Disentangling Tangles
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Silence can create an enormous amount of peaceful joy, freedom and consolation. Under such circumstances, silence is a skill. Such a silence is called “Noble Silence.” You are silent not because you are angry with somebody or with yourself. Sometimes, someone is silent while they are angry with someone else or disappointed with themselves. Most people who are distressed and depressed are silent.
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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Disentangling Tangles - Upul Nishantha Gamage
Disentangling Tangles
Talk given by
Upul Nishantha Gamage
On August 1, 2012 (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
For further readings and audios
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ISBN 978 – 955 – 54570 – 1 – 9
Copyright © Upul Nishantha Gamage
November 2012
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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
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Dhamma Dāna
Dedicated to my brother,
Christopher Edward Perkins
in his 30 th Birthday Year
May he attain ultimate freedom!
Khema Dhamma Meheninwahanse
Dhammavivekārāma
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A mind devoid of mindfulness and self-awareness is restless and filled with unnecessary and frivolous thoughts. Hundreds and thousands of thoughts are tangled one by one in our head. As a result, we are confused more than a tangled ball of yarn. This tangle can be disentangled only by acquiring spiritual qualifications. Therefore, be patient, be virtuous, be wise and practise tranquilly and insight meditation in order to qualify for disentangling tangles.
CONTENTS
1. The power of words
2. The double-sided game of silence
3. Unnecessary thoughts
4. A sense of time
5. The beauty of a blank sheet of paper
6. Pointless scribbling
7. Renouncing
8. True weariness
9. The sleepless mind
10. Pointless thinking
11. The most beautiful two words
12. Be rich and wealthy!
13. True bravery