Reply To: First jhana?

…you can reach 4th jhana which is the most optimal state to contemplate Dhamma. (in jhanas*) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF6lNZ_T_dY Here is a genuine experience that one can check if one attained jhana…

Reply To: Hemavata sutta

…more assistance. Lal said: “But something appears to be wrong with the above extractions from that document. ” I think so too. Especially now after finding this from palikanon: http://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/sa/satagira.htm…

Reply To: A thought on Paticca Samuppada and Nibbana

…talk, but in the 1st 25 minutes itself he talks about all these points. I have given the link below, I hope others will listen and give their input. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJPI7MP3Tw&t=515s…

anicca, dukkha, anatta in Sinhala

…https://puredhamma.net/historical-background/misinterpretation-of-anicca-and-anatta-by-early-european-scholars/, anicca, dukkha, anatta is අනිච්ච දුක්ඛ අනත්ත. This site specifically talks about “the 3 words and 8 letters” After some playing with http://www.kaputa.com/uniwriter/roman2.php, a unicode Sinhala script encoder, it…

Reply To: Resources for learning Pali

Thank you, Aniduan. I saw the following being referred to as a good resource for a beginner. I am not sure how good it is: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf6RXFuRpeLRYj-wWs4KFrTPrzvAWWMpo It will play the…

Pure Dhamma – Reflections on 2019

…the discussion forum at puredhamma.net. It completed the second full year on December 17th: “Forum“. Even though only a limited number of people are posting there, the quality of discussions…

Pure Dhamma – Korean Website

…age, is actively involved in this effort. He is the manager (DHK) of the Puredhamma Study Group Cafe (https://cafe.naver.com/puredhamma). 2. They have conducted a Pure Dhamma study group for over…

Reply To: Pure Dhamma zoom meeting!

Reminder: The meeting is at 12:30-1:30 PM GMT (7.30 AM EST New York time) on Sunday 14th. https://meet.google.com/wtz-qaff-iag The link to the second meeting is (if needed only, i.e., if…

Reply To: Pure Dhamma zoom meeting!

…meeting is: (12:30-1:30 PM GMT) https://meet.google.com/wtz-qaff-iag   The link to the second meeting is: (1:35- 2:35 PM GMT) https://meet.google.com/fus-wfvf-xqi All of you are invited to join this Dhamma discussion! Thanks….