tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post1829223439874198472..comments2023-10-27T08:09:37.525-04:00Comments on Bhikkhu's Blog: The Importance of RebirthAjahn Punnadhammohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660291919550183357noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-68636838317314582382007-06-20T18:24:00.000-04:002007-06-20T18:24:00.000-04:00I don’t think that there is another translation in...I don’t think that there is another translation in English, yet, although, it should perhaps be attempted again (by a Thai monk who understands English well).<BR/><BR/>I can well imagine that the translation does not do justice to the original. Ajarn Buddhadasa’s language was beyond most Thai’s understanding, and Ajarn Pannyananda became well known for simply being able to use colloquial languageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-17076420763840779422007-06-19T14:43:00.000-04:002007-06-19T14:43:00.000-04:00Anonyrod said "Anyway, this book is a classic, a v...Anonyrod said "Anyway, this book is a classic, a very important book; does anyone else have a copy?"<BR/><BR/>I have a copy of the 1992 "Paticcasamuppada - Practical Dependent Origination" published by W.A.V.E translated by Steve Schmidt.<BR/>However, I have been told by one monk that the translation into English doesn't do the book justice. Does anyone know of another translation of this book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-90524078326516707572007-06-17T00:49:00.000-04:002007-06-17T00:49:00.000-04:00Solving the problemI note that this book is availa...Solving the problem<BR/><BR/>I note that this book is available through a donation at the usual site which contains Ajarn Buddhadasa’s work, and is also available from Wat Suan Moke, so I would recommend that people order a copy instead.<BR/><BR/>It is a scholarly work, but a fascinating masterpiece, explaining relative and ultimate truth, eternalism and annihilationism, and the importance of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-42318445973110053862007-06-16T04:49:00.000-04:002007-06-16T04:49:00.000-04:00Yes, rebirth we can know, but reincarnation we can...Yes, rebirth we can know, but reincarnation we cannot. The foundation for understanding rebirth is the 2nd vipassana knowledge, paccayapariggahanana, knowledge penetrating conditionality. From this we move onto dependent origination, of which there are several versions. Ajarn Buddhadasa notes that this has been taught incorrectly for the past 2,200 years, from the time of the 3rd council. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-36797573271868055342007-06-13T05:23:00.000-04:002007-06-13T05:23:00.000-04:00As I said in a previous post, religious argues are...As I said in a previous post, religious argues are pointless and meaningless. Nobody is convinced to choose other beliefs due to logic. The current post as well as some of the comments clearly suport my thesis. <BR/><BR/>Another isue, "anonyrod" did not mention the name of his ajhan. I would like him to mention it because what he writes seems interesting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks in advanced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-7905316976333159482007-06-13T00:38:00.000-04:002007-06-13T00:38:00.000-04:00Anonyrod writes; “My Ajarn says that by doing such...Anonyrod writes; <BR/><BR/>“My Ajarn says that by doing such a basically nondescript thing as following the breath and watching the mind, people become aware of the reality of rebirth, but is not really a life to life event but a moment to moment occurrence.”<BR/><BR/>The realization of reincarnation is never first approached, even remotely, as any kind of coherent idea or concept---such as the, GFitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15076661066044607491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-77321261641538357392007-06-12T22:22:00.000-04:002007-06-12T22:22:00.000-04:00"OneMind obviously never heard of Zen Buddhism"Of ..."OneMind obviously never heard of Zen Buddhism"<BR/><BR/>Of course i have. There are many threads about it every day on my forum.<BR/><BR/>I am sick of zen buddhist sending me an email with a sly comment that they fully agree with my website then sign of with a zen koan because they need a riddle to suppress their thinking minds and somehow think that makes them wise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-51267929810828161802007-06-12T21:47:00.000-04:002007-06-12T21:47:00.000-04:00Could anyone point to a reasonably certifiable sta...Could anyone point to a reasonably certifiable statement from The Buddha (I know it was written down later) himself about what is reborn?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-75376086762815681632007-06-12T11:26:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:26:00.000-04:00hmmm, am I reading a lot of Dogma in this one?hmmm, am I reading a lot of Dogma in this one?Ben 8)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02454719823276149193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-55479729562483489322007-06-12T09:36:00.000-04:002007-06-12T09:36:00.000-04:00Now you’re talking. According to my sources, if yo...Now you’re talking. According to my sources, if you want to witness real power, real magic, then you should see the ruthlessness with which Ajarns let go of conditioned reality. They give everything to the void, nirvana, which means that the mind heads directly to nirvana.<BR/><BR/>This may appear to be simply an insignificant abstract description, which it is, but on the other hand it is also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-13614568248415776942007-06-12T02:20:00.000-04:002007-06-12T02:20:00.000-04:00I am not a materialist, nor a nihilist, not a stoi...I am not a materialist, nor a nihilist, not a stoic, nor an existentialist; but I do not follow your line of thinking or your conclusion that “[d]enial of rebirth means a total misunderstanding of the First Noble Truth.”<BR/><BR/>So that we are communicating clearly, by rebirth I understand you to mean some sort of continuation from one specific life to another specific life; not, as some people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-89224756788674466922007-06-12T01:08:00.000-04:002007-06-12T01:08:00.000-04:00Punnadhammo recites OneMind's expressed views rega...Punnadhammo recites OneMind's expressed views regarding Buddhism, as such: <BR/><BR/>"To recap; OneMind had said that without rebirth, the whole structure of Buddhist teaching falls apart. Phrased a little strongly, but essentially he is correct."<BR/><BR/>OneMind obviously never heard of Zen Buddhism, where the practice of single-mindedness on the present transcends the doctrine set down in glenn fitzgerald1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11043316569556142348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-11983005951714503612007-06-11T23:15:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:15:00.000-04:00Well said!Its good to see a monk that openly shows...Well said!<BR/><BR/>Its good to see a monk that openly shows the religous nature of buddhism and his blind faith in it.<BR/><BR/>That brings you up to the level of a jehovas witness.<BR/><BR/>I am so sick of agnostic buddhists and materialistic buddhists telling me that buddhism isnt a religion but a philosophy for good living. They clearly have never read the pali canon.<BR/><BR/>Great article Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com