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by culaavuso
Fri Feb 13, 2015 3:34 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: managing the mind
Replies: 6
Views: 2166

Re: managing the mind

befriend wrote:what do you do when you get a negative thought?
MN 20: Vitakka­saṇṭhāna Sutta discusses five techniques for dealing with unskillful thoughts.
by culaavuso
Thu Feb 12, 2015 5:26 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: New Equation: Universe has no beginning/no end
Replies: 4
Views: 2266

Re: New Equation: Universe has no beginning/no end

It'll be interesting to read what Brian Koberlein make of this but I suspect this fringe theory will have a fair few holes. Their model is really basic, but this first result shows that this type of approach could work. The catch is that by eliminating the singularity, the model predicts that the u...
by culaavuso
Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:47 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Right Action and Right Livelihood
Replies: 29
Views: 5999

Re: Right Action and Right Livelihood

"Right Action" and "Right Livelihood" as parts of the path to liberation seem to be primarily matters of kamma from the perspective of the fourth noble truth. Kamma deals only with intention and the consequences of intentional action. This is critical because of its place in the ...
by culaavuso
Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:31 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Only doing concentration meditation
Replies: 21
Views: 5668

Re: Only doing concentration meditation

I had an interesting experience of strong piti a while back while doing some concentration meditation. Ever since then I feel like I've become a bit fixated on developing my concentration. However, since that happened my concentration hasn't been that good, because I try to repeat the experience an...
by culaavuso
Wed Feb 11, 2015 6:03 am
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: "Cravings as our companions"
Replies: 3
Views: 2509

Re: "Cravings as our companions"

Our cravings as our companions - a lovely image, and can anyone recall a sutta where this or something similar is said? "There are sounds cognizable via the ear... aromas cognizable via the nose... flavors cognizable via the tongue... tactile sensations cognizable via the body... ideas cogniza...
by culaavuso
Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:19 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Rebirth vs Reincarnation...
Replies: 77
Views: 48978

Re: Rebirth vs Reincarnation...

Buddhism gets around the problem of the Hinduist belief of a "soul" reincarnating or transmigrating by saying it's "consciousness" and the karmic seeds of our actions in the present and previous lives that transmigrate: the "citta" or "alaya vijnana", seed co...
by culaavuso
Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Only doing concentration meditation
Replies: 21
Views: 5668

Re: Only doing concentration meditation

This post is just talking about the formal meditation and how I want to restrict my formal meditation to just concentration. It may be useful to consider that there is no need for an act of will for the mind to grow concentrated so long as the appropriate prerequisites are cultivated, which is an e...
by culaavuso
Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:01 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Ven. Sujato - Kamma and Rebirth course
Replies: 2
Views: 2331

Re: Ven. Sujato - Kamma and Rebirth course

1) On the subject of unintentional consequences of action (part 4), he brought up the issue of vegetarianism and concluded that the teaching on kamma is not equipped necessarily to deal with such ethical complexities (he wants to say eating meat is bad kamma). Clarification of Ven. Bhikkhu Sujato's...
by culaavuso
Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:13 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Can someone please post links to sutras decsribing hell and other realms?
Replies: 22
Views: 7342

Re: Can someone please post links to sutras decsribing hell and other realms?

I'm glad this topic came up. Are the different hell realms (hungry ghosts, demons, etc.) and demigods, etc. considered part of Theravada? Or are those exclusive to Mahayana? Thanks to anyone who can help clarify. On the Access to Insight site a number of Theravāda sources have been collected and su...
by culaavuso
Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:21 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Boris: In the caves of withdrawal from the world
Replies: 640
Views: 75737

Re: In the caves of withdrawal from the world

Did the translator at Sutta Central make a mistake? there clearly weren't any "cars" at the time of the Buddha : "When he grows up and his faculties mature, the child plays at such games as toy ploughs, tipcat, somersaults, toy windmills, toy measures, toy cars , and a toy bow and ar...
by culaavuso
Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: practice
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Re: practice

What is a possible practice in everyday life in our modern world? "And what is the treasure of virtue? There is the case where a disciple of the noble ones abstains from taking life, abstains from stealing, abstains from illicit sexual conduct, abstains from lying, abstains from taking intoxic...
by culaavuso
Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:50 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Health effects on back after long-term meditation?
Replies: 7
Views: 2762

Re: Health effects on back after long-term meditation?

In your opinion, is a good posture enough to protect the back in meditation? Does it matter whether one sits on the floor or on a cushion? What complicates things seems to be that temporary back pain is not always an indication of back damage. It is therefore hard to know how seriously to take an e...
by culaavuso
Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:11 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The morality of using ancient texts to justify action in the world today?
Replies: 11
Views: 3023

Re: The morality of using ancient texts to justify action in the world today?

Well if the abhidhamma has a position on when life begins and if it doesn't correlate with the consensus view or the legal definition of today which position is the most appropriate to use when considering an action? Or when counselling a friend? Outside of Buddhism their have been some horrendous ...
by culaavuso
Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Health effects on back after long-term meditation?
Replies: 7
Views: 2762

Re: Health effects on back after long-term meditation?

“The majority of back pain is the result of muscle and ligament strain or weakness, and can often be prevented by developing core strength and proper posture,” said Dr. Daniel Mazanec, associate director of the Center for Spine Health at the Cleveland Clinic. Maintaining good posture not only helps...
by culaavuso
Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:23 pm
Forum: Study Group
Topic: AN 3.54 Paribbājaka Sutta: A Wanderer
Replies: 4
Views: 4101

Re: AN 3.54 Paribbājaka Sutta: A Wanderer

Here they are lust, hatred and delusion. Elsewhere I've seen them as desire or greed, anger or aversion, and ignorance or foolishness. Do we have a translation problem here, as we do with "dukkha"? The three poisons in this sutta are rāga (translated as passion, greed, lust, etc.), dosa (...