- Six videos by Ven. Sudhamma Bhikkhuni - Two videos on daily lives of Buddhist monks living in the forest - A video on the history of Buddhism's spread (a lecture) - Three videos on the dangers of texting while driving - Audio recordings - Videos on Meditation Instruction
Blessing for you!
Venerable Bhikkhuni Sudhamma gives a traditional Buddhist Blessing. May you receive the blessing with an open heart! Theruvan saranai! (May the Triple Gem bless and protect you!)
A wild story straight from the scriptures, what happened when the Buddha confronted a serial killer: the Story of Angulimala
Venerable Bhikkhuni Sudhamma tells the story of Angulimala.
Why would a wife hire a courtesan?
"The Four Victories" a discourse by Ven. Sudhamma
Ven Sudhamma Bhikkhuni tells the story of a wife who hired a courtesan to free herself from household duties so she could serve the Lord Buddha, never dreaming she may lose her life.
(Video looks blank but it is there.)
Mindfulness
Buddha Dharma - Part 5 -
A talk on Mindfulness by Ven. Ayya Sudhamma
The Beloved American in Sri Lankan History
Col. Henry Steele Olcott
Ven Ayya Sudhamma's Talk on the New Jersey Born American Buddhist Revivalist who helped save Buddhism from the British Protestants oppressing citizens of Sri Lanka.
by Ven Bhikkhuni Sudhamma. It is based on a meeting she had with ... some college students in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre
(sorry, half of it is missing and so this is nearly useless; will try to recover the rest)
"The Monk Story"
Beautiful video of a young monk who shares with us his daily life. (After seeing this you may want to go forth, too.)
Awesome scholarly lecture:
"The Past and Future of Buddhism"
A distinguished scholar of Buddhism, Lewis Lancaster founded the Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative to use the latest computer technology to map the spread of various strands of Buddhism from the distant past to the present. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society"
Texting disaster
A poll found that 21% of drivers recently texted while driving, even though 95% knew it's dangerous. When a driver is texting it makes a wreck 23 times more likely to happen. Up to a fourth of deaths by vehicles in the USA happen due to drivers texting! Mindfulness (Step 7 of the 8-fold path) doesn't begin and end on meditation cushions; we need to bring mindful care to every activity. Unfortunately, multi-tasking hinders mindful awareness --a bad idea any time but especially while operating heavy machinery such as a car.
Please share these videos with anyone who just might be tempted to text behind the wheel:
(1) Public Service Ad The scary stats may not change behavior, but this scary anti-texting advertisement, made in Wales, may do it! It shows a teenage driver and friends giggling over a text message (a message to a guy that her friend in the backseat, Jules, likes him), just before they hit a car. The video slowly plays out the whole scene to the horrible end. (It looks real, but they are actors.) US television won't play the ad; too graphic.
(2) Truly Arrogant A girl on Dr. Phil show admits that she texts while driving. Dr. Phil has an opinion.
(3) How He Died News footage from Elk Grove, CA, of an 18 year-old texting driver's deadly accident. Will these be your relatives, next?
Please note: In order to listen to the chanting and sermons, you will need to download the realplayer, yahoo or any other software required for audio files.
Several suttas chanted by (child) Dhammaruwan can be found here: http://www.pirith.org/(mid-way down the page).