Dear Venerable Sirs, Dhammapada 183: Not to do evil, to cultivate merit, to purify one's mind .... How to purify one's mind? How to eliminate greed,hatred and...
If we don't have any desire or defilement at all we won't take rebirth again, so yes, we are born with desire, and because of it. The aim of the Buddha's...
Bhikku Pesala thanks for your response which I have contemplated on. I have a better understanding of kamma now. Just one final clarification though: " If one...
This extract from the Potthapada of the Dighanikaya may clarify things for you. "Potthapada, some recluses and brahmins believe that after death the self is...
Dear Venerable Sirs, I have a compulsion to write down my thoughts for record and reflection. Often I disrupt my work to do this. Is such writing a subtle...
Pujaniya Bhante Lots of vajrayana and mahayana sects have the practice of mantra chanting. Mantras like om mani hum etc. They say it earns merits. As far as my...
Dear Venerable Sirs, A day in the higher planes of existence is said to be as long as 1600 earth years. This means that the night should be as long as the...
Dear Bhikkhus, Has the essay in the subject line been translated to English and if so, where might it be available? Prefer an online edition but hardcopy will...
Dear venerable monks, Could you please give your opinion on the following problem; My wife is 10 years older than me,she's 41 and I'm 31 and her sexual ...
Dear Venerable monks, I am not sure if this question has been asked before. If so, I apologise. I get conflicting feelings about my meditation practice. As I...
All of the Puhtujana have to face that type of the problem more or less. It is very difficult to get along within two person such a diffrence age but your name...
Yes, it is very difficult, perhaps impossible to practise meditation properly amid worldly distractions. It is possible only if one had a lot of previous...
Venerable Bikkhus, First of all, I perhaps have to apologized for asking a laypeople life's problem. I hope you can give a suitable advise. I have lived with...
It is not easy to eradicate anger altogether, but not only an Arahant is free from anger. A Non-returner is completely free from anger, too, and also free from...
Oh dear ! There is a saying that you should follow and Practise, STAY ALONE WITH MINDFULNESS, STAY TOGETHER WITH LOVING KINDNESS. You might be better by...
Venerable Bikkhu Pesala and Bikkhu Nanda Siddhi, Thank you very much for your advices. I resume that I have to practice vipassana and metta bhavana, though it...
I have recently added Eleven Paritta Discourses to my website. You can read the Pali text and translation while listening to the suttas recited by Mingun...
I've got a question on how to deal with memories of a beautiful woman I met once. Is it too late to perceive her as unattractive with asubha practice? Mahasi...
There is no arguing with the advice given by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw. He is invariably right. One should contemplate the presently arising phenomena such as...
Dear Venerable Sirs, I have recently had many unpleasant life changes forced upon me. These changes have not been easy. Indeed, I am still trying to ...
Dear Venerable sirs, Here are some questions I have on renunciation. Thank you for your kind attention. 1. As a lay person, what should one renounce and are...
If you develop awareness on your need and not on your want regarding your clothes, food and watching TV, you may well discover that renunciation is possible in...
Khammai Dhammasami
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Aug 12, 2004 8:03 pm
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Venerable sirs, It said that Nibanna is that which is unconditioned, unborn, uncreated. This sound very much like the soul of other religions. I have also...
I would say that nibbāna has more in common with the concept of God in other religions than with the concept of soul. However, comparative speculation...
Whatever gives rise to an increase in unwholesome states of mind, or leads to a decrease in wholesome states of mind, one should renounce it. Whatever gives...
Bhikkhu Pesala, Thank You. Your advise about the importance of the 8 fold path and unimportance of comparative speculation is noted. Maybe nibbana is or is not...
Dear Venerable Sirs, I've been practicing meditation for quite some times. Few days back, however, I felt uneasy when I did anapana which gave me tense in the ...
Dear Venerable Sirs, May I respectfully ask a question? While other 11 akusala cittas may give rise to apaya patisandhi, why uddhacca citta does not give rise ...
Dear Venerable Sirs, Thank you for your kind replies to my questions on Renunciation. May I follow up with another question? What is the Buddhist view on...
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