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by JohnK
Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:39 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: which sutta?
Replies: 2
Views: 274

Re: which sutta?

Do you mean this one? https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.093.than.html Yes, thank you, Sam. :anjali: (The reason I was thinking of this: sometimes people say that spiritual traditions are just different fingers pointing at the same moon or that there are many paths to the same to...
by JohnK
Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:57 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: which sutta?
Replies: 2
Views: 274

which sutta?

My recollection: A disciple is in discussion with wanderers of other sects; they claim his beliefs are subject to the same criticism he has applied to theirs. He explains why not.
Thank you very much for the help.
:anjali:
by JohnK
Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:09 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟩 Nutriment (āhāra) Part One and Two (Weeks of October 3 and 10, 2021)
Replies: 18
Views: 7214

Re: 📍 Nutriment (āhāra) Part One and Two (Weeks of October 3 and 10, 2021)

ToVincent wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:29 am ...
Thanks for the possible alternative translation and interpretation. :anjali:
by JohnK
Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:40 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟩 Nutriment (āhāra) Part One and Two (Weeks of October 3 and 10, 2021)
Replies: 18
Views: 7214

Re: 📍 Nutriment (āhāra) Part One and Two (Weeks of October 3 and 10, 2021)

Just noticing the first excerpt for this week. Saṁyutta Nikāya Āhārasutta (Nutriment) SN 46.51 (PTS 5.103–5.107) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi … i. The nutriments for the hindrances “And what, bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen sensual desire and for the increase and expansion of a...
by JohnK
Fri Oct 08, 2021 9:05 pm
Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
Topic: Why do people become religious?
Replies: 47
Views: 3880

Re: Why do people become religious?

For most individuals , I'd vote 6 and 10: "brainwashed by parents" as a coarse way of saying "born into it" -- it's just a part of "how things are," what is taken for granted in the culture. The comfort of being "part of a group" also fits with this -- it is e...
by JohnK
Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:27 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: This is the way that leads to beauty
Replies: 13
Views: 2451

Re: This is the way that leads to beauty

Just be sure to give it appropriate attention. :) “And what, bhikkhus, is the nutriment for the arising of unarisen sensual desire and for the increase and expansion of arisen sensual desire? There is, bhikkhus, the sign of the beautiful: frequently giving careless attention to it is the nutriment f...
by JohnK
Wed Oct 06, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Nothing is worth adhering to
Replies: 27
Views: 1297

Re: Nothing is worth adhering to

Adhere to the raft until...
by JohnK
Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:46 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟧 "Then, Māgandiya, associate with true men..." MN 75 (Week of September 26, 2021)
Replies: 9
Views: 2376

Re: 📍 "Then, Māgandiya, associate with true men..." MN 75 (Week of September 26, 2021)

The first time I read this sutta, I thought that the perpetrator of the trick on the blind man was external wrong teaching or materialist culture or advertising. But the Buddha explains that it is in fact the mind itself (ouch!). So if one distances oneself from the external false teachings, one sho...
by JohnK
Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:15 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Dharma Talks or Videos
Replies: 142
Views: 238877

Re: Dharma Talks or Videos

Video recordings of 9/18/2021 Thanissaro Bhikkhu Zoom retreat Aging, Illness, Death & Separation, offered by Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.
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by JohnK
Wed Sep 08, 2021 2:12 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟧 An advance on SN 47.7 (Week of September, 5, 2021)
Replies: 9
Views: 2382

Re: 📍 An advance on SN 47.7 (Week of September, 5, 2021)

:reading: Saṁyutta Nikāya Makkaṭasutta (The Monkey) SN 47.7 (PTS 5.149) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi “Bhikkhus, in the Himalayas, the king of mountains, there are rugged and uneven zones where neither monkeys nor human beings can go; there are rugged and uneven zones where monkeys can go but not hum...
by JohnK
Sun Aug 29, 2021 4:47 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟥 Profile: The Bhikkhunī Uppalavaṇṇā (Week of August 29, 2021)
Replies: 13
Views: 2960

Re: 📍 Profile: The Bhikkhunī Uppalavaṇṇā (Week of August 29, 2021)

... Saṁyutta Nikāya Uppalavaṇṇāsutta (Uppalavaṇṇā) SN 5.5 (PTS 1.132) Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi ... I can stand between your eyebrows Yet you won’t catch a glimpse of me ... This is the line that really struck me this evening -- thank you. :anjali: . Mara may be clever, but is so far from the Dha...
by JohnK
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:59 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟩 The Sage at Peace is Not Born (Week of August 22, 2021)
Replies: 116
Views: 16472

Re: 📍The Sage at Peace is Not Born (Week of August 22, 2021)

Majjhima Nikāya Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta (The Analysis of the Elements) MN 140 Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi ...By overcoming all conceivings , bhikkhu, one is called a sage at peace. And the sage at peace is not born... (emphasis added) I have not had a chance this week to check in until now -- wow, much ...
by JohnK
Wed Aug 18, 2021 3:19 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟧 Westward-bound Bhikkhus, SN 22.2 (Week of August 15, 2021)
Replies: 7
Views: 2135

Re: 📍 Westward-bound Bhikkhus, SN 22.2 (Week of August 15, 2021)

... Here’s a condensed version of the progressive questioning for discussion purposes: What does your teacher say, what does he teach? The removal of desire and lust . In regard to what does your teacher teach the removal of desire and lust?’ The removal of desire and lust for form …feeling … perce...
by JohnK
Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟧 Westward-bound Bhikkhus, SN 22.2 (Week of August 15, 2021)
Replies: 7
Views: 2135

Re: 📍 Westward-bound Bhikkhus, SN 22.2 (Week of August 15, 2021)

Just noticing that Sariputta does not recommend (in this context) sharing the Buddha's key teaching of going beyond rebirth -- I suppose it's about just teaching what the listeners might be ready to hear (although they did ask about the benefits). This reminds me of MN 97 where Sariputta does someth...
by JohnK
Sun Aug 08, 2021 7:17 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟧 AN 3.100 The Lump of Salt (Week of August 8, 2021)
Replies: 14
Views: 1421

Re: 📍AN 3.100 The Lump of Salt (Week of August 8, 2021)

... some person is developed in body, virtuous behavior, mind, and wisdom... When such a person creates exactly the same trifling bad kamma, it is to be experienced in this very life, without even a slight [residue] being seen, much less abundant [residue]. Brings to mind: a developed person will n...