Dhamma Wheel

The anthology from Bhikkhu Bodhi is a great place to start. The paper book can be purchased or see this discussion: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=14640 I second this. There are many good places you could start to learn about the Buddha's teachings in the Pali suttas. Of all of them, this ...

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A lot of heated discussions start off discussing a topic but reach a point where it's no longer about the topic, but more about winning the argument. I have noticed that I have done this in the past as well. It occurred to me one day, "Why is it so important to prove to the other person, that I am ...

Another suggestion would be to put the sutta numbers in the file name metadata. For example, instead of "All the Taints" it could be "MN 2 - All the Taints." This makes it easier to keep the files in order when downloaded and having the sutta number linked with the name is good information anyway.

I listened to a few recordings from MN in full on my walk today. Some points: • The gong is a nice touch - keep it! • The repetition format is great, not too much and not too little - keep that up! • The sound quality is excellent - keep that up too! • The reader, Roland Kitchen, is excellent, very ...

Very clean appearing website and good design. A brief listening-skim tells me they sound like good recordings read by a pleasant and professional voice. A good selection too and I'm sure more will be added.

Many thanks for providing this resource.

For those experienced with yoga, could you list those poses you know of that lead to knee pain?

The foundation for sila for laypeople is the 5 precepts. Upholding the precepts and being mindful of them is training for sila. If they are easy for someone personally, that is great. But being easy doesn't diminish their worth, importance, and the respect we should afford to them. This is especiall...

Regarding the OP... There's a pattern I've noticed occurring sometimes. When people, especially young men, who are relatively new to taking the Dhamma seriously for themselves come to this forum, they are often enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is great, but on this online forum environment it can very easil...

That's a great sutta that rightviewftw posted in reply to your question. It's AN 4.184. Here is Venerable Sujato's translation: Then the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said t...

Hello there No_Mind, Getting off the Xanax could be helpful along with better diet and exercise. It has many possible adverse effects ("possible" because individuals often react differently to the same drug) including increased appetite and weight gain. You mentioned tapering yourself off it and th...

The Buddha talks about gambling in DN 33 (Venerable Narada translation): "There are, young householder, these six evil consequences in indulging in gambling: (i) the winner begets hate, (ii) the loser grieves for lost wealth, (iii) loss of wealth, (iv) his word is not relied upon in a court of law, ...

Hello there, I don't think it has to be either-or. Personally, if it's noisy sometimes I put on my active noise canceling headphones with some deep brown noise to drown everything out (including my heartbeat). Sometimes I'll just meditate with the noise. Either way, I'm putting effort into the pract...

Hello there No_Mind, Getting off the Xanax could be helpful along with better diet and exercise. It has many possible adverse effects ("possible" because individuals often react differently to the same drug) including increased appetite and weight gain. You mentioned tapering yourself off it and thi...

There is a quote on a poster that says something a long the lines of "Do not live in the past or anticipate troubles in the future, live earnestly in the present." Is this a real Buddha quote? Is this quote a good representation of what the Buddha taught? IMO, the best quote that represents what th...