Dhamma Wheel

When one hears about someone and that person is being praised, and this awakens one's interest in that person, what else is that but going by reports, by legends, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by agreement through pondering views, by probability? An...

Thank you for your reply, DooDoot. That was my impression as well. I see it as metaphorical in the sense of "life flashing before your eyes" or "life is fleeting." I'm wondering if that's it...or if there is something deeper here.... Volo, thank you for your reply. Can you expand upon what you mean ...

The sutta below is SN 20.6. Clipboard01.jpg Regarding the second to last section, Ven Bodhi's note (sorry, no diacriticals): Ayusankhara . Spk: This is said with reference to the physical life faculty ( rupajivitindriya ); for this presishes even faster than that. But it is not possible to describe ...

Even confining in a room by yourself, the outside you hear kids running and playing around. Maybe try those noise canceling headphones from Amazon.. ...and sound masking with some form of white/pink/brown(ian) noise track. YouTube has lots of examples. "Sound masking is the addition of natural or a...

Perhaps a significant part of any renunciate lifestyle includes surrendering personal ego and lifestyle customization for a communal discipline. It is a support, not an impediment. Going it alone is a romantic idea, but not one's best chance for spiritual development or becoming a recognizable reso...

There is the case where some people are impure in their bodily behavior & verbal behavior, and who do not periodically experience mental clarity & calm. Hatred for a person of this sort should also be subdued. [...] And as for a person who is impure in his bodily behavior & verbal behavior, and who...

When things aren’t quite going your way is it wise to reflect that it might be due to past kamma, or would that be unwise speculation? My guess is that we ought to reflect that in general our current situation might be at least in part kammically determined, because of this: "'I am the owner of my ...

I'm not so good at this in practice, but I think that it is very important to acknowledge the other person's pain: "It's tough, isn't it? [hug]". Try to get over the feeling of having to do something - to "solve" it. Just "being there", and, in particular, listening , is what people often need in s...

I don't think the vast majority of people care enough to give your hands a second thought if they're close to any of those variations. I've never thought about it myself until seeing this post.

I do what Nicolas described.

In your newfound enthusiasm for meditation, don't contort yourself into positions (such as half or full lotus) before your body is flexible enough for them. Sometimes, pain is not something to patiently endure but a warning to move before you hurt yourself.

Great idea for a thread!

But let me clarify: I'm interested in the technical/canonical explanation of what this means. Perhaps Venerable @Dhammanando may know? I'm not really sure. If sannissayaḍāharasā is translated as "burning up its own support", as Bhikkhu Bodhi does, then I've no idea what it could mean. That is, I do...

Thanks for your response.

But let me clarify: I'm interested in the technical/canonical explanation of what this means. Perhaps Venerable @Dhammanando may know?

What does Spk-pt mean here? The sutta is SN 14.7.