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Re: Disenchantment from feelings?
I think what zenff and taiyaki mentions is also described in the Pali Canon. In the Malunkyaputta Sutta, the Buddha says:"Then, Malunkyaputta, with regard to phenomena to be seen, heard, sensed,… (View Post)
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Re: Meaninglessness
How about the Middle Way? ie. Life is both meaningful and meaningless. For example, Thich Nhat Hanh says that,There is a sutra that was translated into Chinese around the second century. It is called… (View Post)
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Re: Have I Realized Anatta?
The full quote from What the Buddha Taught by Ven. Walpola Rahula reads:An Arahant after his death is often compared to a fire gone out when the supply of wood is over, or to the flame of a lamp gone… (View Post)
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Re: what would The Buddha say or do if....
(Quote) From the Dhammapada Atthakatha, the story accompanying verses 320 - 322:.... [Magandi] bribed the citizens and said, "When this Gotama-monk comes begging to the city, all of you gather y… (View Post)
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Re: Have I Realized Anatta?
The realization that the aggregrates are not the self and does not belong to oneself happens in the mind. This realization is what causes us to abandon our attachment to the aggregates. There is no n… (View Post)
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