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- Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:40 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Seeing Impermanence
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10700
Re: Seeing Impermanence
In the book "7 Contemplations of insight" it says a story about Venerable Channa when he was doing contemplation of impermanence he felt his self was going into a abyss, he became frightened, because he didn't discern conditions. He thought he was going to be annhialated. I don't know how ...
- Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:40 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5446
Re: If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
What does mental constructs mean or conditioned things mean?
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:50 pm
- Forum: Dhammic Stories
- Topic: The fear of death
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8595
Re: The fear of death
We fear death but what resonated in me was a quote saying that life is darkened by aging and smothered by death. The reason we fear death as Buddha said is because of being attached to sensual pleasures, to the body, to have done evil things and not realising liberation.
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:12 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Seeing Impermanence
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10700
Re: Seeing Impermanence
I saw anicca, and dukkha and anatta, and my mind went to a realm outside this one all like the sky with white specks for a moment in my head but I was still experiencing the body. But the text by Ajahn Brahm, Reflections conducive to liberation, he talks about anicca, cessation, fading away and reli...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:21 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5446
Re: If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
What texts do you recommend me to read from the web site, what the Buddha Taught? That's a good web site with juicy texts.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:39 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5446
If you wanted to get to Nibbana ASAP how would you go about
If you wanted to get to Nibbana, how would you go about it, for a beginner, what texts would you read, from the net, because I'm so confused. I need a road map of the terrain to realize nibbana. I'd appreciate it friends.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Recalling past lives
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1616
Recalling past lives
How do you have the capacity to recall your past lives?
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:28 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Mindfulness and awareness
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4775
Mindfulness and awareness
What's the difference between mindfulness and awareness?
- Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:08 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: What are the qualities of Nibbana?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3855
Re: What are the qualities of Nibbana?
In the book "Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness" by Gunaratana, he says that Nibbana is a state you can't experience it. It's quality is total peace and hence total happiness.
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:43 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Proliferations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1528
Proliferations
How can you stop proliferating?
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What's a good book on dependent origination?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5314
What's a good book on dependent origination?
Friends,what's a good book on dependent origination, something with a lot of juice and say's everything in detail and it's not vague and doesn't beat around the bush.
- Fri Oct 02, 2009 5:06 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Recommended reading
- Replies: 61
- Views: 152486
Re: Recommended reading
How about this one:
The Buddha's Ancient Path by Piyadassi Thera
The Buddha's Ancient Path by Piyadassi Thera
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:07 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Seeing Impermanence
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10700
Re: Seeing Impermanence
What are the fruits of contemplating impermanence?
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:01 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Seeing Impermanence
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10700
Re: Seeing Impermanence
Is contemplating impermanence really obligatory, or can I just contemplate suffering?
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:52 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What does dispassion and dukkha mean?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2564
What does dispassion and dukkha mean?
What does dispassion and dukkha mean, in Buddhism?