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…some way by first getting a complete worldview of the Buddha Dhamma, which is much more expansive and complex than the one we perceive with our senses. The mind is…

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…science, here, I will treat Buddha Dhamma as a theory and explore whether it provides a consistent picture of our world. Buddha Dhamma is a complete worldview, and its principles

Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

…these without attending the courses (no context), but since these are in the public domain from VRI, I feel better. Discourses on Satipatthana http://www.vridhamma.org/Printversion/Discourses-on-Satipatthana-Sutta Discourses in a 10-day course http://www.vridhamma.org/The-Discourse-Summaries…

SN 35.95 Malunkyaputta Sutta: To Malunkyaputta

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.095.than.html One of Bahiya Sutta type with quick way to attaining Nibbana (https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/ud/ud.1.10.than.html) Now we need to fix errors of English translation to be really effective. I’m trying to make…

Reply To: Doubt about Alavaka Yakkha in Jayamangala Asthagatha

…they: http://www.aimwell.org/Jayamangala%20Gatha.pdf and http://www.aimwell.org/Jayamangala%20Gatha.pdf Both these stories say Alvaka Yakkha was ferocious and Buddha subdued him. Hope the above links can make you familiar with the story. If Catumaharajika Yakkhas…

AN 10.81 and MN72, about the nature of the Buddha

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an10/an10.081.than.html https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.072.than.html I belief both sutta’s describe the nature of the Tathagata and therefor the Budddha. In MN72 it is said: …” Freed from the classification of form (and the…

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…

Reply To: Sakkaya vs Sakkaya ditthi

…*** Just wondering, have I understood properly what is being taught in the video below in regards to the difference between Sakkaya and Sakkaya ditthi? *** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN5bEr86l2Y&list=PLicd0gkZBCmF0vg_7NuRc4ZIXBsGGpXdb&index=8 From what I…