confusedlayman wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:28 pm Hi, how to develop mind reading of others after entering 4th jhana? Some people might be showing double face to me.. behaving suspicious... i get cheated easily bcs some people take advantage of my stupidity

Try being cautious around people rather than trying to guess what people think

Why would they discriminate? Hello thank you, im looking for internet jobs, i think people discriminate me thats why i cant have a normal job. My past job was with my family bussiness but due to unsecurity i had to leave it. Maybe coding may works i was thinking of it before. For many reasons is a ...

Why would they discriminate? Hi Mario What jobs are you looking for? Any time I have been unemployed it has never been for long and I live on a small(ish) island of 80,000 people. Are you discounting certain lower paid jobs? Kind regards Cittasanto Hello thank you, im looking for internet jobs, i th...

Hi Mario
What jobs are you looking for?
Any time I have been unemployed it has never been for long and I live on a small(ish) island of 80,000 people.
Are you discounting certain lower paid jobs?

Kind regards
Cittasanto

Thanks Dan I have been worse, but getting back to my old self, hopefully with a couple of improvements. Hi, Become your own friend, know your boundaries, respect yourself then... Practice the golden rule. Kind regards Cittasanto Good to "see" you, Cittasanto/Manapa!!! :hello: Hope you are ...

Hi,
Become your own friend, know your boundaries, respect yourself then...
Practice the golden rule.

Kind regards
Cittasanto

Have you ever said something you didn't mean or done something you regret while drinking? I've never heard of someone who can honestly say no. Then you will understand why. Just because alcohol is a part of our culture doesn't mean its "right". :goodpost: Hi bpallister You are not alone K...

Gami47 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 27, 2022 10:39 pm

The simple answer is simply stop. Watch the mind, and when it goes to the object of desire, bring it to the breath and focus on the breath, then say a little mantra on impermanence, or more specifically decay, maranusati

Kind regards
Cittasanto

Hi , I don't see how alcohol consumption like its done among friends with 1-2 beers/ drinks causes someone to act harmfully towards others and I am not sure how it is an impediment on the path, can someone more knowledgeable than me please kindly help me understand so that I may eliminate this wron...

do you think depression treatments work, like for depression as a clinical disorder i have usually not favored psychiatric drugs and have not found my limited experience with counseling to be helpful. but i am struggling pretty bad; today was rly hard. Hi salayatananirodha, Sorry to hear about your...

Hi MP I think the commentaries harden the jhanas but I also think this loosens up the factors. I think the suttas indicate piti, sukkha.. are specific forms and I believe the commentaries are right in distinguishing one form of piti... from another. So you could have all the factors and what can be ...

It all depends what you are looking for. If you are looking for nutrition, then dropping the onions... May not be the best idea, or the best idea. Being satisfied with what you have is commendable. I use additives for nutritional purposes, and calorie density. So long as you are getting the nutrient...

- Profiteering off the Dhamma (see: Charging For The Dhamma ) Hi Paul. This one I believe to be more nuanced, than the face of it, and although this has been discussed before I think it is worth making the distinction. There are certain expenses which goes along with teachings, publishing... And pr...

I was curious where the suttas first describe jhana as either Rupa or arupa. Can anyone provide textual evidence for this distinction? Thank you, Pondera Hi Ponders, As I understand it the Rupa/arupa distinction is commentarial. There is no distinction I am aware of in the suttas. In Truth Cittasanto

Hi,
We should reflect before during and after an action.
This would include meditation, and in day-to-day life.
In truth
Cittasanto