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by isle21self
Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:55 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How common is stream entry?
Replies: 527
Views: 130867

Re: How common is stream entry?

I feel that people who claim to have become ariyas yet can't describe what they know or came to understand a glaring contradiction. If we want to know the conduct of ariyas in this area we need look no further than the suttas. Rarely did they ever come out and admit that they were ariyas to anyone e...
by isle21self
Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:57 am
Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
Topic: Go forth, o bhikkhus !
Replies: 51
Views: 27063

Re: Go forth, o bhikkhus !

manasikara I just have to thank you for doing your proper duty as a monk here and having some wisdom and conscience. Many of you might think it wrong not to preach, but the fact is that unless we know what we're talking about its best to keep your opinions to ourselves. This doesn't mean that if som...
by isle21self
Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Richard Gombrich - Comfort or Challenge?
Replies: 156
Views: 35593

Re: Richard Gombrich - Comfort or Challenge?

I don't think we can condemn Thai monks for not wanting to have much contact with women as mysoginistic or even close. There are other reasons concerning the Thai Sangha that we can bring up that reflect a mysoginistic nature especially concerning the refusal to allow any leeway for Bhikkunis. The s...
by isle21self
Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:56 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: the great Nibbana = annihilation, eternal, or something else thread
Replies: 2423
Views: 597018

Re: Is the result of Parinibbana Annihilation?

Actually buddha had mentioned no definition could be given to a monk who has destroyed taints because the aggregates are destroyed. SO cant be defined in terms of rupa, vedana etc, that is to say he cant be said to have this kind of rupa or this kind of vedana etc,. I have forgotten the reference. M...
by isle21self
Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:40 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Human reborn as Human
Replies: 160
Views: 23971

Re: Human reborn as Human

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The above sutta( Atanata sutta) was not preached by budda but by king vessavana. The budda asked the disciples to memorize it for their protection.

metta
by isle21self
Wed Nov 17, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Meditation, conditionality, and anatta
Replies: 298
Views: 50246

Re: Meditation, conditionality, and anatta

"And how is the nutriment of intellectual intention (manosañcetana) to be regarded? Suppose there were a pit of glowing embers, deeper than a man's height, full of embers that were neither flaming nor smoking, and a man were to come along — loving life, hating death, loving pleasure, abhorring ...
by isle21self
Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:55 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Meditation, conditionality, and anatta
Replies: 298
Views: 50246

Re: Meditation, conditionality, and anatta

people make choices because of selfview which is sakkayaditti. Un instructed worldling take rupa as self etc., Thus, he makes kamma by doing good and bad.

metta
by isle21self
Sun Nov 07, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: the great rebirth debate
Replies: 7540
Views: 1330300

Re: the great rebirth debate

There are 4 clingings.

kama upadana, ditti upadana(clinging to views), silabbatha upadana and attavada upadana. These 4 keep us in sansara. If any body can remove upadana to all ditti (views), what would happen to the person at death if he has not removed the other 3.

Thanks in advance
by isle21self
Thu Aug 26, 2010 4:21 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: "Sabbe dhamma anaththa"
Replies: 2
Views: 913

"Sabbe dhamma anaththa"

Hi, Nanavira thera in one of the letters has mentioned about nibbana being anaththa. He points out another source that buddha has mentioned this, and that is in Mula Pariyaya Sutta (MN.1). In this sutta does buddha mention nibbana being anatta under the section where he speaks about nibbana? Thanks ...