What did I miss?Mr Man wrote:It all seems a bit odd and what with the timing and everything. Also just a touch ironic.
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- Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:33 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6752
Re: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:43 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6752
Re: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
Forgot to add; could I request that I'm referred to here only by my online alias and over there only by my real name please? Many thanks!
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:40 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6752
Re: New forum: Dharma Paths Practice Community
Sounds like a good idea. I'll be happy to use my real name there. Thanks David!
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:23 pm
- Forum: Suggestion box
- Topic: Forum Etiquette
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5450
Re: Forum Etiquette at Dhamma Wheel
I'm not sure how necessary this is or what it adds to the current terms of service.
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:32 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What's after the end
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7414
Re: What's after the end
Erm, that can have a different meaning.waterchan wrote:He went "poof".
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:29 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Purpose of practicing mindfulness
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5369
Re: Purpose of practicing mindfulness
Purpose of practising mindfulness: to develop mindfulness.
- Tue Aug 11, 2015 6:25 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: What's after the end
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7414
Re: What's after the end
This is one of those ' what's in it for me ' scenarios. It makes sense intellectually that our aversion to non-existance is rooted in ignorance of what we really are. Intellectually, we can appreciate that all experiences are ultimately dukkha, so nibbana would be a desirable state to attain; howeve...
- Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:45 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Living in the Matrix?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2694
Re: Living in the Matrix?
But 'instead of having brains in vats that are fed by sensory inputs from a simulator, the brains themselves would also be part of the simulation,' said Bostrom ... proving that he either did not watch the second and third movies or simply didn't understand them: this is exactly what they were about.
- Sat Aug 08, 2015 4:42 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: New moderator: SDC
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4889
Re: New moderator: SDC
Congratulations SDC
- Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:03 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The ethics of sterilisation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2665
Re: The ethics of sterilisation
Thanks for everyone's thoughts. Pretty unanimous. My operation is now scheduled for a 21st August. The thing I'm most concerned about is taking the diazepam. I've never had it before and haven't even drank alcohol for around eight years, but the medical procedure requires it as a muscle relaxant. I ...
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:10 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The ethics of sterilisation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2665
The ethics of sterilisation
I have one child, she is now 14 months old (ish). My wife and I are happy and we don't want another child for a variety of reasons. From my wife's perspective, the childbirth was physically traumatic and caused lasting damage that persists to this day and interrupts ordinary daily functions. From my...
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:45 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What Is the Meaning of Your Username and Avatar?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 13999
Re: What Is the Meaning of Your Username and Avatar?
My online name was Mawkish for many many years. I am in two minds whether to scrap this account and start a new one with my real name or to keep this username for prosperity. Either way, I'd like there to be no links between my real name and this username (and I've worked hard to make sure that's th...
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 8:29 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist hymns
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2120
Re: Buddhist hymns
Thanks Cooran. Looks very westernised/Christianised. I was really more interested in the traditional melodic chanting in Asian Theravadin countries. Thanks for the download though!
- Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhist hymns
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2120
Buddhist hymns
I do not want this to be a discussion about whether or not it is acceptable to recite passages from the Pali Canon in a tuneful manner, whether singing is permitted in the Canon nor whether any benefit can or cannot be gained through singing. In Daily Buddhist Devotions by Ven. K Sri Dhammananda, i...
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:36 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Everything seems so much to remember... daily practise?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4353
Re: Everything seems so much to remember... daily practise?
There can be a lot, and it can be overwhelming. I'd advise you to focus on one aspect of practice at first. I, for example, chose to focus on sila for a few years after being bogged down in sutta study. I recently shifted my focus back to vipassana. I'd advise you to first mindfully uphold the prece...