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- Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:07 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: The place of dana and caga in the path & its development
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10580
Re: The place of dana in the path & its development
Dear starter, The nessesarity as well the possibility of Dana disappears latest with with the developement of right effort: "One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's right effort... "One tries to abandon wrong resolve & to enter into right resolve: ...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:47 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Right Livelihood, business in meat
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7667
Re: Right Livelihood, business in meat
Like to try it?
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:19 am
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: Are we responsible for the actions of others?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9067
Re: Are we responsible for the actions of others?
Maarten, When there is no buyer there is no seller (at least killer) when there is no seller, there is no buyer. In a small village the cow of a farmer dies, the familie quickly prepares the meat, store a little, and the rest is given to the wife in the house. She walks to the village and shouts: &q...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:03 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5995
Re: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
So are the echos caused by just remainings or by a child fascinated from the effects it is able to produce? What is the cause of an echo?
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:58 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Asking about non parajika expulsion
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12168
Re: Asking about non parajika expulsion
Dear Cittasanto,
may I ask you if you could provide some responsible texts and stories for the current questions here. Maybe they are usefull. Just if it is not to much effort and time. I guess it would be very helpfull in this case.
may I ask you if you could provide some responsible texts and stories for the current questions here. Maybe they are usefull. Just if it is not to much effort and time. I guess it would be very helpfull in this case.
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:48 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Engaged artists
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3846
Re: Engaged artists
I was just informed (maybe you know it already) that the makers of the movie "Baraka" made a new movie, I guess it is somehow as great, meditative and jolty as the first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp967YAAdNk&feature=share Incredible pictures and adjustment. Maybe those "arti...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:30 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5995
Re: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
That is a remarkable aspect which is in maybe in opposite to the OP claims or not. So it would need "further laborintation" Or did you just share some hope? Or in somehow "If you use it good it will be good..."All is good as it is or is not.
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:22 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Majjhima Nikaya Guide for an Old Man
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3538
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:13 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4700
Re: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
As long as there is a surface there is a refelction. So I wonder why this refelect mirror still refelcts/reacts (even unsupported as told...). "I" may wonder, a mirror does not. :sage: Still it reacts. How does it feel if one has gain such insight and is not able to help? Nothing gained. ...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:55 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5995
Re: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
So what has been the preconditions to reach such an insight? Bodily stirrings? Caused by? Nothing has been reached. No doubt. Thanks for you example to show how easy one could mis to value his conditions and waste it (possibility) by missunderstanding their means. Looks like we are a good team. Per...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4700
Re: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
Yes, that was my question. What causes this burden to say that there is no burden if there is actually really no burden. Echoes are just reflections. It is no burden for a mirror to reflect the light. As long there is some sense of that, "ist Hopfen und Malz nicht verloren" it's not a los...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:41 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5995
Re: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
The unconditioned path the the unconditioned. Well what a nice dream /idea. So what has been the preconditions to reach such an insight? Bodily stirrings? Caused by? Thanks for you example to show how easy one could mis to value his conditions and waste it (possibility) by missunderstanding their me...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:53 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5995
Re: Why is it important to value and see our Conditions?
Questions are usless yes but what are conditions that could be "yours"? Those which are caused by "myself" as well as the support out of gratitude which "myself" had received. Nothing is caused by self, not even "self" in quotation marks. If there is no more ...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:43 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4700
Re: The white man's burden, collective karma, Bodhisattva ideal
An ignorat person does not fear anything. But the wise fears unwholesome mindstates of which moha-cetana is one of, while the unwise would even no have an idea that it exists. He is content with his ideas and consturts. Either the Buddha was ignorant or wise. If he had no fear then he was ignorant ...
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:35 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: How much does labeling as good or evil has to do with it?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1406
Re: How much does labeling as good or evil has to do with it?
I am writing in light of my treads on veganism and coffee. I am begining to think that how we label certain things like coffee and veganism for instance influemces how it effects us. For instance, if you go on labeling coffee as a strong upper drug then it might end up having some of those effects ...