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by confusedlayman
Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:56 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Safe place during war
Replies: 29
Views: 696

Re: Safe place during war

May be russia .. Big land and beautiful girls
by confusedlayman
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Safe place during war
Replies: 29
Views: 696

Re: Safe place during war

Japan is only hope. During ww3 even Japanese currency will be strong due to safe haven and it is developed
by confusedlayman
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: How can lay people lessen our obsession with sensual pleasure?
Replies: 13
Views: 615

Re: How can lay people lessen our obsession with sensual pleasure?

Think about going to hell, then unredice and give up obsession
by confusedlayman
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:28 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Candana Bhikkhu "Who" Am I Suffering "For"?
Replies: 8
Views: 410

Re: Candana Bhikkhu "Who" Am I Suffering "For"?

After eradicating self view.. U have to ponder on suffering of phenomena, impermanent and emptiness to remove greed illwill etc..
by confusedlayman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:02 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: First time retreat
Replies: 6
Views: 462

Re: First time retreat

In india there are many. U have to call and confirm timing and venue ..

In nepal it should be in big cities mostly ...
by confusedlayman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
Topic: extreme bliss feeling without body awareness
Replies: 20
Views: 8118

Re: extreme bliss feeling without body awareness

I should restart this process again… how I how I degenerated due to sensual pleasure for so long..
by confusedlayman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Largest Hindu temple outside Asia opens in New Jersey
Replies: 6
Views: 936

Re: Largest Hindu temple outside Asia opens in New Jersey

I think Buddhist should build a big building that rivals the entire world to show Buddhist power unblocked games 76 Buddhist failing to do power projection I think The concept of power projection is very different from Buddhist teachings. Buddhism generally emphasizes peace, non-violence, and detac...
by confusedlayman
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:52 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Candana Bhikkhu "Who" Am I Suffering "For"?
Replies: 8
Views: 410

Re: Candana Bhikkhu "Who" Am I Suffering "For"?

"Who" Am I Suffering "For"? I had a strong inclination to share this incredibly clear Dhamma talk as Candana Bhikkhu really drives home the sheer amount of suffering we are unwilling to feel and allow - and look for proxies, of which there are so many out there in Internet land ...
by confusedlayman
Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Access concentration
Replies: 5
Views: 323

Re: Access concentration

State of mind where body and five sense completely disappear at same time jhana bliss is also absent or low in intensity
by confusedlayman
Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:47 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Thyroid and ordination
Replies: 8
Views: 414

Thyroid and ordination

If i put thyroid supplement forever whole life, if i become monk.. How can i get this tablet?
by confusedlayman
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Layman sila and buy stakes in cannabis industry
Replies: 19
Views: 3514

Re: Layman sila and buy stakes in cannabis industry

Nanny85 wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:29 pm Did any of those who invested in the cannabis industry made some incomes so far?
Did not invest at all as starting capital is low for me ..
by confusedlayman
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity
Replies: 94
Views: 7928

Re: Revisiting The Buddha's Ethnicity

I think buddha looked like a typical north indian from uttar pardesh or nepal (non chinese face) or bihari.. Those people stayed there for many thousands of year and rarely marry outsiders
by confusedlayman
Thu Feb 15, 2024 2:55 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: There is nothing there, without substance
Replies: 460
Views: 11678

Re: There is nothing there, without substance

Sam Vara wrote A couple of times? Peter, you've had more farewell concerts and subsequent comebacks than Frank Sinatra. The sense of humor that we Buddhists can maintain, when we are not stuck on ourselves! Yes our dear Peter has said several times, he is leaving the forum. But surely there must be...
by confusedlayman
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:13 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Lay anagami
Replies: 46
Views: 1559

Re: Lay anagami

I know, but he's not the only example of a lay anagami in the canon. I think it's possible to do a simple job. You think not? And you tink one has to be rich? How do you know that being rich doesn't pose a bigger challenge to practice than doing a simple job? Anagami cannot work as working for some...