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Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
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Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by phrabill » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:11 am
I am an American Theravada monk living at a temple in Khok Samrong Thailand. I have been a monk going on 4 years.
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by retrofuturist » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:13 am
Greetings bhante,
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Retro.
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Metta,
Retro.
If you have asked me of the origination of unease, then I shall explain it to you in accordance with my understanding:
Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
Dharma Wheel (Mahayana / Vajrayana forum)
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by tiltbillings » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:19 am
Welcome, and I hope that you find this forum of intertest and value.
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by Ben » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:33 am
Greetings Bhante and welcome to Dhamma Wheel!
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by vidar » Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:15 pm
Welcome Bhante!
All the world is on fire, All the world is burning, All the world is ablaze, All the world is quaking. That which does not quake or blaze, That to which worldlings do not resort, Where there is no place for Mara:That is where my mind delights. (SN 5.7)
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by Cittasanto » Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:19 pm
Welcome aboard Bhante!
This offering maybe right, or wrong, but it is one, the other, both, or neither!
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
With Metta
Upāsaka Cittasanto
Blog - Some Suttas Translated.
"Others will misconstrue reality due to their personal perspectives, doggedly holding onto and not easily discarding them; We shall not misconstrue reality due to our own personal perspectives, nor doggedly holding onto them, but will discard them easily. This effacement shall be done."
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by Alobha » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:15 pm
Hello Bhante!Practitioner on the Hamsterwheel.
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by Khalil Bodhi » Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:59 pm
Welcome Bhante!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
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-Dhp. 183
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by bodom » Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:07 pm
Welcome Bhante!
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by Bankei » Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:29 pm
Bill, please tell us some more about your experiences in Thailand.
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Re: Hello from Lopburi, Thailand
by vidar » Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:57 am
Welcome Bhante!
All the world is on fire, All the world is burning, All the world is ablaze, All the world is quaking. That which does not quake or blaze, That to which worldlings do not resort, Where there is no place for Mara:That is where my mind delights. (SN 5.7)
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
By degrees, little by little,
from moment to moment,
the wise purify themselves,
as a smith purifies silver.
—Dhammapada 239
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