Dhamma Wheel

I don't think that there is such a sutta. But all the Buddha's teachings should actually be applied to themselves if liberation is to be attained. Why? Because liberation does not depend on the permanent, the pleasurable and self. Why then should the Buddha's teaching be permanent, pleasurable and ...

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.035.than.html "How does Master Gotama discipline his disciples? Or what part of his instruction is generally presented to his disciples?" "Aggivessana, I discipline my disciples in this way; this part of my instruction is generally presented to my disc...

There are numerous suttas where the Buddha taught the 3 marks of existence, but do you know of any sutta where the Buddha's utilization of the 3 marks were turned upon his own utterances? i.e whatever he says/teaches is anicca dukkha anatta hence why it should be taken seriously. If there is such su...

Dancing is an expression of having control over the body and the worldly idea of what constitutes harmony. A good dancer move his/her body in a synchronized way with the rhythm of the music hence he/she are in harmony with the way things are :jawdrop: Meditation can mean many different things, but t...

From what i know, the precept on sexual misconduct is linked to the guardianship of the family. Guardianship assumes protection from misconduct hence consent would be irrelevant. There is a journal on Buddhist ethics that explains in details the third precept. I don't remember where i encountered th...

Sam Vara wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:54 pm

Bundokji wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:44 pm

Does neutering animals remove the sexual desire? or merely remove the ability to copulate?

Normally, the desire as well.

Then, this would be a good Kamma i guess, of course, pending the intention as you stated earlier.

Does neutering animals remove the sexual desire? or merely remove the ability to copulate?

Conventionally, the centrality of the self as a driver of human action is ignored/disguised through associating it with selfishness. The teachings encourage the practitioner to consciously acknowledge this centrality of the self as a necessary first step to deconstructing it. The fact that the self ...

With respect, I believe with upmost sincerity, that as a starting point: the mental state of the Venerable is of upmost importance in regard to the potential dangers of hard-core insight meditation. Hi Talisman25, I don't disagree, but don't you think that the above can be based on unwarranted conc...

I don't think there is a rule of thump on when to deliberately bring certain thoughts in order to combat them. On the one hand, there can be suppressed memories or thoughts that can continue to haunt and daunt us moving forward, and on the other hand, one can ask: to what extent the act of bringing ...

I think it is more like driving. No matter how many books someone who has never drive before has read, he will not understand the true experience of driving, the initial fear, the coordination, the dimension of the car, etc. From reading the books someone can make an imagination of what driving fee...

It can also be relevant to contemplate the interrelationship between knowledge and desire, and how the teachings utilized tautologies to present this interrelationship: In the context of the four noble truths, the path begins with right view which necessitates the understanding of the law of Kamma (...

Or in other words, the understanding of language might not fully describe the meaning of the teachings of the Buddha. What is written in the texts should only be taken as instructions to practice. From practice, true understanding will grow. Learning -> practice -> understanding. Don't expect to un...

SDC wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:24 am

I'm super tired and just yanked a deer tick from my chest, so I apologize if this is a bit hectic.

No worries SDC and thanks for taking the time to answer my question

P.S: I hope you and the deer tick are doing fine

The following essay by Ven Sujato might be relevant to the topic in hand

https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/on ... gies/11836