Dhamma Wheel

the idea of experiental reality really freaked me out once i grasped it. Have i literally been living a conceptual lie i made up for myself this whole time? Anyway that question led to doubt then fear, anger etc. The impression is you jumped into the deep end of the swimming pool or into an ocean w...

Nowhere have I shown that I "don't follow the suttas but prefer the teachings of philosophers". Even if I had shown that, it has no bearing on this issue of what is a metaphysical claim and what is not. Ceisiwr's point that "there is no self" is a strongly metaphysical point seems to be entirely re...

PeterC86 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 11:01 am

SteRo wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:49 am

That is definitely wrong. Through practicing the Eightfold Path one realizes the Middle Way.

If you want to stay in conversation with others, you might need to take a more humble approach.

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Hi Manas, I don't understand why you watch this type of video, there are probably a lot of them on the internet but I never watch them myself. Death will happen to us all eventually - and in the meantime one is dealing with life in the here and now. Also, "kamma" isn't some kind of cosmic punishment...

Of course 'Eightfold Path' and 'Middle Way' have completely different meanings. It doesn't look like that here..... The Buddha said: There are these two extremes that are not to be indulged in by one who has gone forth. Which two? That which is devoted to sensual pleasure with reference to sensual ...

PeterC86 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2020 12:46 pm

Thank you for sharing this!

You're very welcome.



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char101 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:17 pm

If we are the animal would we want to be neuterized? I don't think so.

I think there are plenty of men who decide to have a vasectomy so that their wives won't have to have more pregnancies, they just don't go around telling everyone about their private lives, especially on the internet!

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My good friend is an animal lover. Is there bad Karma when animal lovers neuter the animals? As ever, it depends on the intention involved. Normally the intention is good, for reasons to do with the welfare of the animal and its owner and others that they meet. So good kamma, in that case. :goodpost:

Welcome Lillyblue!

Do we take this lifetime knowledge to the next life?

I have no idea!

What is your opinion?

I don't have one.

Zom wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 15, 2020 5:43 pm

Topic is highly speculative

Absolutely, as are many other topics these day!



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. Between Arhat and Bodhisattva - an article at the Lion's Roar website by Ajahn Amaro: https://www.lionsroar.com/between-arhat-and-bodhisattva/ .... and the following is a Dhamma talk given by Ajahn Amaro: Finding a Perfect Balance Between Arhat and Bodhisattva https://www.amaravati.org/audio/findi...

confusedlayman wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:01 pm

No music,no dance, no video games, no sports... only focus on nibbana for long eons? No entertainment?

A pure abode is a mental state, not a place where one dances around and plays loud music, football, and video games.



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Greetings Woodsman, is my problem, I now feel that I am missing out on practices that I ' should ' be doing rather than merely using insight practices. Its created a sense of urgency and anxiety that is impeding my practice . Has anyone else experienced this if so how on earth did you reconcile it?...

the absence of a focus on 'Emptiness' in the Theravada is palpable from my readings of late. Hi woodsman, You might like to have a look at this article "Emptiness in Theravada Buddhism" by Gil Fronsdal who's a teacher at the USA Insight Meditation Centre: https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/boo...

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