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by Passavipa
Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:24 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Vipassana vs Theravada
Replies: 94
Views: 28333

Re: Vipassana vs Theravada

Both appear to be quite straightforward instructions. Any uncertainty as to their exact meaning can be cleared up by practice - no other way. Such subjectivity is certainly not convincing. The "practice" of each individual is not necessarily the same. If both appear to be quite straightfo...
by Passavipa
Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:16 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Vipassana vs Theravada
Replies: 94
Views: 28333

Re: Vipassana vs Theravada

I prefer to distinguish what are the teachings of the Buddha, as closely as I can discern from the suttas. And as I have none other than the Buddha as Ajahn... An interesting & suitable case study is the late Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Many regarded the late Buddhadasa Bhikkhu as a renegade & a he...
by Passavipa
Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:17 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Vipassana vs Theravada
Replies: 94
Views: 28333

Re: Vipassana vs Theravada

If all else fails, blame the Buddha for being a poor teacher (The sutta's are predominantly the Buddha's words or his close disciples). The Buddha was certainly not a poor teacher. But the meaning of words & phrases have the potential to become lost or obscured over time. You may have thumbed u...
by Passavipa
Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:53 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Vipassana vs Theravada
Replies: 94
Views: 28333

Re: Vipassana vs Theravada

The confusion is when there is a conflation between the context of vipassanā in the nikāyas and later Burmese Vipassanā. Vipassanā still means clear-seeing, intense-seeing or ‘insight’ if you like.... To add, vipassanā certainly means clear-seeing. But 'clear seeing' into what? What things or reali...
by Passavipa
Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:11 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Vipassana vs Theravada
Replies: 94
Views: 28333

Re: Vipassana vs Theravada

The term 'vipassana' is rarely found in the discourses. What exactly, in terms of detailed explanation, do the suttas impart about vipassana? Not very much, in reality, if not close to nothing. It follows teachers over the years have done their best to explain vipassana. The dhammas listed above, su...