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by BlackMagic
Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:20 am
Forum: Abhidhamma
Topic: A billion mind moments in the blink of an eye
Replies: 20
Views: 7853

Re: A billion mind moments in the blink of an eye

wandering around in the seventh jhana is all philosophical thinking is... it is an infinite attachment that chains one to rebirth. On the cushion one would note thinking thinking, or citta citta, or just place their center of focus back on the meditational object or task at hand. There are sutras ab...
by BlackMagic
Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:10 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Bhavacakra
Replies: 11
Views: 921

Re: Bhavacakra

Your gatha... How could it be any different? Void the nose the same as you void the eye to keep it in a state of conceived purity along with the other sense faculties... until that happens the "mind" or ruler sense of all of those cannot and will not attain the stainless purity of the dea...
by BlackMagic
Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:52 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Bhavacakra
Replies: 11
Views: 921

Bhavacakra

What gets represented as a teaching tool known as the Bhavacakra is quite a thing... One it is never supposed to be in a monastery it is supposed to be displayed outside of the temple structure on the wall. Two it is a horoscope specifically a Chinese horoscope where the triad is not compatible with...
by BlackMagic
Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?
Replies: 36
Views: 5026

Re: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?

You’ve knowingly engaged in cannibalism? :shock: Yes. :? How did that come about? Before I left for the homeless/wandering mendicant life from an arranged marriage the bride's parents wanted; The mother of the child from the union wanted to eat the placenta and I ate the umbilical cord piece that f...
by BlackMagic
Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:05 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?
Replies: 36
Views: 5026

Re: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?

Ceisiwr wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:07 pm
BlackMagic wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:34 pm
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You’ve knowingly engaged in cannibalism? :shock:
Yes.
by BlackMagic
Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Volition of killing
Replies: 3
Views: 801

Re: Volition of killing

Volition Volition as a meditative topic is very telling and a very good place to think of oneself sitting as nindana link when meditating on it... there is a perception of kamma and time that exists in that link of volition... but on closer looking, it is habit that sits there... mara and the confli...
by BlackMagic
Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:34 pm
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?
Replies: 36
Views: 5026

Re: Orthodox explanation of a SN 12.11?

Okay! Thank you! Rare indeed! So, what if we approach it from another angle? I clearly am having trouble with the approach you and Dootdoot are using, which appears to be similar. Let's say hypothetically I state that "Apples appear out of thin air for anyone who desires (craves for) them. If ...
by BlackMagic
Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: Family Life and Relationships
Topic: Admirable friendship vs. ordinary friendship
Replies: 15
Views: 6344

Re: Admirable friendship vs. ordinary friendship

Hello. Inasmuch admirable friendship, kalyanamittata, pertains to a particular type of relationship with people, how is it similar to ordinary friendship, and how does it differ from it? I'm thinking specifically of the differences that there may be in terms of emotional intimacy and mutual loyalty...
by BlackMagic
Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Dhammic Stories
Topic: "Dying without regret...mindfulness till the last breath"
Replies: 5
Views: 3748

Re: "Dying without regret...mindfulness till the last breath"

:meditate: Killing trees for these books that do not need to be written is not Buddhism it is a fundraiser. Ordination means; there is a financial backer sponsoring the ordained and a guru if they are given a mala. Lakavara Sutta belongs to Sri Lanka, it is basically the first draft of what gets ca...
by BlackMagic
Sun Jan 31, 2021 2:28 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: ......an inspiration for our practice........
Replies: 18
Views: 2629

Re: ......an inspiration for our practice........

Sanjay PS wrote: Mon Sep 15, 2014 3:44 am An inspiration?
Sit with the buddha statue; until it gets up and leaves.
by BlackMagic
Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:45 am
Forum: Sīla
Topic: 'I hope, dear turtle, that you didn't go to that area.'
Replies: 6
Views: 3296

Re: 'I hope, dear turtle, that you didn't go to that area.'

Staying at Savatthi. "Monks, gains, offerings, & fame are a cruel thing, a harsh, bitter obstacle to the attainment of the unexcelled rest from bondage. "Once, monks, a large family of turtles had lived for a long time in a certain freshwater lake. Then one turtle said to another, 'My...
by BlackMagic
Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:58 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize
Replies: 136
Views: 13892

Re: Best Evidence for Afterlife - BICS ESSAY COMPETITION - $ 500,000 Prize

Other than; Tomb/grave robbers/raiders, why would there be a stated "need" for: Raise the public awareness? He states the reasons in one of his video interviews. He said it would relieve peoples' anxiety over death and help them better cope with the loss of loved ones. Science trying to p...
by BlackMagic
Fri Jan 29, 2021 11:40 pm
Forum: Family Life and Relationships
Topic: How to stay stable in the presence of distraught person
Replies: 12
Views: 2003

Re: How to stay stable in the presence of distraught person

Imagine their breath moving into their hara/lower daintein a few finger breadths below the navel. Breathe peacefully calmly and think RA. It will move you both past the bardo/intermediate state/nindana of becoming.
by BlackMagic
Fri Jan 29, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: 'meditation' on Zen coans
Replies: 24
Views: 3966

Re: 'meditation' on Zen coans

In Zen monasteries the monks 'meditate' on the coans given to them by the teacher. What does this 'meditation' mean? Is it thinking? It can't be vipassana? What technique do they use to work these coans? Also is it a good idea to practice on Zen coans? If so how should one go about doing this? Repe...
by BlackMagic
Fri Jan 29, 2021 7:58 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: 'meditation' on Zen coans
Replies: 24
Views: 3966

Re: 'meditation' on Zen coans

In Zen monasteries the monks 'meditate' on the coans given to them by the teacher. What does this 'meditation' mean? Is it thinking? It can't be vipassana? What technique do they use to work these coans? Also is it a good idea to practice on Zen coans? If so how should one go about doing this? Mind...