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- Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Which specific process determines where consciousness will alight?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1254
Which specific process determines where consciousness will alight?
If you want to take a look, this question was originally published in Buddhism.SE, here: Which specific process determines where consciousness will alight? Hi! As the title indicates, I don't know how the mind "picks" which sensation to focus on. Considering the huge amount of sense-data b...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 4:26 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Arahant's suicide
- Replies: 210
- Views: 27487
Re: Arahant's suicide
... Thanks for your time and answer! I think your getting to something that I thought I understood, but maybe I didn't... I assumed that whatever dukkha is felt, it was always a feeling (vedana). Or, basically, that when the chain of DO gave rise to dukkha, what happened was that a mental "pai...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 3:52 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Arahant's suicide
- Replies: 210
- Views: 27487
Re: Arahant's suicide
I don't know if this was already brought to the table, but isn't "painful feeling" translated as "dukkha-vedana"? Hi B. No. Its the opposite. "Dukkha-vedana" is translated as "painful feeling" (rather than "suffering feeling"). Regards :smile: Hahah...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 2:29 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Arahant's suicide
- Replies: 210
- Views: 27487
- Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:49 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Masturbation of sens doors (poll)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2198
Re: Masturbation of sens doors (poll)
In general, males are more visual beings, females are more of audio beings. Hi Form! I'm not sure of where this statement is coming from, but I think it's always useful to keep in mind that tendencies are not the same as "essence". As Sartre once said, "existence precedes essence&quo...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:19 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3496
Re: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
However, I am not sure DN 15 is about conceptually naming objects. It says: “Suppose there were none of the features, attributes, signs, and details by which the categories of mental or physical phenomena are found. Would either linguistic contact or impingement contact still be found?” DN 15 appea...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:31 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3496
Re: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
I'm a really slow-reader, and I use to take my time to digest the ideas of these kind of "technical" texts. I haven't finished the book yet, but the summary of what I've grasped might be something along these lines: 1) Namarupa is a concept which encompassess most of our subjective experie...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:05 am
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3496
Re: DN 15: what does "nama-rupa" mean in DN 15?
Hi DD! I'm not sure if this will be helpful in your research, but it certainly helped me to start mine. Here are two essays written by Bhikkhu Cintita about namarupa and viññana in the EBTs: Name and Form: nāmarūpa in the suttas Consciousness in the EBTs I hope they might be useful. Kind regards!
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: the great rebirth debate
- Replies: 7540
- Views: 1330444
Re: the great rebirth debate
So how does a state of mind get wrinkled skin, greyness of hair and bokeness of teeth? :shrug: https://suttacentral.net/sn12.2/en/bodhi States of mind change moment to moment. Bodily aging takes place over decades. See for example paragraphs 4 and 5 in SN12.61: https://suttacentral.net/sn12.61/en/s...
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:38 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: the great rebirth debate
- Replies: 7540
- Views: 1330444
Re: the great rebirth debate
dependent arising becomes irrelevant in a single life model Hi Cappuccino! In my opinion, DO is relevant if we understand it as the explanation about how suffering arises. I'm not saying, though, that it is only limited to that, but it certainly has helped me to understand the condition which give ...
- Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: About two qualities of the Dhamma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1877
Re: About two qualities of the Dhamma
Hi Cappuccino!cappuccino wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:01 pm faith is necessary to develop, strengthen
I don't know why this is so difficult, for many
Because the line between faith with reasonable evidence and superstition and fanatism is really blurry and not so easy to identify.
Kind regards!
- Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: About two qualities of the Dhamma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1877
About two qualities of the Dhamma
Hi! I've seen in plenty of discussions and threads that there are some criteria to keep in mind while trying to separate the "real Dhamma" from the "fake" one. In AN 11:13 there is a fragment which tell us that: The teaching is well explained by the Buddha—visible in this very li...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The relation about Dhamma and reality itself
- Replies: 106
- Views: 10179
The relation about Dhamma and reality itself
Hi, everyone!i just asked this question on Buddhism SE, and I'd love to know your thoughts as well. Here is the original discussion, if you're interested in seeing other answers give to this question. What is the orthodox position, the suttas' position or your position about the knowledge of reality...
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:01 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Where is the line between Buddhism and Dhamma?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7345
Re: Where is the line between Buddhism and Dhamma?
Dhamma can be understood as the natural laws and processes that influence and explain the events leading to dukkha, its arising and its cessation. Also, Dhamma can be the "duties" or deeds that come by understanding the above, and which indicate the most optimal, efficient and effective wa...
- Sat May 18, 2019 1:44 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Wouldn't be useful if Arahants reveal their state and achievements?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6216
Re: Wouldn't be useful if Arahants reveal their state and achievements?
I thought people weren't supposed to talk about their attainments. Hi ChooChoo! That's exactly why this issue is so controversial and why I decided to ask about it. I wanted to know if the rule could be put aside in consideration of the power of scientific methods and the potential of education abo...