Is that what awakening looks like to the internet generation?

His videos to me project, fragmentation, ego and chaos.

He seems manic.

Hi All, I am a lay person but intend to live out the remainder of my life in celibacy - whether I ordain or not. I am not soliciting opinions about whether or not a lay person should live a celibate life etc... My dilemma is this: I recently had a breach of the vow. I'll spare you the details, but ...

SarathW wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:58 am
Don't give your life away to so-called experts.

"so-called experts"

When you cease to give value to expertise you really are in trouble.

Of course, it's not formulated with the same words, but the principle it's surely there. Words are conventions. The same thing can be conveyed using different words. I don't believe the principle of non-tangible property rights (intellectual property rights) is there (in the Pali Canon). I believe ...

Of course, it's not formulated with the same words, but the principle it's surely there. Words are conventions. The same thing can be conveyed using different words. I don't believe the principle of non-tangible property rights (intellectual property rights) is there (in the Pali Canon). I believe ...

You haven't answered the question DaniloSS. The topic is about illegal downloading under the lens of the Buddha-Dhamma (a issue that I already answered) Anything aside of that is off-topic. So you don't want to answer the question I put to you? Fair enough. Is not from the Buddha's teaching, as far...

Do you think there is a moral basis for the concept of intellectual property? Right View (samma ditthi) is the worldview by which the Lord Buddha's followers base their actions and the view that "there is what is given, what is offered, what is sacrificed" is included in it. So, under Right View, w...

SteRo wrote: ↑Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:35 am

form wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:15 am Could it be due to psychological protective mechanism? Cos we can't handle the truth?

It might also be that there are none.

Occam's razor?

Could it be due to psychological protective mechanism? Cos we can't handle the truth? I think it's because we don't properly understand rebirth. What do you mean? Well understanding of rebirth was part of the Buddha's awakening. An awakening that we have not had. The tools for understanding rebirth...

form wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:15 am Could it be due to psychological protective mechanism? Cos we can't handle the truth?

I think it's because we don't properly understand rebirth.

In the same link there is another monk that disagrees with him. There were monks misbehaving even at the time of the Lord Buddha, nowadays their number is probably much higher. Just because someone is known to bears the status of a monk, does not means that he complies with the Buddha-Dhamma. In ju...

It’s their property. No one has a right to someone else’s property, despite the claims of the socialists and commies. It's not. If I write a novel and copyright it that is my property. No different from bioscience & pharmaceutical companies and their technology & drugs. According to our society and...

confusedlayman wrote: ↑Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:06 am When I meditate sometimes, mind always like the tranquil and non disturbance state where it finds the lack of all experience state

its more like going to deep sleep.. is it bhavanga? its peaceful because mind dont think of concepts there...

You are most probably falling asleep.

mikenz66 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 8:44 pm

JohnK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:31 pm The best part of this thread is seeing graceful disagreement (modeled by mikenz66, Sam Vara and SDC).

Not difficulty, since SDC has such excellent taste in coffee shops...


Mike

He has an advantage being in New York.

I just discovered this wonderful teacher. I'm looking for English translations of his books or dhamma talks. I wasn't able to find anything after briefly searching around (except for his Pali text and audio of a talk in English on Metta). Anyone know of anything else that has been translated? I fou...