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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)
The world, the All, is simply the six senses, you cannot know anything outside of them. They encompass all that can be known, they are the world. (Quote) ==== (Quote) (View Post)
Regarding Ajahn Chah, when he speaks of the early days(1950s/60s) when there was little support in his area and the lay people were quite poor, he speaks about how all you need is rice and water and … (View Post)
letting go of views. It all stems from views, view of self at the core. Identity view is a burden the Buddha says, and through that all other things that we need to work on letting go come from (gree… (View Post)
(Quote) You mean my pajhanas? They are quite comfortable (Quote) In the sense that Kamma is action, any volitional action you make with your mind will bear some kind of fruit later on, not really in … (View Post)