Reply To: Eric's Progress Diary

…of unsweetened tea instead of free Starbucks black coffee. (My job does have its perks. :P ) Also, no more energy drinks! Nobody needs >1000mg in their system — that’s…

Reply To: Where to start ?

…be useful: User’s Guide to Pure Dhamma Website The following one could be a good resource too: Pure Dhamma – Sitemap Please feel free to ask questions as you proceed….

How to Cultivate Tihetuka Kamma

As far as I understand it, only tihetuka persons can attain magga phala when they comprehend Tilakkhana. Dvihetuka and ahetuka persons would not be able to comprehend Tilakkhana for the…

The "Deathless"?

and is free from longing. He has nothing whereby he would be born. Not being born, will he age? Not aging, will he die? Not dying, will he be agitated?…..”…

Reply To: Rebirth,heredity , gathi…

…So then, a new-born’s character will be overwhelmingly influenced by its own gathi , as well as by its own free will later on in life, and to a lesser…

Views on Life – Wrong View of Materialism

and “Living Cell – How Did the First Cell Come to Existence?“. 11. An even more critical issue is: Is it even possible for such a complex “genetic code” to…

Reply To: Analayo and mutti

“ālaya” means to get attracted to something/someone. – “Analayo” means removal all attachments. “Mutti” is freedom, similar to vimutti. From the “Khandha Sutta (SN 56.13)“: “Katamañca, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ? Yo…