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Hi Jeffrey, hope the following will be of some help. The characteristic of not-self which manifests and can be observed is its uncontrollable nature. That is why the Buddha said in the Anatta-lakkhan… (View Post)
The closest thing to "Life is dukkha" that the Buddha said is this:All conditioned things are dukkha. (Dhammapada verse 278) Or in other words, he is saying that everything, whether found i… (View Post)
Goal #1: Creating lots of good karma for a better rebirth My advice: Meditate! Reason: Meditation produces the highest level of merit/good karma (followed by practice of virtue and then practice of g… (View Post)
@mynameisuntz Actually what I understand TNH to be saying, and which is what I tried to convey in my post above, is that if we merely use our intellect to comprehend the concept of non-violence then … (View Post)
I'm not sure if Buddhism in Thailand is in decline or not, but what I can say is that it's not in that great a condition. I think this has mainly to do with monks behaving badly. It's true what is sa… (View Post)