It will take a lot of years for toilet paper to be replaced with a better system. By then I hope to have a much better job. This isn't what I went to college for. It is called a bidet. My parents had one, but I wondered if it was for washing my feet. :? I think it will take a while to catch on ever...

If you spend any time watching people it does seem very believable that all of them are crazy. It is only a question of how crazy they are individually. Before I had a job cleaning bathrooms I had no idea how difficult it could be for normal adults to use toilets and trash cans. Just as an example,...

Did Buddha say "All worldlings are mad'?
"Sabbe Satta Unmattaka" or similar.
If yes what is the Sutta reference?

Eighteen thought-moment is a product of Abhidhamma.
It does not explain the whole teaching of Buddhism.
The way I understand the Four Noble Truths are the Summum Bonum of Buddhism.

The way I understand that Arahant does not seek merits. The actions of arahants generate no new merit, but that doesn't mean that they can't make use of their accumulated store of merit to make efficacious saccakiriyās . As, for example, in the case of Angulimāla and the woman in labour. Agree. Ara...

The way I understand that Arahant does not seek merits. I don't think many of the classical Theravadins believe that ven. Buddhaghosa was an Arahant. Yet they believe he is exceptional and had preserved the theories of ancient Sihala Atthakatha of Mahavihara. Agree. I don't doubt it. But my problem...

Hi Karuna, I was discussing Buddhagosa Arahanthood with my friend. He said that in Visuddhimagga, Bhadantacariya Buddhagosa expressed His aspiration to meet Ariya Metteya, while I remember Bhante Dhammanando once said it is put in Visuddhimagga by those who goes against Buddhagosa. I didn't say tha...

Hello everyone! Why should we seek Nibbana/Nirwana/Enlightenment? What is the importance of Nibbana? As I understood, the reason is to stop suffering through out Sansara/saṃsāra. We should understand the suffering in our many previous lifetimes, understand that many more suffering is on our way. Li...

Vitakka and Vicara generate the speech.
When there is no Vitakka there will not be the speech.

Dhammanando wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:03 pm

SarathW wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:54 am It is a good point. Just a side question do you think they had the Samma Samadhi?

No. There's no right concentration without right mindfulness.

Perhaps they had the Lokiya Samma Sati and Samma Samadhi?
Bhante, Could you give me an example of beautiful mindfulness in Cetasika?

asahi wrote: ↑Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:59 am Hi pali teachers ,

Are both the same ?
Pls explain how both differs ?
Does samma sati include sampajañña ?


Thanks

Another important factor is Samma Sati is a factor of 37 factors of enlightenment. (mentioned in four places plus in four Satipathana)

Did Alara and Uddaka had Samma Sati or Michha Sati? I don't think either term is applicable. The Pāsarāsisutta says that the Bodhisatta's teachers had the faculty of mindfulness (satindriya) and the rest of the five faculties. The said faculties were sufficiently well developed to make possible the...

Your OP heading seems incorrect. Buddha never said that any particular person will never attain enlightenment. Even Devadatta will attain Nibbana one day. Only you will know whether you are enlighten or not. If you have attachment aversion ignorance you are not enlightened at the moment. Just follow...

This is a good question.
With the very little knowledge I have they do not accept Arahant ideal as Nibbana.
Mahayana followers do not want to attain Nibbana in this life and they expect all beings to be liberated before they do.
So they follow the Bodhisatva ideal.

salayatananirodha wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:17 pm can you still do pindapata in london? that would be one of my biggest concerns about a western monastery

Perhaps this will help you to eliminate fear and attain Nibbana.