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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:17 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
This is a really great illustration of why the Buddha didn't teach that there is no self. And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. If all dhammas are empty of a self, then a self doesn’t exist. If everything is empty of “blue” then there is no ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Identity View
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5135
Re: Identity View
From the point of view of Classical Theravada the Buddha is speaking conventionally here. On the direct question of self, no-self is annihiltionism if it’s viewed in the sense of an existing Being being destroyed. The Buddha is quite clear that if Vacchagotta hadn’t been liable to such confusion, h...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:58 pm
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: What are your ideas about Pa Auk method ?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 62128
Re: What are your ideas about Pa Auk method ?
Nor did he teach that there is no self. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.059.nymo.html That says the aggregates aren't self. It doesn't say there's no self. Here he shows that teaching "there is no self" is an unbeneficial and confusing teaching that sides with the ex...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
So Santa Claus exists, because there is an idea of Santa Claus? I wanted to respond to blue … Referring to the observation of a nicely dressed old man during Christmas Time one maybe wants to state: Santa Claus does not exist. I want to recommend: say that only to kids above 6 or so. Could end in t...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
You can directly observe anatta of a certain feeling or push to that observation. Impermanence (anicca) of a certain feeling and consciousness is also (‚directly’) observable. ‚There is no self‘ is a thought. That thought is also observable. And also that this thought is not self. What you directly...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. Mahāyāna is a diverse tradition. Some strands of Mahāyāna teach there is a true self. I haven’t read it but I believe the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra teaches the highest teaching of the Buddha was tha...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:31 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
You can directly observe anatta of a certain feeling or push to that observation. Impermanence (anicca) of a certain feeling and consciousness is also (‚directly’) observable. ‚There is no self‘ is a thought. That thought is also observable. And also that this thought is not self. What you directly...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:14 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga
- Replies: 12
- Views: 946
Re: Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga
Appicchatā ca mettā ca karuṇā ca. ete santimagga "Contentment, loving-kindness and compassion. These are the path to peace" Is my grammar correct? Since the nouns in the first clause are feminine, the demonstrative should be etā . And in the second clause I think you'd be better served by...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Immersed in Freedom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 73
Re: Immersed in Freedom
Ekaggatā is used to preserve the meaning of the more obscure ekodi: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/ek ... n-web/3823
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:27 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is this knowledge for?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 73
Re: What is this knowledge for?
What is this knowledge for? I just started to think about why I am so engrossed in Buddhism. I feel that Sutta's study is mainly for monks. I just wondered whether there is much practical usage for laypeople. Is the exploration of Buddhism any different to the exploration of otherworldly pursuits? ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
This is a really great illustration of why the Buddha didn't teach that there is no self. And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. If all dhammas are empty of a self, then a self doesn’t exist. If everything is empty of “blue” then there is no ...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:07 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Identity View
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5135
Re: Identity View
I don’t know of that kind of statement. So I wouldn’t say it’s just a view. More of a fact, that Buddha didn’t teach an extreme conclusion or strong concept like that ‚there is no self‘. He really did, which is also the Classical Theravadin position. Sadly today many people are exposed to ideas the...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:03 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Identity View
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5135
Re: Identity View
Literal translation of one of the most famous verses from the Dhammapada: Attā hi attano nātho The self is the self's protector/refuge Ko hi nātho paro siyā For who else would be (its) protector/refuge? Attanā hi sudantena With a self well-tamed Nāthaṁ labhati dullabhaṁ. One gains the protector/ref...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Venerating the Dhamma as the Impersonal Divine Cosmic Order symbolized by the Thousand Spoked Wheel symbol
- Replies: 146
- Views: 4336
Re: Venerating the Dhamma as the Impersonal Divine Cosmic Order symbolized by the Thousand Spoked Wheel symbol
It is very sad that Mahasamghika did not survive up to this day. Regarding Sarvastivadins, it seems that they were still more open minded in certain interpretations of the suttas, for example luminosity of the mind. A lot of Mahayana has its roots in the Mahasamghikas. Theravada too says the mind i...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Kamma and intention
- Replies: 29
- Views: 583
Re: Kamma and intention
This is a really great illustration of why the Buddha didn't teach that there is no self. And of how the crazy mahāyāna emptiness teachings evolved via the Big Lie that he did teach it. If all dhammas are empty of a self, then a self doesn’t exist. If everything is empty of “blue” then there is no ...