I think the answer is that it is not easy to know for sure in the absence of a Buddha to confirm it because excessive conceit is always a possibility. However,...
Those with young children might find this animated life of the Buddha useful. I have linked eight short videos from YouTube with a synopsis of the story and...
Phra Yuttadhammo has written a php script to sort a word list by Pali alphabetical order. I thought some members might find it useful. Input can be either...
Dear Bhante, I read the following paragraph from a Buddhsim Book. Parajika Rule No. 2: Should a bhikkhu intentionally steal or take what is not given, even if...
... Answer: No, I very much doubt it. The Buddhist Monastic Code says: http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/bmc1/bmc1.ch04.htm\ l#Pr2 d....
Dear Friends, I am an old monk not very well and I am shocked what I see, I did apply for a Visa to go to Burma and to my big surprise it was granted. I Am the...
Friends: You Can Do Something! Here is what U can do right here & now 4 Burma: 1: Please sign appeal to the UN Security Council to protect the people of Burma!...
Dear Group Friens, I have recently come across an old Manuscript from a family heirloom, which has been with them since 1819. The present owners know nothing ...
Dear Venerable, I understand that Myanmar now is having some protests over the gov issue. My question is can Monks involve in the protest? Why is it so? is...
Dear Venerable Sir, I am discussing with friends above topic and like to consult you about a possible misunderstanding. Caution is claimed ( not trying to be...
"But this mindfulness of breathing is difficult, difficult to develop, a field in which only the minds of Buddhas, paccekabuddhas and Buddhas sons are at home....
You can find a detailed reply to this question by Bhikkhu Gavesako on the WebSangha forum. http://www.forum.websangha.org/viewtopic.php?t=783 Another topic...
Dear Venerable Pesala , thanks for your answer and the link you provided (http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Ledi/Anapanasati/anapanasati.html ) I remember that the...
... wrote: D: I remember that the list does not favor discussions BP: The format of this list, and its lack of support for Unicode Pali makes any discussion...
Dear Venerable Pesala, thank you for the links preferable for discussion and your comment. There are obviously points we agree and some we are not (probably...
Dear Bhante I have been a faithful follower of Mahasi Meditation method for many years. I completely understand that in vipassana meditation what one has to do...
Dear TK Wen I am unable to answer the question, but hope that others may. I post the Pali passage again using Velthuis encoding as this forum does not support ...
Dear Venerable Monks, I just began Vipassana sitting meditation for 1 month almost everyday, each time after 15 - 20 minutes of notting my in and out breath ...
Learn how to practise walking meditation. Always precede sitting meditation with an equal period of walking meditation. Excess of concentration tends to ...
Dear Bhikku Pesala, Thank you very much for your prompt reply and advice, I will practice walking meditation both sitting meditation. I have an 8 years old...
Dear Venerable Pesala , thank you for your kind advise and the link you provided. I remember to have read that the Buddha emphasized the benefit of walking up...
The account of Venerable Ananda's attainment of Arahantship is told briefly in the Vinaya Culavagga, at the beginning of the section of the First Buddhist ...
Dear Venerable Pesala, thank you for the valueable hints in your kind answer. with Metta Dieter [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Dear Venerable Pesala, I have practised Mahasi-style meditation for the last year and a half, and have also recently attended a Goenka retreat. I have a...
Strictly speaking, I don't see how latent tendencies could be brought to the surface. If feelings give rise to craving or aversion in the present then that ...
Why mahasi meditation have to do everything slowly? Many people (monks) do not agree this point, espeacially many people in Thailand. Could we do everything...
You do slowly, you can see more, you do normally , you usually forget to see to observe to know and to understand. Please take own experience, listening...
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