Ven. Vijithananda argues that death meditation is a form of Samatha practice even though it may help Vipassna in a later stage. Death is a future event. We do not know how it is going to happen. It is not practical to contemplate on what is not happen. If you are walking contemplate walking not dea...

I think whoever wrote that 'excerpt' (that paragraph quoted within the OP, I'd rather not repeat it) should be more careful with their words. I am not, of course, presuming anyone has a negative mindset here, just that that 'excerpt' is badly worded; if there are doubts, there are better ways in whi...

bodom wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:46 pm Thank you for posting.

Most welcome For those of us who might have a serious health condition, while it's of course important to do our best to heal, I think it's also a good idea to prepare. In any case, this process is going to happen to all of us, at some time.

I feel grateful for finding this on Youtube. If it's better posted elsewhere, I'm happy for it to be moved there, I just wanted to share it with everyone else. 🙏 Ven. Anālayo's voice is very soothing also, and his depth of knowledge inspires confidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Yi8d0mqxk :a...

Greetings, A couple of handy references, for anyone interested in looking up the meaning of certain Pali words! For me, the first port of call is usually... Buddhist Dictionary - Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines , by Nyanatiloka http://www.palikanon.com/english/wtb/dic_idx.html ... and if I'm...

Obviously, I have a rough idea; bhūta would be 'as they are / (have come to be?), ñāṇa would be knowledge, dassanam refers to vision, yes? (I'm not sure about yathā ). Anyway, I would like a more exact & thorough breakdown & explanation of these, if anyone could kindly assist with that? Als...

Those realms sound great, but only for an 'educated disciple of the noble ones'. I would not want to reappear there as a worldling, because of what happens (for a worldling) after that lifespan is exhausted: “Again, there is the case where an individual, with the stilling of directed thoughts & ...

Refuge is taken in the not-good Dhamma. According to Theravada, the good Dhamma lasted only five hundred years. "However, Ananda, because women have gone forth from the household life into homelessness in the Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathagata, now the spiritual life will not be...

So , should consumers share a part of the slaughtering karma ? Apparently not, but I'm hoping that's another benefit of veganism. :thinking: I think veganism probably is an extreme . Honey and milk ain't the problem . Exploitation is . Even deforestation although not intentionally committing killin...

Does the Theravada buddhist believes in doing prayers for getting rains ? This has happens in Mahayana Buddhism . I've asked a few times, for any (deva) beings who can hear & take positive action, to kindly send rain - steady, widespread rain, across all the fire-ravaged areas of Australia. Of ...

I just picked "entertainment" even though I do not train in eight precepts. Being married, I engage in activities of various kinds with my wife - not that the activities are especially unwholesome, but they do often pull me away from mindfulness. I also think there is an element of seekin...

the uposatha is the 8th, 14th and 15th of every lunar fortnight, and you should keep them on the correct days and not change them. Hello, I thought the standard, was to practice the uposatha on the full & new moon days, in accordance with where the moon is, in one's own locale? Does that accord...

Hi Manas, Try relaxing and sitting quietly, and then listen to what Ajahn Amaro is saying in this Guided Loving Kindness Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngxWt3JoeIo May all beings abide in well-being. :anjali: . Aloka, thank you for posting this. Metta is the cure for my affliction. :an...

I have read everyone's replies, and will listen to the talk by Ajahn Amaro shortly. I have already made up my mind on this issue. As per my intention, I will desist from speaking ill of anyone at all, from now on (I will try my best). Mind you, that has to include rapists & child molesters as we...

'Knowledge and vision of things as they really are' (or, is an alternate translation '...as they have come to be'? or is that something else?) is a term I'm seeing often in sutta readings. I can find it difficult to look up Pali terms; I come across various meanings. I would appreciate someone who i...