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by form
Fri Feb 23, 2024 5:18 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Right livelihood
Replies: 9
Views: 280

Re: Right livelihood

I enjoy my livelihood. There was a time when I wanted to be a monastic, when I was quite young. Today, the idea of having so much free time to formally sit and meditate isn’t appealing to me. Is there any job that isn’t an impediment? Sure. Security. If you’ve got a good client, like an energy prov...
by form
Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:15 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Right livelihood
Replies: 9
Views: 280

Re: Right livelihood

Most paid jobs require the wrong speech and wrong action to some extent.
by form
Thu Jan 18, 2024 12:00 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?
Replies: 33
Views: 2753

Re: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?

Greetings Peter, He taught not to judge. I disagree, although most would translate it as "discerning" or "discernment". I have some trouble understanding you here. In what sense did the Buddha teach discernment, when keeping in mind the Bahiya sutta? Bahiya Sutta is quite unique...
by form
Wed Jan 17, 2024 11:49 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Craving and intention
Replies: 24
Views: 810

Re: Craving and intention

I have come across quite a few times in several nikaya materials that I will interpret as support of the unconscious concept of modern psychology. I am afraid they would not be inline with the four noble truths, considering that the way the Buddha defines "Sabba" rules out unconscious min...
by form
Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:10 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Hearing without ear-consciousness, jhana, verbalization.
Replies: 57
Views: 1759

Re: Hearing without ear-consciousness, jhana, verbalization.

Hello all, In Vimuttimagga (new translation) under " 51 Miscellaneous topics " it has these interesting quotes “Cessation”: For one who has entered upon the first jhāna, verbalization has ceased... “Gradual cessation of sounds”: One who has entered upon the first jhāna hears sounds but do...
by form
Sat Jan 13, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?
Replies: 33
Views: 2753

Re: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?

Greetings, Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging? If so what is the Pali word for it? Can you give some reference? :thinking: He taught not to judge. I disagree, although most would translate it as "discerning" or "discernment". And not just "dhammas", but people...
by form
Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:42 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?
Replies: 33
Views: 2753

Re: Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?

SarathW wrote: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:45 am Did Buddha teach about judgement or judging?
If so what is the Pali word for it?
Can you give some reference?
:thinking:
He taught not to judge. Not to cling to views.
by form
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:53 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Craving and intention
Replies: 24
Views: 810

Re: Craving and intention

Sometimes contemplating the dhamma in Pali words will further confuse you unless it is your mother tongue. Right intention is also translated as right thoughts. Intention refer to the quality of the thoughts as either beneficial in enlightenment or not or a mix. Our defilements are stratified into ...
by form
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:44 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Craving and intention
Replies: 24
Views: 810

Re: Craving and intention

Venerables and Friends, In Buddha dhamma, is craving intentional? Thank you :anjali: Sometimes contemplating the dhamma in Pali words will further confuse you unless it is your mother tongue. Right intention is also translated as right thoughts. Intention refer to the quality of the thoughts as eit...
by form
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How are the Four Noble Truths "understood"? - and other things
Replies: 62
Views: 2590

Re: How are the Four Noble Truths "understood"? - and other things

Greetings Form, Do you mean that DO (ignorance and defilements ) must be understood in conjunction with cravings? . Dependent origination explains the arising of tanha (craving)... Avijjapaccaya sankhara, sankharapaccaya vinnanam, vinnanam napaccay namarupam, namarupapaccaya salayatanam, salayatana...
by form
Thu Jan 11, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How are the Four Noble Truths "understood"? - and other things
Replies: 62
Views: 2590

Re: How are the Four Noble Truths "understood"? - and other things

Greetings, The Four Noble Truths are:- dukkha (suffering), samudaya (arising), nirodha (cessation), magga (path). I think SN 12.10 is an excellent sutta to help us get an understanding of samudaya (arising) and nirodha (cessation) , which I think are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented. Note ...
by form
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:52 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The Analysis of the Elements
Replies: 52
Views: 1588

Re: The Analysis of the Elements

MN 140 said birds of same feathers will flock together.
by form
Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The Analysis of the Elements
Replies: 52
Views: 1588

Re: The Analysis of the Elements

My approach to this sutta has always been using the five aggregates as the corner stones. All formations are the five aggregates within aggregates and we all know what are their characteristics. Using words to describe meditation especially advanced meditation can be tricky because they simply desc...
by form
Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: The Analysis of the Elements
Replies: 52
Views: 1588

Re: The Analysis of the Elements

My approach to this sutta has always been using the five aggregates as the corner stones. All formations are the five aggregates within aggregates and we all know what are their characteristics. Using words to describe meditation especially advanced meditation can be tricky because they simply descr...
by form
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Perception in different context of the nikaya. Question
Replies: 12
Views: 408

Re: Perception in different context of the nikaya. Question

Thank you Sam. There is a sutta in AN (book 6, 75(1) that reveals six things that lead to happiness this life. Thought of renunciation, thought of good will and thought of harmlessness. Then the next three is perception of renunciation, perception of good will and harmlessness. Can you share with m...