Have you ever thought that our perceptions are heavily influenced by our past experiences, memories, and belief systems. In this video Bhante explains how unaware we are of our own craziness because everyone around us sees the world the same way.

When someone asks, “who are you?”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me, it’s my name. But how do we know our name? It has been given to us by our parents and we’ve used it since our birth without question. How do we know we’re living in Australia or any specific country? How do we perceive time, personal space, or even colours? These all can vary significantly depending on the ideas or beliefs rooted in cultural or social contexts. It’s hard to believe that What we perceive isn’t always the truth but often shaped by the ideas fed by someone in the world. Isn’t it? 🤔 

But what if everyone on earth is seeing things the wrong way and how would we even know? Are we able to self-realise that our perceptions are right or wrong? How’s going to help us? Bhante explains here that this is where the Buddha’s teachings come in. It guides us to understand the nature of perception and help us realise the layers that shape our view of reality, opening the path to deeper self-awareness and liberation “Nibbāna”. 

Have you ever felt this way? Any thoughts? 🙂 

Happiness is undoubtedly the most desirable state of being we all strive to achieve. Thus, every human being is continuously engaged in one experiment after the other in their own ways to experience new ways to attain fulfilling happiness and increase its intensity for a longer-lasting effect. Therefore, one of life’s most rewarding endeavours has to be to spend time discovering, exploring, and studying what the Buddha – the foremost authority on the mind, expounded on this topic. Join us on this series as we make a somewhat unorthodox exploration into the ‘Philosophy of Happiness’. This talk is a part of the series "Buddha's Guide to Happiness"

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May all beings in all worlds attain the Supreme Bliss of Nibbana!