It’s their property. No one has a right to someone else’s property, despite the claims of the socialists and commies. It's not. If I write a novel and copyright it that is my property. No different from bioscience & pharmaceutical companies and their technology & drugs. According to our soc...

confusedlayman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:06 am When I meditate sometimes, mind always like the tranquil and non disturbance state where it finds the lack of all experience state

its more like going to deep sleep.. is it bhavanga? its peaceful because mind dont think of concepts there...

You are most probably falling asleep.

mikenz66 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:44 pm

JohnK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:31 pm The best part of this thread is seeing graceful disagreement (modeled by mikenz66, Sam Vara and SDC).

Not difficulty, since SDC has such excellent taste in coffee shops...


Mike

He has an advantage being in New York.

I just discovered this wonderful teacher. I'm looking for English translations of his books or dhamma talks. I wasn't able to find anything after briefly searching around (except for his Pali text and audio of a talk in English on Metta). Anyone know of anything else that has been translated? I fou...

Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 17, 2020 1:29 am True, science can aid in our understanding, but why do people take it as THE way to understand reality in the U.K. and the west at large?

Not sure what you mean by "reality" Ceisiwr.

I saw him in person, back in 2014 (as I recall). Kamloops, British Columbia. He had just spent a Winter in complete isolation. This was his first public talk since that time. I had travelled hours to be there. The man was happy, chirp full, - it may have been my imagination - however it was as if a...

Is it better for a man who has chosen to remain a layperson yet celibate to own their own home or to move in with their parents, help to look after them in old age and give any extra cash that might have gone on living alone (bills etc) to charity/monasteries? I’m basically asking regarding myself....

Interestingly in Thai the word "Buy" is not used with Buddha images.

The quotes from Ajahn Gavesako are helpful, but it's still kind of vague. Ajahn Chah clearly said "no-self" however, he answers in the affirmative about a "primal self" and a "knower." So what's the verdict? Do you guys think he did teach a subtle-self? A primal self, ...

The quotes from Ajahn Gavesako are helpful, but it's still kind of vague. Ajahn Chah clearly said "no-self" however, he answers in the affirmative about a "primal self" and a "knower." So what's the verdict? Do you guys think he did teach a subtle-self? A primal self, ...

This dark jhana is new news for you. Bhante I imagine "dark jhana" is new news to everyone. Has this term been used by anyone other than yourself? To say Ajahn Brahmavamso teaches "dark jhana" is incorrect, in my opinion. To me the term "dark jhana" has negative connot...

The issue is not if it is nimitta or not nimitta or jhana or not jhana. The issue is Ajahn Brahm says the nimitta is bright light yet he defines jhana as being without perception of light. aka darkness. only piti sukha He said, "The nimitta is the doorway to jhana but not the object itself, pi...

bksubhuti wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:09 am I don't think a touch based nimitta is secluded from the senses.

Bhante,
The nimitta is not touch based. Not reliant on physical contact obviously. Just as a nimitta that is perceived as light is not dependant on the eye.

I don’t believe redemption is a Buddhist concept. There is no need for absolution.

I understand it, but they all believe that Nibbana is an existing reallity. You know what all Dhammayut monks believe? Ajahn Thanissaro is one monk. I don't know all, but I found some other few famous Dhammayutta Buddhist monks, they all seem to believe the same. Have you spoken to any and asked th...