By "eye", I think we should understand the "consciousness" that is related to the eye.
If we refer to the Abhidhamma (chapter 1 on consciousness, mental states, thought processes) that consciousness is composed. And all that is compound is impermanent.
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- Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:11 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The Eye is Impermanent.
- Replies: 125
- Views: 27842
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:31 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Jhana experience
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7175
Re: Jhana experience
Thank you
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:12 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Jhana experience
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7175
Re: Jhana experience
Sorry Bodom, could you tell me who is Bhante G. and what's the article or the book you quote ? Thank you.
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:06 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Samatha and Vipassana question
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19797
Re: Samatha and Vipassana question
Yes, it's a nice and good analogy :clap: Having spent several years as a professional diver, I remember that in the depth we do not realize the state of the sea, all is quiet. This is when approaching the surface that we realize there are large waves and that we begin to be shaken! More generally, t...
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:31 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Antarabhava
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5338
Re: Antarabhava
Thank you Piotr. This article is really very, very interesting.
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:19 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Antarabhava
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5338
Antarabhava
It seems that the concept of Bardo exists in ancient Buddhism: antarabhava. Does anyone have information about this and mostly refrences to suttas?
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Samatha and Vipassana question
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19797
Re: Samatha and Vipassana question
To be honest, I do not think that meditation is samatha or vipassana. It is both, in varying proportions throughout the session. Now, you can only choose the path of jhanas that passes through the development of concentration but it seems risky to engage immediately in vipassana. Let me explain. Aft...
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Samatha and Vipassana question
- Replies: 44
- Views: 19797
Re: Samatha and Vipassana question
Samatha leads first to a state of mental calm and peaceful mind leads to a feeling of bliss, physically and mentally, which is growing by deepening samatha. It can also be accompanied by visions: color, waves, bright spots or circles of light, or different sensations. After this stage of bliss and v...
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:48 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Eyes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1902
Re: Eyes
Some people say when you close yours eyes it's like a wall that would be very close: if you throw a ball against the wall it returns immediately and it is difficult to control. It would happen the same with thoughts. Hey, this is an explanation ... I have not found very persuasive by experimenting.....
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
- Replies: 433
- Views: 154635
Re: The Dhamma Wheel Meditation Challenge
Hello to everyone! I am new and just introudced myself on the forum. I have been practicing meditation every day, at least one hour and between two and three or four hours during the week end for years. I am not a Thervada practitioner (sorry :shrug: ) : I am a Niyingmapa but I like your forum. What...
- Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:39 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New one
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2534
New one
First, be kind with me. I am French and my english is catastrophic. So, if you don't understand sometimes what I mean it's not only because I am stupid, remember it ! I don't study the teachings of Theravada. I am a Niyinmapa but your forum is very interesting. I live in Middle East, in UAE. So if y...