... The relationship to time is pretty much standard. Here are some passages that I collected in the meantime that highlight some more aspects, incl. that of time... Standard doesn't make it accurate and appropriate or useful. The teachings don't seem to be about foreseeing the future, don't seem t...

... You can see the synonyms for niccaṃ (permanent) are all about time, except one (kevalaṃ = total)... I think conceiving anicca as referring to time isn't as good as understanding it as about instability, unsafety, uncertainty. ... My question would be: Could you share any passages (preferably ca...

Hey guys, My SAT test is right around the corner and I am feeling pretty stressed out about it. Do you guys have any dhamma related ways of dealing with this? Troubles and distress. Welcome to samsara. Things not being completely good. Problems arising now and then. You're not going to change your ...

... the teacher was relating compassion to the base of the infinity of space... ... when suffering, we benefit from someone or something "giving us space", some kind of distance from oppression and affliction... But where compassion falls in here? I'm asking because I don't understand the...

... who knows hardly any suttas... Buddhist wisdom is really about awareness, not book knowledge or any other mind states like intellectual understanding. You need to listen to the teachings. By simply paying attention to birds chirping, trains of reasoning taking too long, and feelings of boredom ...

I myself translate as "not understanding" (avijja) and "inappropriate understanding" (Michha ditthi).

The difference being a lack of understanding in the first case and an understanding that leads to nowhere good in the latter.

frank k wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:44 am ...
I always thought "one SHOULD remove greed and desire while one sees the body as a body." was grammatically possible.

How can you see X as X when full of greed. Not possible in my view. It doesn't sound optional to me. But let's wait to learn about grammatical possibilities here.

I would suggest calming bodily fabrication means letting go of controlling and allowing the breath to become naturally calm, controlling agitates rather than calms. Stilling the waters of perception. It's not about airflow control. It's about making our tumultuous way of understanding to calm down....

... Does " vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṃ " refer to what happens prior to kāye kāyānupassī or after? ... "Having overcome", before contemplation or after? ... You aren't abiding in contemplation if covetousness and disgust are still there. You don't look like a commited-to-his...

McQueen wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 10:31 am How do I get songs and music out of my mind?

chew some gum.

What a nice place! Where is it located?

dharmavital wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:47 am Hello.

A simple question: Can a sutta translator avoid his own interpretations of the teachings while translating?

Cheers!

They'll definitely have to use someone's interpretation. We need Arahant translators who know what they're talking about when translating the texts.

From the Buddha’s time until nowadays people both lay and monastic have been meditating, for its great benefits. Just like people go to the gym, to work on the body. You can meditate to work on the mind. It will be very beneficial now and in the future. It is not difficult to meditate, you just nee...

... I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you there. Kamma is very powerful. There is a sutta... AN 9.20 PTS: A iv 392 Velāma Sutta: About Velāma... Sorry, I don't see any mention about regular lay people doing meditation. I'm not sure what's your point. And what do you mean about the "power&q...

... If anyone has any tips, meditations etc they thing could help that would also be great! Yes, why not paying a visit to a therapist. Psychologists deal with these kind of problems. If you were physically ill, you would go to a doctor. You can do the same visiting a doctor of the mind. Buddhist p...