A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…Other universes would be subtly different – perhaps with Earth-like planets where dinosaurs were not wiped out. And there would be universes completely unlike our own, with no Earths, perhaps…
Revised April 26, 2019; August 29, 2019 “AvijjÄ paccayÄ sankhÄrÄ” (Ignorance as a root cause for immoral/unfruitful actions and thoughts). That is the same as saying “avijjÄ nirÅdha” leads to…
…thousands of years, and of course, come to the inevitable question on “the nature of the Creator God who would not need a cause for being there”. However, regarding the…
…to take advantage of the brief time we have in this life to comprehend the true nature of ‘this world”, i.e., anicca, dukkha, anatta, and to become free of it….
…in comfort-filled Deva or Brahma worlds (or even because it makes one feels good about the act), one ATTAINS Ariya SammÄ Diį¹į¹hi when one comprehends anicca, dukkha, anatta at least…
…live a comfortable life that leaves time for such contemplation/investigations. Short-Term Goals Are Necessary to Comprehend the “Big Picture” 2. During life, we do see many instances where we can…
…Tipiį¹aka, Abhidhamma, describes the ten moral/immoral actions in depth. 4. Now let us see how most of our conventional moral code(s), comes from these two foundational aspects of Buddha Dhamma….
…decisions, that could affect one’s future for billions of years to come. That is why it is worthwhile at least to examine the evidence of the “wider world view” of…
…one gets on the Noble Path. 7. That all-important common phrase, “ÄtÄpÄ« sampajÄnÅ, satimÄ vineyya lÅke abhijjhÄ dÅmanassam, “ is common to all four “stations of mindfulness.” SampajÄna comes from…
…see “Key to Calming the Mind – The Five Hindrances.” The word abhijjhÄ comes from “abhi” + “icchÄ” or “strong liking/craving.” The word vyÄpÄda comes from “vaya” + “pÄda” or…