The Dhamma, entrance to the way of liberation. Sorry but people who believe in & thus participate in casual sex cannot gain entrance to the way of liberation. What do you mean by libéral? Our discussion was about casual sex where our novice monk DiamondNgXZ appears to believe is non-harmful tha...

We're moving this to General Theravada and there it will stay. The above is an error. This is the perfect topic for "personal experience," since it constitutes DooDoot's personal theories which are no-doubt informed by personal experience, practice, etc., however DooDoot likes to frame hi...

Is a candidate for stream-entry still considered to be an Ariya in Theravāda? Buddhists who have lived a Buddhist life, such as visiting & living in Dhamma centres & monasteries, have chanted many times there are 4 sets of noble ones comprised of eight stages. The basic chant is: Yadidaṁ ca...

Dearest DD, In which sutta on dependent origination do you find "arupabhava"? (except in the corruptions of DN 15). I do not find "arupabhava" mentioned in... SN 12.2; MN 9 And what is continued existence? Katamo ca, bhikkhave, bhavo? There are these three states of existence. T...

I liked Steve's meditation here:

asahi wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:51 am enjoy life

What is there to enjoy in life?

asahi wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:51 ambecause there is no next lufe or future life . A person not feel ashame and fear of doing bad deeds is without hiri ottapa .

The above is false.

USA has exported it's liberal culture to the world, so it's not surprising to see some youths may have liberal views. It's mainly to these youths I am trying to cater to, as well as the general internet (that I come into contact with), which is a lot of liberal views. So what exactly do you expect ...

.... Piotr can explain the following using cross-reference of other suttas. :bow: All dhamma are rooted in zeal [chanda iddhipāda]. All dhamma come into play through [wise] attention. All dhamma arise with contact. All dhamma [practises] converge on [having mindfulness at] feelings. All dhamma head...

O Bhikkhus. The footprints of all land-bound creatures fit within the footprint of the elephant; the elephant’s footprint is said to be the supreme footprint in terms of size. Similarly all skilful dhammas have heedfulness as their base, converge within the bounds of heedfulness. Heedfulness may be...

However, the Abhidhamma is a compilation of various works from both during and after the Buddha's passing away. They were "philosophical notes" of highly experienced/learned monks, and especially detailed categorizations of the teachings in the Suttas (in some cases extrapolations). Sorry...

samseva wrote: ↑Sun Aug 29, 2021 12:39 pm Ānāpānasati Sutta/MN 118 ... describes jhāna.

Ānāpānasati Sutta says rapture is experienced while knowing breathing. This appears to not be jhana but appears to be what the Commentaries called "neighbourhood concentration".

Hello Pāli friends, Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi writes: Bhava is concrete sentient existence in one of the three realms of existence posited by Buddhist cosmology, a span of life beginning with conception and ending in death. The above does not appear to be true. For example, MN 38 says "bhava ceases&q...

Yes, this incessant flood clearly doesn't belong in the Pāli forum of the Theravāda Buddhist Doctrine section, and I sincerely hope that admins will handle this appropriately. The topic can be moved to Early Buddhism forum. The bottom line is if a certain individual (ekacco puriso) gets angry &...

U saying this Suttå fake, that Suttå fake, Abhidhammå fake, this Aṭṭhakathā fake, That Aṭṭhakathā fake. But, in fact just ur speculations really FAKE 'WRONG'. DN 27 appears fake because it appears to have the same doctrine of Eternalism found in DN 1. DN 27 says: There comes a time when, Vāseṭṭha, ...

Homo not pandakå, Pandakå not homo. Thanissaro: Paṇḍaka is usually translated as eunuch, but eunuchs are only one of five types of paṇḍakas recognized by the Commentary to Mv.I.61: 1) An āsitta (literally, a “sprinkled one”)—a man whose sexual desire is allayed by performing fellatio on another man...