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by ancientbuddhism
Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:07 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?
Replies: 158
Views: 29243

Re: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?

From Patrick Kearney’s article: “I was first struck by Kornfield’s claim that at least half of the students who attempt to do traditional vipassanâ meditation at IMS cannot do so. This is an extraordinary admission of failure for any meditation teacher or meditation centre.” At least half if not a ...
by ancientbuddhism
Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:20 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?
Replies: 158
Views: 29243

Re: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?

It has been mentioned earlier in this thread that popular books such as this offer an approach to Buddhism for some. A concern I have had is that some will simply make these their grail and not go critically deeper into the Dhamma or their practice. Now it goes without saying that it is incumbent on...
by ancientbuddhism
Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?
Replies: 158
Views: 29243

Re: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?

Your original question didn't include the compound, to clarify my response, but no matter. As to what was implicit anyway, the statement reflects an impression of a general trend in some publications, not of the practice of vipassana.
by ancientbuddhism
Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:33 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?
Replies: 158
Views: 29243

Re: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?

So, all of the "so-called vipassana-movement" are to be characterized this way, as mealy-mouthed?
therethere … I added the hyphen to the compound
by ancientbuddhism
Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:43 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?
Replies: 158
Views: 29243

Re: Goldstein, Kornfield and One Buddhism - what's missing?

I suppose A Path With Heart couldn’t be called a ‘strictly Buddhist Book’ per se, but by the reputation the author has, it does have that intrinsic value to many. ‘Buddhist influenced’ or rather Dharma without mention of either Dhamma or the Buddha, has been the approach for some time. I have worked...
by ancientbuddhism
Tue Apr 05, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Pronouncing "v"
Replies: 8
Views: 2224

Re: Pronouncing "v"

In the Tahi, true ‘v’ is replaced with ว . Also, the Thai rigor of pāḷi chanting insists on their particular ephony of retroflex consonents such as ṭ & ṇ, of which is rather hard to render any transliteration. When I was chanting with the Lao saṅgha it was difficult to follow after training with...
by ancientbuddhism
Tue Apr 05, 2011 12:28 pm
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Luang Por Teean's method
Replies: 9
Views: 3939

Re: Luang Por Teean's method

fabianfred wrote: LP Teean did not use the 'noting' technique of Mahasi Sayadaw, but that doesn't mean you cannot, if you are a beginner to practicing mindfulness. I recalled reading in some bio on LP Teean that this technique as he first learned it did use noting of movement, but that he dropped t...
by ancientbuddhism
Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:39 pm
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Luang Por Teean's method
Replies: 9
Views: 3939

Re: Luang Por Teean's method

I was introduced to this method while I was residing at WPN some time ago. I was intrigued with it and sought out teachers of the method in Thailand. For myself, I can say that the Mahasati method does either stop altogether or at least slow to a crawl discursive thinking. Although I have not contin...
by ancientbuddhism
Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:58 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Understanding the knower
Replies: 20
Views: 3565

Re: Understanding the knower

This may be more a question of what sentience is Sentient Existence – Sakkāya (lit. 'with a body'): Pañcupādānakkhandhā The Five Bases of Identification (taking up) Material Form (the body) – Rūpa Sensations of Feeling – Vedana Sense Perception – Saññā Volitional Cognition - Saṅkhāra Consciousness -...
by ancientbuddhism
Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:22 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
Replies: 17
Views: 7102

Re: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?

Another interesting sutta along this topic is the Khemaka Sutta (SN. 3.1.9.7). With reference to the three-marks analysis of the 5 aggregates, this discourse discusses the particular utility of A & P toward release (dependant origination – paṭiccasamuppāda lit. ‘cause of arising’ – is built-in a...
by ancientbuddhism
Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?
Replies: 17
Views: 7102

Re: The Buddha's approach to nibbana?

The 4-NT and chronology of first and essential discourses of the Buddha have been presented. And from all of our reading of the suttas we could surmise that the essential pathway toward liberation is the three-marks of the 5 aggregates, and various schedules of dependant origination analysis to deli...