Dear Padma Tserin, I assume that you have been studying Buddha's teaching. So I will directly answer your question. What is unwholesome in an action is...
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mastram101
Mar 11, 2003 6:56 am
Venerable Bhikkhusangha, I read in the mahaparinibbana sutta that after pabajja of subhadda, the Buddha instructed to byocott a bhante called Channa. What was...
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Antony Allen
antonymicky
Mar 12, 2003 12:28 am
Dear Venerable Monks. I am new to Buddhism and would like to know where I can get some information on the Buddhist view of the Christian marriage. The reason I...
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Benoit Santerre
benoit_santerre
Mar 12, 2003 6:53 am
Dear Venerable Sayadaws, I would like to understand a common passage in the Tipitaka. It is when the Buddha talks about seeing form (and the other aggregates)...
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Benoit Santerre
benoit_santerre
Mar 12, 2003 6:54 am
Dear Venerable Sayadaws, I have another question. Do all Arahants necessarily understand everything about Abhidhamma? Or framed differently, does the...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 12, 2003 6:02 pm
Dear Benoit, Your questions are very deep insight. I am glad to know that you all are studying the teaching as serious as we monks do. This answer is to your...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 13, 2003 9:37 pm
Dear Rajendra Jadhao, Channa was the one who accompained the prince Siddattha (Sidartha) when the prince renounced the his luxious pleasure in search of the...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 15, 2003 12:46 pm
Dear Antony As we are Buddhists our precepts are very inportant. Due to your comfindent in Buddha teaching you should make sure yourself to keep precept. you...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 17, 2003 7:00 pm
Dear Benoit, I would like to share the knowledge with you concerning your questions. For the first question, seeing of arising and passing away of phenomena of...
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dwlemen
Mar 18, 2003 7:23 am
Dear Venerable Monks. I am relatively new to Buddhism but currently I find myself struggling. My main hurdle seems to be transitioning my Western, Christian...
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sam he
sam_hoe13
Mar 19, 2003 6:28 pm
Dear venerable sir, My name is surya, I live in Indonesia and this is the first time I join in this discussion; venerable sir, I would like to ask you about...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 21, 2003 6:33 pm
Dear Surya, Welcome, we are so glad to share the knowledge regarding the teaching of the Buddha. Regardless of whatever black or white magic, that you think...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 21, 2003 6:39 pm
Dear Dave, Welcome to Buddhism, there are a lot of resources to help one in the teaching of the Buddha. For the first question, yes, there are many teachings...
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Benoit Santerre
benoit_santerre
Mar 23, 2003 7:42 am
Dear venerable Sayadaws, I have two questions. 1. When I observe a feling, say the sensation of the air coming in and out of the nose, I am unable to discern...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 24, 2003 7:19 pm
Dear Benoit, 1. First of all, I would like to mention a pargraph from the Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma. "The water element (apodhatu): The water element,...
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Benoit Santerre
benoit_santerre
Mar 25, 2003 6:34 am
Thank you Venerable Ashin Punnobhasa for this insightful answer. It is helpful. The pali term for signless concentration is animitta cetosamadhi. According to...
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Zen Ridge
utopianmeister
Mar 25, 2003 9:24 pm
Dear Venerables I have a few questions, i am learning Tai Chi, and as with buddhism a requirement is to meditate, to help clear and focus my mind, which i can...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 25, 2003 9:25 pm
Dear Benoit, You may not have only two questions but also many doubts. They will not be clear by just thinking and considering. You should read my last answer ...
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gingermcgilvray
Mar 25, 2003 9:29 pm
Dear Bhantes, This is my first posting. Thank you for being accessible to my questions. My question today is about different truths from moment to moment. I ...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 26, 2003 7:01 am
Dear Benoit, Thanks for your immediate response. As you do, I am not very much interested in achieving jhanas either. When I read your first question I was...
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Sayadaw Nanda Siddhi
nandasiddhi
Mar 26, 2003 7:02 am
Dear Bhante, Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu! Thank you for your answer to our friend. Your explanation is very clear like a meditation master. It is very beneficial for...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 26, 2003 7:55 pm
Dear Zen, (1) Most people have the same problem with pain or discomfort. And people also have pleasure and comfort. This comes up and down in turn. That's the...
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kolyane
Mar 26, 2003 7:57 pm
Dear Venerable Monks, I would appreciate your guidance with respect to applying the theme of the Vanapattha Sutta in today's real life situation of a ...
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Ashin Punnobhasa
punnobhasa
Mar 26, 2003 8:02 pm
Dear Sayadaw U Nanda Siddhi, I am greatful to your kind reply. I, too, can learn many things form the answers as well as the questions. I will try my best. And...
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Benoit Santerre
benoit_santerre
Mar 27, 2003 6:53 am
Dear Venerable Monks, Thank you very much to take time to answer, both to you, venerable Ashin Punnobhasa, and venerable Nanda Siddhi. I am interested in...
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nick blue
betterwithmetta
Mar 29, 2003 1:52 pm
Dear Sangha I practice meditation by establishing the four foundations of mindfulness and resting my attention on the rise and fall of the abdomen. I have...
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mmlwin
Mar 30, 2003 12:19 am
1. Rules to Live By The five precepts or training rules form the moral code of conduct for lay Buddhists to live by. We call them training rules rather than ...
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bpesala
Mar 30, 2003 1:20 am
Just checking to see if I can now post a reply. Thank you to Maung Maung Lwin for posting my previous reply to: From Christ to Buddha...
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bpesala
Mar 30, 2003 7:17 pm
Five days with no reply, so I will try to help. This sort of question is hard to answer. You say that have difficulty making important decisions in life, but ...
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bpesala
Mar 30, 2003 7:32 pm
A valid point. The Buddha did not praise every kind of meditation. The purpose of investigating the body/mind process is to remove attachment and self-view. We...
