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Right Understanding can be developed anytime, anywhere, but there must also be Right Effort.

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So it is a bit like how we infer that light moves at such an extremely fast speed, yet it is completely impossible that we would ever actually be able to see this happen. Likewise, we infer that a billion mind moments take place in a flash of lightning, yet we could never actually see this take pla...

Even an Arahant is not aware of the 1 billion plus cittas in the blink of the eye. We are rarely ever aware of any of them with sati as they arise, and when we are it is of a nimitta of the object of the citta. Citta and cetasika still arise and experience their objects, but that does not mean we ar...

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I am so grateful for this site and all of you, I've been reading here for several years anonymously. Hi, I am glad to see you enjoy the site, and glad to see you joined. I have for years tried to do Anapanasati, usually a few weeks at a time before giving up because I can go on no longer continue, ...

rolling_boulder wrote:You're constantly dying.

So, yes.

In fact, in Classical Theravada, this becomeds explicit. It is called momentary death.

Virg02

I live in the suburbs a few minutes from Toronto, Canada and I believe that there are many wise teachers in my area but if anybody knows someone worth seeing, please advise. Absolutely, you should try to visit Tisarana Monastery in Perth, Ontario. During spring and summer the monks will be out of r...

I think it is important that I ask how many Suttas have you read? The more you study, there more you will incline towards practice. As far as the monks life goes, it is a great idea - but you must be sure that you can follow the rules or else disrobe before you break them. If you don't do that, it c...