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by DAWN
Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:41 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Your initial experience with meditation?
Replies: 4
Views: 2409

Re: Your initial experience with meditation?

Before i do it because i have to do it. Now i do it because i like to do it. Now its my drug. Calm is my drug. :meditate: There is a sutta, i lost which one and recite on memory, when Buddha said that: There is the ones who have practice easily and attain fruition easily. There is the ones who have ...
by DAWN
Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:42 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Yawares popular culture thread
Replies: 148
Views: 35477

Re: Miss Universe 2012 : Olivia Culpo from USA

James the Giant wrote:Do they poo beautiful excrement too?
:clap:

I'am sure it's smells like beautifull roses :heart: :heart:
by DAWN
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:49 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: cultivating wisdom?
Replies: 38
Views: 8046

Re: cultivating wisdom?

Wisdom is fruit of Right Mindfullness, and nature of Right Mindfullness is Wisdom. Right Mindfullness is born from calm, detachement, clearity, openess... The one who is wise can take a position out of situation, and by this ability of detachement he can see clearly, without be "impoisoned"...
by DAWN
Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:32 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did Buddha say “The world is but an illusion?
Replies: 39
Views: 7588

Re: Did Buddha say “The world is but an illusion?

hermitwin wrote:it is all a matter of perspective.
is a man real or illusion?
if you see a man as nothing more than a collection sub-atomic particles.
then which is the illusion and which the reality???
It's a good questioning.

What part of a man is considered as man.
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: zen masters...
Replies: 54
Views: 16090

Re: zen masters...

Dan74 wrote:
DAWN wrote:
tiltbillings wrote: what is the problem?
Your aggressivity ? :namaste:
He might just be a frustrated zen master... :spy:
When there is pain it must be healed. IMO.
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 9:09 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: zen masters...
Replies: 54
Views: 16090

Re: zen masters...

tiltbillings wrote: what is the problem?
Your aggressivity ? :namaste:
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did Buddha say “The world is but an illusion?
Replies: 39
Views: 7588

Re: Did Buddha say “The world is but an illusion?

Buddha said that all phenomenas are conditioned.
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 6:36 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: teachings to rahula
Replies: 4
Views: 1884

Re: teachings to rahula

Hello my friend. Similie have a fonction to describe some quality of some phenomena. Similie is the finger which shows a Moon, we have to watch on the Moon and not on the finger. You have alredy respond on your own question. In the first quotion, similie of earth is used to discribe the equnanimity....
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:53 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What to get
Replies: 14
Views: 4146

Re: What to get

Me, personally, i have DN, MN, SN and AN in hard copy. I can not give an advice of choice because i dont yet read all, but i think you can buy them all.

Also, as i remember, there is no KN in hard copy.
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:23 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: What is embryo thinking?
Replies: 27
Views: 9330

Re: What is embryo thinking?

There is consciosness between 0 and 1, between silence and noize, between paper and picture, between void and form, between all duality.
All fenomena "have" consciosness.

Verse 1:
Manopubbangama dhamma
manosettha manomaya
by DAWN
Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:11 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: On the nature of Beauty
Replies: 26
Views: 6737

Re: On the nature of Beauty

Beauty is harmony.
All is beautyfull.
by DAWN
Sun Dec 16, 2012 10:53 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: how do you enter jhana?
Replies: 71
Views: 19984

Re: how do you enter jhana?

Self appropriation of calm (jhana) is a condition to taboo.
by DAWN
Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:47 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Friendship
Replies: 14
Views: 4758

Re: Friendship

Wandering alone - is the best condition. Joy from seclusion - is the best fruit. Every body make his choices. Seclusion is for those beaings who have only one choice - freedom. I don't agree. I think finding spiritual friends is ideal...although, if that option doesn't exist then it's better to wan...
by DAWN
Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Friendship
Replies: 14
Views: 4758

Re: Friendship

Wandering alone - is the best condition.
Joy from seclusion - is the best fruit.

Every body make his choices. Seclusion is for those beaings who have only one choice - freedom.
by DAWN
Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:42 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The obvious question about Kamma
Replies: 30
Views: 6760

Re: The obvious question about Kamma

befriend wrote:im not sure if everything is karma or not.
Kamma is mouvement.
Kamma fruit = Mouvement fruit.

Is kamma who rebirth not a identity.

Yes all is kamma, all is mouvement.