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In this interview, Ven. Bhante Gunaratana, fondly known by his students as "Bhante G", speaks about the possibility of enlightenment in the present age, signs that someone may have attained the first level of awakening, the ethics of euthanizing pets, and the importance of staying in robes after ordaining.

83 Years in Robes, Indicators of Enlightenment, & Euthanasia | Bhante Gunaratana Q&A

In this interview, Ven Bhante Gunaratana, fondly known as "Bhante G", speaks about the different paths of practice one can pursue in life.

Bhante Gunaratana Q&A – Liberation in This Very Life

In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Bhante Gunaratana, renowned meditation teacher, Buddhist monk, and author of the now-classic Mindfulness in Plain English, published by Wisdom. Born in Sri Lanka, Bhante Gunaratana was ordained at the age of twelve in the Theravada tradition. In this episode, we hear “Bhante G” (as he is affectionately called by his students) recall his early years as a precocious young monk. After suffering the tragic loss of his photographic memory when he was a teenager, Bhante G regained his mental faculties by teaching himself meditation, despite being forbidden by monastic rule. Drawing wisdom from his own experience, Bhante G shares the value of studying meditation directly from the suttas. In this extraordinary teaching, you’ll hear Bhante G recall the words of the Buddha himself as he explains the very heart of an effective mindfulness or meditation practice. Bhante G encourages a more complex understanding of central terms as bhāvanā, or cultivation, sati, or mindfulness as pre-conceptual awareness, the five aggregates, as well as the term vipassana itself. He also reminds us why sīla, samādhi, and paññā—or morality, concentration, and wisdom—are inextricably bound to one another within mindfulness and meditation, and also shares his thoughts on the wisdom of non-labeling. As part of this special episode, you can also listen to a guided meditation led by Bhante G available below. The post Bhante Gunaratana: A Special Teaching on Mindfulness appeared first on The Wisdom Experience.

<p>In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast we meet Bhante Gunaratana, renowned meditation teacher, Buddhist monk, and author of the now-classic Mindfulness in Plain English, published by Wisdom. Born in Sri Lanka, Bhante Gunaratana was ordained at the age of twelve in the Theravada tradition. In this episode, we hear “Bhante G” (as he is affectionately called by his students) recall his early years as a precocious young monk. After suffering the tragic loss of his photographic memory when he was a teenager, Bhante G regained his mental faculties by teaching himself meditation, despite being forbidden by monastic rule. Drawing wisdom from his own experience, Bhante G shares the value of studying meditation directly from the suttas. In this extraordinary teaching, you’ll hear Bhante G recall the words of the Buddha himself as he explains the very heart of an effective mindfulness or meditation practice. Bhante G encourages a more complex understanding of central terms as bhāvanā, or cultivation, sati, or mindfulness as pre-conceptual awareness, the five aggregates, as well as the term vipassana itself. He also reminds us why sīla, samādhi, and paññā—or morality, concentration, and wisdom—are inextricably bound to one another within mindfulness and meditation, and also shares his thoughts on the wisdom of non-labeling. As part of this special episode, you can also listen to a guided meditation led by Bhante G available below.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://wisdomexperience.org/wisdom-podcast/bhante-gunaratana/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bhante Gunaratana: A Special Teaching on Mindfulness</a> appeared first on <a href="https://wisdomexperience.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wisdom Experience</a>.</p>

Bhante Gunaratana: A Special Teaching on Mindfulness