I wasn't sure if my eyes were deceiving me, but I think I saw a well-known monk - please, I do not want any names mentioned, let's keep this impersonal - but during a talk, he appeared to be sitting next to a nun, ie, on the same raised platform, they sat approximately one metre apart, I'd estimate....

I could go on. But it seems clearer and clearer to me that morality and living by the "rules" and believing that someone is watching and keeping an account of what we do might make us mentally sick. I used to think kamma worked like that, but I now believe no-one need be watching, for kam...

manas To be a bit more clear, instead of getting lost in the vast maze of concepts, views and obsessions the Buddha teaches the Dhamma via the middle. Its good to bear in mind what Nama-rupa is: “And what [monks] is name-&-form? Feeling, perception, intention, contact, & attention : This is...

I'm only interested in the pali suttas, have read enough of other religions & sects over all these years to no longer be interested in getting more confused. However: while reading this topic - and noticing how we all have different points of view regarding this, also noticing how my own view c...

I'm only interested in the pali suttas, have read enough of other religions & sects over all these years to no longer be interested in getting more confused. However: while reading this topic - and noticing how we all have different points of view regarding this, also noticing how my own view co...

after enlightment buddha was physically capable but mentally incapable because he dont delight in any pleasure so without mental intention he cant do that act. i want to be like him. i dont want to cut my part that produce semen but i want to cut the mind that craves for it only to lose it and feel...

I just read the relevant sections in "A History of Mindfulness" by Bhikkhu Sujato. He disagrees about the conclusions drawn by some on the Sutta Nipata and finds that there are some suttas that are earliest and a collection that is earliest: ...all of the texts identified as earliest disc...

updated article with cool images showing difference between EBT and vism. https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2020/02/v-vitakka-vicara-simile-of-bird.html I tried in vain to find the entire sutta being referred to; could someone please provide a link to it? Here is the excerpt: and just as a wing...

Because I live in a society where reverence and even basic good manners are often lacking, I strive to be respectful at all times towards the Buddha, whether in body, speech or thought. I can see how our modern minds might chafe somewhat at the notion of reverence, and that makes me suspect that it'...

(or a special keyboard, to make it even simpler) For Mac-users there's the Easy Unicode keyboard layout. http://www.palitext.com/subpages/EasyUnicode5.zip Just download and open the zip file, place the keyboard in the keyboard folder of your system library and then open keyboard preferences and sel...

Srilankaputra wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:43 pm

Hi,

I believe the squiggly things are called diacritical marks. The following might help.

https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/in ... ystems/311

Thank you sorry I took a while to reply

I read every reply and quote, and I thank you all. Reading some of them, I literally got tears in my eyes - because, I really do want to learn how to be free from ill-will, towards any being whatsoever. It has come to mean more to me lately, especially. I can see how much freer my heart would feel, ...

Hello all I like walking down the street, and having this feeling of goodwill towards all I encounter - other people, dogs being walked, birds flying around, insects...it's a positive & uplifting emotion which as Buddhists, we are encouraged to cultivate. However, when I look deep into my heart,...

Hi everyone, I would like to visit the important places connected with the Buddha's life, while I still have the physical health & strength to do so. Does anyone have a recommendation, of the best way to do this tour? Basically a pilgrimage. I would prefer one that includes time for reflection &...

By chance, I just came across this video; from about 33:00 or soon after (I find it hard to pinpoint the exact spot), Ajahn Achalo begins talking about the 5th precept (although the entire talk is excellent). I think he explains this issue better than I.