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Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, Please do your best to keep this topic specific to birth control in the context of Theravada Buddhism. Comments such as the following are veering away from practice of Theravada Buddhism and into politics... To what ever extents we discuss birth control , no buddhist couple will refrain f...

Greetings, i like the micro and macro explanation of the 8FNP whereas the macro cultivation of the factors conditions the mind to eventually leads to the arising of a mind with eight path factors resulting in cessation. Are there any suttas you can point to, which explain what you're talking about h...

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Metta,
Paul.

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Sure... how do you understand it?

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, That's true. I was thinking of situations where people also address monks as Ajahn when speaking in the first person. Yes, I understand. When I've spoken to them directly, I've called them "bhante", but referred to them as "bhikkhu" in the third. I think that's partly why I prefer "bhikkh...

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pilgrim wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:58 am

another correct term such as Bhante?

Bhante isn't correct either, because bhante is a first-person form of address, and to speak of Bhante Such-and-Such in the third-person is incorrect.

My preference is for "Bhikkhu".

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Mr.Man, The idea that "one cannot cause offense in others" is not an idea that I believe to be supported by the Buddha's teaching. Really? One need do no more than start to read the Dhammapada... 1. Mind precedes all mental states . Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a...

Greetings, Please note... discussion on this topic must make reference to Theravada Buddhist sources, or at least draw a clear inference from them. If people wish to discuss this topic in a broader political context, I would recommend doing so in the Social Justice section of the Dharma Wheel Engage...

Greetings TR & DooDoot,

If there's any further need for conversation on this matter, please consider creating a new topic or conducting it via private correspondence.

Many thanks.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, Is it as direct about the Buddha as the many firm statements that seem to clearly state that The Buddha had no desire whatsoever? Like does it specify that the Buddha specifically had skillful desire. If so, are there any suttas that clarify how he both had desire but also was detached an...

Greetings Zan, Saying he had desire, skillful or otherwise, contradicts the above sutta quotes. However I'm curious as to where or how this is explained in the suttas. Somewhere in the suttas there's a simile given about walking to the other side of the park, to demonstrate the difference between sk...

Greetings Diamind, Theres one thing that Bhante Sujatos students will never forget, "Kamma isnt the cause of everything" You just dont forget something like that... Well, since that's literally what the suttas say , surely that's a good thing. Well said, Bhikkhu Sujato! :anjali: As such, I'm not qui...

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And further to venerable Dhammanando's point above, I'm sure those who were committed first and foremost to the teachings of the Sutta Pitaka had more than enough to contend with, simply in memorizing, reciting and transmitting the suttas.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings diamind, Such questions would be best put to Bhikkhu Sujato over at Sutta Central, but since you ask... Can anyone give the history of Bhante sujato He was in an indie band once. ...and what he represents in the buddhist world? A sutta / "Early Buddhism" worldview, in stark contrast to a c...