Hello, I’ve been having doubts lately about buddhist teachings, whether in written form or in talks given by monks. I feel that as soon as the topic discussed goes beyond the limits of "mundane" comprehension and goes on to describe things that mere mortals can only accept on faith, the dissonance ...

If, by the stroke of pure luck, there exists the six-sense bases (your body) https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=13799 Thank you. It is often very tricky when speaking in these regions. What you'll find is that many people are just not ready to intuit these kinds of understandings. Bud...

How does name and form condition six sense bases? 6 sense bases are biological structures. Form is the phenomena of emptiness extrapolated into perceptions, feelings and words by another phenomena from that same emptiness which we call Tom, John, Mark. If refers back onto itself and mistakes itself...

1. Is it possible to have the arising of anger without "I", "mine", "myself", etc; and also without "them", "him", "her", "other", etc ?? Reading behind your words, it seems what you are actually asking is: is there perfection? Perfection is an idea that is just that: an idea. It is an idea that is...

I noticed when I fail in restraint, I generally then fail in abandonment. There seems to be no way back. :strawman: How do you work with abandonment? Continuous mindfulness. This is delivered most succinctly by Crazy cloud: the continues effort of mindfulness all through the meditation session and ...

Once jhana is experienced the very qualities of that jhana are now perceived through the clinging aggregates. Hence, one takes ownership of the experience of jhana. The suttas appear to say in many places the Arahant Buddha & Disciples (such as SN 28.2 ) experienced jhana. Venerable Ānanda saw Vene...

Then what continues in the state of Nibbana, what is doing the nirvanaing? If nothing apprehends, not in the profane sense but the sacred sense, what meaning does nirvana hold if there is no ""experience"" of it. This would be tantamount to annhiliationism. Then what continues in the state of Nibba...

What apprehends Nirvana, if consciousness and awareness are just aggregates. How can something be apprehended without sentience? Nothing apprehends Nirvana. These are terms of language used as a conventional way to illustrate that an event has taken place. Language is funny like that. Language has ...

cappuccino wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:16 pm

NuanceOfSuchness wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:15 pm Nothing apprehends Nirvana.

one apprehends while alive


death is not annihilation


hence one apprehends while dead

One apprehends only trinkets and baubles - the learned image of enlightenment from whence the tradition you choose to indoctrinate yourself henceforth.

What apprehends Nirvana, if consciousness and awareness are just aggregates. How can something be apprehended without sentience? Nothing apprehends Nirvana. These are terms of language used as a conventional way to illustrate that an event has taken place. Language is funny like that. Language has ...

And so, after some time, I saw the drawbacks of sensual pleasures and cultivated that, and I realized the benefits of renunciation and developed that. Then my mind was eager for renunciation; it was confident, settled, and decided about it. I saw it as peaceful. And so, quite secluded from sensual ...

What is your understanding of what is being said here? Then, when the night had advanced, a certain devatā of stunning beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta’s Grove, approached the Blessed One. Having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One, stood to one side, and said to him: “How, dear sir, ...

Hello Everyone, Is there a scientific explanation to "Colored light rays that came out of the Buddha's body" during the 4th week after enlightenment. I was Googling this question but couldn't find the answer. Tried to find it on this forum with no luck. I hope someone will point me to the right dir...

... Great practice! Bringing to mind another person's skeletal structure, I find it helpful to stroke my teeth with my tongue so that I could know both my skeletal structure along with those in sight. I would often see people as skeletons especially sat on the bus. Sometimes their bones, having no ...

Greetings, Blogger won't let the picture be embedded in this post, but this link has a picture I took in the Shrine Room at FWBO HQ in Bethnal Green, London. It's interesting how the facial features on Buddha rupas often in time come to reflect the facial features of the locals. http://2.bp.blogspo...