http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.com/
Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's blog where he writes about his experiences of being a Theravadin monk in America.
Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
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Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
The watched mind brings happiness.
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
Pannobhasa is pretty awesome. If his initial posts are any indication, it's going to be a very entertaining blog. His appreciation of Christian writing from a Theravada perspective is refreshing.
"What holds attention determines action." - William James
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Thanks dhamma_newb, Viscid,
Where exactly does he currently reside?
Kind regards.
Where exactly does he currently reside?
Kind regards.
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I appreciate his open-mindedness as well. He reminds me of the wisdom of the Don't-Know Mind in the Zen traditions.Viscid wrote:Pannobhasa is pretty awesome. If his initial posts are any indication, it's going to be a very entertaining blog. His appreciation of Christian writing from a Theravada perspective is refreshing.
I think he lives in Bellingham, Washington.danieLion wrote:Thanks dhamma_newb, Viscid,
Where exactly does he currently reside?
Kind regards.
The watched mind brings happiness.
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
Thanks, dhamma_newb,
There are some interesting articles at: http://nippapanca.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I thought that this one was particularly useful (though tough going reading scanned handwriting...):
Mike
There are some interesting articles at: http://nippapanca.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I thought that this one was particularly useful (though tough going reading scanned handwriting...):
I thought his analysis was interesting. However, I found it strange that he keeps talking about the errors of "traditionalists", when it seems to me that some of the modern interpreters seeking to reason out the "true interpretation of the Buddha-Dhamma" are amongst those who should really take his comments to heart:Dhamma and Irrationality: An explanation of the fundamentally irrational nature of spirituality in general, and the Buddhist path in particular, and thus of how "reason" is of very limited value on the path to Awakening. (This article was inspired by the author's dealings with two Buddhist intellectuals who insisted that Buddhism has to "make perfect sense.")
It may seem from the foregoing that I am betraying my own position by attempting to use discursive reasoning to bash the validity of discursive reasoning; but as this essay is directed particularly towards silly Buddhist intellectuals and dogmatic types who fondly cherish the belief that true Dhamma can be conceived rationalistically, it is expedient for me to speak their own language.
Mike
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The experts do not say that one is a sage in this world because of view, or learning, or knowledge, Nanda.
I call them sages who wander without association, without affliction, without desire.
The Buddha, Sn.V.8.2 (1078)
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The experts do not say that one is a sage in this world because of view, or learning, or knowledge, Nanda.
I call them sages who wander without association, without affliction, without desire.
The Buddha, Sn.V.8.2 (1078)
http://pathpress.org | http://nanavira.org | http://ajahnchah.org
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Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
Thank you for the link! Added to my list of sites I'm following.dhamma_newb wrote:http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.com/
Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's blog where he writes about his experiences of being a Theravadin monk in America.
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throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."
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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of
throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned."
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Bump.
The watched mind brings happiness.
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Dhp 36
I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
Walt Whitman
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
If others haven't been reading his blog, he's written some pretty good posts. I recommend:
The Value of Discomfort
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... mfort.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A Strange Experience on the Street
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... treet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A Sample of Modern Burmese Buddhist Poetry
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... dhist.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Value of Discomfort
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... mfort.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A Strange Experience on the Street
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... treet.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
A Sample of Modern Burmese Buddhist Poetry
http://thebahiyablog.blogspot.ca/2012/0 ... dhist.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"What holds attention determines action." - William James
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Paññobhāsa's still at it, even while living in Burma, and I continue to recommend his blog. Some good posts from the past year:
The Elder Sister of All Alms Rounds
Recounting a recent alms round in a Burmese village.
Abhidhamma Studies I & Abhidhamma Studies II
On his contempt for Abhidhamma
Trial By Ordeal: Buddhism Meets Ayahuasca
On him trying Ayahuasca
Notes on Nirvana
On Nirvana
Let This be a Lesson and The End of an Experiment
Recounting/explaining his Drama in America
and his most recent post is: Children of Mammon
The Elder Sister of All Alms Rounds
Recounting a recent alms round in a Burmese village.
Abhidhamma Studies I & Abhidhamma Studies II
On his contempt for Abhidhamma
Trial By Ordeal: Buddhism Meets Ayahuasca
On him trying Ayahuasca
Notes on Nirvana
On Nirvana
Let This be a Lesson and The End of an Experiment
Recounting/explaining his Drama in America
and his most recent post is: Children of Mammon
"What holds attention determines action." - William James
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
Hello all,
If an ordained monk expresses contempt for one third of the Tipitaka, shouldn't he disrobe or be disrobed?
With metta,
Chris
If an ordained monk expresses contempt for one third of the Tipitaka, shouldn't he disrobe or be disrobed?
With metta,
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---Worry is the Interest, paid in advance, on a debt you may never owe---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
This does not appear to be an offense of defeat. See List of the 227 rules or Bhikkhu's Monastic Code for detailed information about the Vinaya. Critical discussions of the Dhamma are a useful means to gain better understanding.cooran wrote: If an ordained monk expresses contempt for one third of the Tipitaka, shouldn't he disrobe or be disrobed?
Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu wrote: If anyone can explain to me how Abhidhamma makes sense of all this I would be grateful, and will publish the clarification of the apparent paradoxes.
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The Ven certainly is a skilled writer. But going from the piece he wrote in "Let This be a Lesson", I am disappointed that a practising bhikkhu of several vassas would exercise such poor judgement and make a series of such unwise choices. While he could be complimented for his honesty, I think the article is written largely for self satisfaction, giving little importance and consideration to the integrity and reputation of the sangha.
Re: Paññobhāsa Bhikkhu's Blog
Seems very open about his adventures and doubts, good for him.
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I am really really thankful to this Bhikkhu...He really shows how difficult unbroken celibacy really is..He seems to have had several orgasms in his monastic life---I thought I was a pervert for having orgasms--------But anyways my goal is to increase the durating of unbroken celibacy as much as possible---Anybody here has been able to to be orgasm-less in the waking state for several months on end?