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One previous thread: viewtopic.php?f=41&t=34840&p=520951#p520951
I think there have probably been others, if you care to search.

bazzaman

Bramavihara practice 'according to Visuddhimagga' would be taught at Sri Lankan monestaries that are aligned with the Pa-Auk Sayadaw. But these are usally taught after the yogi has developed samadhi with other practices. I have heard that the reason for this is that the objects are very subtle and d...

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Bit of a stretch, but I have heard of some Zen dudes "laughing their belly off" at a moment of awakening.

bazzaman

Not in Thailand, but close... There has been an annual metta bhavana retreat in Myanmar for the past few years. It is conducted by U Indaka, a well-know Burmese teacher, and Ariya Baumann, a Swiss lay-teacher (formerly Daw Ariya Nani, a nun for over 20 years). I don't see a schedule for 2020; but if...

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It's not easy to renounce the pleasures of the world. Even the Buddha found it difficult. "Even I myself, before my Awakening, when I was still an unawakened Bodhisatta, thought: 'Renunciation is good. Seclusion is good.' But my heart didn't leap up at renunciation, didn't grow confident, steadfast,...

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I did a bit of searching online and, from what I could find, it seems that oat was only recently introduced into India... i.e. in the 1970's. Oat is of Middle-Eastern origin, and most cultivation migrated to northwest Europe. There are articles in Indian publications decrying the recent food fad of ...

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Extremist views are banned on this forum What is an extremist view? Generally it refers to views that blithely reject well-established facts. The views themselves may or may not be hateful, but they are always delusional. Such views seem like an innocuous theory, but they often aim at creating a na...

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Sutta Central just announced new Anti-BDS legislation banning Antisemitism on their website. Fortunate you are not posting the above, there, to avoid the Gulag. I tried, but failed, to find this notice on https://suttacentral.net/. Could you perhaps provide a link. I find it strange that a site dev...

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I believe that the practice of Buddhanusati used to be widely practised in Burma. The nine qualities of the Buddha were recited, and one bead of the rosary was rolled. These days people often used "clickers" instead of rosaries to do the counting. Just speculation... but the use of rosaries might ha...

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My first reaction to the heretical replies was "but... but... that can't be right!". So I did a search and it turns out that I've been labouring under a misconception for years.,, (granted it's a common misconception). I have been boiling tap water for 8/9 minutes and using that for making coffee an...

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Water from wells can be drunk. If the water was doubtful, then I used an electric heater and a tin mug. If there is no access to electricity, you can boil on the fire. I have used this type of electic coil heater; but only to boil water for tea, and the water was already clean. The problem with try...

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It might interest some here to view these interviews with Erik Braun regarding his book on the Ledi Sayadaw and the rise of the vipassana movement in Burma amongst the laity. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... BT6EhxUw2u

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justindesilva wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2019 7:51 am The sermons of Rev. Punnajiva on u tube is very educational on a buddhist aspect. He was a Medical practitioner and a scholar and made his sermons with a basis of science .

Perhaps you might provide a link... I searched "Punnajiva" on YouTube and no results were found.

bazzaman

thanks for the link

bazzaman

Sabbe_Dhamma_Anatta wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2019 1:38 am

Mosquito nets

Any link to vendor of the Thai mosquito nets? ... or address in Thailand?

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