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- Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Is this a fair critique of goenka?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7275
Re: Is this a fair critique of goenka?
Nobody is free from critiques, not even the Buddha, Ajahn Chah or Mahasi Sayadaw. We should examine the validity of the critcisms instead of shooting the messenger. Any teacher worth his salt should be able to withstand criticisms. It is strange that you mention such . A good many majority of peopl...
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:12 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Sigalovada Sutta shaped my life.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1807
Re: Sigalovada Sutta shaped my life.
A copy of the Sigalovada Sutta was framed and displayed in my father's restaurant. I used to read it almost everyday while I have nothing else to do. This teaching greatly help with my studies and the lay life. I just like to share it with you as this topic is not normally discussed in this forum. ...
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:08 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Will Buddhism survive for 5000 years?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 15072
Re: Will Buddhism survive for 5000 years?
I don't find pondering such speculative questions useful.
I think what is of far greater relevance is pondering whether one will continue to practice diligently for the rest of one's life.
With metta,
Ben
What a wonderful wisdom ! Inspiring...............
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 4:13 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: mahasi vipassana vs goenka vipassana
- Replies: 103
- Views: 57214
Re: mahasi vipassana vs goenka vipassana
It means responding to your needs instead of mindlessly sticking with the program. The Goenka people were adamant about not differing from the technique, which chafed. No one there had any answers besides astonishing me for not staying correct with their strict interpretation of what should be done...
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: I think I'm not compatible with the Goenka Technique/Network
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7129
Re: I think I'm not compatible with the Goenka Technique/Net
How does that paragraph relate to what I said about Goenka omitting 3 out of the 4 pieces of the 4 foundations of mindfulness? *I made a mistake and said he omits 1 out of 4.. I meant 3 out of 4* And I never implied that Goenka's method is false and does not work. All I'm saying is that his approac...
- Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: I think I'm not compatible with the Goenka Technique/Network
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7129
Re: I think I'm not compatible with the Goenka Technique/Net
The aversion is natural, and again, very common experience. You are after all attempting to change a lifetime or lifetimes of habituated response to sensory data. The technique itself is merely a skilful means to develop equanimity in the face of any experience, including the experience of aversion...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:35 pm
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: After retreat issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2184
Re: After retreat issue
Thank you Sanjay.... In scanning the body , what should be the object of vipassana meditation ??the sholder,palm,front,toes....or any body part, or the developing consciosness of sensations between mind and body parts.?? Hello , One moves the attention from the head to the soles of the feet and the...
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:10 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: After retreat issue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2184
Re: After retreat issue
Hi... I have just finished my first Goenka Vipassana 10 day course... In my meditations after about 40 minutes i have a tense sensation in the legs,and my knees and hips are in pain....how can i deal with this? becouse i can't concentrate on my "body scanning" Any idea is appreciated... s...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 11:24 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: note of thanks
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1304
note of thanks
This body and mind is impermanent , both while strong and healthy , and while sick and dying . What comes next , one is not sure , hence , i take this opportunity in expressing my great gratitude to DW forum in bringing together like minded people, in exchanging cordiality and learning , which has r...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question about Sakkayadhitti.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2731
Re: Question about Sakkayadhitti.
Q: When you say: clear and empty, what do you mean? M: I mean free of all contents. To myself I am neither perceivable nor conceivable; there is nothing I can point out and say: 'this I am'. You identify yourself with everything so easily, I find it impossible. The feeling: 'I am not this or that, ...
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:29 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Questions about hell
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4413
Re: Questions about hell
All these posts , point the one important thing ; Suffering is inherent in both the good and the bad . Even in the unending vicious cycle of the hell worlds where akusala kamma after akusala kamma is being heaped up , there comes a time when the ripening of a good kamma pushes up a being in states o...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 5:52 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Tips For Meditation After A Tragedy?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5011
Re: Tips For Meditation After A Tragedy?
I recall once meeting a gentleman who was dedicatedly serving a 20 day long course , and at the end of the course , he came and exchanged a few pleasantries . His words still echo in my mind , saying that he was never as happy as he is now, after having finally understood death and parting. The gen...
- Wed Nov 12, 2014 5:59 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Tips For Meditation After A Tragedy?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5011
Re: Tips For Meditation After A Tragedy?
Hi Soapy , Tragedies can be like the tornadoes that pull us down , yet at the same time , they can teach us so much more than what we could have ever imagined , provided we open our hearts to this tearing away , which is an inevitable truth that we so dearly like to deny . I have lost my brother , m...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:45 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Bowing to lay teachers
- Replies: 42
- Views: 9688
Re: Bowing to lay teachers
Whether bowing to a monk, a lay Dhamma teacher, or a stūpa, why do you bow three times? It is because you are bowing to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha (those Noble Ones who have realised nibbāna). If you understand that your bowing is something done by you to show how much you respect the Triple Ge...
- Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:50 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Anand-Carlsen aṃsa dvi
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3301
Re: Anand-Carlsen aṃsa dvi
In the recent newspapers read about Carlsen mentioning that he was loosing badly in recent times , because his mind was going in self-destruct mode . I couldn't help but think that the case is applicable for most of us . Getting attached to the different kind of sensations that courses within us fro...