Hello All To attribute an identity to any phenomenon is effectively giving it a status of self (in the attributing mind.) Thus, identity-view is parallel with self-view. Attributing identities to phen

Hi all This week's passage: Different characteristics of rūpa can be experienced through eyes, ears, nose, tongue, bodysense and mind. These characteristics are real since they can be experienced. We

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Hi all This week's passage: Although citta and cetasika are both nāma, they each have different characteristics. One may wonder how cetasikas can be experienced. When we notice a change in citta, a ch

Hi all, For a whole bunch of reasons which are really very uninteresting I prefer "appearance(s)" over "reality(s)". An open question follows, meaning I don't already lean one way or another, because

Dear Nina and all, Link to the audio of today's Zoom discussion (EN): https://1drv.ms/u/s!AujD6qLjtvuOh0jzqnhdcYzM9Wpm (dhammahometv source video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZk4E3fgnp0 Alberto

Hi All There are two -- Appearances and Non-appearances. Appearances are conditioned states. Non-appearances are a lack of conditioned states. Appearances are just appearances. Non-appearances are jus

Dear wise friends, There is a passage in A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas, Part V, The Development of Insight, The Factors leading to Enlightenment. In the beginning, when lokuttara citta has not yet ar

Hallo friends, I have heard Ajahn Sujin ask "can you make seeing arise?" I have puzzled about this question because if I want to look at something eg the birds near me, I can. However, I now think Aja

Hi all Very familiar terms for everyone here, but I would like, if possible, to determine whether the Buddha in his compassion sometimes taught only about the first level, or the first or second if th

Hi all This week's passage: Citta, cetasika and rūpa only arise when there are the right conditions, they are conditioned dhammas (in Pāli: saṅkhāra dhammas 9). Seeing cannot arise when there is no ey

Hi Azita, (Nina and all), I've transcribed Ajahn's anwers/comments/remarks to Nina's and Betty's (and also Maeve) questions/comments/remarks on this subject which I think you enquired about on Zoom on

Hi Herman and Terry I went into my spam on this account and found that I have been receiving messages from both of you probably for quite a while and not seeing them. My apologies. I'm guessing that I

Nina: We had a discussion about feeling lonely, when we miss a dear person who died. Sarah: There is seeing, or hearing, no matter we are on our own, in our flat or in a party. Seeing and hearing can

Dear wise friends, I find it difficult when reading the sutta https://suttacentral.net/an4.67/en/sujato?layout=plain&reference=none¬es=asterisk&highlight=false&script=latin That Buddha’s words: Mendic

Dear all, Links of today's Zoom discussion (US): https://1drv.ms/u/s!AujD6qLjtvuOh0cT_SEWhskqY9cB (dhammahometv source video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiCWiqTUi5U Alberto

Hi all I have heard that it is not the content of thinking that is harmful, it is only not understanding that thinking is not-self that is harmful. I dispute that. I have also heard that the below sut

Dear Alan and Sarah, a correction in Understanding Realities, Ch 42, Treasures (p. 299):Instead of: Acharn explained : “I do not think , ‘defilements are so ugly’, they are just realities, There shoul

Hi Sarah and Sundara, Could you please translate the following two terms: “āramma ṇ a upanijjh ā na” and “ lakkha ṇ upanijjh ā na” ? Also, if possible, could you please provide me with lexical analyse

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