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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
(Quote) I'm insinuating precisely what he said "Outward scriptual study is not important. Of course, the Dhamma books are correct, but they are not right. They cannot give you right understandin… (View Post)
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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
Couple of excerpts of things he said from a book about him "No Ajahn Chah - Reflections" 7. Only one book is worth reading: the heart. 10. Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading b… (View Post)
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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
(Quote) We need to listen to him because hardly anyone knows and hardly anyone believes that all you need to do is meditate. He wrote books to tell people this and tell people to stop looking "s… (View Post)
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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
He said this about books in this interview. http://www.buddhanet.net/bodhiny2.htm Q: Is it advisable to read a lot or study the scriptures as a part of practice? Answer: The Dhamma of the Buddha is n… (View Post)
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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
(Quote) "To understand Anatta, you have to meditate. If you only intellectualize, your head will explode. Once you understand not-self in your heart, the burden of life will be lifted. Your fami… (View Post)
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