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- Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:34 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Ordination - Thailand or Sri Lanka
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7633
Re: Ordination - Thailand or Sri Lanka
This monk's view, while not shared by all, if any, is that you're more apt to get more 'instruction' reading, and putting to practice, the wealth of information available on the internet than in any temple in either Thailand, or Sri Lanka…wishing you well... I'd have to agree, there is a weird idea...
- Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:58 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Emptiness (suññatā) in the Pāḷi dhamma
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8789
Re: Emptiness (suññatā) in the Pāḷi dhamma
since this thread has gone on to have nothing to do with the original post, I'm wondering if it would just be better for the OP to start a better worded post on the subject and let this one die.
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:49 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Buddho
- Replies: 239
- Views: 66962
Re: Buddho
Good work in finding that, Jcsuperstar! Wouldn't we all like to know where 'buddho' as a meditation object started? (Laughs) I have a *completely unfounded* hypothesis that it was a back influence from Chinese Mahayana Buddhism on Thai Buddhism. The practice of reciting 'buddho', especially using b...
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:38 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Definition Ajahn, Bhante, and Bhikkhu
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13910
Re: Definition Ajahn, Bhante, and Bhikkhu
I am wondering if it would be correct to address a monk as Bhikkhu, or is Bhante preferred. Thank you bhante is preferred if youre talking to him directly, also if you see my post above different countries refer to their monks differently, i.e. i attend Thai temples so i just refer to the monks as ...
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:08 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
- Replies: 85
- Views: 39541
Re: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
you know i was gonna post that it reminds me of Huayan but didn't want to end up with my foot in my mouth if i turned out to be wrong about his influence... also was it Tsung-mi's influence on chan that brought in the huayan doctrines or was there more overlap?
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Natural-born Meditators?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4752
Re: Natural-born Meditators?
well if you believe in literal rebirth... Bit of a shame this has become a safety qualifier for making any kind of statement about past lives in a discussion forum about Buddhism. Alas alas, back to the cushion. just doing what i can to not start any arguments with those who don't believe. :anjali:
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Tips for planning a self-retreat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2843
Re: Tips for planning a self-retreat
you could go to http://www.audiodharma.org/ download a retreat
i did this with a bhavana society retreat once. works okay
i did this with a bhavana society retreat once. works okay
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:23 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
- Replies: 85
- Views: 39541
Re: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
just to be anal, i'm gonna point out that TNH is not Zen, but rather Thien which has a totally different history and it's own concepts
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:08 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The Truths and the Myths about "God" in Buddhism!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7466
Re: The Truths and the Myths about "God" in Buddhism!
I'm not so sure that's true bodom. there is no need for us to worship or pray to a god in order to follow the path to awakening or to experience nibbana, however the Buddha mentioned gods many times, and if our myths are true it was a god who convinced the Buddha to teach the path in the 1st place.
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 4:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Emptiness (suññatā) in the Pāḷi dhamma
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8789
Re: Emptiness (suññatā) in the Pāḷi dhamma
There is much learning in conflict. And no one gets hurt here. really? history doesn't point to any thing ever being learned from conflict.... just more conflict. and the argument postshere just lead to longer and longer argument posts. also are you sure people never get hurt? or is it you just don...
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:38 am
- Forum: Vipassanā / Satipaṭṭhāna Bhāvana
- Topic: Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation in Daily Life
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6250
Re: Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation in Daily Life
still liking this
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:24 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
- Replies: 85
- Views: 39541
Re: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
much like Bhante Vimalaramsidhamma follower wrote:PeterB wrote:" TNH's followers practice Satipathana in the way their master explains it: walk and smile, breath and smile ....
D.F.
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:22 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Natural-born Meditators?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4752
Re: Natural-born Meditators?
well if you believe in literal rebirth than some may have been practicing over several lives
- Sun Aug 29, 2010 1:41 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: the great vegetarian debate
- Replies: 5693
- Views: 972806
Re: what's wrong with eating meat?
what about non shmucks who eat meat? or what if youre born around shmucks who dont eat meat? so so many shmucks in the world5heaps wrote: being born around shmucks who eat meat,
- Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:36 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Good Music
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8986
Re: Good Music
here are some newer bands i'm nto now. take it or leave it.
best coast
wavves
best coast
wavves