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by dhammacoustic
Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:19 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Is "peace and wholeness the last junk to let go of" on the Theravada path
Replies: 9
Views: 979

Re: Is "peace and wholeness the last junk to let go of" on the Theravada path

calling peace 'junk' makes no sense to me. does it to you?

nirvana is the true meaning of peace, and wholeness. it is the foundational claim of buddhism that true peace is the ultimate destination for those who take the noble path.
by dhammacoustic
Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:09 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The gods
Replies: 33
Views: 2225

Re: The gods

etymologically zeus means "the shining one". Gods embody the 'ideal' beings within a specific cultural backdrop, establishing the groundwork for a functional master-slave dynamic within societies across millennia. The mental energy ascribed to these gods has played a tangible role in const...
by dhammacoustic
Sun Dec 03, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The great cappucciNO SELF debate
Replies: 760
Views: 18896

Re: When & why did the teaching on momentariness emerge?

(...) But Nibbana is mostly described in terms of cessation, and not as an underlying reality or ground of being. how can nibbana "not be" the ground of being when it is "unborn" all the while samsara exists as "time"? are you claiming that nibbana and samsara are onto...
by dhammacoustic
Sun Dec 03, 2023 5:41 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The great cappucciNO SELF debate
Replies: 760
Views: 18896

Re: When & why did the teaching on momentariness emerge?

(...) But Nibbana is mostly described in terms of cessation, and not as an underlying reality or ground of being. how can nibbana "not be" the ground of being when it is "unborn" all the while samsara exists as "time"? are you claiming that nibbana and samsara are onto...
by dhammacoustic
Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Actual Theravada
Replies: 392
Views: 11928

Re: Actual Theravada

Yes, when one has attained Nibbana, one sees things how they really are; rebirth is not . The ones who have not attained Nibbana, don't see things as they really are; for them rebirth is . the transcendence of nibbana is not a denial of mundane existence. nibbana "negates" becoming, it do...
by dhammacoustic
Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:43 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Actual Theravada
Replies: 392
Views: 11928

Re: Actual Theravada

Yes, when one has attained Nibbana, one sees things how they really are; rebirth is not . The ones who have not attained Nibbana, don't see things as they really are; for them rebirth is . the transcendence of nibbana is not a denial of mundane existence. nibbana "negates" becoming, it do...
by dhammacoustic
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:17 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Actual Theravada
Replies: 392
Views: 11928

Re: Actual Theravada

to be edited
by dhammacoustic
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:17 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Cosmology & Heaven and Hell
Replies: 38
Views: 952

Re: Cosmology & Heaven and Hell

The reason someone is masochistic is because they can't get attention other than being tortured. They don't really like the pain. It's just that it's the only way they can get attention. And feel alive and worthy. let's not have rigid opinions on matters we know little or nothing about, shall we...
by dhammacoustic
Wed Sep 20, 2023 12:51 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Sam Harris On The Nature Of Mind
Replies: 0
Views: 362

Sam Harris On The Nature Of Mind



this might be of interest to some...
by dhammacoustic
Fri Nov 04, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Nibbāna - The Ultimate Truth
Replies: 28
Views: 1287

Re: Nibbāna - The Ultimate Truth

(...) I mean, just what does it mean to say that Nibbāna is true as it has an "undeceptive nature"? it means that nibbana is not alien; it is familiar, intimate, like a recollection, of something one has forgotten. What does it mean to say it is the "supreme noble truth"? it mea...
by dhammacoustic
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:32 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How to stop porn addiction?
Replies: 49
Views: 2490

Re: How to stop porn addiction?

start by not worrying about it , "i should stop" is not the way to do it , you will keep watching it even more...

just contemplate on the ugliness/foulness of the human body , you will eventually realize the unconsciousness that dwells in porn and you will transcend it easily.
by dhammacoustic
Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:32 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Plantlife outside of the 31 plane of existence?
Replies: 20
Views: 1033

Re: Plantlife outside of the 31 plane of existence?

A closed up realm? So there is certain kamma, once done, closes to gain an existance as plant, good householder? yes sir. the most basic mental formations in the human form wouldn't allow re-becoming as a plant. it is simply inconceivable. plant life seems to be a samsara of its own , possibly a di...
by dhammacoustic
Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The logic of DO
Replies: 246
Views: 7859

Re: The logic of DO

Metaphysics deals with that which is beyond the senses. If we exclude epistemology here, do you think the Buddha was concerned with said abstract thought? The universe being infinite or limited at metaphysical statements. The Buddha certainly wasn’t interested in those two questions. technically, t...
by dhammacoustic
Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:50 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Plantlife outside of the 31 plane of existence?
Replies: 20
Views: 1033

Re: Plantlife outside of the 31 plane of existence?

rebirth as a plant is inconceivable. possibly it is simply not a destination once human kammas have been performed. but plants too are samsara , though not our kinda samsara they have sentience and are as much as alive as you are... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Dryobalanops_Ar...
by dhammacoustic
Thu Apr 08, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kamma
Replies: 30
Views: 1653

Re: Kamma

"Volition (cetana), bhikkhus, is kamma, I declare; having willed, one generates kamma by body, speech and mind."