Reply To: Does this sound like Sotapanna?

…these video’s for additional teachings on Sotapanna’s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bwzhsdbWdo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9OXFIt8cY8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps-yH1ArOxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqaYqBKVoTU “Also the post on how to tell if one is a Sotapanna says that one should see the way…

Reply To: Post on “Rupa and Rupakkhandha, Nāma and Nāmagotta”

…with the brain. – Not just heart surgery, but other types of surgery as well. https://www.reddit.com/r/Aphantasia/comments/kahcpx/help_surgery_induced_aphantasia/ – I believe it’s possible prescription drugs can also cause aphantasia. https://www.reddit.com/r/Aphantasia/comments/khsot8/aphantasia_as_aquired_after_use_of_ssris/ – There…

Reply To: Am I going to Hell? (very personal)

…Dhamma and Sangha. It makes the heart delighted ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Y3iFeaRqw You can also listen to the sutta chantings. That also makes the heart peaceful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK5EHFWUMrA And gradually when your mind…

Free Will in Buddhism – Connection to Sankhāra

…When I said “within limits,” we can only compare situations for two people born with comparable capabilities. For example, one born with an “ahetuka birth” (born with brain defects) will…

Reply To: Arya Monasteries

…a lovely culture. And if anyone is interested in changeing ones livelihood towards Dhamma practice, I highly recommend coming to Sri Lanka and living as a lay person at a…

Reply To: Monkhood:List of the 227 rules of Pātimokkha

practice (ekāsanikanga) 6. The bowl food eater’s practice (pattapindikanga) 7. The later food refuser’s practice (khalu pacchā bhattikanga) 8. The forest dweller’s practice (āraññikanga) 9. The tree root dweller’s practice

True Happiness Is the Absence of Suffering

…a phonetic language. Meanings come based on sounds. I have given many examples throughout the website. Pabhassara Citta (Defilement-Free “Thought”) 7. The “pabhassara citta” is succinctly described in two verses…

Good desana & chants for download?

I’m hoping to load my phone with hundreds of hours of listening material. This would mostly be for the purpose of calming myself in lieu of artificially stimming myself with…