Vipassana is not the way to enlightenment.
Just sitting ten hours is a waste of time.
The best time to sleep is after 4.00am.
You can meditate about one hour at 7.00am. It is more productive.
Observing precepts are more important than meditation to attain enlightenment.
Is this a fair criticism?
Vipassana is not the way to enlightenment.
Vipassana is not the way to enlightenment.
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Who's paying this guy's bills?
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not sure where from
Staying Uncomfortably
Then the Blessed One addressed the monks, “These worthless men, having spent the Rains uncomfortably, claim to have spent the Rains comfortably.
“Having spent the Rains in cattle-like affiliation, these worthless men claim to have spent the Rains comfortably.
“Having spent the Rains in sheep-like affiliation, these worthless men claim to have spent the Rains comfortably.
“Having spent the Rains in heedless-affiliation, these worthless men claim to have spent the Rains comfortably.
“How can these worthless men undertake a vow of dumb silence, the undertaking of sectarians?
(Mv.IV.1.13) “Monks, this neither inspires faith in the faithless …”
Having rebuked him and given a Dhamma talk, he addressed the monks:
“The vow of dumb silence, the undertaking of sectarians, is not to be undertaken. Whoever should undertake it: an offense of wrong doing[2]
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I'm currently logging in at a public library with limited time, and it's not practical for me to watch long videos like this. Are you able to briefly summarise his opinion?
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Sorry about that.I'm currently logging in at a public library with limited time, and it's not practical for me to watch long videos like this. Are you able to briefly summarise his opinion?
I generally use videos as props to stimulate the discussion on a particular topic.
It is not necessary to watch the whole video to have your opinion.
By the way, I revised my OP.
If someone can summarise better please feel free do so.
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The video is of a Jain guru saying how to get enlightened, according to his Jain-Hindu beliefs. Why anyone should take a guru from another religion as an authority on how to practise Buddhism, is a question indeed.
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See your point here, but in my experience it's a skillful mean to put my self to the test (or the teachings), and let so called "Gurus" carpetbomb my "sati" with anything. If it doesn't stand that kind of testing, then I have something to check out some moreJamesTheGiant wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 8:06 amThe video is of a Jain guru saying how to get enlightened, according to his Jain-Hindu beliefs. Why anyone should take a guru from another religion as an authority on how to practise Buddhism, is a question indeed.
If you didn't care
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
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Agree.Why anyone should take a guru from another religion as an authority on how to practise Buddhism, is a question indeed.
With your experience why monks have to get up 4.00am to do meditation.
Aren't many of them half asleep?
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So is he criticising a particular method of meditation ( "vipassana" ), or just saying you don't need to meditate for long periods?SarathW wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:54 pmSorry about that.I'm currently logging in at a public library with limited time, and it's not practical for me to watch long videos like this. Are you able to briefly summarise his opinion?
I generally use videos as props to stimulate the discussion on a particular topic.
It is not necessary to watch the whole video to have your opinion.
By the way, I revised my OP.
If someone can summarise better please feel free do so.
Buddha save me from new-agers!
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What he saying is that the quality of meditation is more important than the quantity.just saying you don't need to meditate for long periods
I agree with his principle but in practice, this may not work.
A beginner may need long hours of practice to break old habits.
In my case, I have never done formal sitting meditated more than thirty minutes due to my back pain.
However, I spent many hours studying and contemplating Dhamma.
As you may have noticed I am in Dhamma Wheel 24X7.
“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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If vipassana is not the way to enlightenment is it the way to the hell realms?
I don't think that there is any one word that is the name for the way to enlightenment. IF there was such a thing with a word for its name then I'm sure that the budddha would have known it and taught about it directly.
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I don't think that there is any one word that is the name for the way to enlightenment. IF there was such a thing with a word for its name then I'm sure that the budddha would have known it and taught about it directly.
chwoanh