Maybe so... but it's a sad state of affairs when you can't defend the Buddhaword of the suttas, simply because the Visuddhimagga enthusiasts might get in a huff about it.
Metta,
Retro.
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Re: Trouble settling...
by retrofuturist » Wed May 20, 2009 5:22 am
Greetings Mike,
Maybe so... but it's a sad state of affairs when you can't defend the Buddhaword of the suttas, simply because the Visuddhimagga enthusiasts might get in a huff about it.
Metta,
Retro.
Maybe so... but it's a sad state of affairs when you can't defend the Buddhaword of the suttas, simply because the Visuddhimagga enthusiasts might get in a huff about it.
Metta,
Retro.
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
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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
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Re: Trouble settling...
by MMK23 » Fri May 22, 2009 5:48 am
retrofuturist wrote:I didn't like the subservience the above quotation showed with respect to the Visudhimagga classification of anapanasati as samatha only, despite the fact that the last two thirds or more of...
MN 118: Anapanasati Sutta
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html
... are clearly about vipassana.
Hey Retro! I started a thread about these sorts of issues - viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1425 - and I would love to hear if you have more thoughts on this
Even if it's just to draw upon what you've said here I'd love to hear it. I note later in this thread you mentioned:Maybe so... but it's a sad state of affairs when you can't defend the Buddhaword of the suttas, simply because the Visuddhimagga enthusiasts might get in a huff about it.
Which is exactly the sort of thing I was asking about
So clearly you feel that there are complications created by the commentarial treatment of anapanasati, care to share more?MMK23
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