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Thank you very much sir!
As my weeklong holiday is beginning tommorow, I can spend much of that time dedicated to reading the posts on this website. As for my education, I am doing very well in school and plan to become a electrical engineer for my city like my father before me. I’ve heard it is a very well paying job, so my financial situation should permit me to continue pursuing my goal of Sotapanna. However, I understand nothing is guaranteed so I will work diligently until I can land this job.
Thank you again!
I am very grateful for this post sir. I was able to learn new concepts including the fact that even though a human who has cultivated jhana will be reborn in a rupa or arupa loka, they will ultimately be reborn back in kama loka, and may be reborn in the apayas as well. It is also very interesting to me that once someone has attained the Sotapanna state, they gain access to Satipatthana Bhumi or “temporary Nibbana”. It was clear to me that achieving the state of Sotapanna will reduce a great deal suffering in future rebirths, and that is why I set the attainment of this magga phala as my goal. So the question becomes how exactly can I attain the sotapanna state, and what actions and mental states should I cultivate everyday in order to make progress toward, and eventually achieve this goal.
Also I would like to add that my sense desires were significantly reduced or even temporarily eliminated during this time. However, subtle craving for the state which I entered arose in me so I comprehended that this sensation is of anicca nature, and that I cannot have arise whenever I want it to; effort to do so will only lead to suffering. I know that I must let go of the craving to achieve this state in order to actually achieve it.
No worries Lal sir, I am not discouraged; as long as it is possible, I will attain it or at least the Sotapanna Anugami stage before I die.
Thank you very much!
If I am correct then, to attain Sotapanna in this life, I must first start off with compehending the Noble Truths, then I have to comprehend Tilakkhana, and then once I understand it well through personal reflection, then I will achieve Sotapanna?
Thank you very much sir, I will read the forum guidelines accordingly.
As to my exposure to the Dhamma ( I may be wrong about all of these):
- I am aware of the worldview of the Buddha Dhamma, and that there are 31 planes of existence which beings can be reborn into.
- I am aware that there are 4 levels or pairs (8 different kinds) of noble persons or stages of Nibbana that one can attain. It was after that I found out that one can become a sotapanna in this life, that I immediately started studying the Buddha Dhamma seriously.
- I am pretty sure that to become a sotapanna:
- One needs to comprehend the 1st Noble Truth
- Then one will understand Tilakkhana, and break the first (3?) fetters.
- Then one becomes a Sotapanna and is unable to commit any actions that will lead to the apayas
- Some guidance on what to specifically study and how to conduct myself everyday to become a Sotapanna would be invaluable and much appreciated.
- Also this website introduced the critical concept of sanna to me, and it changed how I percieved everything:
- For example, when I see an attractive person, I am mindful of the fact that it is my sanna that is depicting this person as beautiful/attractive, and that everything is mind-made.
- I have some knowledge of other topics, but I am nowhere near profiency yet.
