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Re: death and practice
The Buddha said that a wordling has little difficulty accepting that the body is not self. It's the mind that's usually mistaken to be self. For the uninstructed, it would be better to be an annihila… (View Post)
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Re: elements / dhathu
Assutava Sutta as well. The Buddha is saying there's no consciousness that persists. The persistent knower is an illusion. There has only ever been the 6 types of consciousness or sense experience ar… (View Post)
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Re: elements / dhathu
It would be better for the uninstructed run-of-the-mill person to hold to the body composed of the four great elements, rather than the mind, as the self. Why is that? Because this body composed of t… (View Post)2 -
Re: elements / dhathu
"Monks, an uninstructed run-of-the-mill person might grow disenchanted with this body composed of the four great elements, might grow dispassionate toward it, might gain release from it. Why is … (View Post)1 -
Re: Are you making progress?
More importantly, how do you make progress? (Quote) (View Post)2