Reply To: 5 Hindrances

Thank you for the clarification of vicikicca, and especially the added explanation of khanka vicikicca. I did some searching and found this: Mahanama Sutta https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn55/sn55.021.than.html I wonder if this is…

Reflections on 2015

www in the address line: It should just be: https://puredhamma.net. Normally, typing just “puredhamma.net” should direct to https://puredhamma.net. Or, one could Google search “puredhamma” and the link will come out…

Schizophrenia and the mind

Hi All, I recently read an article on Schizophrenia. I was curious about what is defined as “Positive symptoms”: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/schizophrenia What is it that causes patients to Hear or see…

Attitude towards kamaloka devas

From https://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/305.htm “It is a common belief amongst the Buddhist public that such deities can be influenced to grant their favours by transferring merits to them whenever meritorious deeds are…

Reply To: SN 44.10 With Ānanda / Ānandasutta

…https://www.budsas.org/ebud/dict-pe/dictpe-01-a.htm This dictionary states anattā (n. and predicative adj.) not a soul, without a soul. Most freq. in combn. with dukkha & anicca http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:533.pali There seems to be no difference…

Correct translation of this beauiful Goenka chant

Hello there :) Lal, could you please translate this beautiful buddhist chant correctly if your have some time? http://www.movedbylove.org/projects/tunes/143 My intuitions are such, that some words of this chant could…

Girimananda Sutta (AN 10:60)

https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/AN/AN10_60.html Any chance that we get full translation or exposition like Satipatthana? This translation have plenty of mistakes….