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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:29 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Two Types of Jhāna
- Replies: 24
- Views: 450
Re: Two Types of Jhāna
Guess the question of whether one has to emerge out of the Jhanas or not, in order to develop insight/wisdom, can only be resolved by one actually get into the jhanas and the formless attainments and verify that for oneself. Some excerpts from MN 64 touching on this topic: “...Again, with the stilli...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:01 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Bhikkhu Bodhi on War and Thanissaro's rebuttal
- Replies: 392
- Views: 73017
Re: Bhikkhu Bodhi is the sanest Buddhist monk on Earth
Bodhi: In time of war, I would argue, the karmic framework can justify enlisting in the military and serving as a combatant, providing one sincerely believes the reason for fighting is to disable a dangerous aggressor and protect one’s country and its citizens. This logic justifies pretty much ever...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:36 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Self-Love or Self-Compassion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 469
Re: Self-Love or Self-Compassion
...If we don't own ourselves, then what's the point? We don't know our future, we also can't determine our future (lives). Whatever we do whether it's self compassion or as you said self hatred, at the very end we have to surrender ourselves, so to speak, to something unknown. Yes it's true self co...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: What is a dhammā exactly?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1011
Re: What is a dhammā exactly?
Is Nibbana Dhamma? What is Nirodhadhamma? For #1: ...Sankhara is subordinate to the still wider and all-embracing term dhamma (thing); for dhamma includes also the Unformed or Unconditioned Element (asankhata-dhātu), i.e. Nibbāna (e.g. in sabbe dhammā anattā, "all things are without a self&quo...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:46 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: What is a dhammā exactly?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 1011
Re: What is a dhammā exactly?
Is Nibbana Dhamma? What is Nirodhadhamma? For #1: ...Sankhara is subordinate to the still wider and all-embracing term dhamma (thing); for dhamma includes also the Unformed or Unconditioned Element (asankhata-dhātu), i.e. Nibbāna (e.g. in sabbe dhammā anattā, "all things are without a self&quo...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:34 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What music are you listening to right now?
- Replies: 2178
- Views: 526451
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:27 pm
- Forum: Family Life and Relationships
- Topic: Dilemma
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1185
Re: Dilemma
My father is 60 years old with arterial hypertension cardiac problem, everytime i complain about anyone (a criminal employee, or criminal guest) he starts yelling me ( he is wrathful) because i just tell him the truth, he just cover the truth and Say that im mad. I have fear that he could die becau...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: When Tathagata was teaching, who was teaching?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 869
Re: When Tathagata was teaching, who was teaching?
In the suttas Buddha was asked if he was a human or a god. He responded that he was neither. So who was teaching us Dhamma? Using simple logic, it seems that the Unconditioned was teaching us the path to the Unconditioned through the remaining aggregates of Gotama. Thoughts? :anjali: And by simple ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Decipher this to me with early teaching proof
- Replies: 10
- Views: 274
Re: Decipher this to me with early teaching proof
Practicing jhana leads to good health even in old age and adds more life span.. Practicing sense restrain helps leading long life but inferior compared to jhana mastery Listening music, sensual pleasure indulging shortens life span and bring disease easily.. You don't even need to go to the early t...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 6:26 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: "Reverse Nibbana"
- Replies: 10
- Views: 402
Re: "Reverse Nibbana"
If Nibbana is reached by complete understanding and removal of all attachment, what would be the result of the opposite happening? For example if in the future, AI has found ways to perfectly anticipate and fulfil all attachments of the five bodily senses through machines; and also anticipate and f...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:20 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How can I accept or reject something if I don't know?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1245
Re: How can I accept or reject something if I don't know?
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How can I accept or reject something if I don't know?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1245
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:41 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Trans monk and precepts
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5979
Re: Trans monk and precepts
Which I've already exposed your deliberate distortion of the Buddha's Vinaya in my post above
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How can I accept or reject something if I don't know?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1245
Re: How can I accept or reject something if I don't know?
Thanks. So what make you faithful to something? Why someone can't have faith on Abidhamma? At least some level of "provisional" faith not absolute ZERO? Can we have some provisional faith on creator God? But on what ground? You already knew I'm the one who has provisional faith in the Ti-...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:23 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Trans monk and precepts
- Replies: 104
- Views: 5979
Re: Trans monk and precepts
The trans does seem to be strongly identified with the flesh’s sexual orientation. Perhaps more so than men or women who accept their bodies sex. Imagine if you utter the exact same phrase above to your co-workers at work? Chances are pretty good they'd kick your sorry behind out of the door for ha...