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It is impossible to translate Dukkha into one word but I've found what works for me best is that Dukkha can grammatically be translated as "difficult to bear", so it is everything in life t… (View Post)
This depends greatly on what type of suttas you are talking about. From the Nikayas/Agamas, which are the oldest extant pre sectarian discourses, the Buddha taught that mindfulness of breathing is a … (View Post)
humans are social beings and it is uncomfortable, and in the time of ancient humans, downright dangerous for the passing on of genes, to go against the flock, because there is safety and security, bo… (View Post)
(Quote) for monastics just to clarify. But obviously in an age where there was all kinds of rites, rituals and ways of going about things, the Buddha was fairly no holds barred about these kinds of a… (View Post)
I'll leave this here regarding what the Buddha said was "wrong livelihood" for monastics. It seems fitting for the topic and I think hints at how he felt about such things - ... reading mar… (View Post)