How Character (Gati) Leads to Bhava and Jāti
…CERTAINTY is to attain the Sotāpanna stage of Nibbāna. And we can do this by comprehending anicca, dukkha, and anatta, the true nature of this world. When one truly comprehends…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…CERTAINTY is to attain the Sotāpanna stage of Nibbāna. And we can do this by comprehending anicca, dukkha, and anatta, the true nature of this world. When one truly comprehends…
…huge difference in comprehending Dhamma. Most people (especially those who come to this site) are not “immoral”, but the state of mind can change. Even an excited mind cannot grasp…
…free of suffering) requires comprehending Buddha’s worldview (how suffering arises) and dispelling avijjā. 16. Thus, attaining Nibbāna critically depends on cultivating wisdom (paññā) by understanding the root causes of avijjā….
…hit home hard. I’ll leave it on my blog for those interested (may help explain [not excuse] some of my more insane moments that I still feel bad about :(…
…Also, I would like to add that all Buddhas are equal in terms of their Buddhahood. The links to the videos (both in Sinhala): Video 1: https://waharaka.com/listen/CD026-22 Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX9Mv3LBMqA&list=PLYgmOkzzAFGwPWd4LrJ2TVGbo59OfSAiE&index=51…
…reincarnationresearch.com from time to time. In one particular case, the subject describes the interval state (the bottom of the page). Here they call it a spirit being orb. https://www.reincarnationresearch.com/spirit-being-orbs-and-the-reincarnation-case-of-shanti-devi-mathur/ Lang…
…Immoral Actions.” A Sōtapanna Is Free of Only Micchā Diṭṭhi 3. First of all, it is essential to realize that only Arahant is free from doing any of these. Even…
…these without attending the courses (no context), but since these are in the public domain from VRI, I feel better. Discourses on Satipatthana http://www.vridhamma.org/Printversion/Discourses-on-Satipatthana-Sutta Discourses in a 10-day course http://www.vridhamma.org/The-Discourse-Summaries…
…concepts of Puredhamma in a completely different way. There were two reasons for this. The first reason was to make it easier for others to access Puredhamma’s contents. I thought…
…it the “pabhassara mind”; see “Recovering the Suffering-Free Pure Mind“) hidden underneath our defiled minds. Here, note that “pabhassara cittas” or “suffering-free, uncontaminated cittas” arise in a “pabhassara mind” free…