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Re: Who is it who suffers?
(Quote) 'Kama-tanha' is quite obvious - it is the desire for pleasurable sense experiences. These forms of desire are to be known and understood. The trap is that we tend to think that the Buddha tea… (View Post)
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Re: Mindfulness is meditation?
Mindfulness is not meditation! The Buddha used the word sati instead. Eg. remembering to keep watching the breath, body sensations or feelings/emotions etc. But even though the word “mindful” was pro… (View Post)
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Re: thoughts and thinking
No thinker without thoughts. No thinker even with thoughts. Do we know what our next thought will be? If not, how could we be their owner? If we are not thoughts, then what are we? Who would you be w… (View Post)1 -
Re: Taking Oneself Too Seriously = Suffering
(Quote) Without a self, how can there be others? Self and others are dependently co-arisen. When there are others there is also a self. Take away the I and there is only suffering and its cessation. … (View Post)1 -
Re: death and practice
Meditation on death awareness is one of the oldest practices in all Buddhist traditions. In the words of the Buddha, “of all the footprints, that of the elephant is supreme. Similarly, of all mindful… (View Post)
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