I think a lot of people on this Forum think too much.
It seems to me that Dipa Ma's suggestions put into practice would be of great benefit.
Particularly sticking to a practice. And not skipping days.
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Re: Dipa ma
Yes. I never got to meet her, but I think she is a shining example of the vipassana tradition.PeterB wrote:I think a lot of people on this Forum think too much.
It seems to me that Dipa Ma's suggestions put into practice would be of great benefit.
Particularly sticking to a practice. And not skipping days.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: Dipa ma
I didnt either...but from all accounts she walked the walk.
Re: Dipa ma
Tut, who'd imagine that the Chinese Zen masters would be so gauche as to use a stick?daverupa wrote:Except it isn't a Koan - it has a detailed meaning, stated here poetically in brief. If you tried expanding a koan the way this can be expanded, you'd get the stick.Sylvester wrote:tiltbillings wrote:Yes, and then there is this:
If I stood still, I sank; If I struggled, I was carried away.
Thus by neither standing still nor struggling, I crossed the flood. SN 1 1
One of the best Pali koans!
It's referred to rather beautifully as the "fragrant board".