Interesting. Most of the people I met had a secular orientation, and I recall a couple of Stephen Batchelor fans at the local Amaravati group. But yes, it seems many people just want a teacher who guides and inspires them, and aren't too bothered about the detail. The detail is in the form - chanti...

Isn't that Bhavanga? According to Rupet Gretin (and taken from wikipedia) "bhavaṅga is the state in which the mind is said to rest when no active consciousness process is occurring: thus bhavaṅga is one’s state of mind when nothing appears to be going on, such as when one is in a state of deep...

Yes I'm sure you have a relationship and have an understanding of how the teachings in that tradition works and the style of practice. And as you have a relationship I guess you can imagine the kind of response you might get to a question like "is this what the Buddha actually taught or someth...

His teaching isn't like a study class were he clarifies concepts. It's about a direct experience. Suffering and the cessation of suffering. I think the ideal context for his teaching (and his traditions teaching) is monasticism or at least a relationship with monasticism. Sure. I suppose I'm concer...

Maybe he's come to a point where he let go of teachings. Not to say he's abandoning the teachings of the Buddha. Maybe I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that there is a point where one drops it all and walks totally "alone" ... Yes, that's possible. I have friends who have known him for f...

I don't think the Buddhist model of consciousness in the suttas copes too well with what happens while we're asleep, or with us being woken from sleep by a loud noise, or whatever. Practically speaking, it's like consciousness goes into "stand-by mode" when we sleep, though the Buddhist S...

What did you mean by this SarathW?

SarathW wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:56 pm
Comments are disabled on Youtube. This also an indication of their ulterior motive.

I think that perhaps "heretic" is the wrong word to use. I'm not sure if it is a Buddhist concept. It is OK to use the well-known English word, which has two meanings according to WordWeb: 1) A person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church 2) A...

SarathW wrote: ↑Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:34 am heretic meaning = a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.

It's normally used in relation to Christianity and has strong connotations.

Is there the concept of heresy in Buddhism?

Sarath. I would be careful who you call a "heretic". You, frankly, sound like a nutjob in doing so. Ajahn Sumedho is a very senior and good monk and has done a lot for the spread of Buddhism. You are welcome to prove I am wrong and I am quite happy to change my opinion. I think that perha...

From Ven. Buddhadasa I’d like to relate to you an account I once came across of the way people in the Buddha’s time prepared for death. For those who regularly kept the precepts and religious practices, fasting was not at all difficult, because they were used to abstaining from the evening meal on u...

confusedlayman wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 2:01 pm

bksubhuti wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 12:08 pm FYI:
https://americanmonk.org/rice-soup-in-buddhist-culture/

yea its a good thing .. i have it when sick or sometimes in morning or night .. i add milk and sugar and drink...

the picture shows they add extra chips or something...

Looks like pork and tiny fish in that picture.

Frank23 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:52 pm At about 4:19 it sounds as though Ven. Dhammanando mentions a recommended filling for meditation cushions, but after listening to it several times I can't quite make it out.

kapok

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceiba_pentandra

SarathW wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:46 pm

user99 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:02 pm Can you show me a proof of that?

The only way to prove this is by you becoming one.
Just start this by observing five precepts then the rest will fall into place itself. (obviously you have to associate Kalyanamitta)

Reminds me of this: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?p=209783#p209783