it means that one will never be liberated from dukkha while the clinging to a belief in a creator God exists. the author explains the Buddha's teachings on this quite clearly. it is not a matter of being fit to be a Buddhist or belonging to Buddhism- its a matter of following what the Fully Awakene...

"Buddhism and the God Idea" by Nyanaponika Thera http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nyanaponika/godidea.html What exactly does this mean? If one doesn't subsscribe to the ideas in this essay, then one is not fit to be a Buddhist? it means that one will never be liberated from dukk...

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Once my practice once became just studying and thinking Dhamma. What happened? It all became confusing and seemed pointless. I gave up Buddhism. Last year I returned to meditation without special plan to return to Buddhism. However, I started to lean back Buddhist practices and principles naturally...

But are these really refinements of ‘mindfulness’ as understood in Buddhist tradition? It's not a refinement but a complete reinterpretation at best and a perversion at worst. Do these lead to the same ultimate goal of liberation? Only the Noble Eightfold Path leads to liberation . :meditate: some ...

rt. However, I feel I have something going on in the background. I still feel vipassana sensations like heartbeats, itching, etc here and there. When my backbone is absolutely straight, these are more prominent. I feel more mindful and meditative regardless of what I'm doing and start to observe vi...

Sam Vara wrote: . If someone repeatedly uses a muscle, it does indeed get stronger. But what are they going to do with that extra strength?

very well put.

dont lose it when you stand up

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it just boils down to companies introducing employees to methods which reduce stress that wont have them hungover or stoned at work. mindfulness meditation reduces the minds tendancy to become distracted from the task at hand. it would be naive of the 'corporations' not to take advantage of these me...

Keep your focus on the object of meditation which is your breath. Anything else that arises - is just a distraction. As one develops calm and concentration, one becomes aware of subtler mental and physical phenomena. If you become distracted, return to the breath. All the best, Ben still have the s...

my thanks also to Bhikku Gavesko for linking to that website, my gratitude Bhante

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