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If we talk about aliens, I once thought like this.
Previously, this was just a personal opinion in contemplating the Buddha’s dhamma until it made saddha towards Buddha, dhama, sangha increasingly unshakable.
Buddha once said 1000 Jambudvipa, it proves that there are humans (beings who have superior minds) in other parts of the solar system.
1,000 here refers to something very much.
Why until now we don’t know about aliens, I think the distance between solar systems is very far, the closest star to our solar system is 4.2 light years away. The farthest object sent into space is only 35 light seconds away (10.4 billion KM)
The farthest object seen by humans using a telescope is 12 billion light years away, maybe the distance of this universe is much greater.
Even the age of the parinimita god will run out if his entire life is spent exploring the universe.
Therefore I assume it makes sense that those who come when hearing the Buddha’s dhamma from other universes are only gods and brahmas because their physical conditions are qualified to exceed the speed of light.
Like a colony of ants living in Asia and a colony of ants living on the African continent,
Maybe their forms and natures are different, but they are still subject to the eternal law of death and suffering.
And in my opinion, the age of the earth and the universe is now trillions of years (based on the time the earth rotates around the sun), time is actually nothing absolute (different places have different calculations) maybe in other universes the duration of time is different.. The absolute is only appearing, lasting, and disappearing..
One more thing, in my opinion the earth we live on now is the same as the earth in the time of Buddha Kakusandha.. And the buddha before Buddha Kakusandha was born on earth in another part of the solar system..
This makes sense to me personally..🙏
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I think this can be helpful to consider
Kammassakomhi, kamma-dayado, kamma-yoni, kamma-bandhu, kamma-patisarano. Yam kammam karissami, kalyanam va papakam va, tassa dayado bhavissami-ti.”
“Abhiṇhapaccavekkhitabbaṭhāna Sutta (AN 5.57)“
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In my opinion, in metta bhava meditation, we truly understand the meaning of the words we chant in our minds, understand tilakkhana itself and the dangers in this world, not only pity seeing beings suffer, we even pity seeing beings who aspire to seek heaven.
By understanding the dangers of being reborn in samsara, we understand. Until disgust arises, then disgust eliminates kamaraga and pathiga.
As Mr. LaL wrote, meta bhava if developed to a certain extent can penetrate magga/phala anagami.
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Mr. jittananto
Wouldn’t thinking like that strengthen bhava tanha?
Making punnaabhisankhara..😊 🙏
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I totally agree with this..
Meeting the puredhamma website was the greatest fortune in my samsaric journey.
I believe it is the fruit of my good karma that led to this Web, from the search for the meaning of sanna.
His explanation of Tilakkhana became a turning point for my progress..
And I believe this is true because every practice has elements of the 8fold noble path.
Indeed the wealth of the entire earth cannot be compared to the attainment of sotapana, just like the sand on the tip of a nail compared to the sand on the entire earth. when the apaya door is closed forever..
I am very grateful for the compassion of the venerable Waharaka thero for expounding once again the pure dhamma ☸️ of the buddha..
Many thanks also to Mr. LAL for translating it into English..
And also to all my dhamma friends here..
What a great service..
With metta
Sadhu Sadhu sadhu☸️🛐🙏 🙏 🙏
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Hi all, with Metta
I remember some time ago, before finding Mr. LAL writing.
I used to think and practice meditation paying attention to long and short breaths, paying attention and ignoring without being labeled on the phenomena of thoughts and feelings, very focused, Can remove inner dirt??
but it was incomplete and there was something missing for me.
1. I thought I would not be able to focus on social life and become like a robot because I was too mindful, paying attention to every movement of namarupa.
2. Kilesa was only suppressed but GATI did not change.
Apparently meditation is not only paying attention/observing but realizing nama rupa throwing away the bad and taking the good.
For example, when there is a moment of vaci sankhara starting to lead to something negative, immediately realize it, reflect on the consequences of its karma, and tilakkhana.
My mind is now more flexible when negative things start to arise (realize, observe, get rid of).
This first realization process is indeed difficult and will be easy if practiced continuously (meditation on breathing for a while until calm then change to tilakkhana contemplation)
This slowly changes one’s GATI, and at a certain level of understanding there will be a moment of realizing magga and phala, the effect of phala will be seen slowly.
As you continue to practice dhamma, and increasingly realize the pancakhanda, slowly your GATI continues to change until there is no bhava that is taken, for to be born in the 31 realms (nibbana)
I don’t know too many suttas.
The essence that I have captured so far.. Understand tilakkhana with the perspective of the 31 realms (¡) -> understand paticcasamuppada (¡¡) -> change gati (noble 8-fold path) (¡¡¡¡) -> Nibbana (¡¡¡)
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First of all, I apologize for pronouncing your name wrong Lal 😊🙏..
Thank you for your answer Lal, this really helped me. And there is new material for me to study (kāmēsu micchācārā).
May we always thrive in the dhamma, Sadhu Sadhu sadhu
With metta, waisaka
Thank you very much Lal, I’m glad someone can correct me.
I am reading and studying your writing about the deviant Sanna.
I’ll come back if I get stuck, I hope you don’t get bored with my questions😀🙏
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Yes. When one contemplates Dhamma concepts, one’s wisdom (panna) grows, and defilements gradually decrease. That is “Vipassana meditation.”
- That change can manifest in bodily feelings. I have experienced these effects and still do. They can get very intense before wearing out. Once one gets close to higher magga phala (above the Anagami stage), these “bodily sensations” should diminish. Then, they should become more of “mental joy” without bodily sensations.
- This is why many people are fooled by such “bodily feelings.” I have heard many people describe Jhanic experiences in various Sri Lankan programs. A common theme is that they are overjoyed by such “bodily sensations” and believe it is “Nibbanic sukha.” Most of them likely experience “anariaya jhana” even though they engage in contemplating anicca, dukkha, anatta. As I emphasize, even the first Ariya jhana can be experienced only by an Anagami, because kama raga anusaya must be removed to get to the first Ariya jhana. Unlike the Sotapanna stage, confirming the attainment of the Anagami stage is easy: Just watch an adult or X-rated movie and check whether lust does not arise!
- “Nibbana sukha” is without feelings. It is the absence of any stress.
Hi Lal..
I highlighted NO PRESSURE, as you mentioned..
That’s what I felt, before reading your writing about puredhamma, I already felt, when I read your writing I felt like I had found a knot to destroy the shackles of sakadagami, anagami, perhaps Arahant…
I can’t explain it in words, but without the pressure you mean, I seem to understand, and that’s how I feel.
I can only make an analogy, like a person who is free from being chased by a debt collector who has trapped him all his life, it’s really a relief, it’s like being free from a cage.
This effect started when I observed the 5 precepts, and increased when I understood anicca, dukkha, anatta, silabattaparamasa, vicikiccha. (before reading puredhamma).
After reading tilakkhana and anapanasati in puredhamma, everything becomes clearer and connected to each other (releasing the shackles of kammaraga).
And since then, I can no longer harm ants and mosquitoes, not because of compulsion but because of the wisdom that these things are not very useful.
Therefore, a few days ago I created a thread “Can Nibbana only be felt, not imagined?”
Perhaps I would venture to assume that I am already at the Sottapanna anugami stage.
I still have a sexual appetite and am still a bit lazy about formal meditation, I’m not yet 30 years old, sometimes I get physically sick because I don’t Release sperm (sorry), but I don’t really want to masturbate anymore, sometimes I have to do it because my body hurts.
I’m not picky about eating as long as it’s appropriate, my clothes are simple, the important thing is neat and polite, I don’t use hair or body perfume, everything is simple and I think it reduces my attachment and makes me much more relaxed.
and maybe that’s why I easily enter samadhi, even when driving a vehicle I can enter samadhi (voices outside are still heard, but it feels separate) all of this is based on the understanding of futility and brings attachment.. 😊 🙏
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Question 1: “Magga here means Path?”
- Yes.
By the statement, “As we know the solution to the calculation 3×2 = 3+3 or 2+2+2” if you mean 2 for magga and phala, then there are 8 for the four stages of Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami, Arahant.
Question 2: Yes. The description is generally correct.
You are making progress. Keep it up!
Hi Lal, thank you very much.. I was really helped😊🙏
Welcome to the forum, Waisaka! 😁🙏🏿
If you have difficulty writing in English, I recommend an application called Grammarly. When I first started on the forum, I also had difficulty writing in English. Grammarly corrects the majority of your mistakes and can also make suggestions regarding the meaning of your text. I always use this application to write on the forum. I recommend using Google Translate, copying and pasting the text into Grammarly so that it corrects the mistakes and suggests a better text. It’s free and can be installed on phones and computers. The full name is Grammarly AI Writing Assistant. It can be found on the Google Store or other platforms.
May the triple Gem bless you and may you attain the Supreme bliss of Nibbāna. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿☸️
Hi jitananto, nice to meet you too☺️.. Thank you very much for your advice.. Hopefully you will also grow in dhamma☸️.. Sadhu Sadhu sadhu🙏🙏🙏
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Hello Waisaka. Welcome to the forum!
Your English is good enough for me to understand. I revised some of your sentences to make them a bit more clear. I hope I did not change the meanings you wanted to express.
It seems that you were a meditator in your recent lives. That could be why calming your mind and entering Samadhi is easier.
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You wrote: “In the last few months, I have felt something unexplainable in my heart; I can’t explain it; it’s like upekkha but not upekkha. It’s like being unconditioned, like calm water with no ripples, no joy/sorrow…”
- That is very impressive. You are experiencing “niramisa sukha,” which is very different from “joyful experiences” due to mundane pleasures. See “Three Kinds of Happiness – What is Nirāmisa Sukha?“
- It is more like the relief you experience when a bad headache goes away. You feel a sense of calm.
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You wrote: “So the essence of my question is, is the object of Nibbana accessed through the heart or mind?
Because I think Nibbana cannot be thought of, it can only be felt, is that true?”
- Yes. You are right. As you wrote, “Nibbana cannot be thought of, it can only be felt.”
- It is felt as a relief! It calms the mind.
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I think you will be able to make significant progress.
- If you can learn English a bit more, reading the posts on this website will become easier. If you can spend part of your time reading simple English novels or even newspapers, that could help you learn English.
- While Google Translate is generally good, I don’t think it can correctly translate the Pali words written with English letters.
- To learn pronunciation, the following could be helpful:
Thank you very much lal, your answer really helped me.. Thank you also for your explanation of the dhamma on the website, making my progress regarding sakkayaditthi faster.. I will read more of your writings on this website, and thank you for the advice, sorry if my english is bad.. ☺️🙏
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