The noble 8-way

[villkorkarma]

How important is right understanding right thougt right u know so on

I mean.. Have you read about S N Goenkas teacher U bakhin he wouldnt teach the vipassana to a person becourse he was testing other teqniques before that?
That isnt fairplay if you ask me?
and sn goenka said.. that ubakhin did reach the goal nibbanic peace.

And a teacher i had on a course said. IF you dont finish this 10 days course I wont let you go to another 10 day course in the future".
And I ask him and he said, "i feel like ecstacy".
So he have done progress but without right understandning from my wiew of point

?

[Ben]

That's not true villkorkarma

You should read 'The Calm Mind" by John Coleman. Coleman was a student of U Ba Khin and was taught by him while he was trying out different spiritual approaches. In 'The Calm Mind" Coleman describes his spiritual path which began with, and ended with U Ba Khin.
kind regards

Ben

[Cittasanto]

The Eightfold Path is the way to liberation, so very important.

just because we may think something is correct or right doesn't mean it is right according to the Dhamma.

[appicchato]

just because we may think something is correct or right doesn't mean it is right according to the Dhamma.

[villkorkarma]

Okey thanks, but I live in Sweden I looked at www.amazon.com but i didnt find the book by john.

[Moggalana]

It is actually called "The Quiet Mind" by John E. Coleman.

some buying options:
http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Vipassana-M ... 636&sr=8-1
http://www.pariyatti.org/Bookstore/prod ... cfm?PC=548

[Ben]

Thanks for the correction Moggalana. Its been about five or six years since reading it and shortly after I loaned it to someone who never returned it!
kind regards

Ben

[appicchato]

I loaned it to someone who never returned it!

Human nature, no?...fortunately not everyone's...

[Ben]

Indeed Venerable!
I only hope the person who borrowed the book was inspired enough to start investigating the Dhamma.
metta

Ben