tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post6629776663545266935..comments2023-10-27T08:09:37.525-04:00Comments on Bhikkhu's Blog: Commenting on CommentsAjahn Punnadhammohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660291919550183357noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-18296099176511052632012-03-15T03:00:51.019-04:002012-03-15T03:00:51.019-04:00A wonderful post you share. Keep it up!
_______...A wonderful post you share. Keep it up!<br /><br /><br /><br />___________________<br />Smith of <a href="http://www.maleenhancementguide.org/" rel="nofollow">Male Enhancement</a>Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491800740970527225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-48691311966085973262012-03-15T02:59:40.086-04:002012-03-15T02:59:40.086-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491800740970527225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-50924083615991170732007-07-15T11:53:00.000-04:002007-07-15T11:53:00.000-04:00The past lives of The Buddha are stories, and whet...The past lives of The Buddha are stories, and whether or not you believe them or whether they are true stories or not makes no difference to Buddhism.<BR/><BR/>As for the second point, that my statement nullifies cause and effect, you are almost there. However, Buddhism itself, non-attachment, nullifies cause and effect.<BR/><BR/>I think that this is the whole point of the teaching of Dependent Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227074376961100857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-89161668765676199212007-07-15T05:55:00.000-04:002007-07-15T05:55:00.000-04:00Ananyrod (if that is your real name), said:"if it ...Ananyrod (if that is your real name), said:<BR/><BR/>"if it isn’t about the present moment, then it’s not Buddhism."<BR/><BR/>That is a little narrow, isn't it? I mean, that says that all of the past lives of the Buddha are not Buddhism, which makes them a strange inclusion in the Tipitaka (perhaps more brahmanism?). When it gets right down to it, that statement nullifies cause and effect as Yuttadhammohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628569174419835103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-30228715989143334372007-07-11T05:35:00.000-04:002007-07-11T05:35:00.000-04:00As an aside, what one learns from talking to vario...As an aside, what one learns from talking to various Ajarns is that apart from the method the reality and possibilities of practice are not written down at all, or if they are, are simply the hearsay postulations of scholars more concerned with spelling, punctuation and grammar (not forgetting the red ribbons).<BR/><BR/>Admittedly not a direct concern of Buddhist practice, but if we take abhinnyaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227074376961100857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-80094334619023097772007-07-10T04:18:00.000-04:002007-07-10T04:18:00.000-04:00As Ajarn Apichato first practiced traditional anap...As Ajarn Apichato first practiced traditional anapanasati and was recognized by senior Ajarns of the Thai Sangha to be adept in fourth jhana and abhinnya even before he ordained as a novice, I doubt that he was criticizing the inclusion of anapanasati in the list of 40 meditations. In fact he has been teaching anapanasati at the abdomen for over thirty years. Rather, I suspect that he means the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227074376961100857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-52134885986280482322007-07-10T01:23:00.000-04:002007-07-10T01:23:00.000-04:00Bhante,Great post. Interesting topic, sorry to se...Bhante,<BR/><BR/>Great post. Interesting topic, sorry to see such narrowmindedness in regards to the Buddhadhamma - like the blind men and the elephant, eh?<BR/><BR/><B>Visuddhimagga</B> should be spelled thus, and is available for free from Taiwan with a hardcover and a red ribbon.Yuttadhammohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628569174419835103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-85820218766627334642007-07-09T19:27:00.000-04:002007-07-09T19:27:00.000-04:00The Vimuttimagga is a very good source for meditat...The Vimuttimagga is a very good source for meditation, better than the Vissudhimagga in my opinion, especially on breath meditation. It was written by a slightly different tradition off what became the main-line of Theravada, but also in Sri Lanka.<BR/><BR/>The Vissudhimagga is available through Wisdom Publications I think, and the Vimuttimagga from the Buddhist Publication Society.Ajahn Punnadhammohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660291919550183357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-23193909598913655222007-07-09T18:37:00.000-04:002007-07-09T18:37:00.000-04:00Reading the Vimuttimagga has helped me with my med...Reading the Vimuttimagga has helped me with my meditation on occasion - especially the part on how to deal with ill will. The book seems to be out of print - does anyone know if I can order or download it or the Visudimagga? What's the difference between them?Anybodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02384379728034453902noreply@blogger.com