The Happiness of Letting Go
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At any moment when a person becomes unhappy and restless, s/he becomes a poor person at that moment. Happiness is the measure of richness and poverty. A person who is happy is rich. A person who is unhappy is poor. As soon as the mind gets unhappy it becomes poor. The poor mind extracts reserves from the body for its existence.
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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The Happiness of Letting Go - Upul Nishantha Gamage
The Happiness of Letting Go
Talk given by
Upul Nishantha Gamage
On August 20, 2013 (Nikini 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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Copyright © Upul Nishantha Gamage
November 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
15. Multiple characters Multiple suffering
16. Save time by investing in time
17. Hatred, love & mettā
18. Acquiring a mind like pure gold
19. Seeing the nature of the World
20. Living inside a world of stories
21. The beauty of the silent mind
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Dhamma Dāna
In memory of
our beloved parents
May this merit be conducive for them
to attain Nibbāna!
with Love and Gratitude
Dharmadasa Senadheera and Manel Senadheera
Contents
1. Problems associated with the body
2. Mental discontent over everything
3. Energy for the body and the mind
4. The cause of loss of patience
5. Exchange between the mind and the body
6. The cause of the collapsing mind
7. The mind drags the body along
8. The selfish mind
9. The helpless body
10. What