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by Bundokji
Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Where exactly is "Here" ?
Replies: 13
Views: 749

Re: Where exactly is "Here" ?

What do you mean by actual?
by Bundokji
Thu May 06, 2021 8:00 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Right livelihood in entertainment question
Replies: 13
Views: 1148

Re: Right livelihood in entertainment question

Namaste i want to ask a question: i see that some singers, movie stars or athletes (soccer, box, etc) are super rich they own millions of dollars, i want to ask if their way of making money is right livelihood? or if it is worth doing? I have this doubt because there is not win-win but win-lose. Fo...
by Bundokji
Wed May 05, 2021 9:08 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Fake Speech
Replies: 16
Views: 689

Re: Fake Speech

I had similar thoughts in the past. I had incidents when a colleague asking me "how are you" and me finding the question completely meaningless. Polite speech is better not to be interpreted literally. This is also helpful to understand rituals and how to engage with them in a non-ritualis...
by Bundokji
Tue May 04, 2021 8:52 am
Forum: Study Group
Topic: 🟩 Therīgāthā, The Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs, Book One, Two, Three and Four (Week of May 2, 2021)
Replies: 68
Views: 5446

Re: Therīgāthā, The Verses of the Elder Bhikkhunīs, Book One and Two (Week of May 2, 2021)

I think the act of grouping these verses as said by elder Bhikkhunis reflect that the nature of the task and what constitutes wisdom has nothing to do with gender issues. This is in stark contrast with modern solutions to suffering.
by Bundokji
Mon May 03, 2021 9:23 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Early Buddhism and the oral tradition
Replies: 48
Views: 4111

Re: Early Buddhism and the oral tradition

Interesting reflections by Plato on the invention of writing: And so it is that you by reason of your tender regard for the writing that is your offspring have declared the very opposite of its true effect. If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls. They will cease to exercise ...
by Bundokji
Mon May 03, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: Early Buddhism
Topic: Early Buddhism and the oral tradition
Replies: 48
Views: 4111

Early Buddhism and the oral tradition

The early Buddhist discourses begin with the standard introduction "Thus have i heard". Even though i do not know pali at all, when i look at "Evaṃ me suttaṃ ", the meaning of the suttas seem inseparable from the oral tradition. I do not know when the act of writing the suttas be...
by Bundokji
Sun May 02, 2021 8:48 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Do arhants thought generate painful feeling ?
Replies: 77
Views: 2081

Re: Do arhants thought generate painful feeling ?

I think arahants do not crave permanence. Craving permanence is rooted in ignorance and a major cause of stress. Many understand ending dukkha to be a permanent state where how one feels is of great importance and a major criteria. Any positive outcomes from the spiritual life in terms of knowledge ...
by Bundokji
Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:32 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: If human is the best realm
Replies: 8
Views: 434

Re: If human is the best realm

Are you using longevity as the main criteria to what constitutes best?
by Bundokji
Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:26 pm
Forum: Hot Topics
Topic: Gender Equality Poll
Replies: 74
Views: 88543

Re: Gender Equality Poll

retrofuturist wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 8:55 pm Greetings,

Regarding someone as better, worse or equal is mana, conceit.

On that basis, this poll appears ill-advised.

Metta,
Paul. :)
This.
by Bundokji
Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:37 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Why Buddha did not ask us to make a grand boat and cross the flood?
Replies: 11
Views: 442

Re: Why Buddha did not ask us to make a grand boat and cross the flood?

On the other hand, people have the habit to build bridges. Going against the grain is cutting off the bridge:
"This body comes into being through sexual intercourse. Sexual intercourse is to be abandoned. With regard to sexual intercourse, the Buddha declares the cutting off of the bridge.
by Bundokji
Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Why Buddha did not ask us to make a grand boat and cross the flood?
Replies: 11
Views: 442

Re: Why Buddha did not ask us to make a grand boat and cross the flood?

Why Buddha did not ask us to make a grand boat and cross the flood? What is the meaning of making a boat from grass, branches, and leaves? Why did he asked us to use hands and feet why not using a boat paddle? It could be because of the nature of the problem that we are supposed to solve: "I, ...
by Bundokji
Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:22 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Breakoff from "Gurus in Vajrayana"
Replies: 12
Views: 963

Re: Breakoff from "Gurus in Vajrayana"

As i tried to indicate on the other thread, the issue of secrecy is universal in the human realm, not only amongst the religious, but also amongst the secular type as well. This issue of secrecy can be approached in many different ways. At the most basic level, life itself appears to be a mystery. W...
by Bundokji
Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: Hot Topics
Topic: Are women evil?
Replies: 57
Views: 10287

Re: Are women evil?

Ever wonder why the Buddha thought if the Bhikkhunis lineage was allowed, the existence of true dhamma will be shortened? I do not know why exactly. Did the Buddha say that the true dhamma will be shortened? I thought the true dhamma is timeless, so how can it be shortened? Maybe he was referring t...