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- Sat Jan 16, 2021 1:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: why bhikkhu say jhana easily accused parajika
- Replies: 6
- Views: 112
- Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:35 pm
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: I broke a precept today...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 93
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:56 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Piti and heat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Re: Piti and heat
The problem is that my fulfilling rapture is hot. I talked to my dhammar friends in Thailand and they say that it should be cold because Thailand is hot so it must be cold to achieve sukha, and further suggest to me that I should adopt the 8 Sila into my life. Heat can be manifestation of lust, and...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:07 pm
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: Bhikkhu monasteries that support bhikkhuni ordination?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 891
Re: Bhikkhu monasteries that support bhikkhuni ordination?
If you mean supportive of resurrecting the defunct bhikkhuni order, and treating it as "equal" without procedural, social, or vinaya-legal considerations you have none I am aware of, even Brahm from my understanding. The Bhikkhuni order never died out. It has existed unbroken in China since the fir...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:20 am
- Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
- Topic: I wish to further my practice by becoming a monk. I can't find anywhere that invites someone 53 yrs old. Advise pls
- Replies: 9
- Views: 437
Re: I wish to further my practice by becoming a monk. I can't find anywhere that invites someone 53 yrs old. Advise pls
When Covid is finished and the borders are open again, (a few years?) go to Thailand and stay at various monasteries, and they will maybe offer to ordain you after you've proven you're not crazy. Not Nanachat, they are very picky and discriminate against people middle aged. But there are thousands o...
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:08 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Frank Yang is DONE!
- Replies: 72
- Views: 2170
Re: Frank Yang is DONE!
Someone makes a youtube video and now its being discussed....making a youtube video is pretty much as sophisticated as writing on a bathroom wall. If someone finds a declaration of having attained awakening or enlightnemnt written on a bathroom wall will they come and post it here for discussion? J...
- Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:55 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Frank Yang is DONE!
- Replies: 72
- Views: 2170
Re: Frank Yang is DONE!
Very interesting! Here's the YouTube video. I skipped forward to 4.23 when something really starts going on, and then gets more and more.
Judge for yourself, but something significant is happening maybe, could be. Uncertain, as Ajahn Chah says of his own attainments.
Judge for yourself, but something significant is happening maybe, could be. Uncertain, as Ajahn Chah says of his own attainments.
- Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:42 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: wasted time
- Replies: 21
- Views: 886
Re: wasted time
Now imagine the same robots with tactical black paintjob, shining razor claws, and rotary guns. Scary!
So, about that dhamma....
So, about that dhamma....
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:42 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Age limits
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4525
Re: Age limits
Ok then so no matter the age, what does a young or older sotapanna apparently feel like a) when sitting and b) when just walking around or talking... For instance do they feel smooth quiet and cruisy or buzzing and energetic etc They feel just like anyone else would feel. There's no magic differenc...
- Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:06 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: covid vaccine: yea or nay?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 2890
Re: covid vaccine: yea or nay?
I will take it eventually. which won't be for ages, because they'll do all the at-risk people first. They haven't purchased enough to inoculate the whole population of New Zealand. But to be honest, with the madness in the world this year, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to stop Covid AND a...
Re: Precepts
Best to read the entire pratimoksha every season change instead of just once a year... one will find oneself at much less fault. The strange thing is in reading them only keeping the basic eight to ten they've rarely broken any of the other two-hundred plus. Why read the 227 monks rules four times ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Dhammic Stories
- Topic: Buddha has your nose
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1191
Re: Buddha has your nose
There is an AI which automatically generates text, based on a paragraph or sentence you put in. It's a neutral network trained on millions of pages of text. Very similar to BlackMagic. Have a try
https://deepai.org/machine-learning-mod ... -generator
https://deepai.org/machine-learning-mod ... -generator
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 7:13 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: what happens if you take your parents off life support?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 604
Re: what happens if you take your parents off life support?
This sounds important, but i don't understand the difference. Could you explain?
not as in euthanasia but as in palliative care
- Sun Dec 27, 2020 12:10 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: What is 'fart' in pali?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1078
Re: What is 'fart' in pali?
I've been told some Pali dictionaries have been censored, and many "rude" words left out.
Firstly in victorian times, by English translators, due to prudish morals
And thereafter by conservative translators in Burma and Sri Lanka, who still suffered from the colonial influence of the victorian era.
Firstly in victorian times, by English translators, due to prudish morals
And thereafter by conservative translators in Burma and Sri Lanka, who still suffered from the colonial influence of the victorian era.
- Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:20 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: "Is consciousness me? " ... 40 Days @ Pa Auk / Experiences of a Goenkaji's student
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1956
Re: "Is consciousness me? " ... 40 Days @ Pa Auk / Experiences of a Goenkaji's student
Good article, thankyou. I'm glad I don't do intense retreats anymore! The memories are of pain and dread. But they were also amazing and useful times.