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Re: What is conducive to awakening?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 5:13 pm
by Nibbida
Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
Whoops!

Any idea which sutta that is?

Thanks.

Re: What is conducive to awakening?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:39 pm
by Dan74
Nibbida wrote:
Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
Whoops!

Any idea which sutta that is?

Thanks.
I can't seem to find it. :shrug:

Perhaps some (more) knowledgeable members can help?

Until then treat this as unreliable info (my memory has been known to be dodgy. Apologies, if this is the case.)

Re: What is conducive to awakening?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:47 pm
by retrofuturist
Greetings Dan,
Dan74 wrote:Until then treat this as unreliable info (my memory has been known to be dodgy. Apologies, if this is the case.)
No, it's good. Your synopsis is accurate.

I can't find the sutta just at the moment, but I recall it's towards the end of either the Majjhima or Samyutta Nikayas.

It's often cited as an counter-example to the Buddha's alleged omniscience (the range of which is debatable).

Metta,
Retro. :)

Re: What is conducive to awakening?

Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:31 pm
by bodom
Nibbida wrote:
Dan74 wrote:A striking example that came up recently in a sutta where the Buddha taught the monks meditation on the repulsiveness of the body, went into a retreat and upon returning discovered that quite a few had committed suicide. The solution? Back to mindfulness of the breath.
Whoops!

Any idea which sutta that is?

Thanks.
Vesali Sutta: At Vesali SN 54.9
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:anjali: