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by BlueLotus
Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:43 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: What is the origin of Abhidhamma?
Replies: 5
Views: 10833

What is the origin of Abhidhamma?

Abhidhamma... Who taught it to whom? Why people say it's not something that the Buddha might have taught?

Please help me.
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

I believe they are actually quite sensitive to human emotions/psychic energy. They are fascinating creatures, but if you get on their bad side, it is not pleasant! So do some metta for them! Anyway, Keep meditating and forget all these synchronicities - there are strange and inexplicable things whi...
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:09 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

You are so caught in your stories that you are posting to DW while you are on retreat -- can you see that? This is not a stay-in retreat dude! I come to my lodge around 8 pm to eat, check my mail, and sleep. Go back at 7 am to obtain sil (8 precepts) and get back to the meditation. The good monk as...
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:01 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

chownah wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:51 pm Do you know the difference between crows and ravens?
chownah
Okay, so maybe they are ravens. It's hard to say. They both look the same. This is Sri Lankan suburbs.
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:58 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

cappuccino wrote: Fri Dec 14, 2018 2:34 pm https://www.theastrologyweb.com/spirit- ... -symbolism
A crow symbolizes power, intelligence, creativity, courage, determination, flexibility, enchantment, broad-mindedness, playfulness, and mystery.
Interesting!
;)
by BlueLotus
Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:02 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

Crows are fascinating creatures. They can be very playful and naughty. The crow may be trying to tell you not to take yourself or meditation so seriously. Take the crow as your ajahn :) I wish I knew what they are trying to tell me, if they are... Notoriously impudent creatures, crows... I'm convin...
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

It happened again. A crow dropped a dead branch right into me, it missed my head by inches. I spoke to my teacher. He said literally the following: "Well, you had all these bodily pains before, but now that your mindfulness is set on the body (I'm practicing vipassana), you notice these more of...
by BlueLotus
Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:25 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

thepea wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:28 pm
BlueLotus wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:35 pm
thepea wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:05 am Your life was like this before, but now your meditating.
Oh stop it! :rolleye:
Couldn’t help myself, I have many lifetimes still to go. :hug:
:toast: :hug: :heart:
by BlueLotus
Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:35 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

thepea wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:05 am Your life was like this before, but now your meditating.
Oh stop it! :rolleye:
by BlueLotus
Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:17 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

Do you have an idea, what might be inside me that might cause all this turmoil? Could it be that I have an internal belief that I am not worthy of peace? How can I identify?
by BlueLotus
Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:15 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

Re: What's happening to me. Help please!

pegembara wrote: Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:13 am What is going on internally affects what goes on externally and vice versa in a feedback loop.
The only thing you can 'control' is what goes on inside.
Thanks. You know, in a strange way, I felt I was creating this reality. :(
by BlueLotus
Wed Dec 12, 2018 3:00 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What's happening to me. Help please!
Replies: 32
Views: 7224

What's happening to me. Help please!

I went to my first meditation retreat. After 2 days, I started experiencing all kinds of drama. 1. Uncontrollable bodily pains. My whole body is in pain. When I stop, after 2 days, it goes back to normal. I start meditating again, and the pains return. It feels as if my whole body is a wound. 2. Ext...
by BlueLotus
Fri Oct 26, 2018 6:27 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Can Vinaya change?
Replies: 1
Views: 591

Can Vinaya change?

Can vinaya change with time or is it like set in stone like dhamma? What did buddha say about this?
by BlueLotus
Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:53 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Astral Projection
Replies: 20
Views: 2679

Astral Projection

Has anyone here had an out of body experience, with or without conscious effort? I'm just looking to hear what the experience is like. I know there's a lot of resources out there but, I want to hear from someone here as well...
by BlueLotus
Thu Apr 12, 2018 4:36 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Astral Projection
Replies: 13
Views: 4318

Re: Astral Projection

Lucas Oliveira wrote: Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:56 am OBERF - Out of Body Experience Research Foundation

http://www.oberf.org/


:namaste:
Thanks, Buddy!
:namaste: