Dear Bhante, thanks for your detailed comment , much appreciated. I agree with your point 'The impermanence of conditioned dhammas would be at odds with some definitions of ‘ultimate’ but not others.' However these dhammas which are at odds may be the source of misunderstandings and therefore - cons...

SarathW » Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:20 pm There are two categories of Nibbana for educating and understanding purposes. not sure what you want to point out .. pls refer to the sources, It and AN as quoted. Nibbana is not a thing (it is unconditioned). a thing , among other definitions is an object not me...

Dear All, The Abhidhammattha Sangaha , trsl. by Narada Thera, begins with (§ 2) "Tattha vutt'aabhidhammathaa Catudhaa paramatthato Citta.m cetasika.m ruupa.m Nibbaanam iti sabbathaa" In an ultimate sense the categories of Abhidhamma mentioned therein, are fourfold in all: consciousness, me...

I think Piya Tan's reflection fits well to the present discussion. ( for further information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piya_Tan Kalama quote The Buddha, one and only As long as we are Buddhist, we will never awaken. Indeed, if we profess any religion, we will never be free from that religion. The...

Dear Bhante and All, Dhammanando » Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:22 pm ( Kalama wrote:Dhammanando: “In the texts healing is associated with parittas and saccakiriyās (“asseverations of truth”) and isn’t explicitly mentioned in connection with any of the abhiññās. On the other hand, since it’s not claimed that...

Dear Bhante, it is surprising how forces of attraction seem to come together of certain issues. I stumbled upon a passage from a Catholic friend's mail : "MYSTICAL DOCTORS" James 5:14-16 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, ano...

Dear Bhante, Dhammanando » Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:37 am Kalama wrote:Interesting, Bhante, would you mind to share? T., a rascally teenage American samanera in a kuti near to mine, was whittling a piece of wood the wrong way, drawing the knife towards his body rather than away from it. I showed him how t...

Dear Bhante and CLW, I and certainly as well ClW did not intend to cause embarrassment by asking you to share your experience having observed extraordinary healings. It may be a taboo for monks to talk about such matters with the laity (?) But I think once the issue has been touched upon with the ba...

Though it is likely that this source has been posted already under the topic of 'The Quotable Thanissaro'' , I think this essay fits well for discussion of this thread: ‘When you know for yourselves...’ The Authenticity of the Pali Suttas by Thanissaro Bhikkhu see http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/...

Hi Mike, mikenz66 » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:34 pm Yes, Bhikkhu Bodhi put a tremendous effort into learning Chinese so that he could make comparisons between different collections. Of course, Ven Analyo really ran with that idea, and the popularity of these comparisons is what brings us threads such as t...

Dhammanando » Sat Mar 21, 2015 7:33 am Kalama wrote:So pain can be ceased,but as curing sickness is concerned due to tissue damage, take a broken leg for example, or an blood infection due to a stone splinter, this reminder can not replace the physican and his means, can it? I have in fact witnesse...

Dear Bhante, thanks for comment. Dhammanando » Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:31 pm Kalama wrote: all seven mentioned , accepted .. but my question mark concerned the crucial importance of equanimity (towards feelings) among the 7 . Don't you think so too ? The Saṃyutta commentary attributes the efficacy of the...

Dhammanando » Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:51 pm Kalama wrote: cured by plain reminder on the 7 factors of enlightenment, putting the emphasis on equanimity ? Sati comes first in the list and upekkhā last, so the abbreviating convention is for only these two to be expounded in full. It is not the aim to singl...

Hi Mike , thanks for comment. Kalama wrote: is there already some kind of conclusion in respect to your orginal question: "So what shall we do ?" ? Or do I have missed that meanwhile? I think and like to repeat : for us Westeners sticking to the Pali Canon as the most closest source to the...

Dhammanando » Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:43 pm Dhammanando wrote: see the three Gilāna Suttas in the SN's Bojjhaṅga Saṃyutta. Ven. Mahākassapa in pain: http://suttacentral.net/en/sn46.14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Ven. ...