ajahn Sumedho during the very difficult foundation and renovation period. You can learn more about Chithurst Monastery here: https://www.cittaviveka.org AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news New Photos https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast #buddhism #stupa #awakening #enlightenment #mindfulness #ajahnchah #insight

As followers of the Buddha, are we devoted to the persuit of pleasure? Amazingly, and perhaps even counterintuitively, the answer is actually 'Yes"! It's not every kind of pleasure, though, we're not persuing happiness based on sensual indulgence, or anything causing harm to other beings. We only persue wholesome, spiritual pleasure, like the happiness one gets from practising generosity and helping other beings; or the blameless happiness and freedom from remorse one gains from keeping precepts; or the undisturbed happiness one gains from restraining the doors of the senses; and in particular the rapture and bliss one experiences in samādhi. Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes from Pāsādikasutta, Dīgha Nikāya/Long Discourses No29, and from Cūḷadukkhakkhandhasutta, Majjima Nikāya/Middle Length Discourses No14 AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri News: https://www.dhammagiri.net/news Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast Latest Photos https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net #happiness #pleasure #bliss #rapture #dhammatalk #buddhism

Ajahn Dhammasiha reads out and discusses Anguttara Nikāya / Numerical Discourses of the Buddha, Book of Fours, No 21. Shortly after his supreme awakening, the Buddha reflects that without anything to look up to and respect and revere, one dwells in suffering. However, not finding any being in the whole universe that would exceed him in virtue, or samādhi, or wisdom, or release, the Buddha decides to respect, honour and esteem the Saddhamma that he discouvered. Brahma Sahampati appears to confirm to the Buddha that actually all the Buddhas of the past did exactly the same thing, revering the Saddhamma, and all the Buddhas arising in the future will do likewise. He then recites 3 verses expressing that reality, which the Buddha approves of. We will install 4 bronze plaques on the four sides of our Saddhamma Stupa with the verses of Brahma Sahampati, extolling the Saddhamma and the importance of respecting and remembering it: Ye ca atītā Sambuddhā Ye ca Buddhā anāgatā Yo c'etarahi Sambuddho Bahūnaṃ sokanāsano All Buddhas of the distant past, And all the Buddhas yet to come, The Buddha of our present time, Who freed so many from all grief; Sabbe saddhammagaruno Vihaṃsu viharanti ca Tathāpi viharissanti Esā buddhāna dhammatā They live, will live, have always lived Revering the authentic truth, The Dhamma that they realized - This is the nature of Enlightened Ones. Tasmā hi attakāmena Mahattamabhikaṅkhatā Saddhammo garukātabbo Saraṃ Buddhāna sāsanan'ti And thus, for your own happiness, For your own lasting benefit, Revere the truthful Dhamma here, Remember what the Buddha taught! QUOTED FROM: Anguttara Nikāya, Catukkanipāta, Paṭhamapaṇṇāsakaṃ, Uruvelavaggo, 1. Paṭhama Uruvelasutta AN 4.21 Numerical Discourses, Book of Fours, First Group of 50, Uruvela Chapter 1 First Uruvelasutta AN Fours 21 More info & latest updates about our stupa project: https://www.dhammagiri.net/post/dhammagiri-stupa-project AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Podcasts: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast #buddhism #meditation #chanting #buddhistchanting #mindfulness #mindfulnessmeditation

Ajahn Dhammasiha explains about our project to enshrine a selection of fundamental suttas of the Buddha in our Saddhamma Cetiya on the hilltop of Dhammagiri. A project in Austria has developed a technique to print and burn text onto ceramic tiles, that can potentially last for many millennia. However, with cost of EUR350 per 20cm x 20cm tile, it would be impossible in terms of cost & available space to enshrine the whole Ṭipitaka. Instead, we're collecting a number of particular important teachings in Pali & English translation, which can fit onto one 20cm x 20cm tile (with minimum font size not below 4pt to 5pt, to be still clear in the available 300 dpi resolution). We've already formatted the first formal discourse of the Buddha, the famous 'Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta' (Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma). We managed to get the whole Pali text & English translation onto one tile, in Garamond Bold 5pt font, and the ceramic tablet is already being produced by the artist in Austria. The third grand discourse of the Buddha, the 'Ādittapariyāya Sutta' (Fire Sermon) is also already donated and being manufactured. This is the teaching with the highest reported number of attainments: while listening to the Buddha teaching, 1,000 monks were released from the defilements. We're now preparing the second discourse 'Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta' (Not-Self Characteristic), where the first 5 disciples of the Buddha attained arahantship while listening; and the third Sutta in Udāna, giving Paṭicca Samuppāda (Dependent Origination) in forward and reverse order; and many more.. depending on donations and how many we're able to format in time to have them delivered before the enshrinement ceremony with Luang Por Anan of Wat Marp Jan on 03 May. Ajahn also points out the importance for everyone to have a personal collection of favourite teachings of the Buddha, which one ideally learns by heart, or at least studies thoroughly and recites regularly. You can view and download images of all the Dhamma Tablets that we will enshrine here: https://dhamma-tablets.dhammagiri.net/ General info and latest updates about our stupa project: https://www.dhammagiri.net/post/dhammagiri-stupa-project AUDIO PODCASTS In addition to these videos, we also publish about two new Dhamma talks and guided meditations every week as audio podcasts. The latest podcasts, and some 300 earlier ones on a wide variety of subjects, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts/itunes, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and many other podcast apps. Just search for "Dhammagiri Buddhist Podcasts" on your favourite podcast app. Or you can simply listen with with your browser directly from the Dhammagiri podcasts page: https://www.dhammagiri.net/podcast MORE INFORMATION Dhammagiri Website: https://www.dhammagiri.net Dhammagiri Newsletter: https://www.dhammagiri.net/newsletter Dhammagiri Pics: https://latest-pics.dhammagiri.net #buddhistteachings #buddhistwisdom #buddhistphilosophy #stupa #buddhaquotes #buddhateachings