Currently bhante Gunaratna is more than 90 years old. He had spent his practicing dharma and meditation in solitude for longer periods. If one person gets a chance to feed this monk alms for a day , the merit he would accumulate will be incomparable 🙏. Anumodana for his striving for nirvana.
I love this man ... 'Mindfulness in Plain English' is (to me) hands down the best book on meditation around - not only practically useful but beautifully written.
He’s a noble human being, a human Deity, a rare living being who has descended from a higher abode to show us the way Lord Buddha enlightened upon everyone , but where some are unaware
@ciaran perry.. then you're really poorly read as arrogant as that is/reads. Lots wrong of course and lots right. Read about the biopsychology of early distress. Allan Schore alone you may like much. Have lotsa monastic pals of 3/4/5 + decades. Generally despite them being lovely pepes they're generally not that well informed.
@ciaran perry Much is assuredly wrong, much isn't and that's where you've gone wrong. Baby and bath water. Good luck and health. PS Try watching The Science of Fasting, you might LIKE.
@ciaran perry don't waste your breath, these are all givens. Deifying baldies, wearing robes etc, who avoid so many facets of embodied living.... slightly juvenile, no?
The aspect of meditation that he speaks about is formal sitting concentration meditation, while the joke that some people proclaim is more mindfulness in the moment, which strictly is not formal meditation.
It makes sense that when you have this attitude toward meditation and mindfulness (that it has to be done in a very specific manner in total seclusion and quiet) that you cut yourself off from the world, refuse to marry, refuse to have children, and be scared of being involved in normal life.
reading bhante has changed my life and made me better to those around me. there is no fear of being involved in normal life because you have an outlet outside of (social life as dictated now) normal life. our normal life is trash.
In society = fake = peripheral activities Emotional rollercoasters aint the complete life, but a superficial life. The real life is whats underneath, the burden that you have to deal with yourself. We do it alone.
Ass kicking speech He is right. But also I know, meditation is not DOING a meditation. Therefor you would do the same mistake, like what he is criticize. So don't take it to serious too! Meditation is not doing something with a goal. Just let go! This is true meditation. And yes, actually, you can do this by all activities. But he is right, you don't do any activity to meditate.
this is wrong, meditation can happen anywhere, anytime, if you can relax your body and focus on your breathing, meditation can happen at any moment, even for a secound
Birk McClain but I wonder, do people often confuse flow with mediation or even heightened situational awareness with mediation. There is also, prolonged focused or deep mediation and its subsets in difference to acute 'shallow mediation which indeed can occur anywhere and anytime, however; it is usually an ability brought by extended practice of focused or deep mediation. Otherwise it maybe mistaken with the former occurrences. I believe brain scans and examination have shown this
He is talking here more about the "practise" of meditation in the formal sense. It even says so in his book mindfullness in plain english. he does say in the book that we can be mindfull in all these other activities as well but this is the formal practise. which is more on a serious level.
you are completely wrong , you should read his book once to understand where you are coming from and what you are explianing here...what you are refering to is meditation and what he is refering to is a elevated level of emotion,unbiased,no good no bad point ,where you become super aware of YOURSELF
Yes, meditation should happen in every activity, but you don't go grab a basket ball to say you will start meditating. You get the biggest benefits sitting on your cushion with your eyes closed. If after that you want to go swimming, do it mindfully and continue with the practice you did intensively with the formal meditation. What he's saying is that you shouldn't take those activities by themselves as a form of meditation.
He says in his books that mindfulness is about non-attachment. But he is attached to being a monk and he is saying here that he thinks a person can’t be mindful during day-to-day activities. He is scared of the world, thinking it will disturb his mindfulness and detract from his practice. He is attached to his monkhood. Scared of life and living.
Currently bhante Gunaratna is more than 90 years old. He had spent his practicing dharma and meditation in solitude for longer periods. If one person gets a chance to feed this monk alms for a day , the merit he would accumulate will be incomparable 🙏. Anumodana for his striving for nirvana.
I love this man ... 'Mindfulness in Plain English' is (to me) hands down the best book on meditation around - not only practically useful but beautifully written.
absolutely agree
He’s a noble human being, a human Deity, a rare living being who has descended from a higher abode to show us the way Lord Buddha enlightened upon everyone , but where some are unaware
Don't say Man.. He is A Respected Monk🙏
"This is not a joke...this is not a game!" I love his way of saying things :)
Yes. He tells you the truth. That's what you love. That's normal.
Nick, yes, because he is not a politician. He puts the facts right into your face and you like that. Why not?
he was 83 here. looks great, with it mentally. vegetarians.... meditators... just healthier.
Matt N There's hope for me on both counts then!
what 83? i thought he was like 60 or 70
@ciaran perry.. then you're really poorly read as arrogant as that is/reads. Lots wrong of course and lots right. Read about the biopsychology of early distress. Allan Schore alone you may like much. Have lotsa monastic pals of 3/4/5 + decades. Generally despite them being lovely pepes they're generally not that well informed.
@ciaran perry Much is assuredly wrong, much isn't and that's where you've gone wrong. Baby and bath water. Good luck and health. PS Try watching The Science of Fasting, you might LIKE.
@ciaran perry don't waste your breath, these are all givens. Deifying baldies, wearing robes etc, who avoid so many facets of embodied living.... slightly juvenile, no?
I am only 9 pages in to mindfulness in plain English, but it is already one of the best books ever read❤
Straightforward and simply explained
Thank you 🙏
Amazing!!! So true! I totally agree with him! 🙏🤗
Best Theravada writer/ teacher I know of.
The aspect of meditation that he speaks about is formal sitting concentration meditation, while the joke that some people proclaim is more mindfulness in the moment, which strictly is not formal meditation.
straight from the heart as it is in plain english
a true Sangha Jewel.... _()_
Simply explaining is what needed
Thank you
We appreciate your advice Bhante G! 🙏🙏🙏
🙏🏼 namo Buddhay 🙏🏼.
Vandami bhanteji that is very good explaination about meditation
Absolutely amazing guy!!
...too deal with yourself...is so so true-
when he speaks in his book about trying full lotus after 60 years of his standard practice. blew my mind.
Sadhu sadhu sadhu🙏🏻💖Thank you bhante
Honor.Respect.Love.
Great Explanation 🙏🙏🙏 Saadu Saadu Saadu
Sadhu sadhu sadhu 🙏🙏🙏yes meditatation is our personal benifitional it improves ourselves we can't share it only encourage others to do
තෙරුවන් සරණයි හාමුදුරුවනේ 🙏🙏🙏
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🙏🙏🙏
It makes sense that when you have this attitude toward meditation and mindfulness (that it has to be done in a very specific manner in total seclusion and quiet) that you cut yourself off from the world, refuse to marry, refuse to have children, and be scared of being involved in normal life.
reading bhante has changed my life and made me better to those around me. there is no fear of being involved in normal life because you have an outlet outside of (social life as dictated now) normal life. our normal life is trash.
Sadhu...sadhu...sadhu...🙏🌺
Sadhu sadhu sadhu.
🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful:)
buddham shranm gachami
Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu ❤
Wow... Sadhu
In society = fake
= peripheral activities
Emotional rollercoasters aint the complete life, but a superficial life.
The real life is whats underneath, the burden that you have to deal with yourself. We do it alone.
Thank you 💗🙏
😮 amazing.
Nice to see the real deal.
yes, Bhante, Thanks you
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
🙏🌷
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Which meditation practice?
Very nice
Ass kicking speech
He is right. But also I know, meditation is not DOING a meditation. Therefor you would do the same mistake, like what he is criticize. So don't take it to serious too! Meditation is not doing something with a goal. Just let go! This is true meditation. And yes, actually, you can do this by all activities. But he is right, you don't do any activity to meditate.
this is wrong, meditation can happen anywhere, anytime, if you can relax your body and focus on your breathing, meditation can happen at any moment, even for a secound
i would think so, but i'm reluctant to say he is wrong
Birk McClain but I wonder, do people often confuse flow with mediation or even heightened situational awareness with mediation. There is also, prolonged focused or deep mediation and its subsets in difference to acute 'shallow mediation which indeed can occur anywhere and anytime, however; it is usually an ability brought by extended practice of focused or deep mediation. Otherwise it maybe mistaken with the former occurrences. I believe brain scans and examination have shown this
He is talking here more about the "practise" of meditation in the formal sense. It even says so in his book mindfullness in plain english. he does say in the book that we can be mindfull in all these other activities as well but this is the formal practise. which is more on a serious level.
you are completely wrong , you should read his book once to understand where you are coming from and what you are explianing here...what you are refering to is meditation and what he is refering to is a elevated level of emotion,unbiased,no good no bad point ,where you become super aware of YOURSELF
Yes, meditation should happen in every activity, but you don't go grab a basket ball to say you will start meditating. You get the biggest benefits sitting on your cushion with your eyes closed. If after that you want to go swimming, do it mindfully and continue with the practice you did intensively with the formal meditation. What he's saying is that you shouldn't take those activities by themselves as a form of meditation.
He says in his books that mindfulness is about non-attachment. But he is attached to being a monk and he is saying here that he thinks a person can’t be mindful during day-to-day activities. He is scared of the world, thinking it will disturb his mindfulness and detract from his practice. He is attached to his monkhood. Scared of life and living.