A Short Introduction to Buddhism Course by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi - 2 (July 29th, 2018) 

Bhikkhu Bodhi has become my favourite teacher. Sadhu! :)

Bhante is one of the most learned monk around and he is able to teach clearly and precisely the Dharma to sentient beings, may he be happy and peaceful and blessed with good health and long life, Sadhu sadhu sadhu.

Thank you very much for uploading that's kind of very important Dhamma talk. Most respectful venerable Bante is one of the greatest Buddhist scholar in modern Buddhist world. I pray for his sound healthy long life. 🙏 🙏 🙏

One of the best discourses on life!!!!

What a joy to listen to him

Thank you so much for the great Dhamma course. I've always enjoyed listening to Reverence Master Bhikkhu Bodhi. His way of explanation is very concise and insightful, and especially his English is very simple and easy to catch up. I also learned more English by listening to His Master.

Greeting from wat khmer krom hamilton, ontario canada. Namaska the Most Venerable Bhikkhu Bhodhi May you be blessed with good health and happiness! 🙏🙏🙏.

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🙏🙏🙏

Development of the technology can be used to learn correct dhamma .This videos of bhante Bodi are very good example .without internet we from remote country like sri lanka will never be able to watch these valuable videos .Actually I have gained lot of detail about decaying body of ours from internet which are very valuable to practice SATHIPATTNA meditation .Anyone can get a good answer to our unlimited defilements by watching Decaying boddies on u tube or int net. Sadu sadu sadu 🙏🙏🙏

Sadu..sadu..sadu..

Thank you, bhikkhu bodhi, for illuminating the four noble truths!

Bikkhu Bodhi thank you so much for these clear presentations on the Buddha's teachings. Most appreciated.

Thank you very much Bhante 🙏 amazing clarity of speech

These lectures are so clear and lucid. Thank you

Namo budhay

Thank you for uploading this lecture that was missing from the original uploaded series.

Bhikkhu Bodhi is a mensch.....😎👍

Thank you Banthe ,,🙏🙏🙏 May you good health and long life!

🙏The "True Dharma" without additions!🙏

Thanks a lot❤

4:44 enlightening definition of Dukkha

Wonderful talk, Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu :)🙏

Thanks so much for this

Sadu sadu sadu 🙏🙏🙏 Ven sir thank you very much for your lovely sermons about pure buddhism .Seela samadi praggna is the only way to nibbana .Nibbanam paraman sukan Nibbana is the greatest happiness Buddhism gives explanation to all universal phenomena .May you gain highst seela samadi praggna as all enlightened arahants .Dear ven bhante I want some clarifications about the udaya vaya wishdom .If you could do a video about ten vipassana gnnana it will be a great help for many of us.From sri lanka

I would like Bikkhu Bodhi to talk about Karma and Rebirth in relation to the 5 Factors that constitute a Being.

Sadhu, sadhu, sadhu 🙏🙏🙏

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Sadhu sadhu sadhu

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Very clear exposition of Buddhas first teaching. Most basic but most important… ✨🙏🏼✨

Amazing, how can anyone 👎a talk like this? Fear?

Thats interesting. There are a lot of parralels between these languages and Russian. For example the word Vedas - there is a Russian word from the root Вед (ved) from which words like "to know" (Ведать - Vedat) are made. Practically the same word. And in this video, the word "trishna" is told to be craving as in "thirst" - and in Russian "жажда" (Zhajda) is both craving (as in desire) and thirst (as in for water).

Main points: The Four Noble Truths

Greed, Hatred and Delusion... It seems to me that these, so-called, 3 causes of suffering are not on equal footing, that the fundamental cause of suffering is ONE: DELUSION. You can have hatred without greed and greed without hatred, but you cannot have either without delusion. In other words, delusion is a fundamental requisite for both greed and hatred. I wish I had had the opportunity to ask Bikkhu Bodih his view on that.

Bhante, firstly, I think about the first question that came up from the lady as a clever question i.e: 'craving & consciousness'! My simple realization is that craving is completely different from consciousness. Consciousness is like clean air or water. Craving can be the pollutant smoke or patch of oil spoiling clarity or purity. The meditational effort is applied to purify our minds from cravings and defilements. Then, finally, consciousness is also to be gradually eliminated as we progress on the path to achieving Nirvana. Consciousness is also similar to the boat that crosses us over the river, we don't carry it with us once we go to the other side. Is this right as reasonable thinking?

Is this thread still alive? Can we ask questions?

I think the simplest way of explaining the third kind of craving (Vibhava tanha) is that it's a craving for not to be, not to have, not to get. eg. if you're poor you just want not to be poor, if you have poor health you want not to be in that state of poor health or when you're in an unpleasant situation and you want not to be in that situation. That's a kind of craving but you still can't come out off that sutations like that then it does cause suffering.

"Coming together with disagreeable people is suffering"... Can you expand on this ?

Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu 🙏🙏🙏