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- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:02 am
- Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
- Topic: European Buddhism
- Replies: 9
- Views: 436
Re: European Buddhism
No one gets a free ride.
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:47 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Identity View
- Replies: 317
- Views: 10948
Re: Identity View
My reading is that eternalism for him means that self would be an essence that is unchanged from life to life. He denies that. Annihiliationism on the other hand appears to be the doctrine of various materialist or atomist teachers of his day, which says that the self is annihilated at death becaus...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Immersed in Freedom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 173
Re: Immersed in Freedom
Interesting read. Thanks, C.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:30 pmEkaggatā is used to preserve the meaning of the more obscure ekodi: https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/ek ... n-web/3823
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Immersed in Freedom
- Replies: 4
- Views: 173
Immersed in Freedom
Samadhi has seen an evolution in translation with people these days seemingly deciding for themselves what the appropriate meaning is. We have, however for example, the tried and true example of Thanissaro using “concentration” and Sujato using “immersion”. But new suggestions seem to be popping up...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:42 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Which one should I follow?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 521
Re: Which one should I follow?
“Follow your nose.”
If there was ever an “ism” which has and does and will forever more stand the test of time, it’s the above.
Anapanasati?
Follow your nose?
Problem with the five hinderances?
Follow your nose?
Watch it.
Observe it.
Get to know it!
If there was ever an “ism” which has and does and will forever more stand the test of time, it’s the above.
Anapanasati?
Follow your nose?
Problem with the five hinderances?
Follow your nose?
Watch it.
Observe it.
Get to know it!
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:34 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
“The manner of consciousness is to cling.” “The manner of release is to not cling.” “The harder you cling to consciousness, the harder it clings to you .” (lost in translation) I almost get what you’re saying. As cryptic as ever, cap. That’s why we love you. Don’t ever “change”. I was there for fou...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
I could support it with sutta references. What would be the point? You’ll have some refutation which you’ve grounded in the suttas, but not in experience. The suttas are our common reference point. Besides, I doubt anyone here has attained such a state. Modern interpretations don’t always hurt. You...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:36 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
Takes one to know one. How long were you in the hurt locker for? Everyone is always in the hurt locker I thought that was reason not to live my life Not everyone thinks that apparently But the world is changing Maybe you don’t catch my drift. “The manner of consciousness is to cling.” “The manner o...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:32 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
Takes one to know one. How long were you in the hurt locker for?
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
Consciousness is a carrier particle which acts as a messenger between sense media and sense faculties. In time, science will discover that, much like gravitons, consciousness creates a field in which a force of attraction and binding is created between sense objects and sense faculties. These are i...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
You’re quite right. I’d love to know how you know that. Would you love to know how I know that?
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
What a farce it would be if the goal of Buddhism was to eradicate experience. Only the deeply misguided hold such a view, tripped up by the neti-neti descriptions of nibbana without any direct experience. Nibbana is the liberation of experience from all limitations; freedom from limitations of any ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
The computer analogy is something I’ll likely receive flack for. Admittedly it was not well developed when I posted it. To amend the analogy. You can have a hard drive and you can have software on the hard drive. As long as there is “power” running to the PC, the computer will compute. It is not pos...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:33 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1234
Re: Question re Cessation of perception and feeling?
Corpses dont have 'exceptionally bright and clear faculties'. To claim it is 'corpse like' is inverting the suttas to suit your personal predilections when the comparison in the suttas is clearly refuted in this way. Corpse-like doesn't mean one is a corpse. The suttas themselves draw a connection ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Origins of Kasina Meditation?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 1215
Re: Origins of Kasina Meditation?
Direct question... do you see any similarity between the Visuddhimagga's earth teaching and the Buddha's teaching? I dislike Visuddhimagga. Let's take Vimuttimagga. And Sutta as Buddha's teaching. Vimuttimagga does not teach about earth. That would be geology :tongue:. I see many passages in Vimutt...