Buddha is a friend
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- Tue Jan 19, 2021 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Do we need a friend in life?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 257
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:15 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
that would be something additional on top of the actual experience. “There is that sphere where there is no earth, no water, no fire nor wind; … there, there is neither this world nor the other world, neither moon nor sun; this sphere I call neither a coming nor a going nor a staying still, neither...
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:01 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Am I a bad lay buddhist?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 198
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:50 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is greed (lobha)?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 128
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:38 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: I cant lose weight. How can I lose weight?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 441
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:04 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: Can I get 3 months break?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 280
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:00 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
It isn't a state of mind. Buddha sometimes preferred to explain what Nibbāna was not. It was, he told his disciples, a state where there is neither earth nor water, light nor air; neither infinity or space; it is not infinity of reason but nor is it an absolute void … it is neither this world or a...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:52 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
the rice exists when unconditioned
most find this difficult to accept
they expected the rice to disappear
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:59 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
the cooled rice is unconditionedSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:50 pm Sorry, I don't follow. What does the rice represent here?
the heat was the conditioning
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
like cooled rice is a state of food
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
state of mind and physical elementSpiny Norman wrote: ↑Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:16 pm The question stands. Is it a thing, a state of mind, or something else?
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:14 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184
Re: Unconditioned
So what is Nibbana, exactly? It is the Unformed, the Unconditioned, the End, the Truth, the Other Shore, the Subtle, the Everlasting, the Invisible, the Undiversified, Peace, the Deathless, the Blest, Safety, the Wonderful, the Marvellous, Nibbæna, Purity, Freedom, the Island, the Refuge, the Beyon...
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:35 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What experiences Nirvana?
- Replies: 155
- Views: 11358
Re: What experiences Nirvana?
- Sun Jan 17, 2021 6:08 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Unconditioned
- Replies: 278
- Views: 3184