Reply To: Consciousness (Mind v Brain) Citta Vithi

…http://www.ambedkar.org/brahmanism/BRAHMANISM_CONTROLLED_MASSES_THROUGH_LANGUAGE.htm ] [See also interesting note by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc2.pdf (“Note Cv.V.33.1”) [pati: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=pa%E1%B9%ADi&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact] [icca: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=icca&matchtype=default] [sama: https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=sama&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact] [uppada (उप्पाद): https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/pali_query.py?qs=upp%C4%81da&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact] With regard to “the outline:” You had made the…

The Framework of Buddha Dhamma

…the greatest scientist that comes to the world very infrequently. Simultaneously with the comprehension of vijjā, one is removed from “this material world” or “āloka” (“ā” + “lōka“). The word…

Mūlapariyāya Sutta – The Root of All Things

…arises based on saññā vipallāsa. 19. When that comprehension is complete, one has attained the Arahanthood, as explained starting at marker 75.1. An Arahant has fully comprehended (abhijānāti) how anything…

Reply To: Resources for learning Pali

…from the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana CD under the Collection menu which includes the Tipitaka (Main – Sutta, Vinaya, and Abhidhamma), Aṭṭhakathā (Commentaries), Ṭikā (Subcommentaries), and Añña (Others). PaliPlatform download link: https://mega.nz/file/wfpWjKiZ#IXJWbTO39OnGFiv48ubk1fKYeUWg9kI9zi0eUR47m9I…

Mind and Matter – Buddhist Analysis

…future posts. References 1. “Comprehensive_Manual_of_Abhidhamma,” by Bhikkhu Bodhi (2000.) 2. “Buddha Abhidhamma – Ultimate Science,” by Dr. Mehm Tin Mon. Both are free publications. Click the link to open the…

Goenka´s Vipassana – Part 2

…It’s a rather large file, though I hope anyyone who decides to read it (even if only a part), feels free to leave any comments in this thread. I’m open

Reply To: A method for jhana

To start, the method I recommend is to follow your breath in the way it’s described here: https://www.lionsroar.com/entering-the-jhanas/ – It works for me and others. Kasinas work for me as…

Reply To: Arupa jhanas and sense inputs

Btw, to enter Jhanas I simply follow my breath as described by Leigh Brasington http://www.leighb.com/jhana3.htm As long as I don’t expect anything at all – it works….