Sorry Mike I completely missed your last post! Well good seems we have gotten to the bottom of it then.
Origin of Thanissaro Bhikkhu's Meditation Method
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Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB
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No problem. It's often better to have a text one can read, rather than having to search through several hours of recordings!
However, that daylong is worth listening to, as it has some interesting observations about Ajahns Mun, Lee, Maha Bua, Chah from someone who has had some personal contact with those different manifestations of the Forest Tradition. Due to the success of the Ajahn Chah strand with attracting westerners, we tend to hear a lot more about that in the West.
Mike
However, that daylong is worth listening to, as it has some interesting observations about Ajahns Mun, Lee, Maha Bua, Chah from someone who has had some personal contact with those different manifestations of the Forest Tradition. Due to the success of the Ajahn Chah strand with attracting westerners, we tend to hear a lot more about that in the West.
Mike
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Will definitely be giving a listen. Thanks!mikenz66 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:11 am No problem. It's often better to have a text one can read, rather than having to search through several hours of recordings!
However, that daylong is worth listening to, as it has some interesting observations about Ajahns Mun, Lee, Maha Bua, Chah from someone who has had some personal contact with those different manifestations of the Forest Tradition. Due to the success of the Ajahn Chah strand with attracting westerners, we tend to hear a lot more about that in the West.
Mike
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB
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This is off the direct topic, but from the 3 talks on Thai Forest Masters referenced in this thread.
I just thought to post a couple of quotes.
http://www.audiodharma.org/series/16/talk/5996/
I just thought to post a couple of quotes.
Here he is quoting Ajaan Lee at approximately 1:19:00:"As long as you feel a need for happiness, there is going to have to be a sense of self that can produce this and will consume it. When you have a happiness that doesn't require any of that, then you can let it all go." [from Thai Forest Masters, 9/19/2015, pt.2, approx 43:00]
Thanissaro Bhikkhu says about that Lee quote:"Right views and wrong views are an affair of the world. Nibbana doesn't have any right views or wrong views. For that reason, whatever is wrong view, we should abandon; whatever is right view, we should develop until the day it can fall from our grasp."
Thought I should re-post the source:"That is probably the most elegant statement of the path..."
http://www.audiodharma.org/series/16/talk/5996/
Those who grasp at perceptions & views wander the internet creating friction. [based on Sn4:9,v.847]
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JohnK wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 9:17 pm This is off the direct topic, but from the 3 talks on Thai Forest Masters referenced in this thread.
I just thought to post a couple of quotes.Here he is quoting Ajaan Lee at approximately 1:19:00:"As long as you feel a need for happiness, there is going to have to be a sense of self that can produce this and will consume it. When you have a happiness that doesn't require any of that, then you can let it all go." [from Thai Forest Masters, 9/19/2015, pt.2, approx 43:00]Thanissaro Bhikkhu says about that Lee quote:"Right views and wrong views are an affair of the world. Nibbana doesn't have any right views or wrong views. For that reason, whatever is wrong view, we should abandon; whatever is right view, we should develop until the day it can fall from our grasp."Thought I should re-post the source:"That is probably the most elegant statement of the path..."
http://www.audiodharma.org/series/16/talk/5996/
Excellent thanks John.
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB