Dhamma Wheel

I liked the video of the woman spinning cotton. Always interesting to listen to someone talk about something they know well from direct experience.

Yeah well "Wikipedia"... " Buddhism probably borrowed the concept from Hinduism.[1][3] The statue of a Hindu holy man with beads dates to the third century BC.[3][7]" Buddha Dhamma already well established by this time; so it's a toss-up as to who appropriated what from whom. Besides it wasn't "Hind...

Hello Shan Yin, I don't know if this will be of any use since it is a personal idiosyncratic way in which I managed to keep off the smokes. I used to work a job that was seemingly more easily done with coffee and cigarettes on hand. But I had another life in which I would take time off to do meditat...

I don't know if this is suitable... https://old.reddit.com/r/theravada/ ; but it might lead to other links.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sot%C4%81panna#Three_fetters "Skeptical doubt - Doubt about the Buddha , his teaching (Dharma), and his community (Sangha) is eradicated because the sotāpanna personally experiences the true nature of reality through insight, and this insight confirms the accuracy of th...

If your moniker is accurate then there is a resource in your native GreatWhiteNorth : https://www.arrowriver.ca/book/cosmoBook.php Nagas are described in section 3.2.4 There is also YouTube series of the venerable discussing the various realms on Ajahn Sona's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel...

According to the Visuddhimagga (III 106 2) metta practice can lead to the first three jhanas; but not the fourth, which is characterised by equanimity. One can't be equanimous and loving at the same time. It is thought by some samatha practioners that it is very difficult to develop strong concentra...

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I'm asking because this video would appear to contradict what I've learned, listening to certain talks by a highly respected monk, who said that most people, having lived out their human birth, end up in the ghost realm (or lower)... what do the suttas say, regarding this issue? I don't feel like s...

I must admit that I am not aware of the various convenient tools that Google provides. I'm a bit of a recluse in this digital world. "they" say that it all depends on your threat-level. Since there is no such thing anymore as complete privacy or security; it's a matter of trade-offs. Here's a site t...

Hi Javi, I finally got around to downloading it. Was reluctant to before because trying to download from academia website with google account, it says it shares all my contacts in the address book with them. Thanks for sharing your notes, it looks cool. It might have changed, but I registered with ...

Alobha Milk is a gray area in the vinaya, it is certainly allowable before noon, and while traveling, but Ghee (clarified butter) and cheese which at the time of the Buddha would of been more soft than hard (both milk products) are allowable,... [/quote] I think cheese (and also chocolate) is a Tha...

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Bramavihara practice 'according to Visuddhimagga' would be taught at Sri Lankan monestaries that are aligned with the Pa-Auk Sayadaw. But these are usally taught after the yogi has developed samadhi with other practices. I have heard that the reason for this is that the objects are very subtle and d...