Could be. For me, I find I am going about my day and an element from a dream the night before will manifest in my imagination. I also find that an easy way to fall asleep is to clear one’s third eye (brow chakra). Given these two things, I am inclined to believe that dreams are manifestations of eve...

Coëmgenu wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 6:25 am Look to the top of page 4

Indeed. I suppose it did no good.

Can you please suggest how 'cessation' in this context brings about cessation of NamaRupa? The same meaning. Regards :) When we say NamaRupa ceases it would mean Nama=contact, feeling, perception, attention, intention (all mental activities) and Rupa=4 great primaries and their derivatives would ce...

Perhaps this sheds light on your disagreement: "And what is the earth property? The earth property can be either internal or external. What is the internal earth property?}[3] Anything internal, within oneself, that's hard, solid, & sustained [by craving]: head hairs, body hairs, nails, teeth, skin,...

I am from Thailand and I am currently practicing Anapanasati 16. First I take long breath and then the breath gets shorter and shorter. When it gets very short and I can notice the breath very well, Piti will arise and breath will disappear (can no longer feel it). Two types of Piti happen to me. O...

By contrast, the fact that there may be some lobster crawling about on the bed of the North Atlantic who happens to have been my Auntie Edna in its former life doesn't amount to a connection that matters. Unless you found your self in Juneau Alaska accepting Lobster alms from a layperson and by som...

There is mind. There is mind-object. There is mind-consciousness. Take away mind-consciousness and there is still mind and mind object. However there is no contact. Where there is no contact there is “cessation of perception and feeling”. Buddha also taught consciousness is everywhere - surrounding ...

Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 8:03 am

Pondera wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:51 am
That’s no ordinary virus. I mean, look at the bones!

inside joke. Those who get it will get it. Those who don’t get it will have to watch more British Comedy from the previous century.

Always shocks me to see the level of ignorance about the basic science of immunizations flying around on the internet, even on Buddhist forums. :cry: Makes me want to set my Physicians Assistant degree on fire. I'll be getting the shot as soon as I can. I have chronic health conditions but the roll...

How The Dunning Kruger Effect Buddhist? ie: Overestimation or underestimation of your attainment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJz66wm95-M I fine very often that those who boast the most about their attainments end up having the most appalling understanding of Dhamma, coupled with repulsive beha...

Did Einstien discover E=mc2 in stages? Yes, and he had a lot of help getting there. And that equation is the reason we have a theoretical understanding of atomic weapons. Some may argue that without this discovery the road to atomic weapons might not have been paved. Why are we comparing Einstein t...

The mind is neurotic. For example - you may hear something on the radio - like pedophiles are in the community and the people there are concerned about their children. And what happens? We think “am I a pedophile? Do I like little children? What if I’m a pedophile? What if?!!!” The mind does this to...

What typifies your obsession with the breath? Is it the sound? The bodily movements involved? I typically don’t mediate on breath. However, I have a technique which might work for you. Focus on your breathing diaphragm. Focus on simply releasing tension in that area. Pay no attention to the breath. ...

I saw him in person, back in 2014 (as I recall). Kamloops, British Columbia. He had just spent a Winter in complete isolation. This was his first public talk since that time. I had travelled hours to be there. The man was happy, chirp full, - it may have been my imagination - however it was as if a ...

I heard Pa Auk made an excuse about MN 111 that only Sariputta was special enough to do 'jhana' in that way described in MN 111. Then take a look at AN 9.36. It's talking about everyone, not just Sariputta. And there are a number of other suttas corroborating, if one is willing to actually not be a...