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Monks in the Morning from Colombo Dhamma Friends

Get your kids in the habit of taking the precepts every day, chanting suttas, practicing meditation, and listening to Dhamma teachings especially for them so they have a strong Buddhist faith to protect them in life.Children are naturally curious about the world and how it works. And even at a young… read more

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Episode 126 Mind Like a Diamond

Today we’ll learn a new simile taught by the Supreme Buddha about the difference in people’s minds. Normally we look at people and see that their bodies are different. Some may be tall, some may be short. Some may have dark skin and some may have light skin. But the Buddha didn’t care about those things so much, did he. He cared most about our minds. And when we look carefully we can see that different people have different kinds of minds. Now, the good news is that we can develop our minds and make them better. We can’t do so much to change our bodies, but our minds can completely improve to bring happiness into our lives. So we’ll learn some similes to help us think about the different kinds of minds.

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6:05 Sermon on AN 3.25 16:02 Therigatha 92-96. Arahant Nun Mittakali 17:47 Suriya Paritta. Download a PDF or read online.

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