Gautama Dhamma

A Preview from the Forthcoming BookThe Svastika, the Middle Exit, and the Return of the Solar Law Long before Plato and Pythagoras, before the classical world learned to speak of justice, harmony, or the ascent of the soul, Greece had already received a fragment of a far older transmission. That fragment was Orphism. Orpheus stands…

A Research Thesis Abstract The Phoenicians cannot be understood through the narrow frame of mainstream history. They were not merely a Semitic-speaking merchant confederation clustered along the Levantine coast. Their astonishing spread—from Lebanon to Cyprus, Crete, Greece, Sicily, Spain, North Africa, and even the Atlantic approaches—reveals a civilization whose reach, symbolism, and intellectual legacy far…

Reflections from a Morning with Trinity College School StudentsBhante Mudita Bhikkhu Thera 1. The Questions of Today’s Youth During my visit to Trinity College School, students asked profound questions about: Young people today are navigating a complex world: high pressure, emotional turbulence, overstimulation, and an increasingly artificial environment. Their questions reveal a deep longing for…

Chapel Address for Trinity College SchoolBhante Mudita Bhikkhu Thera A message on inner peace, renunciation, and the search for the Deathless. This talk was delivered at Trinity College School during their morning chapel service. It introduces students to the essence of Gautama Buddha’s discovery, the purpose of renunciation, and the inner tools that help all…

The Artificial World, the Human Mind, and the Future Already Written By Bhante Mudita Bhikkhu Thera Preface Human history contains moments when individuals seem to think from a vantage point far beyond their era. Philip K. Dick was one of them. His writings do not feel merely imaginative; they feel as though they were received.…

Reflections on the Rangbala Thangka Art Exhibition at Wutai Shan Buddhist Garden As the Rangbala Thangka Art Exhibition draws to a close in a few days, we take this moment to reflect on the purpose and spirit behind this remarkable event — a celebration of art, peace, and cultural dialogue that has brought together people…

A Complete Analysis of Self-Identity, Citta, and Liberation according to the Teaching of Gautama Buddha Preface Restoring the True Meaning of Atta-Dīpa, Atta-Saraṇa — The Brahma-Self as Island and Refuge In this age of confusion, there is vast misunderstanding and misinformation about what Gautama Buddha truly taught regarding self, soul, and Ātman (Atta). Over the…

A Memorial for Iris Chang and the Healing of the Sensitive and Gifted Mindby Bhante Mudita Bhikkhu Thera Among all the humans who have walked this earth, there are only a few I hold close to my heart. Iris Chang is one of them.Her life and work touched me in a way few ever have…