"In this way he remains focused internally on feelings in & of themselves, or externally on feelings in & of themselves, or both internally & externally on feelings in & of themselves. Or he remains focused on the phenomenon of origination with regard to feelings, on the phenom...

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Dr. Nandamālābhivaṃsa: most of my dhamma knowledge come from his dhamma talk (in myanmar).

Would you please answer my question then, what is creating the universe? Certainly i am not doing it, and you are not doing it, then what is the force behind it if not god? I can see your point, the Universe is so big and amazing how could it exist unless God created it. If God created it then then...

What does Buddhism have to say about negative/malign spirits or beings? I know in Tibet there is the view that 'Dons' - non-human beings cause many illnesses. Does the same idea exist in Theravada cultures? Not the same idea, but these translation may give you a hint. It's is about upper realms. ht...

In my opinion, mindfully reading and comtemplating sutta is also a form of meditation.
Should I say dhammanupassana?

"In this way he remains focused internally on mental qualities in & of themselves, or externally on mental qualities in & of themselves, or both internally & externally on mental qualities in & of themselves. Or he remains focused on the phenomenon of origination with regard to...

Yes. I also prefer to watch mind status rather than breathing.Whatever obvious to focus is valid for meditation. Sometime, breathing and sometime, mind status. It is right there in maha sattipathana sutta, which can be divided into four parts: body, feeling, mind, dhamma. Breathing meditation is par...

I would simply split the food into equal parts and give them. Why bother with how much I would get in return? The giving to arahant is blameless, wise, skifull, etc. cos' it is saddha. The giving to the child is blameless, wise, skillful cos' it is compassion (garuna). But thinking what they would d...

I don't think it is a serious bad action, or a sin. But as they all say, it has the potential. From my view, it is a hinderance, which you may know from maha satipathana sutta. If you would like to contemplate: is it skillful? it is wise? is it praised by the wise? would it give welfare and good res...

I think you might see this helpful.
https://suttacentral.net/en/kp6
https://suttacentral.net/pi/snp2.1

There are four wonderful and marvellous things, monks, about the Universal Monarch. Which four? 1) If, monks, a group of Nobles approach to see the Universal Monarch their minds are uplifted through seeing him, and if the Universal Monarch speaks, their minds are uplifted with the speech, but that ...

Although This is now what you are looking for, maybe this would help to understand how Bodhisats thought in their youth before enlightenment. This Sutta tell about "Vipassī the Bodhisat".
https://suttacentral.net/en/dn14
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You might want to have a look at this sutta http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.135.nymo.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Here, student, some woman or man is a killer of living beings, murderous, b...

First of all, good intention will not always have good result. In one story, a son, making woods for fire with an axe in hand, see a mosquito on his father's forehead. Wanting to help to remove that mosquito, hold the axe, swing it at it. Imagine the result. :-) So, I think, Good intention plus wisd...