http://www.protobuddhism.com/ (Ven. Punnaji)

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Greetings,

I just came across Bhante Dr. M. Punnaji's website...

Proto Buddhism
http://www.protobuddhism.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Upon registration you can get access to a series of his e-books and audio recordings.

Firstly... I just wanted to share the link, and secondly see if anyone had any thoughts on Venerable Punnaji's teachings?

Metta,
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cute site. i'll sign up later, i have 100 pushups to do right now

btw what do you think of it so far?
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Greetings JC,
jcsuperstar wrote:btw what do you think of it so far?
Don't know yet... I was typing up my post while I was waiting for the confirmation e-mail.

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Hi Paul

Not really in a position to go through motions to get to the ore of his teachings, could someone please give a summary of his interpretation of Paticcasamupada?

From what I can gather from the website it's another temporal interpretation, moment by moment - Is it akin to Buddhadasa?

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The Original Teachings of the Buddha according to Ven. Pujjani, to state it honestly.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12

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Ven. Punnaji is a great teacher. I have been listening to his Dhamma talk in the past week. He sheds new lights into the Dhamma. I find his translations of key terms very insightful. He is not like Buddhadasa. His background is in philosophy, psychology and he was a practicing physician at one point. He loves to use modern studies of psychology and philosophy and relate it to the Dhamma.
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But what sort of philosophy?
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta

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Greetings Jack,
BlackBird wrote:But what sort of philosophy?
Ven Punnaji wrote:"Now this way of thinking is what is today called phenomenology and this is the position that the Buddha also took."
Source: http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/cpg1420 ... =45&pos=28" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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BlackBird wrote:But what sort of philosophy?
He will cite different western philosophers on their perspective on human experience and then explain how it relates to Buddha's perspective. He explains that Buddhism is part philosophy, part psychotherapy, and part religion. He uses his experience in the medical field and his education in psychology to help modern listener to understand the Buddhist concepts.
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Correct spelling: Punnaji

Dhamma Wiki bio:

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?tit ... la_Punnaji" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Best teacher I ever met.

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From the site:

"DISCOVER THE ORIGINAL TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA

Win the Highest Point in Human Evolution by Mastering the Authentic Meditation Skills of the Buddha. Gain Perfection in Physical and Mental Health & Happiness. Make a Paradigm Shift from Existence to Experience, which will Awaken you from the Dream of Existence and Set You Free from every SUFFERING including DEATH itself and that means

IMMORTALITY

FOR EVER"

What the hell is this then?
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Sobeh wrote:From the site:
which will Awaken you from the Dream of Existence and Set You Free from every SUFFERING including DEATH itself and that means

IMMORTALITY

FOR EVER"

What the hell is this then?
Notice that it mentions, "the Dream of Existence" so it is not referring to any eternalism, if that is the way it may have appeared.

Also, that site was prepared by the webmaster from Malaysia, not Bhante Punnaji himself. Any errors in language would from the lay followers / webmaster, not Bhante Punnaji.
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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,

I just came across Bhante Dr. M. Pujjani's website...

Proto Buddhism
http://www.protobuddhism.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Upon registration you can get access to a series of his e-books and audio recordings.

Firstly... I just wanted to share the link, and secondly see if anyone had any thoughts on Venerable Pujjani's teachings?

Metta,
Retro. :)
I registered for that site a few months ago when it launched. The ebooks on the site are extremely difficult to come by otherwise, so it was good they were made available. The audio/video lectures, though there are few, are very good.

I've been listening to him and reading his work for about a year and my practice has shown much improvement. His approach works very well for me. I highly recommend looking into his work further.
BlackBird wrote:Hi Paul

Not really in a position to go through motions to get to the ore of his teachings, could someone please give a summary of his interpretation of Paticcasamupada?

From what I can gather from the website it's another temporal interpretation, moment by moment - Is it akin to Buddhadasa?

metta
Jack
Here is one talk in two parts on the paticca samuppada, Jack. Unfortunately, part of the lecture is cut out, but you'll still get plenty of good info regarding his interpretation.

http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/cpg1420 ... =45&pos=32
http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/cpg1420 ... =45&pos=33

There are plenty of other good talks on the same site (EDIT - his talks start with the jhana talk in the middle of the page and continue to the last page): http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/cpg1420 ... =45&page=3" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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This is a bench of good work with out that rigorous mind.

Someone know when his E-Course will be available with CD01-02-03-04?

Kind Regards.
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I just realize Retro butchered his name. :lol: I'm sure if Bhante Punnaji was here, he would be interested in reading about Bhante Pujjani's insight. :D
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