Fear of Nibbāna (Enlightenment)

comments by two people in online discussion forums. Those are representative of the comments of many others and thus I would like to address those. First Myth – Fear of…

How Character (Gati) Leads to Bhava and Jāti

…CERTAINTY is to attain the Sotāpanna stage of Nibbāna. And we can do this by comprehending anicca, dukkha, and anatta, the true nature of this world. When one truly comprehends…

Free will in buddhism

admit and see that we, humans, cannot always withstand urges. Knowing how strong urges can be we can be compassionate towards ourselves and others who misbehave and show there (yet)…

Mind Is Not in the Brain

free will that seemed to suggest that humans do not have free will. Also, see, “Neuroscience says there is no Free Will? – That is a Misinterpretation!” More information providing…

Sotapannā – Just Starting on the Noble Path

…my point. That description starts with, “Bhikkhus, this assembly is free from prattle, this assembly is free from chatter. It consists purely of heartwood..” close to the beginning of the…

Free Will

…well? We humans have free will as there is a “lag” between our thoughts and the brain acting on it. During that lag we can control what we want to…