Hi All
My name is Ashish, I am Indian, from the state of Kerala. Nice to meet all you Buddhist and meditators here. I have done 4 Goenka style retreats and serving in one. I am also interested in trying out other styles, particularly those with more emphasis on anapana. I hope all of you are doing well and may you all be happy!
Hello from the land of Buddha!
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Manopubbangama
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Hi Friend!
Are you from Nepal?
I love Nepal, the land of the Buddha.
I also love the Indo-Iranians who pushed through the Khyber Pass and settled in Lumbini (the ancestors of the Buddha).
In fact, I love everyone!
May you be happy and at peace, my friend.
Are you from Nepal?
I love Nepal, the land of the Buddha.
I also love the Indo-Iranians who pushed through the Khyber Pass and settled in Lumbini (the ancestors of the Buddha).
In fact, I love everyone!
May you be happy and at peace, my friend.
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
welcome too!Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:14 amHi Friend!
Are you from Nepal?
I love Nepal, the land of the Buddha.
I also love the Indo-Iranians who pushed through the Khyber Pass and settled in Lumbini (the ancestors of the Buddha).
In fact, I love everyone!
May you be happy and at peace, my friend.
Just so we are clear, I think Kerala is quite a distance from Nepal.
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Manopubbangama
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
OH, you are totally right, Robert!robertk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:21 amwelcome too!Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:14 amHi Friend!
Are you from Nepal?
I love Nepal, the land of the Buddha.
I also love the Indo-Iranians who pushed through the Khyber Pass and settled in Lumbini (the ancestors of the Buddha).
In fact, I love everyone!
May you be happy and at peace, my friend.
Just so we are clear, I think Kerala is quite a distance from Nepal.
nepal.JPG
Sorry, I had read "the home of the Buddha" which is quite obviously Nepal so I didn't quite get that the OP was from a place that is totally far and unrelated from the actual geographical home of the Buddha.
But in an esoteric sense, all of us are in the land of the Buddha now, if we take refuge in the triple gem, so in that sense I believe the OP is totally correct.
Did Buddhism ever get to Kerala at all?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala
I see it is home to Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Scientologists, but Buddhists?
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Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Hi spicylilashi,spicylilashi wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:39 amHi All
My name is Ashish, I am Indian, from the state of Kerala. Nice to meet all you Buddhist and meditators here. I have done 4 Goenka style retreats and serving in one. I am also interested in trying out other styles, particularly those with more emphasis on anapana. I hope all of you are doing well and may you all be happy!
Greetings from Myanmar.
I
india.& Welcome to DW.
My suggestion is, imho, if SN Goenka style suits you, just go with that. It will take you very far.
That being said, if you want more emphasis on anapana in the light of vipassana, Webu Sayadaw would be one of the top suggestions.
If you want more emphasis on anapana in the light of jhanas I would recommend Pa Auk Sayadaw.
For many other great teachers, much more knowledgeable & experienced ones than me on DW are ready to help you, I am sure.
Metta,
🅢🅐🅑🅑🅔 🅓🅗🅐🅜🅜🅐 🅐🅝🅐🅣🅣🅐
- "the one thing all the mistaken views have in common is the assumption that the self exists" ~ DN1
- "It is an entirely and perfectly foolish idea" ~ MN22
- The No-self doctrine is found only in the teaching of the Buddha.
- No-self (anatta) means that there is no permanent, unchanging entity in anything animate or inanimate. ~ SN22.59
Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Welcome!
The heart of the path is so simple. No need for long explanations. Give up clinging to love and hate, just rest with things as they are. That is all I do in my own practice.
Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
Of course, there are dozens of meditation techniques to develop samadhi and many kinds of vipassana. But it all comes back to this-just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle.
- Ajahn Chah
Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.
Of course, there are dozens of meditation techniques to develop samadhi and many kinds of vipassana. But it all comes back to this-just let it all be. Step over here where it is cool, out of the battle.
- Ajahn Chah
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Greetings,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Paul.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Paul.
"The uprooting of identity is seen by the noble ones as pleasurable; but this contradicts what the whole world sees." (Snp 3.12)
"It is natural that one who knows and sees things as they really are is disenchanted and dispassionate." (AN 10.2)
“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” (Flannery O'Connor)
"It is natural that one who knows and sees things as they really are is disenchanted and dispassionate." (AN 10.2)
“Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.” (Flannery O'Connor)
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JamesTheGiant
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Hello and welcome! I would love to live in India. I looked at long term visas but they don't allow more than 6 months for me.
Maybe I'll go on holiday.
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spicylilashi
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Hi thereSabbe_Dhamma_Anatta wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 12:07 pmHi spicylilashi,spicylilashi wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:39 amHi All
My name is Ashish, I am Indian, from the state of Kerala. Nice to meet all you Buddhist and meditators here. I have done 4 Goenka style retreats and serving in one. I am also interested in trying out other styles, particularly those with more emphasis on anapana. I hope all of you are doing well and may you all be happy!
Greetings from Myanmar.
Iindia.
& Welcome to DW.
My suggestion is, imho, if SN Goenka style suits you, just go with that. It will take you very far.
That being said, if you want more emphasis on anapana in the light of vipassana, Webu Sayadaw would be one of the top suggestions.
If you want more emphasis on anapana in the light of jhanas I would recommend Pa Auk Sayadaw.
For many other great teachers, much more knowledgeable & experienced ones than me on DW are ready to help you, I am sure.
Metta,
Thank you for your valuable suggestions, I personally feel if the anapana is strong then the vipassana becomes much more effective ( im sure all of you know that too )
Im eager to learn from all of you, everybody sounds very knowledgeble here, it feel as though i have a lot of watching up to do.
Your recommendation of webu sayadaw was a book? Or is there a monastery??
Yes Pa Auk Sayadaw looks like a fantastic place to learn, i hope to go there and practice soon.
May you always be happy!
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spicylilashi
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spicylilashi
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
JamesTheGiant wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:17 pmHello and welcome! I would love to live in India. I looked at long term visas but they don't allow more than 6 months for me.
You should definitely come..You can see a lot in 6 months..
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spicylilashi
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
Thank you..Look forward to many discussions..
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It did, but the hindus got jealous and did their best to ruin it's presence, not much Buddhism now, except for a Goenka centre in chengannur , 2 more are coming up in wayanad and Trivandrum..So that's good news...Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:28 amOH, you are totally right, Robert!robertk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:21 amwelcome too!Manopubbangama wrote: ↑Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:14 amHi Friend!
Are you from Nepal?
I love Nepal, the land of the Buddha.
I also love the Indo-Iranians who pushed through the Khyber Pass and settled in Lumbini (the ancestors of the Buddha).
In fact, I love everyone!
May you be happy and at peace, my friend.
Just so we are clear, I think Kerala is quite a distance from Nepal.
nepal.JPG
Sorry, I had read "the home of the Buddha" which is quite obviously Nepal so I didn't quite get that the OP was from a place that is totally far and unrelated from the actual geographical home of the Buddha.
But in an esoteric sense, all of us are in the land of the Buddha now, if we take refuge in the triple gem, so in that sense I believe the OP is totally correct.
Did Buddhism ever get to Kerala at all?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala
I see it is home to Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims and Scientologists, but Buddhists?
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Re: Hello from the land of Buddha!
The first Pali thesaurus, Moggallāna's Abhidhānappadīpikā, was modelled on a Sanskrit thesaurus, the Amarakośa, composed by a Kerala Buddhist called Amarasimha.
“Keep to your own pastures, bhikkhus, walk in the haunts where your fathers roamed.
If ye thus walk in them, Māra will find no lodgement, Māra will find no foothold.”
— Cakkavattisīhanāda Sutta
If ye thus walk in them, Māra will find no lodgement, Māra will find no foothold.”
— Cakkavattisīhanāda Sutta
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