I tried to find you the Pali for that whole section on Sutta Central but unfortunately it was truncated by ellipses. It should still be enough to show you what I'm speaking of... Avijjāya tveva asesavirāga nirodhā saṅkhāra nirodho ; saṅkhāra nirodhā viññāṇa nirodho …pe… evametassa kevalassa dukkhak...

The belief that it is possible to designate particular things as adhammic is inherently adhammic lol. Sure, there are plainly wrong descriptions of the practice that categorically contradict the suttas, but still, a lack of Dhamma would only apply on the level view, not directly to any particular i...

So the question I'm posing is this: does your meditation lead to temporarily making sila easier or permanently making it easier? I'm afraid I don't know. Sila is certainly becoming easier, but whether that is due to meditation's permanent effects, repeated temporary effects, other aspects of the pr...

Over the years, there have been quite a lot of claims on this Forum that "such and such" is aDhammic. And there has been a bit of a rush on these lately. Reflecting on these issues, I thought it would be interesting to address the various types of disagreement a little more holistically. T...

Without the development of some calm and mindfulness it can be difficult to even realise that one is lusting, behaving badly. Of course, that development arises from a combination of sila, contentment with seclusion, meditation and other factors. These various factors reinforce each other - it's no...

I understand that people will refer to the words of the Buddha being supreme, etc., but there is the question of how it is known that one's unaugmented interpretation of texts is better than another person's interpretation for all practitioners . And beyond that, the deeper question of whether the ...

Greetings Mike, all, If people have long-standing attachment to things which run contrary to Buddhadhamma and they willingly choose to continue to align themselves and their identity with those things, in direct rebellion against the Suttas, then isn't it natural that they would feel the downstream...

If I feel calm, then I'm not tempted to lust after experiences, or be vindictive towards others. If someone needs to feel calm in order to prevent themselves from being lustful, what differentiates this from someone who achieves the same calm by having a bag of chips once in a while? The need to ha...

If people have long-standing attachment to things which run contrary to Buddhadhamma and they willingly choose to continue to align themselves and their identity with those things, in direct rebellion against the Suttas, then isn't it natural that they would feel the downstream vipaka of that attac...

... Yes this is a very important aspect of the suttas. There is information about the results and some hints about possible practices, but the details are left to be filled in according to the particular circumstances. As you say, it is not helpful if the suggestions regarding possible ways to fill...

Do you have any shade whatsoever for the teachers who promise miracles by way of teachings that do not accord with the hard work described in dozens and dozens of suttas? I'm not quite sure what "shade" means in this context. Personally I've not worked with teachers who promise miracles, ...

All too often, when a person is given the option to experiment with a technique, it amounts to the marginalization of the very difficult undertaking of virtue and restraint. That can obviously be true in some cases and I've certainly observed it in secular circles. In more traditional settings, I'v...

This view also seems to have the advantage that it avoids telling others what to do, or criticising or mocking others for doing things differently. Well said. The mocking confidence in their views that enables some posters here have to make sweeping statements about the practice of others does noth...

Greetings Mike, Have you actually read the practical advice that Ven Nanandana gives in his books on meditation? Yes, can you imagine me leaving any of his translated works unread? He speaks in such booklets/teachings in a manner so as to aim to make the Dhamma known to vipassana practitioners who ...

To the context of this spin-off content, I invite anyone to explain how mindfulness is "the set of motions or things ‘to do’". Moreover, ven. Nanananda clarifies the role of attention in manufacturing experience by explaining that “we see because we look. We hear because we listen. It is ...