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Re: Why do we die?
Ask first what is a cell? Is it a sum of its parts? Are its parts eg. mitochondria, cytoplasm living beings? (Quote) (View Post)
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Re: Why do we die?
Everything that is born has to die. The old has to make way for the new. Imagine being born as a helpless baby and remaining like that for eternity! All conditioned things(sankhara) has to die in ord… (View Post)
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Re: What is the method for abandoning hatred?
Anger and hatred is like a fire. It burns all that it touches. By holding to anger, you are burning yourself and those who care for you. Your "enemy" may well be oblivious to your anger. So… (View Post)
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Re: shamata, concentration, and mindfulness
shamata = samatha, concentration = samadhi, mindfulness = sati Samatha is a form of meditation or mental cultivation that leads to calm and composed as opposed to vipassana(when yoked to samatha) whi… (View Post)1 -
Re: If you would like to make progress but are not sure what to do next
(Quote) Being aware is what Buddhist meditation is about. As long as you noticed trouble with meditation, having a cold, difficulty focussing, wandering mind, feeling disheartened, having doubt etc. … (View Post)1