YouTube Disclaimer & Community Guidelines
These guidelines are intended to keep the channel focused on respectful Dhamma study, responsible practice, careful use of the suttas, and constructive discussion.
Question freely. Disagree respectfully. Support claims carefully. Keep the discussion centred on Dhamma rather than personalities.
Last updated: 30 August 2026
A Channel for Dhamma Study, Practice and Inquiry
By watching, commenting on, or otherwise engaging with the Dhamma Essence – Understanding Buddha Dhamma YouTube channel (@Dhamma-Essence), you agree to follow these channel guidelines together with YouTube’s own Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
The channel presents talks, discussions, reflections and practical explanations grounded primarily in the suttas. Its purpose is educational: to support careful study of Buddha Dhamma and responsible personal practice.
Participation is voluntary. If you do not wish to follow these guidelines, please refrain from commenting or otherwise engaging with the channel community.
The Teaching Is Offered for Study; Practice Remains Your Responsibility
Do Not Force a Practice Because It Appeared in a Video
Some videos may discuss sustained meditation, jhāna, breath training, sense restraint, fasting or other demanding aspects of practice. Descriptions of practice are not instructions to ignore physical or psychological warning signs.
If a practice produces significant distress, disorientation, panic, persistent sleep disruption, physical symptoms or difficulty functioning normally, stop or reduce the practice and seek appropriate professional assistance where necessary.
The channel, its teachers and administrators cannot supervise the individual circumstances of every viewer. Deeper practice should therefore be undertaken with care, appropriate understanding and personal responsibility.
Disagreement Is Welcome; Personal Conflict Is Not
A strong disagreement supported by a relevant discourse is more useful than agreement without investigation.
Conduct That May Be Removed or Reported
| Not Permitted | Examples |
|---|---|
| Threats, harassment or intimidation | Threatening the channel, teachers, administrators or other community members; repeated targeted abuse; stalking-style behaviour. |
| Blackmail or extortion | Demanding money, access, influence or other benefit under threat of reputational or other harm. |
| Defamation or fabricated allegations | Knowingly posting false factual allegations, impersonating others, or presenting fabricated evidence as genuine. |
| Hate speech or discriminatory abuse | Content attacking people on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender, disability or other protected status. |
| Deliberate misrepresentation | Repeatedly attributing to the channel a teaching it has clearly not made after clarification has been provided. |
| Spam, unrelated promotion or disruptive links | Advertising, repeated self-promotion, irrelevant links, repetitive posting or automated spam. |
| Privacy violations | Publishing private personal information, contact details or confidential correspondence without permission. |
Moderation Is Used to Protect the Discussion, Not to Prevent Questions
The channel may remove comments, restrict participation, hide users, block accounts or report content when reasonably necessary to protect the discussion or comply with YouTube rules.
Moderation may be used for harassment, threats, abusive conduct, spam, repeated misinformation presented after clarification, privacy violations, impersonation or persistent disruption of Dhamma discussion.
Where conduct may violate the law or create a genuine safety concern, it may also be reported to the relevant platform or authorities. Legal action may be considered where appropriate.
Moderation decisions do not imply that every disagreement has been judged doctrinally correct or incorrect. Their primary purpose is to keep the community usable, respectful and safe.
When Reporting a Dhamma Claim, Include the Relevant Evidence
If you believe a comment violates these guidelines, you may use YouTube’s reporting tools and, where appropriate, email anumodanasankalpa@gmail.com.
For doctrinal concerns, please include the relevant sutta reference, passage or other material that supports your concern. For harassment, threats, impersonation or similar conduct, include screenshots, links or other records that allow the matter to be understood accurately.
A difference of interpretation is not by itself a violation. Reports should identify the specific conduct or factual claim that is being challenged.
Legal Terms
Educational and Informational Purpose
Channel content is provided for Dhamma study, education and general informational purposes. It does not create a professional, therapeutic, legal or fiduciary relationship between viewers and the channel, its teachers or administrators.
Personal Responsibility
Viewers remain responsible for their own decisions, interpretations and practice. Where a teaching is being applied intensively, viewers should consider their own circumstances and seek appropriate guidance when needed.
Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the channel, its teachers and administrators are not liable for losses or harm arising solely from a viewer’s independent misuse, misinterpretation or inappropriate application of channel content.
Nothing on this page is intended to exclude or limit any right or liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.
YouTube Rules Also Apply
Use of YouTube remains subject to YouTube’s own Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, privacy rules and enforcement decisions. These channel guidelines supplement those platform rules; they do not replace them.
Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
These channel terms are intended to be interpreted in accordance with applicable Indian law. Subject to any mandatory legal rights or jurisdictional rules that apply, disputes relating specifically to these channel terms may be brought before the competent courts in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Changes to These Guidelines
These guidelines may be revised when the channel’s practices, platform rules or legal requirements change. The updated version displayed on this page will apply from the date shown at the top.