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Glad it helped, Tobi.
Yes. I try to revise posts when I think about a better way to explain or provide more details.
I watched the video. A discussion on this topic requires understanding the following post:
“Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Brain Is Not the Mind“
The following need to be considered:
- Per Buddha Dhamma, thoughts (citta) arise in the mental body (manomaya kaya or gandhabba), not in the brain.
- The brain is a billion times slower than the mind (cittas originate in hadaya vatthu in the manomaya kaya).
- The “relativistic effects” may affect the brain but not the mind.
You may want to read the links in the post to get a decent idea of the above concepts.
Hello Tobi:
I just posted instructions on how to format a post:
- Those instructions will be useful to all.
I will read your post and comment later today.
- But others may want to make their comments.
As I have explained, two translations of the same verses can differ.
- The author of that video tries to translate word-by-word.
- I don’t do that. I can understand what Thero is trying to say. Sometimes when one speaks, one or two words may come out the wrong way. In translating a discourse, we should try to grasp the overall message instead of hanging on to each word.
It is incorrect to say that we can not change anyone’s mind. We may not be able to change it right then, but our merit offers will work towards that, along with many other influences.
- Please read what I wrote carefully.
- Here is what I wrote: “It is better to do it the following way: “May ALL living beings gain wisdom (by learning Buddha Dhamma) and may these merits help them gain āyu ( long life), vanna (health), sukha (living comfortably), bala (influence over others) in setting the necessary background to attain Nibbana.”
- It does not say they should gain merits to lengthen their CURRENT LIFE, etc. That is what Thero explains about the 12 min mark.
- As I phrased it, our merits are not intended to support their CURRENT way of life.
The bottom line is we need to understand the basic ideas/concepts.
Yes. It could be a problem if one shares merit in the following way: “May ALL living beings will gain āyu ( long life), vanna (health), sukha (living comfortably), bala (influence over others).
- Then those on the wrong paths may also be “energized” to continue in their wrong ways (harming them in the long run) and possibly leading to problems for others on the correct path.
It is better to do it the following way: “May ALL living beings gain wisdom (by learning Buddha Dhamma) and may these merits help them gain āyu ( long life), vanna (health), sukha (living comfortably), bala (influence over others) in setting the necessary background to attain Nibbana.”
Theruwan Saranayi!
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It is hard to pinpoint why people can be irrational. But we know that it is not uncommon.
- Yes. It could be a kamma vipaka too. If he had blocked the path of someone, that would come back to block his path.
“I am not sure but I think I remember that Lal said somewhere that bodily feelings (tactile sensations) will lead to positive and negative kamma vipaka.”
I don’t think I ever wrote that.
- Any sensory INPUT (seeing, hearing..or a body sensation) is a kamma vipaka. It does not LEAD TO more kamma vipaka automatically.
- It is our RESPONSE to such a kamma vipaka (i.e., doing kamma) that MAY lead to more kamma vipaka.
Let me give an example. Hearing a particular song being played on the radio is a kamma vipaka.
- But if you then decide that you want to hear it again, you are now acting on it by doing kamma with thoughts (thinking about it), speech (asking for the opinions of others whether it is a good song or where to buy the album, etc.), and actions 9going to the store to buy the album).
- You may accumulate strong kamma if you steal money to buy the album.
- Try to apply it to other sensory inputs. That way, you can get the concept absorbed.
You must see the following YouTube video “Bicycle Carved 2000 Years Ago – Advanced Ancient Technology Proved?”.
- As the author says, the modern bicycle was invented in the 1800s.
Good to hear, Jorg.
I know that the formatting bar needs a bit of time to get used to. But it is the same formatting used by many WordPress blog writers.
- It provides a lot more options than the one we used previously.
- It is beneficial to take the time and format the comments in two ways. It helps the reader and also helps the writer in the way of “slowing down.” It gives you a bit of time to think about what you write.
- Please test its features on any thread by starting the comment with “TESTING.” I can delete them later.
Yes. Quite right.
However, it is hard to see the “damage” until one comprehends how different types of bhava (existence) and rebirths (jati) are created by our own mindset, speech, and actions (all done with abhisankhara.)
- Of course, one can be “born” in various existences during life too. It is easier if one understands, for example, how an innocent teenager can become a drug addict, thief, etc.
- “Paṭicca Samuppāda During a Lifetime“
I know that you have likely understood this. I am providing the link for those who may not have fully understood.
Congratulations! Jorg. You got it. Perfect!
Regarding the discourse:
- They used the word “disgusting” to translate “asubha,” which is not quite right. “Asubha” means “not beneficial.”
- However, that is in the context of describing the “jigucchati” nature associated with the “anicca nature of generating (abhi)sankhara.” Here, “jigucchati” does mean “something that is to be rejected as one would reject feces/excrements. An ignorant person would embrace/cultivate abhisankhara, but a Noble Person would not embrace them but reject them (they always lead to suffering, even if that may happen only in the future.)
- This is why two translations may not provide the same meanings.
P.S. When you copy a title of a post and paste it, it may appear in big letters corresponding to a “heading” like this:
“Waharaka Thero English Subs Discourse”
- It will say “Heading 1” in the drop-down box in the second formatting row.
- Here, click on that box and select “paragraph,” which will reduce the text’s size. Now you can select that text and add the link.
Jorg: I explained in detail how to do the formatting in the following thread (@January 30, 2023 at 7:03 am):
“Compilation of experience note“
Please feel free to test it out there, as I mentioned (by writing “TESTING” at the top of the comment, so that others know it is a “test post” and I can delete it later).
P.S. I listened to it starting at 45 mins.
@45 mins: They translate “pilana” as “vexation.” In the post, “Anicca – The Incessant Distress (“Pīḷana”)” I used “distress.”
That post also covers “aṭṭīyati, harāyati, jigucchati ” described within your time stamps.
Here is another evidence that highly-advanced machining techniques existed over 5000 years ago. There is no way to carbon-date these granite specimens. They COULD BE hundreds of thousands of years old.
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To understand the background, one needs to read the chapter from the beginning (there is an English translation).
It describes the events following the Parinibbana of the Buddha and preparations for the first Buddhist Council.
Then starting at marker 1.16.18 (close to where TGS tagged) it says:
“Upāliṁ vinayaṁ pucchi, suttantānandapaṇḍitaṁ; Piṭakaṁ tīṇi saṅgītiṁ, akaṁsu jinasāvakā.”
That is a highly condensed saying, “Ven. Upali recited the Vinaya Pitaka, Ven. Ananda recited the Sutta Pitaka, and all gathered Arahants recited all three Pitaka (including the Abhidhamma Pitaka, which was only partially finished at that time.)”
TGS is asking about the next verse: “Khuddānukhuddake nānā, yathāpaññattivattanā; Na pucchi akkamitvāna, vandāpesi na yāci ca.”
Here “nānā” means “various,” and NOT a “ñāṇa.”
That verse says that subsequently, they discussed various primary and secondary Vinaya rules (Khuddānukhuddake nānā), etc., related to the above recitals.
Your formatting issue can be handled in the following way:
1. If you want to “bold” or ‘italicize” a sentence, first write the sentence. Then drag the cursor across it to select the sentence and click “bold (B)” or “italicize (I)” in the Toolbar.
2. If you want to provide a link to a post, first open that post in a different tab. Copy the title and then paste it into your comment. Select that title like above, and click on the “chain link symbol” (10th item in the Toolbar). That will open a “small window.” Go back to the other tab and copy the web address. Come back and paste it in the first box in the “small window.” Also, don’t forget to click the downward arrow in the “Target” box at the bottom of that “small window” and select “New Window.” Then click “OK” to close that “small window.”
- That last action will open the link in a new tab when someone clicks on it. That is helpful for the reader since they can go back and forth between your comment and the post you linked.
- The one next to the “chain link symbol” is to “undo link.” After writing the comment, if you realize that you put in the wrong link (or that you forgot to change the “Target” box), you can open the comment, select the link and click the “undo link.” Then you can re-do the linking process.
3. P.S. When you copy a title of a post and paste it, it may appear in big letters corresponding to a “heading” like this:
“Waharaka Thero English Subs Discourse”
- It will say “Heading 1” in the drop-down box in the second formatting row.
- Here, click on that box and select “paragraph,” which will reduce the text’s size. Now you can select that text and add the link.
4. For All: Please feel free to try these out below. Type “TESTING” first and try out any formatting method you like. I can delete them later.
- There are many options available in the Toolbar now. Feel free to test them. It is good to learn them to express yourself better and make things clear to others.
- If you write an incorrect statement, you can select it and then use “scissors” to cut it out, etc.
