Good Friends: Sutta 85 is a discussion about what factors are necessary for someone to undertake the path. I find it instructive that the Buddha compares the...
... these ... Immeasurable ... if ... I think the connection between the Brahmaviharas and the Buddha that we take refuge in is in the experience of the...
Good Friends: Sutta 86 is famous. It is the story of Angulimalla, the serial killer, and his conversion to the Dharma. It is a moving story. The overall...
Good Friends: Sutta 78 is a simple, yet powerful, teaching on impermanence. It shows the Buddha teaching in an almost harsh way. The Buddha is approached by...
Good Friends: I have changed the name of this Yahoo Group to "Dharma House". Dharma House is a little broader in meaning. In terms of my own activities it...
Hi Jim, Thanks for all your insightful posts. I have a question. I am unfamiliar with Alea Meditation. What type of meditation is it and how does it relate to...
Rick
onecornyguy@...
Feb 3, 2004 9:09 pm
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Hi Rick: Alea meditation was derived from my studies in the Fuke tradition of Zen Buddhism. The Fuke-shu, or Fuke Lineage, is a Zen tradition whose practice...
Good Friends: Sutta 88 is one of those simple and direct Discourses which I find enjoyable to contemplate. No great philosophical issues here, just a ...
On Right Speech It seems that I continue to receive some very confrontational and even offensive messages from people who are incensed that I would criticize...
Cultivating Absorption (jhana/dhyana) Leads to Cessation (Nibbana) I have a deep faith in the teachings of the historic Buddha, as revealed in the Pali canon,...
Hi Jeff: I think there is ample evidence in the Pali Canon that the Buddha knew it would take some people many more additional lives to awaken fully. Not...
Hello dharmajim, and thank-you for your kind response. Yes, I agree with you, the Pali canon does indicate that some people took more than one lifetime to...
Good Friends: Sutta 90 covers several topics. One topic is the sociological range of the Dharma. In a clear and concise argument the Buddha states that among...
... agree ... than ... was ... known ... Hi Jeff: A few general comments. I am reluctant to accept the idea that the Buddha taught a single meditation program...
Concentration leads to Absorption, which leads to Enlightenment It has been widely accepted that a dedicated contemplative practice can bring one to...
Good Friends: This is a thought piece. It's not comments on the Discourses, it is sort of thinking out loud. As I have become more immersed in the Dharma over...
Good Friends: For some time I have been puzzled regarding the relationship between Mahayana and non-Mahayana Discourses in traditional Buddhist cultures such...
Adin, Found this in the internet and checked it against The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. I did a google search on one of the pali terms and the ...
Everyone, I wondered about this sutta. It is a charming and lightweight story as Jim pointed out. I had trouble getting the point of the story however until I...
... provide ... to gain ... Hi Henry: Thanks for pointing this out. I was a monastic for about six years. One thing I discovered is that westerners have a...
Hi Dharmajim and friends in Dharma, Thanks for presenting this fascinating dichotomy of "superseccesionism" and "harmonization." Very interesting, and useful....
Rob Schmidt
tayu@...
Feb 11, 2004 7:51 pm
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Dharmajim, If I may be so bold as to suggest a book that has helped me through this: The Story of Buddhism : A Concise Guide to its History & Teachings by...
Dharmajim, I have found your commentaries on the middle length discourses to be very educational, and I really appreciate your openess to questions and the...
Dharmajim, I have always had a question about this story, and I hope I can express it correctly. Angulimala clearly had created a lot of negative karma for...
Hi Dharmajim, As you know I am fully supportive of such a project. I think we need more places like this, full time practice centers where those who are not...
Angulimala did indeed become an arhat, which is one stage above the non-returner. The non-returners are born in the Pure Abodes and do not return to the wold...
Ditto! Michael McCormick <sryuei@...> wrote:Hi Dharmajim, As you know I am fully supportive of such a project. I think we need more places like this, full...
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