Dhamma USA

09/01/2026

🙏 Our First Visit to Wajiradhammadipa Temple, Long Island, New York

It was a joy and a blessing to visit Wajiradhammadipa Temple in Long Island, New York, and spend some meaningful time with the abbot and the resident monk. Their warm welcome and kind hospitality made our visit a truly memorable experience.

Joining the visit were Ayya Sobhana and Sāmaṇerī Kedarasacca from Empty Cloud Monastery, New Jersey. It was wonderful to share this occasion together in the spirit of Dhamma and Saṅgha friendship.

Wajiradhammadipa Temple is a beautiful Buddhist sanctuary—peacefully situated, spacious, exceptionally well maintained, and thoughtfully built to support Dhamma practice and community life. The serene and orderly surroundings immediately create a sense of calm and tranquility.

We were very happy to have the opportunity to visit, connect with fellow monastics, and strengthen the bonds of kalyāṇa-mittatā—spiritual friendship within the Buddhist community. 🙏

May Wajiradhammadipa Temple continue to flourish as a place of Dhamma, meditation, spiritual friendship, and service to the community for many years to come.

Sādhu! Sādhu! Sādhu! 🙏🌿

08/31/2026

Complete Guide to the Pali Tipitaka:
https://www.dhammausa.com/2026/08/the-pali-canon-explained-complete-guide.html

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08/30/2026

The Wheel of Saṃsāra in Art | A Powerful Reminder of the Buddha’s Teaching 🔄

An extraordinary work of Buddhist-inspired art at the Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center in New York—beautiful in its craftsmanship, yet profound in its message.

The sculpture vividly evokes the endless cycle of saṃsāra: beings moving through different forms of existence, caught within the continuing process of birth, aging, death, and renewed becoming. The intricate figures and scenes invite us to look beyond the beauty of the artwork and contemplate the deeper reality of conditioned existence.

Around its base appears a powerful reminder:

“When there is this, that comes to be. With the arising of this, that arises. When there is not this, that ceases…”

These words point directly toward the Buddha’s teaching of Paṭiccasamuppāda — Dependent Origination. Nothing arises independently. Our experiences emerge through causes and conditions; when those conditions cease, their results also cease.

The Dhamma, therefore, does not merely explain how the wheel keeps turning—it shows us how to become free from it.

A remarkable meeting of art, Buddhist philosophy, and contemplative wisdom, inviting us to pause and reflect:

What keeps the wheel of saṃsāra turning—and what must cease for true freedom to arise? 🙏☸️

📍 Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center, New York

08/28/2026

Today our dearest dear family is here early morning

08/28/2026

🙏 A Beautiful Day of Saṅgha Friendship in Long Island, New York

Today was a wonderful opportunity to visit the Long Island Buddhist Meditation Center in New York, together with Ayya Sobhana and fellow resident monastic practitioners, and to spend time with Bhante Nanda, the Abbot of the Center.

Such visits are more than simply meeting one another. They strengthen the bonds of Saṅgha friendship, mutual respect, and our shared commitment to preserving and practicing the Buddha’s teachings. It was a joy to experience the peaceful atmosphere of the center, exchange Dhamma reflections, and connect with fellow practitioners walking the Noble Path.

May this beautiful spiritual friendship continue to grow, bringing the light of the Dhamma to many lives and supporting the flourishing of the Buddha Sāsana in the United States. 🙏🌿

Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitattā — May all beings be well and happy.

08/27/2026

🌕 නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය දින සැමට සෙත් වේවා! | Blessed Nikini Full Moon Poya Day! 🙏

අද උතුම් නිකිණි පුර පසළොස්වක පොහොය දිනයයි. 🌕🙏

බෞද්ධ ඉතිහාසයේ සුවිශේෂී සිදුවීම් රැසකින් පූජනීය වූ නිකිණි පොහොය, අප සැමට බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ උතුම් ධර්මය සිහිපත් කරමින් සීලය, සමාධිය සහ ප්‍රඥාව වැඩිදියුණු කර ගැනීමට වටිනා අවස්ථාවක් ලබා දෙයි.

මේ පින්බර පොහොය දිනයේ අපගේ සිත් මෛත්‍රියෙන් හා කරුණාවෙන් පුරවාගෙන, කුසල් දහම්හි යෙදෙමින්, සියලු සත්ත්වයන්ගේ සුවපත්භාවය ප්‍රාර්ථනා කරමු.

ඔබ සැමගේ ජීවිත තුළ ධර්මයේ ආලෝකය තව තවත් පැතිරේවා! සිතට සැනසීමත්, ජීවිතයට සතුටත්, නිවන් මඟට ප්‍රඥාවත් උදාවේවා!

ඔබ සැමට පින්බර නිකිණි පොහොය දිනයක් වේවා! 🙏🌕🌸
තෙරුවන් සරණයි!

On this sacred Nikini Full Moon Poya Day, may we turn our hearts toward the timeless teachings of the Buddha and renew our commitment to a life of virtue, meditation, wisdom, loving-kindness, and compassion.

Nikini Poya holds a special place in the Buddhist tradition and reminds us of the precious opportunity we have to practice the Dhamma, cultivate wholesome qualities, and gradually walk the path toward freedom from suffering.

May the light of the Dhamma illuminate your heart and home. May this blessed Full Moon Day bring peace to your mind, kindness to your heart, wisdom to your life, and blessings to you, your family, and all beings.

🌕 Wishing everyone a peaceful, meaningful, and meritorious Nikini Poya Day!🙏🌸

May all beings be well, happy, and peaceful.

08/25/2026

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Jeeth Walgampaya, Ven Samitha P, Ram Yagya, Stkm Thi Mon, Rachintha Fernando, Kumari Jayasinghe, Chitra Gondi, Ramya Jayasinghe, Surendra Nimbalkar, Shailendra Jatav

08/25/2026

🧘 Stay Focused with Ānāpānasati | Mindfulness of Breathing.

A distracted mind keeps wandering—but the breath can bring us back to the present moment. 🌿

In this short clip from the Sunday Dhamma Session at Empty Cloud Monastery, Bhante Sumitta shares practical guidance on Ānāpānasati Bhāvanā (mindfulness of breathing)—a powerful Buddhist meditation practice for developing focus, mindfulness, calmness, and mental clarity.

When the mind wanders, simply recognize it and gently return to the breath. With consistent practice, this simple technique can become a valuable foundation for meditation and everyday mindfulness.

▶️ Watch the full video on the Dhamma USA YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlZq-B0BlE0

🙏 Watch, practice, and share with someone who may benefit.

08/24/2026

🧘 Tame the Mind, Transform Your Life | Buddhist Meditation

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRIV-1rLSdE&feature=youtu.be

The mind can be our greatest source of suffering—or our greatest source of peace. But how do we actually train it?

In this powerful Sunday Afternoon Meditation & Dhamma Session at Empty Cloud Monastery, discover the Buddha’s practical approach to working with a restless, distracted, and emotionally reactive mind.

Rather than fighting our thoughts and feelings, Buddhist meditation teaches us to observe, understand, and gradually transform the mind. Through mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom, we can learn to loosen the grip of worry, craving, anger, and attachment—and cultivate greater clarity, balance, and inner freedom.

🌿 A peaceful mind is not something we simply find—it is something we patiently cultivate.

Watch this short reel for a glimpse of the teaching, and explore the full Dhamma talk on the Dhamma USA YouTube channel.

🙏 May this practice help us tame the mind, deepen wisdom, and walk toward genuine peace and freedom.

08/21/2026

සිංහල ගීත සාහිත්‍යයට නව මානයක් එක් කළ තවත් අසහාය ගීත ප්‍රබන්ධක යතිවරයාණන් වහන්සේ නමකගේ නික්ම යාම…

දශක ගණනාවක් පුරා ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය ගීත සාහිත්‍යය සිය ගැඹුරු චින්තනයෙන්, සංවේදී කාව්‍යමය භාෂාවෙන් හා අර්ථවත් පද රචනයෙන් පෝෂණය කළ පූජ්‍ය රඹුකන සිද්ධත්ථ ස්වාමින් වහන්සේගේ අපවත් වීම මහත් සංවේගයෙන් සිහිපත් කරමු.

උන්වහන්සේගේ පන්හිඳෙන් බිහි වූ විශිෂ්ට ගී පද රචනා, මිනිස් සිතේ සියුම් හැඟීම්, ජීවිතයේ යථාර්ථය, මානව දයාව හා ආධ්‍යාත්මික ගැඹුර අපූර්ව ලෙස ස්පර්ශ කළේය. ඒ නිර්මාණ ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය සංගීත හා සාහිත්‍ය උරුමය තුළ තවත් බොහෝ පරම්පරා ගණනාවක් ජීවමානව පවතිනු ඇත.

පූජ්‍ය රඹුකන සිද්ධත්ථ ස්වාමින් වහන්සේට උතුම් නිවන් සුව අත්වේවා! 🙏🪷

Farewell to an Exceptional Monk, Poet & Lyricist Who Enriched Sri Lankan Music

With profound sadness, we remember the passing of Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thero, an exceptional Buddhist monk and gifted lyricist whose poetic vision added a distinctive new dimension to Sri Lankan music and lyrical literature.

Through some of the country’s most memorable songs, his words touched the deepest dimensions of human emotion, compassion, life, and spirituality. Though his journey in this life has come to an end, the beauty and wisdom of his creations will continue to resonate through generations.

May Venerable Rambukana Siddhartha Thero attain the supreme peace of Nibbāna. 🙏🪷