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by SarathW
Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:46 am
Forum: Family Life and Relationships
Topic: thought about relationships
Replies: 3
Views: 80

Re: thought about relationships

You eliminate Kama-raga only when you become an Anagami.
Even a Sotapanna will marry and have children etc.
Visaka was a sotapanna at the age of seven and got married later and had about a dozen children.
Many have this misunderstanding what you have.
by SarathW
Wed Nov 29, 2023 10:32 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Satipatthana fully developed before n8fp development start
Replies: 19
Views: 403

Re: Satipatthana fully developed before n8fp development start

The way I understand, Noble Eightfold Path is developed in conjunction simultaneously. It is gradual training hence from the Saddhanusari to Arahants practice NEFP in different levels. i figure not everyone are reading backwards too from the end. In this case read what kind of person's have right v...
by SarathW
Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Satipatthana fully developed before n8fp development start
Replies: 19
Views: 403

Re: Satipatthana fully developed before n8fp development start

The way I understand, Noble Eightfold Path is developed in conjunction simultaneously.
It is gradual training hence from the Saddhanusari to Arahants practice NEFP in different levels.
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:19 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

I like your explanation of the flash of consciousness. But why does this flash happen only at death? Hmmm…. Did I say happens only at death? No, I didn’t say that. Flashes (moments, instances) of consciousness arising and falling is a constantly ongoing experience. If flash happens in every conscio...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 11:30 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

Consciousness as a nutriment So it appears that the rebirth consciousness act as a support for another nama-ruupa. But there is still more meaning than that to be derived from the description of consciousness as a nutriment if we consider that it is explained primarily as rebirth consciousness. This...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

Greetings, How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue? A puggala? :D Metta, Paul. :) I think Theravada Buddhism is talking about "Bhava" In Abhidhamma Bhava, consciousness continues. It does not vanish without a residue. In fact, it creates a new Bhava consciousnes...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:39 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

reincarnation of a soul. Passing away from that state, I re-arose there. There too I had such a name, belonged to such a clan, had such an appearance. Such was my food, such my experience of pleasure and pain, such the end of my life. Passing away from that state, I re-arose here.' Thus he remember...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:37 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Why only lion not tiger
Replies: 11
Views: 1450

Re: Why only lion not tiger

What is the best roar? The lion or the tiger?



by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:29 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

As I said it is easy to understand what is happening to my body. Really? Cool! Could you tell me how consciousness continues in a body that’s constantly breaking apart? Have you done science or just read about physical science? Our cells are interconnected even though old cell dies. New cells gener...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:26 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

In other words how my present rebirth consciousness arises in my mother's womb when I die in my last life. Your present consciousness doesn’t take rebirth. That would be no different than the reincarnation of a soul. Your “present consciousness” comes and goes in a flash. It creates the conditions ...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:06 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

What is hard to understand is how when I die my consciousness arises somewhere else if it has already vanished without a residue. In other words how my present rebirth consciousness arises in my mother's womb when I die in my last life. Why would you assume that consciousness has “vanished without ...
by SarathW
Mon Nov 27, 2023 3:37 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

This is my problem. Say I am a Namarupa. When objects touch this name and form the consciousness arises (eye, ear, mind, etc.) It is easy to understand. What is hard to understand is how when I die my consciousness arises somewhere else if it has already vanished without a residue. In other words ho...
by SarathW
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:57 am
Forum: Family Life and Relationships
Topic: Upon seeing a parent oppress a sibling, what do you do?
Replies: 9
Views: 286

Re: Upon seeing a parent oppress a sibling, what do you do?

Unfortunately, this is a universal problem.
As a child, I had to go through this too.
However, I did minimally (it is called in law administering) to my children as I know how bad it is.
The only way to avoid this is to educate parents.
But it is not an easy thing and the government has to do this.
by SarathW
Sun Nov 26, 2023 3:46 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?
Replies: 59
Views: 945

Re: How can you explain rebirth if everything vanishes without residue?

Please explain your question Whatever phenomena arise from cause: their cause & their cessation. Such is the teaching of the Tathagata, the Great Contemplative. https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/vin/mv/mv.01.23.01-10.than.html Phenomena isn’t what takes ‘rebirth’. Awareness (consciousnes...