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…and the clue. A ‘good realm’ is such only in comparison with worse and much worse ones (the apayas), not only in the number of those realms (4) but ‘worse’…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…and the clue. A ‘good realm’ is such only in comparison with worse and much worse ones (the apayas), not only in the number of those realms (4) but ‘worse’…
…reading about deeper concepts. Deeper concepts need to be COMPREHENDED not just MEMORIZED, and that REQUIRES a mind relatively free of dasa akusala, especially the 10 types of micca ditthi….
@drs8 1. Those statements sound like those intriguing Zen verses. Basically no one really understands them, but they sound deep and important! For example, “The mind sent outside is the…
…for those rupa which have anicca nature. Thus one’s mind will become FREE. In the language of Abhidhamma, nama (or mind) will stop craving for rupa, and thus namarupa formation…
…of the Thai forest ajahns are fully enlightened (or at least highly attained Ariyas) and many of their teachings resonated with me in the past, but I don’t completely agree…
Perhaps that one can do it but for free.
Moreover,one should judiciously take advantage of the free available time one has. If one has to choose between Insight Meditation/ Tilakhanna bhavana and circumnanbulations…well the decision isn’t difficult to make….
…course, most scientists believe in that model. You may want to re-read the post with the above information in mind. – Please feel free to ask questions if not clear….