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by Buckwheat
Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:34 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Attainment of no thought
Replies: 22
Views: 5258

Re: Attainment of no thought

I means if something is providing you with wisdom, it must have some kind of wisdom to provide. If a fool unknowingly carries the words of the Buddha to a land where people are receptive and wise, thus propagating the Dhamma, with the fool having zero understanding of the Dhamma and what was just a...
by Buckwheat
Sun Oct 25, 2020 2:43 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Attainment of no thought
Replies: 22
Views: 5258

Re: Attainment of no thought

So you're saying the Suttas don't contain Wisdom? Are you sure? Yes. The suttas are mere paper or electronic blobs. I'm pretty sure the Buddha's Wisdom is in there somewhere... You seem to be benefiting greatly. :buddha1: Books are not wise, but they may contain collections of words that provide a ...
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 8:30 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Existentialism and Buddhist Practice
Replies: 34
Views: 5604

Re: Existentialism and Buddhist Practice

“Why am I here?” is inappropriate attention. The task at hand is to comprehend the mental habits that lead to this type of question and abandon them. I suspect ignoring that mental habit will land you in the same boat five years down the road.

https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/MN/MN2.html
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:46 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Not-Self Alternate Meaning and/or Translation
Replies: 12
Views: 2548

Re: Not-Self Alternate Meaning and/or Translation

Which means that most things that happen to you (internally and externally through your senses) are basically automatic, fleeting, unsatisfying and never-ending. Neither automatic nor never ending. But you nailed it on fleeting and unsatisfying. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratītyasamutpāda htt...
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:34 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Heavy Good Kamma
Replies: 15
Views: 2742

Re: Heavy Good Kamma

Below garuka kamma there is asanna kamma (kamma that is performed just before death), acinna kamma (habital actions that is repeatedly performed over the lifetime), and katatta kamma (other actions that is performed occasionally). Normally what one should focus is on acinna kamma (habit) because th...
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:20 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Old age, sickness and death
Replies: 16
Views: 2468

Re: Old age, sickness and death

One can see taking care of the body as an act of generosity for any future becoming that will inhabit that form, just as one would help a dear friend.

https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/Chant ... _toc_id_10
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:04 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Existentialism and Buddhist Practice
Replies: 34
Views: 5604

Re: Existentialism and Buddhist Practice

It is one thing, unlike fear, lust, anxiety etc., that cannot be healed by mindfulness since it cannot be observed as an arising and falling. Like Nibbana, existential angst is a stable state by itself and does not have peaks and valleys. Angst is constant and unwavering? There are not days that it...
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:16 am
Forum: Sīla
Topic: about 3rd precept
Replies: 33
Views: 6628

Re: about 3rd precept

If investigation shows you have broken a precept then meditation is doubly important.
by Buckwheat
Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:02 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: An 11-15
Replies: 0
Views: 896

An 11-15

Bhikkhus, when the liberation of the mind by loving-kindness has been pursued, developed, and cultivated, made a vehicle and basis, carried out, consolidated, and properly undertaken, eleven benefits are to be expected. What eleven? 1. One sleeps well, 2. One awakens happily, 3. One does not have b...
by Buckwheat
Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:33 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Reintroduction from California
Replies: 7
Views: 2654

Reintroduction from California

Hello, I was fairly active a few years back, but I was not strong enough to avoid the bickering that is so easy on a forum. While I had not posted in years, I frequently viewed the site. With the recent updates to the TOS and moving lounge and politics to an entirely different site, along with my de...
by Buckwheat
Thu Oct 25, 2018 4:53 am
Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
Topic: Will Goenka and Mahasi traditions change...
Replies: 28
Views: 9250

Re: Will Goenka and Mahasi traditions change...

I’m baffled at the idea that the sutta’s lack detail. It seems I am closer to dhamma when I strip away the superfluous junk and trust the sutta.
by Buckwheat
Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:08 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Quick question about Ajahn Chah's teachings
Replies: 6
Views: 1778

Re: Quick question about Ajahn Chah's teachings

I received that from Abhayagiri years ago. It is an excellent volume. One of only a few books I keep readily available.
by Buckwheat
Sat Jul 08, 2017 9:10 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Uposatha Observance Club
Replies: 395
Views: 230901

Re: Uposatha Observance Club

Yes
by Buckwheat
Tue Dec 15, 2015 4:05 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello
Replies: 18
Views: 5225

Re: Hello

hello,
if she really loves you she'll get over it... but you'll probably still have to escort her to church :juggling:
by Buckwheat
Fri Dec 04, 2015 4:40 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: euthanasia
Replies: 158
Views: 23499

Re: euthanasia

thank you all for your wonderful comments. KB, sorry to hear you experiencing similar problems. in the end I was never truely tempted. She was sick for a few weeks, prolonged with medicines. when I went to work she was still purring in response to petting, but when I got back from work she was gone....