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Y Not,

Thanks for taking the time and for paying attention.

“It is also called the Heaven of the 33. Are you sure this is the one you mean? At any rate, the case still holds whichever the realm of that deva.” :

– Yes i’m sure.

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Tobias,

“When in metta bhavana…… Far shore” > hence the relative no-futility of existence.

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Y Not,

“And then you find that the world works against whoever tries to go into this.” > Yes, entering into the stream of truth means that in a way or another we have to swim against the stream of delusion.

“Western psychology does not help either; in fact I see it as the greatest hurdle to surmount. Directing the attention inward as in retrospection and reflection is termed introversion, a ‘condition’ bordering on mental disorder” > Not all (nowadays there are alot of different schools of thought) western psychologies / psychanalysis (both are Science too…) are incompatible with our Path. Let alone Relaxology.

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“However I don’t believe that he said such things with the intention of making people laugh” – (subtle) humour isn’t always to make people laugh…

“He said such things to get his point across or more often to get another thinking or to break a wrong view point one had” : exactly…subtle “humour” (or give it another label …irony?) allows to convey wisdom in a relaxed manner…

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Lal

No need of examples, your answer fully clarifies the subject.Yes I’m acquainted with the bad translation of Anicca as Impermanence. Since I started studying Siddartha’s ways that I wasn’t confortable with such translation.
You give here in the site some good examples of what Anicca is in English,through some key-phrases like ” the way we deal with impermanence ” which (imo !)is much more revealing than ” Anicca = impermanence ” AND directly brings us to the meaning of Anatta… (permutation /interchangeability of meanings).

Thank you

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Just found the answer (Maghadhi) to my second question, thanks.

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Lal,

It’s ok i don’t feel frustated. For reasons that would be too long to explain a Portuguese person is naturally inclined towards a language as Pâli; i’ll just say that one of the reason is that vowels pronunciation is quite similar to Portuguese language itself.So no problem with memorising the key-words.
I’m attracted to Pâli even more than to sanskrit but do i have to use the key words each time i post something ? And second question:
– I read somewhere that it wasn’t Siddartha’s everyday language – is this true?

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Y Not,

I suppose we all here have already a travelled “road” behind us.
As for “confusion” and “deviation” no worries – thanks to the “road already travelled” I don’t get easily confused let alone deviated, but… Thanks for your concern !
The etymological issue East / West I like alot Pâli however I don’t find its knowledge imperative to evolve within the path.

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Lal,

“2. Cultivates anicca sanna over time.”

Yes i’ve been doing it also through body decay & corpse/death contemplation in me and in others …still didn’t memorised the Pali words for this.

Thanks

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Hi all,

“When one gets attached to any single material thing, a whole host of mental aggregates get involved around it.” :
– The “sine qua non” condition for not getting attached to a single material thing is not to experience it at all,or is to experience it but without getting attached ?

Thanks

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:-) yes i read about that once. Thanks for the reminder.

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Lal,

Seeing the clarity of your answer to my last query,i don’t see any serious issue with us expressing ourselves.

I’ve recently downloaded Pure Dhamma the whole PDF book…questions will follow at a good rhythm!

thanks again

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Hi Lal,

Understood yet my query – for now – it’s merely a “technical” one :
– It’s recalling through images and words, based upon a “personal” experience, the best way of contemplating a Dhamma concept?
– When i say experience sometimes it can be experience of the opposites of Anicca, Anatta & Dukkha and of the cooling down (Tilakkhana-inspired) that allowed to rectify one’s behaviour…thus the repetitive contemplation of such moments of insight will progressively allow the definitive integration of Tilakkhana as “preconditions (prerequisites) in order to be able to follow the Noble Path”…?

Thanks

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Johnny,

Interesting subject.
And seeing that whatever the domain there is always a way of doing that is more effective than another, your question made me wonder about what is the best way of contemplating a Dhamma concept : images, words or both? Let’s wait for Lal’s expertise.

Thanks

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Johnny,

Buddha mentioning that sankhara is like spittle is also sankhara.
Without sankhara we probably wouldn’t ever had the Holy One’s teachings.

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