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by Mkoll
Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:47 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Wrong Aspiration: Ill will vs. Harmfulness
Replies: 2
Views: 1433

Re: Wrong Aspiration: Ill will vs. Harmfulness

Speaking my own mind without consulting the suttas, here is my offering... Ill will is more subtle than the intention of harmfulness and precedes it. One could have ill will towards form, for example when one feels a tearing sensation in one's knee whilst walking or meditating and ill will arises. T...
by Mkoll
Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:25 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: schedule
Replies: 15
Views: 4958

Re: schedule

Think not lightly of good, saying, "It will not come to me." Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good. -Dhammapada 122 (source) Enduring patience is the highest austerity. -Dhammapada 184 (source) May you be succe...
by Mkoll
Sat Sep 07, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Parents and the Dhamma
Replies: 11
Views: 2873

Re: Parents and the Dhamma

Remember that for most the journey that they are taking in this life is but part of a long journey of many lives. If your life and actions make your parents have a positive attitude to Buddhism in this life then there is more chance that they will adopt the path in later lives. Any small movement i...
by Mkoll
Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:35 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Parents and the Dhamma
Replies: 11
Views: 2873

Parents and the Dhamma

Friends, Thank you Dhamma Wheel for providing a virtual place to discuss the Dhamma. My question: how can I go about showing my parents' the Dhamma? I love them very much and I don't want to speak ill of them, but as my motivation is to help them discriminate the essential from the inessential, I mu...
by Mkoll
Sat Aug 24, 2013 10:12 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Where do monks eat?
Replies: 3
Views: 1468

Where do monks eat?

Where do monks eat once they have gathered alms from the village or town? Do they take their bowls outside of town to eat? Do they walk back to the monastery to eat? Do they eat at someone's house in the village? How and why do practices differ? I would appreciate any answers, especially answers fro...
by Mkoll
Fri Dec 07, 2012 12:31 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Which Nikaya to read first?
Replies: 3
Views: 2912

Re: Which Nikaya to read first?

Thank you!

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by Mkoll
Wed Dec 05, 2012 7:00 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Which Nikaya to read first?
Replies: 3
Views: 2912

Which Nikaya to read first?

Hello all, I am new to Buddhism and I have decided to dedicate to myself to study and practice. I have a copy of the translations of the Digha, Majjhima, Samyuta and Anguttara Nikayas from Wisdom Publications. Is there a suggested order in which to read and study these? At this point, I am of the op...