Recorded at BUBS - Bandar Utama Buddhist Society, Malaysia, given to an audience of about 50, here are the audio-only recordings (Tip: tap and hold to “Download link”, or right click to “Save Link As…“).

Topics:

  • “Every Village is a Republic”, tight culture vs. loose culture, liberal and conservative culture, leadership style, Na Uyana, Bhante Ariyadhamma, Sri Lankan culture, balancing humility and confidence, delegating responsibilites, recovering from the loss of a leader organizationally

  • Downloadable 48-minute 33MB .mp3 Dhamma Talk


  • Sutta References:

    • DN 16 - Mahāparinibbānasutta: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment. Before the Buddha’s death, he appointed no successor as leader, but rather the Dhamma and Vinaya itelf was to be the leader. This is in contrast to the “normal” way leadership works in tight cultures, which is “lineage” style: competency and strength is selected on, then the leadership style is almost certainly strong and authoritarian

    • AN 4.25 - “The Spiritual Life”

      Bhikkhus, this spiritual life is not lived for the sake of deceiving people and cajoling them; nor for the benefit of gain, honor, and praise; nor for the benefit of winning in debates; nor with the thought: ‘Let the people know me thus.’ But rather, this spiritual life is lived for the sake of restraint, abandoning, dispassion, and cessation.”

      The Blessed One taught the spiritual life, not based on tradition, culminating in nibbāna, lived for the sake of restraint and abandoning.

      This is the path of the great beings, the path followed by the great seers. Those who practice it as taught by the Buddha, acting upon the Teacher’s guidance, will make an end of suffering.

    • AN 5.224 - “Stingy”

  • Downloadable 18-minute 12MB .mp3 Q & A


Other References:

  • “Rule Makers, Rule Breakers” by psychologist Michelle Gelfand. Coins the terminology of “tight culture” and “loose culture”.

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