Dhamma Wheel

Chanting Ratana Sutta (The Jewel Discourse) is said to be helpful.

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No_Mind wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:26 pm
Is that not bordering on self hypnosis?

A previous topic....

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Crazy cloud wrote: ↑Fri Oct 16, 2020 11:31 am

Dont ask if I'm enlightened, ask yourself why you're not enlightened yet ...
- Ajahn Chah

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Some of their devotees believe Venerables Mun and Chah were Arhats. I think its something that is probably common to all Buddhist traditions and even encouraged by some. When I practised Tibetan Buddhism just about everyone could name some teacher or other that they thought was enlightened or had m...

confusedlayman wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:50 pm
if u want to become famous....

I don't want to become famous.

Sorry, its not for me, there so many people liike this on Youtube.

I got bored after a few minutes and turned it off ......to silence and peace.

after they work through the effects of their negative karma. yes, life is suffering No. _ the first noble truth, simply put, is that clinging is suffering. It's because of clinging that physical pain becomes mental pain. It's because of clinging that aging, illness, and death cause mental distress....

confusedlayman wrote: most australian people i heard had irish accent or most ireland english speaker sound similar to aussie

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Welcome, Maddy



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Pointers to the Utimate by Ajahn Sumedho: https://buddhismnow.com/2014/08/06/pointers-to-the-ultimate-by-ajahn-sumedho/ Excerpt: What I see about Buddhism — especially in the teaching of the Four Noble Truths in the Pali scriptures — is that it’s very much like a perennial philosophy. It points to ...

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"I know you Mara " ----approx. 6 minutes with Ajahn Amaro. ( I love the part about Oklahoma!)

My friend told me he has psychic power. He said, if not how did he lead 100+ people to escape under the noise of the communist army. Why would he have needed psychic power to escape? Lots of other people escaped over the Himalayas into India from different places in Tibet as well, including the lat...

binocular wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 10:50 am

Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:41 amThoughts?

Nomen est omen. I never get past the name. Who gave him that name? He himself?

"Who was Nagarjuna?"

https://www.lionsroar.com/who-was-nagarjuna/

It sounds like the hindrance of sloth and torpor. You need to sleep more, and during meditation, exert yourself so that you can stay pleasurably with the meditation object. You can also try opening the eyes slightly, or walking meditation. I don't think the content of the dreams is significant. I A...