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Re: Tranquility/Insight Meditation
Tranquility(serenity) is not uniquely Buddhist. Walk into a church or mosque and you experience serenity. Serenity doesn't necessarily lead to insight. It is also temporary - just walk out of a churc… (View Post)
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Re: There are no noumena, only phenomena
Amatha Gavesi - The World Is Your Six Sense Base http://www.basicbuddhism.org/dharma-talks-download/ (Quote) Without sounds, can the listener be found? Without thoughts? "You" are the six s… (View Post)
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Re: There are no noumena, only phenomena
(Quote) Take a bell for example. It owes its existence to the following properties- 1. Sound 2. Touch - hardness, smooth/rough 3. Temperature - coldness 4. Shape Take more and more properties away an… (View Post)1 -
Re: Clinging and non-clinging aggregates
Why do we need to understand the five aggregates? This is because the five aggregates are the Noble Truth of Suffering (Dukkha Ariya Sacca). The entire teaching of the Buddha is based on the Four Nob… (View Post)
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Re: Non-duality
(Quote) "One night I was sitting in meditation outside in the open air — my back straight as an arrow — firmly determined to make the mind quiet, but even after a long time it wouldn't settle do… (View Post)
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