Reply To: Pathama Metta Sutta (AN 4.125)

Hi Upekkha, This is the link to the Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpA0sy3c2kTFKmiUaLElFfA Most of the sermons are in Sinhala but there are a few in English as well. The English sermons…

Reply To: Various questions

…origin, many of which are still floating around today. You might find reading it tedious… Try listening to it instead- I found it made a significant difference in understanding. https://www.paliaudio.com/mn-34…

Excellent Sinhala Discourses by a Young Thero

…Buddha Dhamma with such insight at such a young age, he is likely to be a Jāti Sotapanna. Those who understand the Sinhala language can follow these discourses at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfr1VvTz-ahk8WujwSce67tV7isJN6M2E…

Reply To: Tilakhanna III

Glad to discover another bhante who has the right understanding of Anicca and Anatta. Link to the discourse below for your perusal. Starting from 01:41:51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF-ijmshD8w&t=3s…

Reply To: Split Reincarnation

…advised to “enter the body” of the 3,5 year old child by a “sadu” (holy spirit/Gandhabba). Another interesting case is that of https://www.reincarnationresearch.com/nai-leng-consciously-experiences-death-rebirth-past-life-story-of-nai-leng-chaokhun-rajsuthajarn-choate/ It is interesting because there is a…

Reply To: sankhara as support for rebirth

…of the mind after clinical death, here is one of the videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnoIf2NwaRY The minority of the scientists seem to arrive at the tip of the iceberg as of now….

Reply To: what does ending of sakkaya ditthi really mean?

…Anatta explanation and other than that, it is a good place to understand on Nibbana. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuy3Msg-gbPCbo3kFcKCo4R8suZIy-0f3 In the Jatasutta of the Samyutta Nikāya, Buddha hints on Nibbana as under: Yattha…

Reply To: Split Reincarnation

…a gandhabba takes hold of a 3,5 year old child, whose old Gandhabba has left. Another case is this one, that would be a good recommendation: “https://www.reincarnationresearch.com/past-life-story-of-charles-parkhurst-penney-peirce-spirit-being-or-spirit-guide-past-life-identification-in-a-reincarnation-case/” The relevant part:”The…

Reply To: Ledi Sayadaw and Translations

…teaching only after 1903, when he had 3 years (or so) of retreat and (probably) practice of Visudhimagga. According to: https://www.lionsroar.com/the-insight-revolution/ He must have been knowledgable of Abhidhamma, but not…