Dhamma Wheel

“Therefore they are happy and free from grief, Who are without love for anything in the world, Therefore those wanting what is griefless, dust-free, Should not have love for anything in the world” Thank you, I have read the above and would like to start practicing the Dhamma. But I have some questi...

I've loosely followed your discussion, santa and Sam. I don't think this sutta has been mentioned yet. It may help clarify things. At Savatthī. Then the Venerable Kaccanagotta approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Venerable sir, it is said, ‘right vi...

Are Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha a product of Mara? As others have said: yes, in a sense. Though I wouldn't use the phrase "product of Mara" because it has inappropriate connotations. It's in the same sense that awakening necessarily comes from a starting place of ignorance or that the end of dukkha ...

Greetings Manas, Excellent news. If there's any way I can be of assistance in this process, don't hesitate to ask. :buddha1: Metta, Paul. :) Thanks Paul, because with so many options, i feel a bit out of my depth here, in making a decision. Even if we could just meet in person some time to discuss ...

These might help. MN 4: “Now, brahmin, it might be that you think: ‘Perhaps the recluse Gotama is not free from lust, hate, and delusion even today, which is why he still resorts to remote jungle-thicket resting places in the forest.’ But you should not think thus. It is because I see two benefits t...

Once[1] the Blessed One was living among the Bhaggas in the Deer Park at Bhesakala Grove, near Crocodile Haunt. At that time Ven. Maha Moggallana[2] sat nodding near the village of Kallavalaputta, in Magadha. The Blessed One, with his purified divine eye, surpassing the human, saw Ven. Maha Moggall...

Just look at your experience. Haven't you ever expressed anger before? Punched a person? Punched a wall or other inanimate object? Spoke to someone angrily, whether in person or over the net? Cursed out loud by yourself? Felt anger arising in your mind and given rise to further discursive thoughts o...

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Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:26 am

I wouldn’t worry about it. Unless you’re in a hotbox for some time you’re not gonna get a contact high. I would strongly encourage you to avoid neuroticism in this regard.

I fully agree.

Do you have any idea how condescending you sound. I do, actually. Horribly so, I imagine. On the other hand, I don't think you understand how condescending it is to come to a "Buddhist forum about the Dhamma of Theravada Buddhism", make your first post proclaiming you've attained Nibbana which is t...

Do you have any idea how condescending you sound. I do, actually. Horribly so, I imagine. On the other hand, I don't think you understand how condescending it is to come to a "Buddhist forum about the Dhamma of Theravada Buddhism", make your first post proclaiming you've attained Nibbana which is t...

The "Nirvana" you think you've attained is not the Nibbana that the Buddha attained and taught the way to. This was confirmed by the way you've described how you live. Now, you can choose to learn why this is the case so you can set yourself squarely on the Path to the Nibbana the Buddha attained, t...

You might want to check out the great rebirth debate thread stickied in one of these subforums. There is a great deal of evidence there.

Friends :smile: When I was young, ontology mattered a lot more. Now that I am getting older, soteriology has taken prime importance. All the details give me a headache, and the only question I keep asking myself is: what is the way out? Have you had a similar experience? At some point, you stop wor...

It's worth noting that one of the few "universal teachings" (and by that I mean it was explicitly taught to be cultivated by both monastic and lay disciples) is the below 5 reflections, all strongly related to impermanence as one would reflect upon it reflectively, and much less to the momentariness...

Dear Venerable Bhikkhus and Vinaya Experts Some recent allegations I recently read about the sin of "revisionism" in respect to common interpretations of the Pali suttas brought to mind the actual crime of Holocaust denial and even Holocaust revisionism that exists under the laws of many nations. B...