Reply To: Nibbana, not of this world?

Hello Akvan, I fully agree with your assessment that the wordly concepts are hardly useful in regard to Nibbana. When I explain the Dhamma to someone without any background that…

Reply To: Discourse 2 – Icca, Nicca, Anicca

…can go. And having come across, first, that sutta at Accesstoinsight some five or six years ago, and only last year across Puredhamma, I felt the need to ‘reconcile’ the…

Gandhabba: Meaning of the word

…you in advance for your time addressing this topic. [P.S. What is your assessment of Richard Gombrich’s knowledge of the Pali language as he is purportedly a noted world Pali…

Where to Start on the Path?

…thus is a bit more explanatory. Any act that makes one’s heart to cool down is an act of sila, i.e., it is moral conduct. When we act with compassion,…