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by SarathW
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:34 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Daibutsu Kaikoku (1934) THE BUDDHA AS A GIANT KAIJU! The Great Buddha Arrival (大佛廻國, Daibutsu Kaikoku)
Replies: 8
Views: 85

Re: Daibutsu Kaikoku (1934) THE BUDDHA AS A GIANT KAIJU! The Great Buddha Arrival (大佛廻國, Daibutsu Kaikoku)

You've seen it? I can only locate the remake. I've seen it, I think on youtube but just looked and don't see it, except for trailers of the remake. Yes, it's pretty silly. It had a suicide (acting) scene, so maybe it was removed from youtube? I thought it was pretty cool considering a few things. -...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
Replies: 15
Views: 261

Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana

Perhaps Jhana could be like a knife cut both ways. The Noble Eightfold Path (Vipassana) is called "Samma Samadhi" or "right concentration "to differentiate it from other types of Jhana. Well what makes a Jhāna "right or wrong" isn't the experience but in how its viewed...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:04 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Decipher this to me with early teaching proof
Replies: 2
Views: 77

Re: Decipher this to me with early teaching proof

DECIPHER is a web-based resource and database of genomic variation data from analysis of patient DNA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECIPHER
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
Replies: 15
Views: 261

Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana

Perhaps Jhana could be like a knife cut both ways. The Noble Eightfold Path (Vipassana) is called "Samma Samadhi" or "right concentration "to differentiate it from other types of Jhana. Knife can be used in very many ways. The Jhana can be directed to different things as well. In...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:40 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
Replies: 16
Views: 330

Re: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?

https://suttacentral.net/sn22.59/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false How can we follow the Noble Eightfold path if we do not have any control over If one couldn’t (up to a certain degree and dependent of the circumstances of the actual life) control the way the mind behaves and ...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
Replies: 15
Views: 261

Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana

sorry. I'm talking about is vipassana jhana = Burma vipassana sutta jhana = EBT jhana https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=26514 I think so. Is it a Western characteristic? Our country is not interested in jhana I tried Samatha but did not have much luck. :D There may be too many mental disr...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
Replies: 15
Views: 261

Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana

These two are interwoven it is so difficult to give a clear-cut definition. However, Sutta Jhana leads to the elimination of five hindrances and attaining Jhananga. Vipassana leads to attaining Bojjanga Generally, the first limb of Vipassana is Kayanupassana. Kayanupassana can lead to Samatha Jhana ...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?
Replies: 3
Views: 102

Re: How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?

How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka? Unless seeing the three characteristics stops kamma from being created?? Kamma Vipaka is not the only factor. There are many other factors (Niyama) affecting Kamma Vipaka. Sucha as Dhamma Niyama, Utu Niyama, Biju Niyama and Citta Niyama etc. He...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:25 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
Replies: 13
Views: 189

Re: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"

Isn't Vinaya's code for monks to control them?
If we can't control why does Buddha impose the Vinaya code?
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
Replies: 16
Views: 330

Re: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?

If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana? By not trying to control them. Trying to control is just more clinging. That’s why it says: it is not possible to have it of consciousness: ‘Let my consciousness be thus; let my consciousness not be thus.’ Otherwise it’s lik...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:50 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
Replies: 16
Views: 330

If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?

If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana? “Bhikkhus, form is nonself. For if, bhikkhus, form were self, this form would not lead to affliction, and it would be possible to have it of form: ‘Let my form be thus; let my form not be thus.’ But because form is nonself, f...
by SarathW
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:03 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
Replies: 13
Views: 189

Re: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"

Hello, I keep running into this statement in Ajahn Chah's teachings. I don't understand the logic. To me this sounds like a logical fallacy, because it doesn't matter what kind of thing you own, it just does not follow that said thing will 'obey your commands', especially if it's not even a being o...
by SarathW
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:50 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Sayin' Hallo To All!
Replies: 5
Views: 122

Re: Sayin' Hallo To All!

:hello:
by SarathW
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:02 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: insight and impermanence
Replies: 2
Views: 117

Re: insight and impermanence

Aniccanupassana
Anicca = impermanence
Anupassana = Vipassana

I think it is the same.
by SarathW
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:36 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path is in
Replies: 13
Views: 279

Re: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path i

The noble eightfold path is included under the skandhas. Like every path and every action. I only wish to note here about critsizing the bikkhu Seelavimala (sermoning in video) may have made a mistake or may not have. Yet after listening to the video that his sermon tallied exactly with the sinhala...