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by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:52 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas
Replies: 242
Views: 88309

Re: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas

Greetings,

I suppose the caveat to that though is that samatha existed prior to the Buddha's dispensation and it didn't enlighten anyone, in and of itself.

Metta,
Retro. :)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:27 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Is renunciation mere "simplification"?
Replies: 10
Views: 1855

Re: Is renunciation mere "simplification"?

Greetings Mettafuture,
mettafuture wrote:Or does the dhamma, in your opinion, call for a more extreme renunciation?
In the long run it involves a more complete renunciation... eventually renouncing even the subtlest perception of self and "I".

Metta,
Retro. :)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:12 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Retro's Rockers
Replies: 183
Views: 35719

Re: Retro's Rockers

Greetings, #35 Suede http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaEc_5abpfA Animal Nitrate : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaEc_5abpfA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUUi7w3uSsk Stay Together : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUUi7w3uSsk" onclick=&qu...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: My music is better than yours
Replies: 18
Views: 2740

Re: My music is better than yours

I like electro - so some of these are to my liking.

Metta,
Retro. :)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:39 am
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas
Replies: 242
Views: 88309

Re: Jhāna According to the Pāḷi Nikāyas

Greetings Vepacitta, My personal advice to Retro (puts on Agony Aunt Hat) is to just watch and not get frigged up over steps. Just watch and do the meditation (breath, Buddho, whatever) that'll take you into it. And it'll do it within 45 minutes - then quicker - then quicker - so you can get there a...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:29 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Science-Meru
Replies: 26
Views: 5697

Re: Science-Meru

Greetings Rahula, I appreciate the clarification, thank you. Specific to your thesis, I'd be very careful in trying to defend the Dhamma or the Buddha against scientific viewpoints. Frankly, I think fighting science with Dhamma-science misses the whole point of the Dhamma (i.e. liberation), and many...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:13 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Science-Meru
Replies: 26
Views: 5697

Re: Science-Meru

Greetings Rahula, Please be honest - what is the reason behind your queries? Since you joined this forum, all your posts have focused exclusively on this issue, seemingly with the purpose to discredit the Buddha as a trustworthy source of spiritual guidance. Is this your motivation, or is your motiv...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:00 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Retro's Rockers
Replies: 183
Views: 35719

Re: Retro's Rockers

Greetings, #36 Wonderstuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_mT_AjWrg The Size Of A Cow : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw_mT_AjWrg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnJHSUqQLw Hot Love Now : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnJHSUqQLw" onc...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1543520

Re: Word Association Game

Blockhead
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 6:04 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Word Association Game
Replies: 11976
Views: 1543520

Re: Word Association Game

Ian Curtis (RIP)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:48 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Why can't more teach like Bhikkhu Bodhi & Ajahn Brahm?
Replies: 11
Views: 2151

Re: Why can't more teach like Bhikkhu Bodhi & Ajahn Brahm?

Greetings Mettafuture, Or do some of you prefer this kind of teaching approach? It's hard for me to comment, because I tend to read dhamma talks, essays and books rather than listen to them. I do find that Bhikkhu Bodhi writes well though, and to that extent is easy to read and produces very readabl...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:17 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: member from India
Replies: 6
Views: 1007

Re: member from India

Greetings,

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.

:buddha1:

Metta,
Retro. :)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:33 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Modern Techniques?
Replies: 23
Views: 6850

Re: Modern Techniques?

Thanks for the info, Mike.

:thumbsup:

As for Analayo, it would help to know if he was referring specifically to the Satipatthana Sutta, or perhaps some other sutta in the Sutta Pitaka, specifically addressing the subject of walking meditation.

Metta,
Retro. :)
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:15 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Science - Earthquake, Meru, Big Fish
Replies: 25
Views: 5564

Re: Science - Earthquake, Meru, Big Fish

Greetings Sherab, As a figure of authority, he has no business making those statements as if he was an expert in those areas. I think you are super-imposing your own value judgements and expectations in a particularly unskilful way. The fact you have constructed this dilemma and are in turn conflict...
by retrofuturist
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:05 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Modern Techniques?
Replies: 23
Views: 6850

Re: Modern Techniques?

Greetings Mike, I don't understand the comment about mental events, and lack of instructions for being mindful of what the body is doing. I don't see what this is in connection to. All I saw were comments suggesting that the lifting, moving forward, and placing of the feet (whether in 3-step, 6-step...