SRI LANKA | Hidden Caves In Ritigala Forest Monastery Revealed | Sri Lanka Vlog 🇱🇰
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- čas přidán 11. 08. 2023
- 🇱🇰 SRI LANKA - In this episode a forest monk shows us the secrets of the Ritigala Forest Monastery. Come with us to explore caves, deers and where Buddhist monks meditate in the forest. This is the second episode about my visit at the caves where forest monks live in Ritigala. I hope you enjoy.
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Hello and welcome! I'm Ely.
Many years ago I changed my life and decided to follow my passion, not my pension. My goal and mission in life has always been to inspire people to be brave, follow their passion, open their minds and discover the kindness of other people and cultures. Here I show you the life of real locals, away from the tourist spots.
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Im not buddist but now im follow buddist it has very good meditation ❤️❤️
You’re right, Buddhist meditations are the best
☸☸🛐🛐❤️
Buddhism is not a religion .. it is a " Dhamma " ... Truth of nature... Come to Sri lanka and meditation with us...
❤❤ follow the Buddhism as a philosophy, but not as a religion ❤❤
Buddisham isn't religion. For meditation. doesn't have to follow Buddisham 😅😅😅, meditation part of hindusiam yoga part of meditation, .budda was Hindu he had failure in life and sat under the tree as Yogi,and medetated everything very small part of hindusiam. Panchaseelam is part of hindusiam.
අපේ හාමුදුරුවනේ ඔබ වහන්සේ මේ විදෙසක කාන්තාවට දැනුම් තේරුම් කරල දුන්නට බොහොම පිං රටටත් ගව්රවයක් 🙏🙏🙏
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ඔබ සැමට මා කෙරෙහි දක්වන ගෞරවයට ස්තුතියි.ඔබ සැමට ත්‍රිවිධ රත්නයේ ආශිර්වාදය ලැබේවා.❤❤❤
❤❤❤ may thripple gem bless you all thank you for your respect.❤❤ ❤❤❤
This monk said. “Life is uncertain ,but. death is certain “ You are very lucky to be there Eliz…❤.
True 💯
This is the real pure buddhist no BMW no luxury life thanks for sharing to the world ..and thanks for visit srilanka 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 ❤❤❤
I do agree with you! When I see luxury or business (trap for westerners) places I stay far
Must be a lay Sri Lankan to talk about BMW. It is their dream 😂😂😂
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He has written about the life of Buddist monks doing meditations by living in the forest .
Common Sinhalese people normally like to live happily with religion as well as science and technology.
What is the wrong of it ?
Muslims living in Sri Lanka eat something and increase their generation.
Tamils living in Sri Lanka eat something and collect money like misers.
@@sahasdulmina4783 And Sinhalese living in Sri Lanka eat something and live religiously and help everyone
මම කොණ්ඩේ බැදපු චීනෙක් නෙමේ බ්‍රෝ සිංහල මිනිස්සු කව්ද කියල ඔයාගෙන් අහගන්න. 🤣🤣
සිංහල ඔයාල හැමදාම නා ගන්නේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සිංහල ඔයාලගේ කියලා හිතල අනෙක් ජාතින් පහත් කරනවා. අයියෝ බ්‍රෝ දැන්වත් හැදෙන්න බලන්න 🤣🤣
Buddha himself spent a luxurious life after enlightenment. Budism is not about luxury or non luxury. Those are relative stuff to the person. If happiness is a state of mind then why do you guys always try to judge things from the outside. Budism is not about the outside world. Avoiding luxury is the same as attaching to it. If you are wise enough you will understand what I say.
You are so lucky to meet a real Buddhist monk. For some reason wild animals don’t attack these monks. Powerful minds , kindness and Buddhist philosophy protect them. You are also a very brave lady.
You’re right, I noticed that animals naturally go to them and do not attack them!
@@toohappytobehomesickBecause animals have weak minds. When we meditate and develop our mind nobody weaker than us will harm us
අපේ රටේ අපි නොදන්න තැන් ලෝකෙටම පෙන්නන උත්සාහකරන මේ නෝනට තෙරුවන් සරනයි
Thank you 🙏🏽❤️
Thank you for choosing to travel to Sri Lanka and thank you for showing pure Buddhism to the world🙏🙏 This is your best video🇱🇰
Thank you so much! 🥰
Your are Welcome 🙏💖🙏
Madam, I believe you are a catholic. if I were to converse with your a little bit more on the subject, Have you heard of the vows taken by the Catholic Carmelite nunsThis order was established in the year 1200? These catholic sisters live a sheltered life (cloistered) generally away from the public, in enclosed monasteries like the Forest Monks. Carmelites Nuns, observe papal enclosure and live in silence and solitude, retaining the eremitical (hermit-like) spirit of our first Fathers on Mount Carmel while participating in a strong and joyful community life as a family. I am not comparing the doctrine of the two orders, only the purpose. there are similarities, solitude, silence, dedication & purpose. imagine a catholic priest or a nun for that matter becoming a tour guide. Meditation is a deep subject with a purpose. Meditation trains the mind to create awareness, in order to achieve a mentally clear state, free from unwholesome thoughts. This could be done in solitude by understanding life and the doctrine enshrined in the four noble truths. My humble request is, do not try to compare the mission or dedication of a "forest monk",, to a lay person or even to a person wearing a yellow robe, who is a tour guide.
Your very lucky person.. you can see real buddhism path..❤
I agree 🙏🏽
Lady u are doing these because u got a practice of ur past lifes "..sansara purudu .." 🙏🌸
Proud of you
❤️🙏🏽
Most CZcamsrs are looking for ordinary things but you are looking for the most important things in life...🙏😌☸️
Aww thank you! 🙏🏽
The lady is very lucky, very rarely one can such a chance even for natives
I agree that I was lucky to have given the opportunity to see this
මැතිණියනි ඔබ හරි වාසනාවන්තයි ඇවිදල ඇවිදල පන්සල් වලට ගිහින් භාෂාව හොඳට තේරුම් කර දීමට දක්ෂ ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ නමක් මුණගැසී ධර්මය පිළිබඳව අවබෝධයක් ලබාගැනීම පිළිබඳව.ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාව දන්නා කෙනෙක් මුණගැසී අදහස් හුවමාරු කලත්,ධර්මාණුකූලව විග්‍රහයක් ලබා දීම ගිහිකෙනෙකුට බෑ.අපේ රටේ ඉතා ඈත ඉතිහාසය පිළිබඳව මේ ස්වාමීන්සේ දේශනා කලාදැයි නොදනිමි.එහෙත් අපට වඩා හොදින් අදහස් හුවමාරු කරදීම පිළිබඳව උන්වහන්සේටත් මගේ රට වෙනුවෙන් කෘතවේදී වෙමි.
I agree with your thoughts 💛
ONLY YOU FOUND THE SRILANKA BEST PLACES. TO VISIT
I believe I attract them in a way… I’m really lucky
❤ 1step is relax your mind
2 is come to the middle mind
3 step is evening empty in mind
You are a very brave lady. So lucky to explore important places of Buddhists so much valued and respected by us. Thank you for visiting our country and may the Triple Gem protect you always. ❤
My pleasure 😊 May the Triple Gem bless you, too 🙏🏽☸️
buddhism is a practice. so, anyone can align with load Buddha’s teachings. so, anyone can be a Buddhist despite of whatever the religion you are from. “Theruwan Saranai”. even don’t need to register your religion anywhere, because it’s just state of mine.
That’s great!
This is the best video that you ever done
Aww thanks! 🙏🏽
This is real Buddhism. You are a lucky to meet that monks.
It really is! 🤗
Thanks for visiting my country❤️ may the triple gems bless you ❤️🇱🇰☸️
May the triple gem bless you ☸️
What a great adventure into the heart of Buddhist meditation practice. Thank you, Elizabeth for sharing. I can see that this Bhante is a serious monk on the Buddha’s path to enlightenment.
You’re welcome 🙏🏽 yes he is really serious, wise and a knowledgeable
Actually you are a great person . Now you are not a tourist . You are a real sri lankan ❤. And also I really appreciate your kind ness🎉 . Make more videos . I am waiting for it .
Aaww thank you so much! Your words mean a lot to me 🙏🏽
You are very fortunate to visit sri lanka and to visit ritigala,Budism is our spirit 🙏Tnx for coming to sri lanka 🙏
Buddhism is your spirit, you’re right 🧡
What a rare experience madam, My uncle was a monk like this type, doing his meditation untill his pass. I say this is wonderful. I feel really happy. Ritigala is naturally a sensitive place, very sepcial. You may know all that by now. Thank you for sharing this message with world. 🇱🇰❤🙏
Wonderful! Your uncle must have been a special human being ❤️
@@toohappytobehomesick yes super neutral. Intelligent, strong and kind. This video reminds me of him much. We lost him about 15 yrs ago. He only came to see us when his mom got sick after years when he turned his life.
cara signora, sono davvero felice di essere a Milano, in Sri Lanka, non sono stato in questo posto. Sono davvero felice. Grazie per la visita in Sri Lanka
This is the second time iam watching this,Elizabeth as a woman you are so lucky to be there, even men cannot go so far in to a monastery , without a special permission , and i pay my respect to the honourable thero because he was so flexible to show you the place, we get this experience through you,language barrier confuses some theories ,if it was explain ed in the mother tounge you will be much benefit ed, i can see your keenness to absorb every thing, may tripple gem bless you, 🙏🙏🙏
I’m so glad you liked my video! I was really lucky that banthe gave me the possibility to visit this amazing place in the forest. May the Triple Gem bless you 🙏🏽☸️
බුදුන්ගේ සාරනයි අපේහමුදුරැවනො සියලුමා දෙන්නට 👏💐👏 thanku very much visit in sri lanka 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 🇱🇰 ❤💞❤💐
My pleasure!! 🥰❤️
Thank you for sharing with us for this amazing program.. I am Sri Lankan but was brought up UK and never had a chance to see this type of program. I really like to visit sometime in future.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🌞
Dear Elizabeth, thank you for this journey exploring our ancient Ritigala monastery and showing the world the essence of monastic tradition in SL..to find out the noble experiement of all times..the experiment of one self..the mind...love u liads❤🙏
Many thanks! I liked to explore these wonderful places
What a lovely guide this monke is!
Indeed 🙂
Thank you both.Indeed the idea of showing this will encourage you and others to meditate and see the heaven from meditation while you are alive. developed mind can see hell.. If we develop our mind we can see the danger of this life and cycle of life. Seeing this danger will be more helpful to see nirvana. There are many things that are invisible to our normal eye. But we can see a lot with our third eye. when we have developed our meditation.❤ Good luck.❤
That monk's English fluency is so damn good 👍👍👍
Indeed
So many educated people become monks. Even after becoming monks many of them continue studying
❤ What a Nice Lady you are...Lot of ❤ love from 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ...✌🙏
You are so kind 🙏🏽
I always watching your Vedio sister 👍last time you visit to Anuradhapura 🙏🌹your great person thanks for visit to my country 🇱🇰🌹thank you Eli❤️
Thank you so much 🙂 stay connected!
This Ritigala forest is one of the places in Sri Lanka I love the most and I've never ever been in to the deep forest as you did. But, I visited the area where it opens for the visitors twice within a very very short period as I felt that peacefulness in my head to toe when I visited this amazing area. Its so piecefull and you can really feeling relax in that area. I really wondered how cooler the area though it is situated within a burning like area at Polonnaruwa.
We are doing a race everyday and trying to conquer each others. But the most important thing is to conquer our self. This is the most important lesson I learnt from my visit there.
As a foreigner, you must really proud of you as you covered an area which a local person even cannot imagine to come. When I will be in Sri Lanka I will definitely visit these caves. Its so interesting and thanks for sharing this video.❤
Lots of love from Sri Lanka...You are also suppoting our tourism as well in this difficult situation ❤
“The most important thing is to conquer ourselves” 🙌🏻yes 💜
I am Sri Lankan, but i first Time watched This place ❤❤ Thank you so much to uploading This Vedio ❤❤ Very calm place....I am Waiting This Vedio series ❤❤❤ Buddha's Bless You 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
My pleasure 😊 🙏🏽❤️
Your real experience in this jungle looked most interesting and quite adventurous. Not just meditation, embracing the wild nature of the forest is truly a wonderful experience. This primeval forest environment is considered the most promising place for attaining Buddhism. In fact, I think this video of yours is the most beautiful and best example of the challenge of focusing the mind in this magical pristine environment of the forest. I appreciate it with gratitude.
Thanks! 🙏🏽❤️
Grazie per il bellissimo vlog, sei stata bravissima❤
Un abbraccio forte da Milano...
Grazie!! 💕💕spero tu sia felice nel mio paese
Nice Eli! Well done! Keep up your good work
Thanks! Will do!❤
You are so nice and kind . Thanks for visiting our country and promoting .
There are many places like this .
Thank you! 😃
hey you're from italy right? I've been to Italy many times and it's my favourite country in the world.and I'm Sri lankan . Love your videos soo much... keep it up!❣
Aww I’m happy you like my country and that you’ve been here many times! 🌟❤️
Welcome, I was honored to follow you and wish you a billion subscribers🇸🇦
Amazing video...with silence & tranquility 🙏🇱🇰
Really peaceful 🙏🏽
Good luck and all the very best to you my dear friend Eli! A lovely video well presented! 🇨🇦❤️❤️❤️👍👍🇱🇰
Many thanks! 💕🙏🏽
Thanks mam for explain about the buddhism and distributed all over the world.
My pleasure 😇
Beautiful and more meaningful video... You are in the correct way ... Wish you all the very best for your future !!!🙏
Thank you so much 🙂
It’s very rear to see
& u are lucky
U are seeing deep part of Sri Lanka
I agree!
good thing that you met this monk who is helpful and knows how to simplify and explain most things in English.
True!
my dear Italy lady 1 st of all i tanks your visit to sri lanka,if you hire one Guider you had get good acknowlaged
Thanks for your advice! However I rarely hire a guide because I like to travel freely and discover people and places by myself 😊
This is excellent explore about "the way of scaping " to the unseen world 🤘
❤ You & your this Budhist Aranya video. ❤ from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Elizabeth. May you and all atain Nibbana...!!
Wow, thank you, same to you! 🙏🏽
Happy to see you there and You went to right place.❤ Much Luv !! 🇱🇰
Thank you 🙌
it's really magical and naturally beautiful ❤❤ soo peaceful and antique place. love it❤❤
It really is!
Jiwithan aniyathan.
maranan niyathan
mean is Life is impermanent Death is certain. That is Lord buddha words. 🙏
Amazing! Thank you for writing them here 🙏🏽☸️
@@toohappytobehomesick 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi eli....
I think you are truly lucky to have this kind of experiences....ritigala is a very special place in srilankan history...keep going dear..
Its like watching a thriller TV series...can not wait for the next episode
So nice! I’m happy to hear this!
I do believe I’m lucky, yes 🥰
This is like something from a dream 😯😯
Yeah really!
Wow! Thank you for sharing. 🙏💐
My pleasure💞
Real hiking ..these monks gave up everything in their Homes and came to devote their lives to find nirwana ..best explanation for ,,jeevithan aniyathan maranan niyathan “” life is uncertain but death is certain
Thank you for writing it down here 🙏🏽
I'm a sri lankan buddhist living in europe seen these for the first time. So happy to see that someone is in the pursuit of real buddhism (philosophy, Lifestyle ) instead of the religion.
Maithree (Love and hoping for wellness ) is the hidden mantra behind those wild animals coexisting without harming anyone
00:40:00. Arahath is a state of mind. Sovan, sakurdhagami, anagami, Arahath in chronological order are like names for upgraded levels of mind. More you understand the mind and thoughts , up you go the ladder,
Thank you for the explanation 🥰
This a one of a rare place to visit you are very lucky to see all these caves and hidden truth of buddism. Life is short. One day i hope i can do meditate my self too
Life is short, yes!
Thanks for visit Sri Lanka. be happy,safe and enjoy Ma'am🥰
Thank you! 😃 be happy and safe too 🙏🏽🤍
The following are as for my knowledge. Hope it helps. 😊
The monk repeatedly said that the body is not mine. That is because the body is not something which we can control. Buddhism teaches that the body is not something which we can control as we desire. The body is home to sicknesses, with time it gets old and our hair turns white and we grow weak. No human would prefer that but we can’t stop it.
Also, the monk opened his right arm it is an act of respect. During this time of Lord Buddha when monks and lay men came to visit Lord Buddha they uncovered the right arm to show respect.
Also when you are scared you can even utter ‘Namo Buddhaya’ which means Homage to Lord Buddha in Pali which is the Language of Lord Buddha. There are many instances in our religion how people were saved from both seen and unseen beings by saying ‘Namo Buddhaya’ because Lord Buddha is the King and Lord of Humans and Gods and He is true and powerful. So when saying this with great devotion to Lord Buddha the person is protected because no one troubles a true disciple of Lord Buddha who has undoubted faith in Lord Buddha. Also during the time of Lord Buddha people great each other saying Namo Buddhaya. You can say Namo Buddhaya before having your meals, before starting to work, when greeting monks and nuns, before going to sleep. Say it with great and undoubted faith in Lord Buddha and you will feel blessed!
Stay blessed! Namo Buddhaya! May the Noble Triple Gem always guide you, protect you and bless you always. May you too get opportunities to engage in meritorious deeds, listen to true preachings of Lord Buddha and be free from the endless cycle of rebirth, suffering and death! 🙏
Thank you for the great explanation! I saved it 😊 Namo Buddhaya
You are most welcome 😊❤ Namo Buddhaya!@@toohappytobehomesick
You have done so magical video that I have never seen before like that within the publishers are in here, so thankful to showing us this reality
Aww you made my day, thank you so much 🙏🏽
සාදු සාදු සාදු welcome to sister
Thank you 🙏🏽
Actually outstanding video .Its very important to us.Thank you so much♥️
It's my pleasure! ❤️thanks
You are amazing strong women ..thanks for sharing wonderful video and thanks for visit our beautiful island ..❤❤❤..stay safe always GOD bless you
Thank you so much 🤗 God bless you too!
Dear Eli, my heart felt gratitude. Wish you to do more natural unedited videos for the sake of those have not seen the truth of the world with peaceful mind.Good luck.
Thank you, I will! That’s how I want my channel to be, little edited videos to show the real life and people ❤️
Its amazing, You are so lucky to visit this locations.
Very!
Can't wait....
until your valuable and meaningful videos are published 🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍
I’m happy to hear this! I’ll soon post a video of other buddhist hidden caves 😊
@@toohappytobehomesick
Thanks a lot 🌷
Great video. People rarely share videos like this. This is real Buddhism. Thank you for the video 🙏
I like to show what other people don’t 🌸
Nice journey and thanks so much for sharing this wonderful and informative video with us!
We are truly appreciating your hard work! I’m Sri Lankan, but I didn’t visit this beautiful place.
Wishing you courage and strength to bring more beautiful videos to us in the future! 👍🙏
So nice of you! Thank you sooo much! 🙏🏽💜💜
36:13 was one of my favourite monastery in srilanka, the thing I learnt from the monks living in forests is they know the special chantings (pirith) which gives their body a micro Electric waves which we cannot see to human eyes (beyond 60 Hz) but the animals can see to their vision and they don't stay near that Electric Wave and they move out from the walkways even..
May you find the path to nibbana 🖤
Onna ithin gobba kathawak kiwwa. Widulibalamandale kiyala hithuwada
@@sahenliyanage3688 gobba kathawak newi
@@sudu-manika niwan giya aya ne hebei current yawanawa. Mona bailada. Budism kiyanne a wage wikarayak nemei. Tamange sitha terum gatha. Echarai. Pirith wala athi balayak ne. Dara baila owa. Sudanta owa kiwwama nikanma hellu wenawa. A nisa me dupathe baila unta kiyanna yanna epa. Aparade
Oh wow! Incredible 💜
@@sudu-manika eyage danuma penawane comment eken, godak pahadala wadak na buddiyak na
Life is not sure.
Ded is sure.
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Thanks for visit my country in this critical era ❤❤
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You are so lucky to closely associate those monks. They are like gems. You only add good things to your life with their frindship. No any bad things. Simple life, step by step they reach to Nirvana. You can try to get permission from chief monk there and stay there several days OR a few weeks and do some meditation and improve your spiritual power of your mind. It will help you to reach Nirvana or born in a good place after die ❤
Thank you so much for these words! 🤍🤍
Grate video Madam
As a Sri Lankan I really appreciate your work.
It's my pleasure 😇
THANKXZ TO COME SRI LANKA
You are welcome! 🌺
Your programs are very beautiful..🌷🌷Even though I am in Sri Lanka, I saw Ritigala temple today.
Wonderful! I am happy you could see it through my lens
Great woman & hamuduruwo excellent explanation
So nice of you
Even we srilankan didn't knew abt these places ..your lucky❤️
You’re right!
This is very valuable video for us . Thank your advantage .❤
It's my pleasure 💗
Very interested video.many thanks ❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it 🧡
My respectable lady i respect you
Thank you 🙏🏽
Uthum Aryamagahi Gamankarana Ma Uthum Maha සංඝරත්නය yata Maga Uthum නමස්කාර ya Wawa TharuwanSaranai 🌹🙏
Thanks for visiting our country ❤ 🇱🇰
My pleasure! 😀
Wow great ❤❤
Thanks! 💕❤️
Amazing journey❤
You are very kind and humble❤
Thank you 🙏🏽😊
Good Programe Very happy i have been subscribe
I’m happy too 😊
You are very lucky and kind. Thanks for video. ❤
So nice of you 💕
Very nice vedio teruwan saranai
Thank you!
Thank you for visiting sri lanka 🇱🇰 🥰🥰❤️
My pleasure! 🤍
you made my day, wow what a great video u gave. 💗💗
I'm so glad! ♥️♥️
Wonderful adventure
Indeed!
❤nice good thanks for your
Most welcome 🤗
This is something very valuable experience ,a local cant even get. You are so lucky to get this experience ❤ be careful when you walk in,dry areas . Not only from elephants and bears but also venomous snakes
So true! I was really afraid of snakes that day actually 😬
But we don't disturb snake or anyone .they don't disturb us.
@@tienkorea3462 true..
Wisit srilanka for getting unforgetable happynus for your hart for all the life. 🙏♥️
God bless you and your loving country
Thank you, God bless you too and Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
ලංකා ලෙන අයිනෙන් උඩට ගියාම ගඩොලින් හැදු පුටුවක් තියනවා,එය සදා ඇත්තේ මේජර් ජනරාල් ගාමිණි හෙට්ටිආරච්චියි, එතැන වාඩි උනාම මාතලේ නකල්ස් පටන් ගැන්ම හොදට පේනවා!
ලංකා ලෙනේ ඒ දවස්වල සුදු හාමුදුරුනමක් වැඩ සිටියා.
Wow! I guess the view is stunning
In jungle, Fear kills, not animals, kindness protects. I've survived a bear attack, in a wild jungle. I can't say I survived, cz she chased me and when she get near to me turned away and ran away in the same speed, I saw her a few inches near to me, like a shadow, coming down the hill in her full speed, legs moved like a machine. everybody else thought I was finished, The whole incident took a few seconds, and that was in my first jungle march with my elder brother, who is a veteran. I don't know why that happened, but I can say I really love and respect the nature. I don't fear anything. Even that attack, I was not scared, I knew nothing is gonna happen. I don't share this story with no one. But hope good to share with you while watching this.
Yor are so lucky to visit this place 🙏💗🇱🇰💫
Indeed 🙏🏽
Thank you for this video. One day i will be come monk
Wow 😮
Great vlog
Thank you 😊