Theme is often used in place of the pali 'nimitta' (as it is in your sutta quote).
Online research of nimitta will lead pleeeenty wheres.
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- Wed Aug 27, 2014 4:10 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is the theme of the mind?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1485
- Fri May 16, 2014 5:26 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Pants for stay at a monastery.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2129
Re: Pants for stay at a monastery.
Martial art 'gi' pants are good for meditation and work. Most I've seen have a gusseted crotch, which is what I love most about them. Material thickness, type of fit and color varies. Easy to find used online.
Negatives: No pockets, unless you make one.
Negatives: No pockets, unless you make one.
- Tue May 13, 2014 5:08 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: In praise of spinach
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1937
Re: In praise of spinach
Y'all might have Lamb's quarters growing wild near home. It's a good alternative.
- Fri Nov 08, 2013 3:03 am
- Forum: Non-English Resources
- Topic: In Japanese?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2507
Re: In Japanese?
Dhammapada was in a link from above, thanks! (j-theravada.net/sakhi/buddha-enka-1.html)
Also some other suttas from clicking in there at d.hatena.ne.jp/pali/
For yous all learning japanese, the RIKAICHAN download is great.
Also some other suttas from clicking in there at d.hatena.ne.jp/pali/
For yous all learning japanese, the RIKAICHAN download is great.
- Mon Aug 19, 2013 7:05 am
- Forum: Lounge (Archive)
- Topic: Mindfulness of pongs and whiffs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1599
Re: Mindfulness of pongs and whiffs
How about a nice long sort of permanent sage burn while the other cleaning is going on. It might even transmogrify the stank over time.
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:10 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Is withdrawing from the senses entirely healthy?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1901
Re: Is withdrawing from the senses entirely healthy?
"oblivious to surroundings"
exactly, surrounding what?
exactly, surrounding what?
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:24 pm
- Forum: Lounge (Archive)
- Topic: Nine blasts in Bodhgaya this morning: terrorist attack?
- Replies: 81
- Views: 10520
Re: Nine blasts in Bodhgaya this morning: terror attack?
It's time to move ahead, leave the leaves and books behind, and start carving dhamma into stone wherever we can.
- Mon Jul 08, 2013 5:51 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: SECOND JHANA - i have some questions about it
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2906
Re: SECOND JHANA - i have some questions about it
Sounds like you are a long way from mastering the first jhana?
- Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:05 am
- Forum: Lounge (Archive)
- Topic: Person with these symptoms, possibly normal?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 630
Person with these symptoms, possibly normal?
Let's say a certain unknown someone's psychiatrist gave him the following labels: major recurrent episodic depression and/or chronic dysthymia post traumatic stress disorder Social phobia agoraphobia schizoid personality disorder reactive attachment disorder severe obsessive compulive behaviour with...
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:32 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What are we ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1665
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:19 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: A Critique of the Hardcore Dharma Movement.
- Replies: 113
- Views: 15812
Re: A Critique of the Hardcore Dharma Movement.
Then there is the Unnabha paradox.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:08 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Crowley on Mindfulness, Concentration & Memory
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2097
Re: Crowley on Mindfulness, Concentration & Memory
He is fun, and would profitably have remained a student of Mr. Bennett.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:21 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: A Critique of the Hardcore Dharma Movement.
- Replies: 113
- Views: 15812
Re: A Critique of the Hardcore Dharma Movement.
Then there is knowledge of cause and effect.
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:10 am
- Forum: Lounge (Archive)
- Topic: simran nepsis sati dhikr
- Replies: 2
- Views: 705
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:04 pm
- Forum: Lounge (Archive)
- Topic: simran nepsis sati dhikr
- Replies: 2
- Views: 705
simran nepsis sati dhikr
simran nepsis sati dhikr
Huh, no google hits for these words together.
String on some more similar terms from every religion.
Huh, no google hits for these words together.
String on some more similar terms from every religion.