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- Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:34 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Melbourne DW catch up - Ajahn Sumedho talk - Dec. 16
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2008
Re: Melbourne Dhamma Wheel catch up - mid December
Sounds good. I might not be able to come for the talk. Will let u know for sure closer to the date.
- Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:22 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
- Replies: 98
- Views: 15464
Re: Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
Hey Dan, I wasn't gloating!! It's just that u didn't seem to be so generous when we played, a few years ago. But yeah, it's high time for a rematch...
- Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:57 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
- Replies: 98
- Views: 15464
Re: Chess Match 1 - Dan74 v Guy
I see you are being a good Buddhist and practicing generosity huh?Dan74 wrote: 8. Ne5 dxe5
Re: Chess
I'm in! Used to play quite a bit when I was at school. But haven't really played in ages. So I'm probably horrible at it now. But a tournament sounds like fun.
- Tue May 12, 2009 1:21 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: "Mindfulness In Plain English" by Ven Henepola Gunaratana
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3603
Re: "Mindfulness In Plain English" by Ven Henepola Gunaratana
Read it a few years ago and loved it. It was an easy read, and was very informative.
- Thu May 07, 2009 4:25 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Is It Possible to Be a Lay Theravada Buddhist?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 17844
Re: Is It Possible to Be a Lay Theravada Buddhist?
Even today I see mostly Europeans attending lectures and meditation while the Asians mostly make donations and offerings and then leave. :shrug: I think we need to keep in mind that the path is not only about meditation. Dana is an integral part of the teachings and should be practiced as such. It ...
- Mon May 04, 2009 11:50 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dhamma Wheel Lounge vs. Scenes from Casablanca?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1260
Re: Dhamma Wheel Lounge vs. Scenes from Casablanca?
I haven't been part of e-sangha, so I have no idea what the drama is about. But I have found this forum to be very helpful. Most of all, because it gives me a feeling of not being alone on the path (ever since I moved to a new suburb a year or so ago, I haven't had as much contact with my dhamma fri...
- Fri May 01, 2009 11:50 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Fixed Views
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4835
Re: Fixed Views
Here's another translation, from Ven. K Sri Dhammananda: Not falling into error, virtuous and endowed with insight, he discards attachment to sensuous desires. Truly, he does not come again; to be conceived in the womb. Here's the Pali (not in the correct font): Ditthinca anupa gamma silava Dassa-n...
- Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:36 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Bhikkhuni ordination...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11087
Re: Bhikkhuni ordination...
In Sri Lanka, even the 10 precept nuns wear the brown robes, and are supported by the community. My first retreat was at a monastery run by 10 precept nuns about 6 years ago, and it was like any other monastery. There were facilities for both men and women to meditate, and instructions were given by...
- Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: kwan yin in thereavada pratice
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10713
Re: kwan yin in thereavada pratice
My aunt is a farmer who raises cows, among other animals. When I see them, they always seemed to be dumb animals. They don't make facial expressions, always have those dumb cow eyes, and their random bleating "mooo!" couldn't possibly be interpreted as reflecting one emotion over another....
- Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:28 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dhamma Books in Melbourne
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3981
Re: Dhamma Books in Melbourne
Hi Salmon, If u can get a few copies of 'Mindfulness in Plain English' by bhante Henepola Gunaratana, it would be very useful I think (specially for Dan to distribute in prisons). I know there's a free version of this book, because my friend had one a few years ago, but I haven't come across it in a...
- Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:11 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Niyama Dhamma
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8344
Re: Niyama Dhamma
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks Retro.retrofuturist wrote:
THE NIYAMA-DIPANI (The Manual of Cosmic Order)
by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw
http://www.dhammaweb.net/html/view.php?id=5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:50 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Niyama Dhamma
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8344
Re: Niyama Dhamma
Thanks Retro and Mike... So, is there no formal teaching that discusses these in detail?
- Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:33 pm
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Niyama Dhamma
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8344
Niyama Dhamma
Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone knew of a sutta which discusses the five niyama dhammas. I looked in accesstoinsight but couldn't find anything.
Thank you...
I was wondering if anyone knew of a sutta which discusses the five niyama dhammas. I looked in accesstoinsight but couldn't find anything.
Thank you...
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:07 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Ariyan aspirations and the lay follower
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10578
Re: Ariyan aspirations and the lay follower
One of the first Theravada texts I have read was one from Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw ( Satipatthana Vipassana ) from which I got the impression that the goal of realizing Nibbana was not supposed to be some long-distance objective, in fact I understood that the objective of becoming an Aryian shouldn...