Hello brother Nyanamoli Thero, your preaching of the dharma is truly transformative and crystal clear. Words cannot express how forever grateful a sincere one is. For what ever its worth thank you for real.
Perfect ending, with impeccable words from Bhante: "... the Mind becomes immovable [...] and then I don't need to do anything for as long as I'm alive - anything that I experience I will be reminded of my freedom from it through that experience". - In other words, it is as if your own reactions (or lack of reactivity) provided you with all the necessary information on your progress, indicating with mathematical precision your degree of imprisonment and attachment (possessiveness, anger, discomfort, weakness) or the degree of freedom and disenchantment (detachment, strength, balance). Every reaction of the mind in the face of any event can remind you that you are on the right path (or not).
Thank you very much Bhante for this beautiful explanation. A very profound explanation, the whole of Buddhism explained in 37 minutes. Thank you so much. Both Samatha and Vippasana need to go hand in hand.
Is it wrong then to find safety and satisfiction in the Right view or is it needed to contemplate annica of it aswell? Or is it paradoxical to find safety in the Right view as it is technicly mutualy exclusive?
Anicca must be seen directly not held as a view. Once I was speaking to a friend and Buddhism came up. He said, “I love Buddhism. Everything is transitory. Cheers!” Then he drank his beer. This is how the defilements can co-opt the Dhamma and fabricate a static image in the mind that is used to justify continuing to give in to the defilements. Proper use of anicca is as a standpoint in training non ownership of all that manifests. This standpoint of anicca, of seeing the impermanence and I unownablability directly, is itself the shore of freedom
Hello. Confused on one point not directly related to the video. I have heard in one of the talks that hate is conquered by non hate and love is conquered by non love. Does that not make the asubha practice pointless? Where one is trying to conquer lust with disgust.
I have a question about Dharma Protectors. I am new to Buddhism and I am looking at so many sources of information and one of the things I have encountered is that some teachers are adamant about the use of Dharma Protectors while some never bring them up at all. Do you have any thoughts on this?
No thoughts on this, but forget about other teachers. You are extremely fortunate to have ended up here right after discovering Buddhism! I've followed countless teachers, from most known Buddhist traditions in the last 18 years... This is the real dhamma 🙏.
There's nothing wrong with helping stray dogs by rescuing them and sheltering them for their benefit as long as you are under no impression they will live forever and they are "yours". Like humans, they die and decay. It's whether you get upset over their death, that determines whether there is attachment present. Unfortunately most people have pets for selfish reasons i.e. it's something *I* want to make myself feel better. Then they grieve when those pets die. Ajahn says in another video that pets are quite a burden that most people aren't prepared to take on as a responsibility, but if you do it for selfless reasons there's nothing wrong with it.
There is the capacity for decision-making, there is first-person perspective, and there are tendencies, likes and dislikes. Where's the self, beyond these features, that possesses all these features? Is there a need to posit s self beyond those things in the first place?
Hello brother Nyanamoli Thero,
your preaching of the dharma is truly transformative and crystal clear. Words cannot express how forever grateful a sincere one is. For what ever its worth thank you for real.
Perfect ending, with impeccable words from Bhante: "... the Mind becomes immovable [...] and then I don't need to do anything for as long as I'm alive - anything that I experience I will be reminded of my freedom from it through that experience".
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In other words, it is as if your own reactions (or lack of reactivity) provided you with all the necessary information on your progress, indicating with mathematical precision your degree of imprisonment and attachment (possessiveness, anger, discomfort, weakness) or the degree of freedom and disenchantment (detachment, strength, balance).
Every reaction of the mind in the face of any event can remind you that you are on the right path (or not).
Thank you very much Bhante for this beautiful explanation. A very profound explanation, the whole of Buddhism explained in 37 minutes. Thank you so much. Both Samatha and Vippasana need to go hand in hand.
Magnificent Venerable Sirs! Still the sankharas before they cease.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
May you and Thaniya thero be free from suffering in no time.!!!
Excellent explanation!
Thank you Bhante 🙏🙏🙏
Can’t wait to dig into this talk
Sadhu Bhante 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Is it wrong then to find safety and satisfiction in the Right view or is it needed to contemplate annica of it aswell? Or is it paradoxical to find safety in the Right view as it is technicly mutualy exclusive?
Thanks Bhante
Anicca must be seen directly not held as a view. Once I was speaking to a friend and Buddhism came up. He said, “I love Buddhism. Everything is transitory. Cheers!” Then he drank his beer. This is how the defilements can co-opt the Dhamma and fabricate a static image in the mind that is used to justify continuing to give in to the defilements. Proper use of anicca is as a standpoint in training non ownership of all that manifests. This standpoint of anicca, of seeing the impermanence and I unownablability directly, is itself the shore of freedom
What's the name of the sutta that was mentioned at the end of the video?
Thank you for this helpful video Venerables.
brilliant ending🎉
Hello. Confused on one point not directly related to the video. I have heard in one of the talks that hate is conquered by non hate and love is conquered by non love. Does that not make the asubha practice pointless? Where one is trying to conquer lust with disgust.
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I have a question about Dharma Protectors. I am new to Buddhism and I am looking at so many sources of information and one of the things I have encountered is that some teachers are adamant about the use of Dharma Protectors while some never bring them up at all. Do you have any thoughts on this?
No thoughts on this, but forget about other teachers. You are extremely fortunate to have ended up here right after discovering Buddhism! I've followed countless teachers, from most known Buddhist traditions in the last 18 years... This is the real dhamma 🙏.
Could it be said that mind is imputing a self into factors which are by their nature impersonal?
I don't respond much in here because I know I'm ******.
This however, looks like a clear, long-lasting yes.
Wise
no luster in the shunyavadas
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I need to understand why y’all have pets then
There's nothing wrong with helping stray dogs by rescuing them and sheltering them for their benefit as long as you are under no impression they will live forever and they are "yours". Like humans, they die and decay. It's whether you get upset over their death, that determines whether there is attachment present. Unfortunately most people have pets for selfish reasons i.e. it's something *I* want to make myself feel better. Then they grieve when those pets die. Ajahn says in another video that pets are quite a burden that most people aren't prepared to take on as a responsibility, but if you do it for selfless reasons there's nothing wrong with it.
In this video they talk about pets: ruclips.net/video/oKuosoYExIM/видео.html
Buddha was just a man and not greater than God. It is so non sensical, how to practice non self. Like who is practising? Ridiculous mumbo jumbo.
If their is a god (which their is) how are we apart from that?
At what point in the video is the Buddha presented as greater than God? I missed it. Do you have a stamp point?
There is the capacity for decision-making, there is first-person perspective, and there are tendencies, likes and dislikes. Where's the self, beyond these features, that possesses all these features? Is there a need to posit s self beyond those things in the first place?
What is ridiculous mumbo jumbo? Your question is not clear.
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