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Strengthening dis-identification in normal life
How we can strengthen dis-identification in normal life? How can we free our attention from self-reference?
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What did the Buddha mean when he spoke about samma samadhi?
What did the Buddha mean when he spoke about samma samadhi?
Did he mean access concentration (upacara samadhi) or full absorption (appana samadhi) or momentary concentration (khanika samadhi)?
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What are some entertaining/fictional movies, books, etc. about Buddhadharma or Buddha himself?
What are entertaining/fictional movies, cartoons or books about Buddhadharma or Buddha himself?
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Why is an emaciated Buddha rarely represented in art?
Surely The Buddha appeared quite emaciated when he realized full enlightenment. Why is an emaciated Buddha rarely represented in art?
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Monks precepts - Not to teach dhamma to women and not to recite dhamma in pali with laymen?
Two of the Pacittiyas (monks precepts according to Vinaya) implies that 1-Bhikkhus should not teach more than 6 words of Dhamma to women and also 2-Should not recite texts of dhamma in pali with laymen.
Is this correct? I may have read that in a non…
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Has lord Buddha ever told something like this?
Once lord Buddha pointed at a glistening star and asked a monk, "Do you believe that star still exists where we can see it?"
The monk answered yes.
Then lord Buddha said, "You are wrong. That star was destroyed few years ago. What we can see is the…
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Significance of Three Customs Involving String
I've noticed three different customs involving string at Theravada temple service. If by chance anyone is familiar with the significance of any of these; it would be nice to know. The service is not in my native language so I miss a lot of nuances…
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How we can develop metta for terrorists?
Metta is benevolence towards all beings, without any discrimination, free of attachment and free of hatred. How we can develop metta for terrorists?
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How does Buddhism refute the inherent existence of sub-atomic particles?
(1) According to Rob Burbea in Seeing That Frees, "both the neither-one-nor-many reasoning and the sevenfold reasoning are among the practices capable of revealing the emptiness of matter even at the most basic levels."
Regarding the…
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Is rebirth/reincarnation central to Buddhism?
Would you characterize belief in rebirth as a central component of Buddhism?
Are there Buddhists who do not believe in it?
How is this concept understood, i.e., what does rebirth mean (in as much detail as possible) to a Buddhist?
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Resemblance between bhanga and jhana
Is there any resemblance between bhanga and the jhanas? If so, which is the accordance between both?
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How do you handle loud, meaningful family noises while trying to focus?
THe most successful cultivators and Buddhists cultivated in the forest or mountains where there are few people. In our day and age, this is less easy due to polluted rivers, overharvesting of resources, financial necessity, etc. and we all live in…
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What are conditioned as opposed to unconditioned phenomena?
I have come across the term 'conditioned phenomena'; what is meant by the qualifier 'conditioned'; are all phenomena conditioned, or are some phenomena unconditioned?
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The emptiness of nirvana
Maybe a strange question, but I wonder if emptiness (sunyatta) is also a characteristic of the state of nirvana?
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Can you meditate too much as part of a daily routine?
Just to follow up from this question - is it possible for an individual to meditate too much? Is there a point when it becomes counterproductive and if so what would the signs be that someone should slacken off their meditation routine?
Just to be…
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