Reply To: Sakkaya vs Sakkaya ditthi

Hi Raj, Dharmayai Obai has a new YouTube channel: Jethavanarama Buddhist Monastery They also have a OneDrive shared folder to download the desanas in mp3 format. All the desanas are…

Jhāna and Magga phala – Very Different

…about comprehending the “worldview according to the Buddha.” That worldview says the following: (i) This world comprises 31 realms, (ii) Births among those realms are according to the types of…

Anicca, Dukkha, Anatta – Distortion Timeline

…focus on Tilakkhana. Commonly Accepted Worldview – The Opposite of Tilakkhana 2. The common view/belief of average humans is that the world is a “good place;” if we work hard…

True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering

True happiness is the complete absence of suffering, per the Buddha. In contrast, people seek to maximize their sensory experiences, but the Buddha showed that such efforts only lead to…

Uncovering the Suffering-Free (Pabhassara) Mind

…requirement to become a Sotapanna Anugāmi. Once that “new vision” is fully confirmed via comprehending Paṭicca Samuppāda and Tilakkhana, that understanding will be complete, i.e., one becomes a Sotapanna. That…

Sammā Samādhi – How to Define It?

…the following: (i) This world comprises 31 realms, (ii) Births among those realms are according to the types of abhisaṅkhāra cultivated, (iii) Most suffering results while in the apāyās and…