Although this debate is obviously motivating people, it seems that this thread has been hijacked by a debate about the existence of the self. The thread was an invitation to check out NORBU, and not about the meaning of anatta . If members want to discuss anatta (and especially if they think they h...

Although this debate is obviously motivating people, it seems that this thread has been hijacked by a debate about the existence of the self. The thread was an invitation to check out NORBU, and not about the meaning of anatta . If members want to discuss anatta (and especially if they think they h...

Thank you, but I didn't understand your message. However, where does the Buddha say "There is no I", please? Its a silly question, he doesn't say there is no Santa Claus either. The point is neither does he say there might be an I and if there is an I it would have the following character...

But I'm reluctant to practice a meditation consisting of simply saying "There is no I", because that's still slightly different from just saying "This or that is not an I". The practice is "This or that is not an I", did you discover something else (not this or that) i...

Are you suggesting eel-wriggling theorist? Lord Buddha was not like that. I suggest do not put words in his mouth That he was careful not to say You should be honest to yourself with what teaching you are learning now. If you really that clinging to soul concept, there are other religions you can g...

:yingyang: IMG_0331.jpeg It [the Theravada Buddhist perspective] encourages us to understand the self as a fluid, ever-changing entity, shaped by our experiences and actions. :cry: A smart & friendly AI friend, in training, probably with some partial-eternalistic ultimate goals & visions. :l...

wrong. not wrong show me sutta i already did - MN 19 speak from personal experience Irrelevant. My personal experienced could be a lie or delusional. You cannot verify my personal experience therefore your suggestion is utterly ridiculous and definitely the wrong path. ... [ordinary verbal] thinkin...

Hi Could you please quote the part where the word "absent" was used? Couldnt find it. Regards It says : a mendicant enters and remains in the fourth absorption, without pleasure or pain My guess is that is a wrong translation (the "without" part). But i have no idea, im not vers...

Hi: Thanks!, Yes that was the right quote. My interpretation is that pain DOESNT necessarily cease in the fourth jhana, what happens is that because of the EQUANIMITY you have, painful or pleasant feelings dont make your mind shake and crave. But they can still be there. If someone is healthy, they...

Hi: Im currently not in a sutta quote phase, so i dont feel like looking it haha, but i think the buddha in some sutta says something like: "my body is old, i have painful feelings on my back, and even if it doesnt make my mind shake, i can only become free of that perception when i enter a si...

Idhānanda, bhikkhu upadhivivekā akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānā sabbaso kāyaduṭṭhullānaṁ paṭippassaddhiyā vivicceva kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkaṁ savicāraṁ vivekajaṁ pītisukhaṁ paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati. Looking in the DPD dictionary https://digitalpalidictionary.github.io/ , ...

Hi Here are several translations of a passage from MN 64: Here, Ānanda, a monk, by aloofness from ‘clinging,’ by getting rid of unskilled states of mind, by allaying every bodily impropriety , aloof from pleasures of the senses, aloof from unskilled states of mind, enters and abides in the first med...

Your method is very interesting, thank you.

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Kumara wrote: ↑Sat Jul 15, 2023 12:59 am I think I've dealt with that in "Appendix 11: Ānāpānasati Revisited" in my book.

Thank you for your prompt reply! The extension to this part of the book was very useful.