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The Dhamma in Seven Words
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The Dhamma in Seven Words
>> 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
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
Re: The Dhamma in Seven Words
disciple
in five
mindful acceptance, understanding and release
bodhisatta
in three
to boldly stay
metta & upekkha
in five
mindful acceptance, understanding and release
bodhisatta
in three
to boldly stay
metta & upekkha
But whoever walking, standing, sitting, or lying down overcomes thought, delighting in the stilling of thought: he's capable, a monk like this, of touching superlative self-awakening. § 110. {Iti 4.11; Iti 115}
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Words are too much and not enough.
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Do Good,
Avoid Evil,
Purify the Mind.
Avoid Evil,
Purify the Mind.
Four types of letting go:
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
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in three
what arises, passes
what arises, passes
But whoever walking, standing, sitting, or lying down overcomes thought, delighting in the stilling of thought: he's capable, a monk like this, of touching superlative self-awakening. § 110. {Iti 4.11; Iti 115}
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It's not something else.
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Sabbe sattā āhāratthitikā,
All creatures are stayed (supported, maintained) by food (D. 33)
All creatures are stayed (supported, maintained) by food (D. 33)
With best wishes
Only in a vertical view, straight down into the abyss of his own personal existence, is a man capable of apprehending the perilous insecurity of his situation; and only a man who does apprehend this is prepared to listen to the Buddha's Teaching.
Nanavira Thera - Notes on Dhamma
Only in a vertical view, straight down into the abyss of his own personal existence, is a man capable of apprehending the perilous insecurity of his situation; and only a man who does apprehend this is prepared to listen to the Buddha's Teaching.
Nanavira Thera - Notes on Dhamma
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Re: The Dhamma in Seven Words
sati
dhammaviccaya
viriya
piti
passaddhi
samadhi
upekka
OR
four noble truths is all there is
dhammaviccaya
viriya
piti
passaddhi
samadhi
upekka
OR
four noble truths is all there is
With Metta
Karuna
Mudita
& Upekkha
Karuna
Mudita
& Upekkha
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know suffering - no suffering
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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Re: The Dhamma in Seven Words
Guy wrote:Do Good,
Avoid Evil,
Purify the Mind.
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The
Buddha
used
more
than
seven
words
Buddha
used
more
than
seven
words
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Guy wrote:Do Good,
Avoid Evil,
Purify the Mind.
You beat me to it. I think that one sums it up best.
Another one:
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
Wisdom, morality, concentration
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That's a nice one! Exactly seven words and very true; the Tipitaka is some 40 volumes long.Annabel wrote:The
Buddha
used
more
than
seven
words
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just noticed we are defining Dhamma (not Buddhism) so I shouldn't use the same Dhamma term in a definition.TheDhamma wrote: Another one:
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha
Wisdom, morality, concentration
Here's another one:
1. mindfulness (sati)
2. investigation of mental phenomena (dhamma vicaya)
3. energy (viriya)
4. joy (pīti)
5. tranquillity (passaddhi)
6. concentration (samādhi)
7. equanimity (upekkhā)
(The 7 factors of enlightenment)