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Meditation is a qualitative development. We misidentify meditation for rest and stop there without reaching that qualitative state. We always wear a wrong dress as meditation. Rest is only a by-product of meditation. Ease is only a by-product of meditation. No need to meditate for ease, as it is possible to relax when leaving the restless and stressful society for a calm and quiet place.
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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Multiple Characters Multiple Suffering - Upul Nishantha Gamage
Multiple Characters Multiple Suffering
Talk given by
Upul Nishantha Gamage
On January 26, 2013 (Full-moon Day)
At Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre
Translated and transcribed by
Chamara Illeperuma
Published by
Nilambe Deshana Publication Board
Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre
Nilambe, Sri Lanka
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ISBN 978 – 955 – 54570 – 6 – 4
Copyright © Upul Nishantha Gamage
January 2013
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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
5. In between happiness and unhappiness
6. Buddhism = Heartfulness + Mindfulness
7. No colour no shape
8. Living with awareness & Watching thoughts and emotions
9. Sit on your own seat
10. Illusion of painful painkillers
11. Disentangling tangles
12. Rain of thoughts
13. No burning
14. Springs from the heart
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Dhamma Dāna
In memory of
Our beloved parents
May this merit be conducive for them to
attain Nibbana!
Palitha and Chamara
Importance and stress is a result of acting many characters or trying to do many jobs at a time. When you are meditating, one character inside you is being attentive to the meditation odject, while the other characters are thinking about your bank account or your occupation or children or food and so on. None of these characters are necessary for brushing teeth. If you practise this meditation you get to meet not just a small piece of you, but the entire you everywhere; when brushing teeth, combing hair, sweeping, doing your job, driving your vehicle, watching television, reading a book as well as at Nilambe. Meditation joins the life broken into an uncountable number of characters.
Uncountable number of characters that you play, let go of unnecessary characters and live in one character at a time. At that point, you'll realize that there is no quality and ability other than meditation that makes you relaxed and restful.
CONTENTS
1. Full-moon and religious feelings
2. Meditation-past and present
3. Globalization of meditation
4. The past and the present
5. Hell in heaven
6. Suffering–then and now
7. The secret behind popularity of meditation
8. More facilities but hectic life
9. Getting the lost time back
10. Getting the lost