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Satipaṭṭhāna:

The Objective Observation

By Venerable Bhikkhu T. Seelananda

A wonderful characteristic
of Buddhism, the teaching of
the Buddha, is “come and see”
(ehipassiko). This singular
teaching of the Dhamma, invites
everyone to ‘come and see’. In
order to understand and see
things, one should have clear
eyes and a clear mind. Only then
can one see things as they really
are, otherwise, one could see
but have misperceptions or a
misconception. For this reason,
one should see things objectively,
should see that objective
observation is the way to realize
the real nature of the whole
world system. This is the way
for the attainment of the final
goal, Nibbāna by eradicating
the whole mass of defilements.
Buddhism always encourages us
Venerable Seelananda was born and bred in Sri Lanka as a to see things objectively.
Theravāda monk. Having received the invitation extended from
American Sri Lankan Buddhist Association of New York he came
to U.S. for the dissemination of the Dhamma in 2002. Bhante
Seelananda, along with his friends, established a meditation
center named “Samatha Vipassana Meditation Centre” in
Edmonton Canada. Ven. Seelananda continues to lead retreats
at the Bhavana Society in Virginia, USA, and worldwide. Many
of his audio Dhamma talks can be found in Internet Archive as
well as his numerous Dhamma Dayada YouTube videos Dhamma
talks and guided meditations in both English and Sinhala.