Then, we should let it go, because it immediately starts to deteriorate. That's what it reminded me of. :anjali: This sounds like a child making sand castles in the beach. You don't have to immediately destroy them. Just savor the moment . All of life is like this. Chopping wood and carrying water....

The first deals with having to acquire merits for a better future existence. The second culminates in freedom from existence/non-existence. The supramundane pathway begins with the true understanding of the 4NT and the proper training as a trainee proper (sekha). An arahant is one who has completed ...

Peace and freedom from stress and constant craving or itching for the next hit.

Hey guys, My SAT test is right around the corner and I am feeling pretty stressed out about it. Do you guys have any dhamma related ways of dealing with this? Heard of the Japanese concept of Ikigai? The Five Pillars of Ikigai Beyond your career, ikigai can become a framework for approaching life i...

What is the difference between ignorance and wrong view? The wrong view is the view that there is no right or wrong, actions don't have consequences, there is only this one life and you only live once. The right view with effluents is the opposite. https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=46947 ...

Do you realise that the most body movements are preceded by the mind movements? When you are trying to minimize body movement, you are indirectly reducing your mind movements. The in-and-out movement of breathing is a body movement that you allow to happen on its own, that is ... you are not making ...

The mind is a blank canvas. It is what we make it. If your mind is a garden filled with thoughts of hatred followed by actions of violence, you’ll grow devils in that garden and they’ll go to hell. Do the opposite, and they go to heaven. Stop fabricating and you can lay down the burden of tending t...

Ignorance and defilement are two different things. https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kilesa :goodpost: Defilement and ignorance depend on each other. But they are not the same. It is like Namarupa and Vinnana There is a Mahayana sutta that alludes to this. Defilements are like dirt or dust that ...

Where I am coming from, choices that are being influenced by greed, aversion and delusion is no freedom at all. And here is another point: greed, aversion and delusion are not what influences man's choices, they are man's choices. The person's greed, aversion and delusion are the person's chosen me...

Where I am coming from, choices that are being influenced by greed, aversion and delusion is no freedom at all. The cause is craving or tanha. Kamatanha, bhavatanha and vibhavatanha ie. Sense desire, existence and non-existence. But you see, every time you make a choice, you have the option of not ...

That choice was not made freely and willingly! Free will by my definition. The choice under pressure is always only your choice and only your responsibility. Making the choice out of craving, out of greed, aversion, and delusion, and attributing it to the causes and effects is, well, delusion and i...

Plus, the very fact that our decisions are based on such calculation shows that we do have choice. If we calculate that the reward of an action isn't worth the risk we're free not to do it. We also have freedom to choose how carefully we make our calculations. From my viewpoint you don’t have a fre...

The Buddha clearly states he was able to think whatever thought he wanted to. A quote from the sutta would be helpful. “And, yes, I think whatever thought I want to think, and don’t think any thought I don’t want to think. I will any resolve I want to will, and don’t will any resolve I don’t want t...

Can a mortal know what’s immortal?
Isn’t that mere speculation?

1. The view that all actions are predetermined is an equivalent to the view, that suffering is (completely) caused by uncontrollable (outer) circumstances -> Annihilationism . 2. The view that there is a free will is an equivalent to the view that suffering is (completely) caused by Oneself -> Eter...