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by Babadhari
Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:07 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Renouncing INTERNET thread -
Replies: 23
Views: 6234

Re: Renouncing INTERNET thread -

its time for me to logout for a while, plenty of PDFs to study,
thank you to all the great contributors here at Dhammawheel for answering my questions and correcting my mistaken views.

metta to all

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by Babadhari
Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:34 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: the great vegetarian debate
Replies: 5693
Views: 970299

Re: the great vegetarian debate

was the Buddha instrumental in India becoming predominantly vegetarian???
by Babadhari
Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:53 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1541258

Re: Word Association Game

freak
by Babadhari
Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:31 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sustained daily mindfulness for jhana
Replies: 11
Views: 3375

Re: sustained daily mindfulness for jhana

thanks for that dave :thumbsup:
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 9:12 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: What to do - when i have no power to meditate
Replies: 18
Views: 3539

Re: What to do - when i have no power to meditate

hi purpleplanet

do you relax yourself before meditation, walking or sitting? try some stretches, have a shower, listen to a dhamma talk, release the pressure and perhaps mindfulness will arise easily.
good luck and stay strong
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:29 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: What to do - when i have no power to meditate
Replies: 18
Views: 3539

Re: What to do - when i have no power to meditate

i would like to ask a question regarding the Mahasi method .
is the constant noting in sitting meditation mentally tiring in comparison to other methods of vipassana?
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:12 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Enlightenment's Evil Twin
Replies: 6
Views: 1844

Re: Enlightenment's Evil Twin

a good learned teacher that one has absolute faith in seems to be necessary to make the right progress on the Path with regard to deep meditative expriences The Truth of Suffering is therefore something which must be experienced before it can be understood. For example, we all know from science that...
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Happy Birthday, bodom!!
Replies: 18
Views: 2652

Re: Happy Birthday, bodom!!

indeed Bodom
have a great day, have a great day every day. :thumbsup:
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:34 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: sustained daily mindfulness for jhana
Replies: 11
Views: 3375

Re: sustained daily mindfulness for jhana

It's for you to strive ardently.
Tathagatas simply point out the way.
Those who practice, absorbed in jhana:
from Mara's bonds they'll be freed
DhpXX
by Babadhari
Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:23 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Vipassana Skype sessions of out-loud Mahasi style noting
Replies: 12
Views: 3412

Re: Vipassana Skype sessions of out-loud Mahasi style noting

This is a meditation that can be done with others out loud. It is very effective. I'm curious as to how this would work in practice, since presumably people would be noting different things even while doing a similar activity? yeah, indeed. a hall of 100 people noting aloud in a torrent of noise ev...
by Babadhari
Mon Feb 24, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: five precepts and ten Demeritorious Deeds
Replies: 23
Views: 5507

Re: five precepts and ten Demeritorious Deeds

There are ten demeritorious deeds because eleven is just a really weird number and they couldn't figure out how to make it twelve so they figured that having a beer on a hot summer day was probably the least demeritorious of any of the eleven so they axed it to give a nice round number of ten so yo...
by Babadhari
Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:18 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: five precepts and ten Demeritorious Deeds
Replies: 23
Views: 5507

Re: five precepts and ten Demeritorious Deeds

intoxicants have caused me to do all ten demeritous deeds in the past! the drinking of alcohol itself is not the bad deed, it is the cause of the bad action in my opinion
by Babadhari
Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:03 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Renouncing INTERNET thread -
Replies: 23
Views: 6234

Re: Renouncing INTERNET thread -

take care Pondera
i'll miss your amusing and honest posts
perhaps you will return .... :buddha2:
by Babadhari
Sat Feb 22, 2014 7:32 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1541258

Re: Word Association Game

bolts