You have to be a bit more kind to them. They suffer a lot and need help. The above is the opposite to my posts. My posts say focusing on the above is why Buddhism is not growing. Regardless, your post does not explain how exactly they are to be helped. Why is Buddhism not growing? Porbably because ...

Buddhism teaches non harm and pacifism, the Nazis were far from pacificist. Again, the above is irrelevant because Buddhism is a path of renunciation while Nazism was a political doctrine that was no different to any other political doctrine, all of which are militaristic. No not the same. There is...

It makes sense not to mix traditions when one is attending a retreat. A lot of grief and frustration arises when students mix traditions and then bring their problems and questions to the teachers. . :offtopic: Yes during a meditation retreat obviously you need to stick to what is being taught. Tha...

Brian Ruhe is a self proclaimed Nazi. The monk is engaging in far politics, he said so himself. As irrelevant as having a "boner" on a meditation retreat. Do you think the Nazi political had absolutely nothing in common with Dhamma? For example, did Nazi policy support families or did Nazi policy s...

You just shared a video by a literal, self proclaimed Nazi... I did originally post the view in the video would be written-off as "Nazi" but deleted my comment. Note: I don't have psychic powers. ;) I would honestly like to hear your attempt to explain how this "monk" isn't engaging in politics, an...

This dream too will not have its fulfillment until those future days of which I have already spoken, when the world is declining. At that time men’s passions will be so strong that husbands will be thoroughly infatuated with their childish wives. Men will lose all judgment and self-respect. Being c...

Is it common for Monks to practice two or more styles of meditation? I know in the Goenka tradition they are really forward about telling people to not practicing other types of meditation. Most monastics that I've talked to have tried a variety of approaches, and most teachers will offer a variety...

Thanks for clearing that up.

It says on the website Ajahn Pannadhammo does Anapana and Mahasi. Is it common for Monks to practice two or more styles of meditation? I know in the Goenka tradition they are really forward about telling people to not practicing other types of meditation.

Interesting. I wonder if they were meditating outside in direct sunlight? What are the benefits of blindfolds? Burmese are really big on coming up with different techniques. Thanks for sharing that.

Ajahn Pannadhammo at Arrow River Monastery in Ontario, Canada practices Mahasi style meditation, though it says on his website he ordained as a Thai Forest Monk.

I recently saw Analayos book "Satipatthana meditaiton: A practice guide" at a local book shop. Has anyone read it before? Is it worth picking up?

There are a couple of monasteries here where I live. The Sri Lankan one is a open to outsiders but there is sometimes a langauge barrier. The Laotian one is not open to outsiders at all. There is also a massive Vietnamese Mahayana temple not too far from where i live but again, there is no webpage, ...

I thought people weren't supposed to talk about their attainments.

Thanks for the replies.

What do people do in Theravada countries when some one dies? Are there any suttas that help with this? Is there anything that is chanted?