Reply To: Goenka´s Vipassana

Hello, I joined the puredhamma.net forum recently, and am happy to come upon this forum. Starting in 2003, I attended courses, read (and reread) Goenka’s discourses and books related to…

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: 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….

Reply To: Split Reincarnation

…a gandhabba takes hold of a 3,5 year old child, whose old Gandhabba has left. Another case is this one, that would be a good recommendation: “https://www.reincarnationresearch.com/past-life-story-of-charles-parkhurst-penney-peirce-spirit-being-or-spirit-guide-past-life-identification-in-a-reincarnation-case/” The relevant part:”The…

Gandhabba and comatose state

Hi All, You have probably heard of a woman who was reported to be comatose for the last 14 years, being sexually assaulted and giving birth to a baby (https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/health/arizona-woman-birth-vegetative-state/index.html)….

Reply To: Pathama Metta Sutta (AN 4.125)

Hi Upekkha, This is the link to the Youtube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpA0sy3c2kTFKmiUaLElFfA Most of the sermons are in Sinhala but there are a few in English as well. The English sermons…

Reply To: Various questions

…origin, many of which are still floating around today. You might find reading it tedious… Try listening to it instead- I found it made a significant difference in understanding. https://www.paliaudio.com/mn-34…