Springs from the Heart
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The head is open to a world full of arguments, but the heart is close. The head goes after ideas and knowledge, but the heart is quiet. The head goes with pretension, but the heart goes with honesty.The head cannot change a person, but the heart can.The heart changes upon meeting a living exemplar who experiences the Dhamma. The heart, not the head, sees the peaceful way of living of the exemplar.
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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Springs from the Heart - Upul Nishantha Gamage
Springs from the Heart
Talk given by
Upul Nishantha Gamage
On November 27, 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
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ISBN 978 – 955 – 54570 – 5 – 7
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
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Dhamma Dāna
May this be a tribute to those who are
yet to be blossomed!
Upali Illangasekera
Chintha Illangasekera
The head is open to a world full of arguments, but the heart is close. The head goes after ideas and knowledge, but the heart is quiet. The head goes with pretension, but the heart goes with honesty. The head cannot change a person, but the heart can.
The heart changes upon meeting a living exemplar who experiences the Dhamma. The heart, not the head, sees the peaceful way of living of the exemplar. The heart, not the head, is curious to experience the wonder of such a way of living. So the heart opens and starts looking for truth through the experiences of the exemplar. As a result, confidence (saddhā) springs from the heart. Having sprung, the confidence ensures your inner beauty and morality and makes you see the world with the eyes of Dhamma, while making you spiritually healthier day by day.
CONTENTS
1. The path and the walk
2. A wheel of a machine
3. Understanding and freedom
4. Curiosity
5. Doubts and queries
6. Advice for hectic people
7. A messy head
8. Fate of butter
9. Preparing your hands
10. The leaning tree
11. Be generous out of the circle!
12. Faith vs confidence
13. The wealth of the truly wealth
14.