FYI, From 014-2011-03-KK-pm: KS: "...And there can never be the understanding of realities without the understanding [of] pariyatti more and more until it can...
Hi mods and all Here is a little gift to possibly (probably not) assist in improving your opinion of me because of course attachment to self-image and...
Hello Everyone, Any Dhammafarers in SEQld with the time and inclination on Sunday 16th Feb. may be interested in this notice - if it doesn't work by clicking...
Friends: Contemplating the Unique Qualities of the Sangha: Perfectly training is this Noble Sangha community of the Buddha's Noble disciples! Training the...
Friends: Sparse & short pleasure, but long Tribulation! Pleasures obtained by contact at the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind all fade away and vanish...
Dear friends, Not good with me, I am drinking all the time. I wake up and feel I must drink. Now I feel very weak, my body is weak, I drink one bear and I am...
Friends: How to develop infinite Friendliness: Begin by extending Friendliness towards yourself: May I be free from ill-will. May I be free from hostility. May...
Friends: What is the Best Fortune that can be Gained? Once an illuminating deity asked The Buddha: Which good fortune is the best? Whereto he answered: Not...
Dear friends, This is a letter, from few weeks, that Luraya wrote to our friend Lukas that stays in prison. I saw Lukas in October 2011, he's doing well,...
Friends: Remote & Solitary is Forest Bliss! The forest bhikkhu pays much attention to the experience of the forest. He thereby enters even deeper yet...
Friends: Control makes one Behave like a true Master! Buddha once asked: How, Bhikkhus and friends, is there full mental control? When seeing a form then one...
All, My cat is dying. She is in her twentieth year. I'll not take her to a vet. Why ask another to incur akusala kamma? She is sleeping and sleeping. She...
Friends: Only Relinquishment Wins Freedom! The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, I will teach you the state of relinquishment... Pay attention & listen... ...
Hello all, There are some who claim that one should not put in any effort or work hard. Some say that since Buddha teaches the abandoning desire, then one...
Hi all, following the final part ( for now ) of excerpts from Nyanaponika's Abhidhamma Studies with Metta Dieter Bare analysis starts , or pretends to start,...
Friends: The 6 Things Uniting in Harmony to be Remembered: The Blessed Buddha once said: These six things are to be remembered in order to Unite any Community...
Hi all, I thought about how to start with the rather extensive topic and believe M.N. 117 is a nice beginning: [1] "Of those, right view is the forerunner. And...
Friends: What Qualities initiate development of the Noble 8-fold Way? The Blessed Buddha once said: Bhikkhus, even as dawn is the forerunner & messenger of the...
Hi all, I found following extract very worthwhile to read ( pls see: Attta In Buddhism Part 3 - in Purification Of View by Ashin Janakabhivamsa, Chanmyay...
further excerpts from Ven. Nyanaponika's Abhidhamma Studies Investigations in the Abhidhamma are a definite and valuable contribution to ontological problems,...
Dear friends, I am so heedlees during daily life, even I know that I should be more careless about present experiences. But I still prefer this pleasant dream....
Hello all, When it is cold, one can't merely wish "let it be warm". There is no control. Sure. But what one usually does is put on more clothing, and/or turn...
Friends: How to be a Real Buddhist through Observance? Navam Poya day is the full-moon of February. This holy day celebrates the ordination of the Buddha...
Hi All, Just a couple of reminders. Trimming When replying to another member’s post, please remember to delete any part of the other post that is not...
Friends: Good is Substitution of the 5 Hindrances with their opposites: 1: Desire <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Colourful_but_Muddy.htm> (kâma-chanda ...
