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- Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:51 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: [ebooklet] Open Awareness Meditation: a quick introduction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 537
Re: [ebooklet] Open Awareness Meditation: a quick introduction
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 12:47 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Mindfulness of Breathing and the Hindrances
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2832
Re: Mindfulness of Breathing and the Hindrances
If I'm not mistaken, Ajan Cha advocates mastering ``silent moment awareness'' before tackling following the breathing. Am I correct in thinking that this is equivalent to mashtering the hinderances before addressing awareness of breath? That would be Ajahn Brahms method. https://bswa.org/teaching/b...
- Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Mindfulness of Breathing and the Hindrances
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2832
Re: Mindfulness of Breathing and the Hindrances
The phrase "completely eliminated" is not exactly clear. What is this supposed to mean? Does it mean the hindrances are uprooted? Or does it mean the hindrances are not present? If it means the hindrances are not present then, yes, the practice of Anapanasati has no hindrances present. We...
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:26 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from outside of Ithaca, NY
- Replies: 4
- Views: 661
Re: Hello from outside of Ithaca, NY
Welcome!
- Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Anapanasatisutta
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1236
Re: Anapanasatisutta
:candle: Dear all, In anapanasatisutta, it is mentioned only positive feelings like rapture ,joy..etc. Why negative feelings like anger,fear not mentioned in that sutta. Because during practice anything can come out. Any one please clarify Thank you all Beginer :thanks: The 16 steps are dealing wit...
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Who is your favorite sutta teacher?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1195
- Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:14 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2298
- Sun Mar 12, 2023 1:46 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2298
Re: Everything Everywhere All at Once
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_Everywhere_All_at_Once This movie is nominated for best picture and several other awards at tomorrow's Academy Awards (Oscars). I haven't seen it yet, but it appears to have some philosophical and spiritual overtones to it. Michelle Yeoh , a buddhist, is nom...
- Thu Mar 09, 2023 8:40 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How to stop feeling guilty when you’re enjoying sensual pleasure?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 1685
Re: How to stop feeling guilty when you’re enjoying sensual pleasure?
One useful strategy... As Sam Vara says, sense pleasure is just sense pleasure. It's the seeking that is problematic. Trying to block out pleasant sense experience would would be an odd, aversive, and unproductive thing to do. Oops, right now the sun on my back feels very pleasant - pehaps some sel...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Noble Eightfold Path- Lay Suttas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 316
Re: Noble Eightfold Path- Lay Suttas
Anyone know of any Suttas where the Buddha directly exhorts lay disciples to practice the eightfold path, or where a lay follower specifically states that they do? I’m not looking for Suttas that indirectly state or infer practice, such as by means of the four noble truths, individual path factors ...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 12:56 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Noble Eightfold Path- Lay Suttas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 316
Re: Noble Eightfold Path- Lay Suttas
Anyone know of any Suttas where the Buddha directly exhorts lay disciples to practice the eightfold path, or where a lay follower specifically states that they do? I’m not looking for Suttas that indirectly state or infer practice, such as by means of the four noble truths, individual path factors ...
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Welcome new admin Sam Vara!
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7064
Re: Welcome new admin Sam Vara!
No better choice in my opinion!
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Brahmavihārās and Satipaṭṭhāna
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1179
- Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New member from Montreal, Canada
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1153
Re: New member from Montreal, Canada
Welcome Rod!
- Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: liking and disliking
- Replies: 12
- Views: 665
Re: liking and disliking
Good topic. It's best not to judge people initially and as the Buddha said it's only after having associated with them for long periods that we can only truly know that person and what they are about. We all also know what he said about companionship on the path. It's the "whole of the holy lif...