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Sam Vara wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 5:40 am I don't think so. They share the prefixes, but so do lots of other words. It's like in English when we have "confirm" and "contemplate".

True, but in both senses the "con" and the "sam" signify "with".

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings,

I could debate that, but then we'd be very off-topic.



Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Sarath, Is the nature of the mind is ignorance? Venerable Seelawimala said that the nature of our mind is ignorance and it is not possible to see it. However, we can see the angry mind and the mind with attachment. Even if you are in a highly meditative mental state you still have the igno...

Greetings, From this perspective the Christian monasticism, like the Buddhist one makes a lot more sense. If you mean sectarian distortions which have changed the structures, and changed the focus of those structures, then yes. There are many things which occur in each tradition, in their respective...

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cappuccino wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:01 am

retrofuturist wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:39 am there's only so far you can go with it as a lay-person

You can reach three of four stages

Yes.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Sarath, What is this knowledge for? The cessation of suffering. I just started to think about why I am so engrossed in Buddhism. I feel that Sutta's study is mainly for monks. Given they've dedicated their lives to the pursuit of the cessation of suffering, that would make sense. I just wo...

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SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:39 am But can we change the world if it is a result of causes and conditions?

This is the meaningless application of generic Buddhist vernacular.

Can you endeavour to say something more meaningful?

Metta,
Paul.

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SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:36 am Should a Buddhist try to change the world for the better?

Can they do it without aversion?
Can they do it without greed?

There's your answer, right there.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Craig, Why isn’t Buddhism taking off in Europe? In "the West" broadly, Buddhism has had most success in penetrating "the Left". However, the left in Europe already has a religion, in the form of the European Union. On the right, Europe already has its religion in variou...

Greetings, I have 300$ and like to make more money using that. Tell me some dhammic way .. Dont tell stocks as its very little money to have meaningful returns.. I am thinking about e- startup... Suggest some ideas I don't think an idea specifically connected to the $300 is a good idea. Just do what...

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Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:14 am The whole point of the Buddha’s teaching was to stop thinking in terms of “noumena”.

I'm not sure what scholastic treatise you derived that speculation from, but last time I checked it was for the cessation of dukkha.

Metta,
Paul.

Greetings Sam, The Buddha's Noble Truth of arising leaves no room for any of this academic / Hindu / Brahmic / Abhidhammic hokum... but while there's a market for it, there will be supply. Looking for some common ground here between you and C. Do dhammas arise, and if so what are they? :anjali: Been...

Greetings, I am unable to see the Gethin’s argument on Dhamma is the Buddha Dhamma at all (particularly based on the core teachings of SN/SA suttas). Exactly. This isn’t a serious reply to Gethin’s argument. There's no Buddhadhamma therein to respond to, thus it actually is a "serious reply&quo...

Greetings, I found it very insightful, and it's quite supportive of the Classical Theravādin teaching on the subject, although disagreeing with the ontological status of the dhammas. If anything it shows that Classical Theravada is a solid millennium removed from the Buddha's teaching, and that in t...

Greetings Robert,

Is it your opinion that this is what Classical Theravada endorses?

Metta,
Paul.