Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

…to read to perceive or comprehend, although theory is certainly helpful. Which is why I reiterate that through experiencing the effects of the technique, one could come to their own…

Reply To: Fearing Nibbana

…shall describe the coming and going of consciousness, its passing away and re-appearance, its growth,increase, and maturation” – that is impossible”. Yes. Thank you for saving my time looking for

Reply To: Fearing Nibbana

…is possible that one can deliberately come back to ‘this world, the 31 realms of samsara, while one is totally freed from samsara, to help other beings? kind regards, Siebe…

Reply To: Two unbroken streams of consciousness (DN28)

…life, become completely free of whatever it normally perceives or experieces, such as thoughts, feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness (seeing, hearing, smelling, sensing a body etc) and stil one…

Motivations to ordain?

…of NOT ordaining and thus not having a shot at breaking free from samsara fill the average lay Thai/Malaysian etc Buddhist with dread? Also, regardless of your faith in taking…