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- Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
- Replies: 21
- Views: 695
Re: sutta jhana and vipassana jhana
These two are interwoven it is so difficult to give a clear-cut definition. However, Sutta Jhana leads to the elimination of five hindrances and attaining Jhananga. Vipassana leads to attaining Bojjanga Generally, the first limb of Vipassana is Kayanupassana. Kayanupassana can lead to Samatha Jhana ...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:20 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 187
Re: How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka?
How can Annica Dukkha Annata exists with kamma vipaka? Unless seeing the three characteristics stops kamma from being created?? Kamma Vipaka is not the only factor. There are many other factors (Niyama) affecting Kamma Vipaka. Sucha as Dhamma Niyama, Utu Niyama, Biju Niyama and Citta Niyama etc. He...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:25 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
- Replies: 41
- Views: 772
Re: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
Isn't Vinaya's code for monks to control them?
If we can't control why does Buddha impose the Vinaya code?
If we can't control why does Buddha impose the Vinaya code?
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 637
Re: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana? By not trying to control them. Trying to control is just more clinging. That’s why it says: it is not possible to have it of consciousness: ‘Let my consciousness be thus; let my consciousness not be thus.’ Otherwise it’s lik...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:50 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 637
If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana?
If we can't control the five clinging-aggregate, how do we attain Nibbana? “Bhikkhus, form is nonself. For if, bhikkhus, form were self, this form would not lead to affliction, and it would be possible to have it of form: ‘Let my form be thus; let my form not be thus.’ But because form is nonself, f...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:03 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
- Replies: 41
- Views: 772
Re: "If we owned our body, it would obey our every command"
Hello, I keep running into this statement in Ajahn Chah's teachings. I don't understand the logic. To me this sounds like a logical fallacy, because it doesn't matter what kind of thing you own, it just does not follow that said thing will 'obey your commands', especially if it's not even a being o...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Sayin' Hallo To All!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 293
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:02 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: insight and impermanence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 166
Re: insight and impermanence
Anicca = impermanenceAniccanupassana
Anupassana = Vipassana
I think it is the same.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:36 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path is in
- Replies: 15
- Views: 378
Re: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path i
The noble eightfold path is included under the skandhas. Like every path and every action. I only wish to note here about critsizing the bikkhu Seelavimala (sermoning in video) may have made a mistake or may not have. Yet after listening to the video that his sermon tallied exactly with the sinhala...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:21 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Dhp. 97
- Replies: 9
- Views: 376
Re: Dhp. 97
I think many of us do not understand the meaning of Saddha. The translation of faith seems inappropriate. Saddha means accepting on faith. In Canki Sutta it is explained as "safeguarding the truth" Saddha is the mental state of a person who has not fully understood the teaching. When you f...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:13 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What were the guḷhaganthaṃ?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 243
Re: What were the guḷhaganthaṃ?
I thought it meant the library.
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Ven. Nyanatiloka on Jhāna
- Replies: 2
- Views: 130
Re: Ven. Nyanatiloka on Jhāna
What is interesting here is that he says vitakka-vicāra means inner thoughts. He also states that the 5 senses are not active, yet there is a bodily experience. In this regard though he says the same as the Visuddhimagga. That phrase seems very much like what you find in Sutta. According to Sutta t...
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New introduction from an old user
- Replies: 10
- Views: 395
Re: New introduction from an old user
Welcome back Lotus.
Yes, we are still here waiting for you:D
Yes, we are still here waiting for you:D
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path is in
- Replies: 15
- Views: 378
Re: The three aggregates are not included under the noble eightfold path, friend Visakha, but the noble eightfold path i
To me it looks as if Thanissaro has got it right: Something like "Its not by the N8FP that the 3 aggregates are included/collected...but by the 3 aggregates the N8FP is included/collected"( saṅgahita , which is the past participle of sanganhati , to include, collect, contain.) Thank you. ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13883
Re: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize
MrBallen tells a convincing story about an exceptional case-history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJlkwZ1Gr6w I do not believe this story. Sri Lanka had a very similar story where a rich man's child drowned in the Kandy River and was reborn to a nearby poor family. This is not enough evidence to...