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(Quote) The question of succession was brought up with the Buddha by his personal attendant, Venerable Ananda, just moments prior to the Great Demise. The Blessed One, however, did not appoint anyone… (View Post)
Why can't the self be seen? I can "see" my body, my emotions and thoughts. Although they appear to be "mine", they are not "me". There is no me. The observer cannot be t… (View Post)
Be like that—desireless. Just sleep, eat, piss, shit. There’s nothing else in life that has to be done. Don’t get involved with other things: They’re not the point. Keep a low profile, Sleep. In the … (View Post)
Using Dhamma as an escape "There is, O monks, an unborn, an unbecome, an unmade, an unconditioned; if, O monks, there were not here this unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, there would not … (View Post)
Can we progress in Dharma without renunciation? "Not apart from enlightenment and austerity, Not apart from sense restraint, Not apart from relinquishing all, Do I see any safety for living bein… (View Post)