10. Attaining the Sotāpanna Stage via Removing Ditthasava
…Over the past two months, I have clarified some subtle issues in my experience and technical details. Revised August 5, 2017; September 19, 2018 (updated links). First, the order of…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…Over the past two months, I have clarified some subtle issues in my experience and technical details. Revised August 5, 2017; September 19, 2018 (updated links). First, the order of…
…do every day. Whenever needed, I get up to look up a sutta or do an online search. The goal is to increase one’s understanding, not to be forced to…
…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…
…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…
…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)…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…the Great Sages.” Here is an example of when they teach a person until he becomes an arahant: Dhammapada Verse 290Attanopubbakamma Vatthu Here are examples of Jataka where lay people…
…‘Currently, there is plenty of food, it is easy to obtain alms food. So it is easy to maintain oneself by obtaining alms food. But when there is a famine,…