Eko Care

Your OP asks a straightforward question but since you've put this in the Classical section you are limiting the replies you might get.

Hi EC Is there a place we can access commentaries in English translations? I am personally not interested in the discussion about the validity of the commentaries. Instead, can we analyse and discuss each Sutta in conjunction with commentaries? Ditto. Eko Care, If only you put this much energy into...

If someone online asks "Where do I get started with Buddhism?" or "Where do I learn more about Buddhism?" or "What books/websites/videos/podcasts do you recommend to get started with Buddhism" what do you give? Please share. Thanks. :juggling: Podcast... Ajahn Sona Book... Sutta Nipata... then the ...

Greetings, This is obviously a lie.I've met venerable Nananada and last I met him was two weeks prior to his death. I've spoken with venerable Subhuthi who took care of him. I am in contact with couple of people who visit the Aranya on a weekly basis. His contemporary and disciple Ven. Dhammajeeva ...

I'm not trying to rile anything up or to try and push for rejecting texts. I'm asking you guys what you think the best way to approach this type of situation is. Are suttas ever at odds with commentaries? Are commentaries ever at odds with each other? What do we do when faced with this? For example...

Greetings, I don't see the following as selfish or harmful, merely truthful about how we all are... 'Searching all directions with your awareness, you find no one dearer than yourself. In the same way, others are thickly dear to themselves. So you shouldn't hurt others if you love yourself.' https:...

I don't see the following as selfish or harmful, merely truthful about how we all are... 'Searching all directions with your awareness, you find no one dearer than yourself. In the same way, others are thickly dear to themselves. So you shouldn't hurt others if you love yourself.' https://www.access...

I'm no great fan of the Visuddhimagga and I think it gets much too intricate with its Metta instructions, however, the following sutta has some relevance... https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.5.01.than.html And the whole preamble in the metta sutta is concerned with ones own welfare a...

Thank you, Robert. This is great information! Hi SarathW I'm actually interested in what you actually gleaned or benefited from in Robertk's posting of a commentary to a part of the Abhidhamma. Obviously I don't connect to it but I was wondering in what way you see it as informative or transformati...

retrofuturist wrote: I invite any one to study the subject and then comment, without opposing an observation just because it has nullified your views. The observations mentioned in the OP are real (concerning the majority) and not just out of anger. Also they are the observations and opinions of hu...

Generally and classically, Suttas are considered to lead towards Samadhi. Vinaya leads towards Sila Abhidhamma leads towards Panna. Nevertheless, Most of the Modern Sutta Practioners seem to be far away from Samadhi than even Vinaya and Abhidhamma people. They seem to be, Less calm and too aggressi...

Greetings Mike, My reading of the post was that he had not read it. Apologies if I misinterpreted the words. No need to apologize and I'm sure BrokenBones is cool enough to not require one either. You were clearly acting in good faith. I don't think the visuddhimagga is included in the official com...

The original OP seems to hint at kammic retribution which is a bit worrying. Other than that... I have never read the official commentaries only contemporary ones. From what I gather they seem to be preoccupied with 'moments', dissecting the Buddha's words with razor blades and giving themselves an ...

Check out the Buddha's roadmap...

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitak ... .than.html

It has been around a bit longer.

Ok :anjali: 😉 ... but what about the 'mind' having toes simile? Can you use your 'impeccable logic' to square the circle... I'm sorry, I mean the simile? Similes actually do have a 'logical' and identifiable relation to what is being referred to. A sutta dedicated to mindfulness of the body witteri...