Greetings colagen, I wonder what your conclusion was "Now, bhikkhus, I shall make known to you the four great references. Listen and pay heed to my words." And those bhikkhus answered, saying: "So be it, Lord." Then the Blessed One said: "In this fashion, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu...

Greetings Sarath,

SarathW wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:41 am Getting to the debate early and getting out of it early too.

Correct. Well discerned friend.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings,

Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:09 am I find these verses to be quite inspiring, as a reminder to not get too lost in debates and discussions.

Right. NIppapanca is an antidote to dogmatism.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Craig, All I'll say is that you've got a glimpse here into how the retro-fitting of commentarial views (especially as they relate in this instance to paticcasamuppada) into the Dhamma has distorted so much. What you do with that is scenario up to you, but I'd recommend you take it as far a...

Greetings, A note from Path Press, should anyone be interested, capable and available. The contact e-mail address is info @ pathpresspublications dot com Metta, Paul. :) Dear friend of Path Press, Bhante Ñanamoli from Hillside Hermitage informed us that he recently received an Italian translation of...

Greetings, Let me know how you get on with that 😊 How is this 'truth' known? Easy. More to the point when you hear you only hear only one level of sound in my opinion. Yes, and how is this 'truth' known? It would be good if your opinion could be linked to the Buddha's words. It's a good question. It...

Greetings,

It's also important to differentiate between what is actually virtuous and what is merely attention seeking (i.e. craving) and virtue signalling (i.e. mana).

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings,

Cause_and_Effect wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:05 am Again, when the Buddha himself venerates the Dhamma what do you think he is venerating?

That body of knowledge which unbound him.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings, Well it's far more personal. The laws of physics govern physical bodies and subatomic particles whereas the cosmic law of the dhamma governs our welfare in this and future lives. So venerating the laws of physics wouldn't make much sense If you drifted off into airless space due to a lack...

Greetings, We venerate the Dhamma as a path, by respecting it and practicing it. Can we venerate the Dhamma also in it's aspect as Impersonal Divine Cosmic Order? It's a bit like venerating other orders like physics, or chemistry, or biology, isn't it? If it were physics, you could be thankful towar...

Greetings, Can Theravada Buddhism make a Place for this, and how is it found and discussed about in Theravada Buddhism? Let me know what you can share and think. Theravada can make place for all sorts of things not found in the Sutta and Vinaya Pitakas... but that doesn't mean it should. All the bes...

Greetings, Take care yourself first. Lord Buddha isn't interested in wanting more and more followers or worshippers. What He cared is the Dhamma realisation. This is true. Whilst he did send people off in all directions to spread the Dhamma, he never expected people other than those with little dust...

Greetings,

Yes - inside, we know what is good. Connecting to that via the kusala-dhammas is a great thing to do. A calibration, if you will.



Metta,
Paul.

Greetings,

Gami47 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:17 pm

Cowardice - by not being a wuss.

Anxiety - probably depends more on what the root cause is.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings McQueen, It seems to me that identity view arises right when craving takes place. Why/How is it that with the arising of craving, identity view arises? Timely question given your interest in paticcasamuppada... with craving as condition, clinging; with clinging as condition, existence ; wi...