notes on the Dhamma

  KN Snp 5.14 Udaya-māṇava-pucchā: The Questions of Udaya (2022  SP-FLUENT  translation by  frankk‍ ) “Jhāyiṁ virajam-āsīnaṁ, To the one sitting in jhāna— without dust, (iccāyasmā udayo) (said Venerable Udaya,) Kata-kiccaṁ an-āsavaṁ; Done the task, [an arahant with] no more asinine-inclinations. Pāraguṁ sabba-dhammānaṁ, Gone beyond all dharmas— Atthi pañhena āgamaṁ; I’ve come here with a question. Aññā-vimokkhaṁ pabrūhi, Please speak about the emancipation of final knowledge, Avijjāya pa-bhedanaṁ”. ignorance breaking up. (Buddha says:) “Pahānaṁ kāma-c-chandānaṁ, the abandoning of both sensual-desires (udayāti bhagavā) (replied the Buddha) , Domanassāna cūbhayaṁ; and distressed mental states, Thinassa ca panūdanaṁ, Dispelling of Sloth, Kukkuccānaṁ nivāraṇaṁ. regrets being warded off. [These are referencing the five hindrances] Upekkhā­-sati­-s­aṁ-sud­dha­­ṁ, [fourth jhāna is] equanimous observation, Remembering-and-applying- ☸Dharma  purified, dhamma-ta­k­ka-pu­...

What Ven. Anālayo gets wrong about samādhi: a review of “A Brief History of Buddhist Absorption” https://discourse.suttacentral.net/t/what-ven-analayo-gets-wrong-about-samadhi-a-review-of-a-brief-history-of-buddhist-absorption/33175 by Ajahn Brahmali I was recently handed an article by Ven. Anālayo which suggests that deep samādhi, especially jhāna, may not be as important on the Buddhist path as is sometimes made out. I found the article weak. Knowing how influential Ven. Anālayo is in many Buddhist circles, I thought it would be useful to present an alternative point of view. The following is a critique of the parts of his paper I found the most problematic. The original paper can be read here https://www.buddhismuskunde.uni-hamburg.de/pdf/5-personen/analayo/briefhistoryjhana.pdf In 2019 Ven. Anālayo published a paper called “A Brief History of Buddhist Absorption”. In it, he attempts a review of the semantic significance of jhāna, which he renders “absorptio...

 What does this matter?  It's like the difference between the silver rule and the golden rule. example:  SN 55.7 The golden rule and silver rule It matters because the precise Dhamma instruction in the suttas, if we go by some translations,  on what to do when we see "byāpāda"  is unclear. It's quite a different mental state to  1. be actively engaged with sending thoughts of good will towards specific groups of living beings, 2. Or to dwell in a mental state where one does not have to actively engage in thoughts about other living beings, but simply dwell peaceful and free of hatred, animosity, aversion.  Which is it? The Theravāda commentaries seem to believe a-byāpada (non ill will) and metta (friendliness) can be treated synonymously in most if not all situations. There are about 150 sutta references to byāpada in the nikāyas, and I'm looking through them all right now.  So far, I've seen some instances where it's definitely the silver rule (f...

Internal notes 4👑☸ → 👑8☸ → 2💭 Sammā-saṅkappo: right resolve And what is right resolve? ( SN  45.8 ) Nekkhamma-saṅkappo, Renunciation-resolve, A-byāpāda-saṅkappo, Non-ill-will-resolve, A-vihiṃsā-saṅkappo — Non-harmfulness-resolve External notes explanation of Sammā-saṅkappo: right resolve of n8fp (illustrated) Are metta and karuna equivalent to right resolve? Or is non-ill will and non-harming broader in meaning? https://www.reddit.com/r/EarlyBuddhistTexts/comments/1boywi6/are_metta_and_karuna_equivalent_to_right_resolve/ Proof: A-byāpāda is non ill will, not 'metta', as Theravāda Commentary claims TITWOW syndrome, 'byāpāda': some translators inconsistently interpret that as "good will" or "free of ill will" What's the difference between 2. byapada and 3. vihimsa? Woudn't #3 already presuppose #2? Interesting discussions on this: https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=21818 https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?t=22424 https:...

4👑☸  →  EBpedia📚  →  DWTD☸ Exhibit A from this yogi living in a monastery Satipaṭṭhāna Meditation Report  by Kidet0 » Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:12 pm A meditator reported the following.  What could they be going through or what could be the explanation for it? After about 2 months of practicing both walking and sitting meditation (insight meditation of the observation of arising and vanishing of phenomena),  it seems that I have entered a mental state where there is just sheer boredom.  In the first few weeks, there were periods of joy and rapture at the noticing of phenomena arising and vanishing.  The mere seeing of the impermanent nature of phenomena caused deep contentment and tranquility to arise in the mind.  I was enthusiastic about being delivered from defilements and I thought that this newfound power of observation will continue on until all defilements have been destroyed. Now, however, I just sit like a vegetable for long period...

Someone asked: Is porn considered harmful sexual.activity? I don't have a sex life because I don't have a partner and I don't wish to engage in casual sex so I use porn to quench the biological urge to orgasm. I can't see that's it's harmful because nobody is being forced into it. The actors are all paid well and claim to enjoy it etc. The only harm I can see is that it's so accessible these days on smart devices and so children may access it but I believe that this is the parents responsibility to not allow unsupervised use of devices etc. Views? Frankk response: In another thread, you asked about pleasant sensations and jhāna.  I'm guessing you're young, so here's some important advice you won't get from suttas   if you're serious about jhāna.  (since monastics are already celibate by rule)   If you want to attain stable and higher jhānas,   celibacy and noble silence to the best of your ability are the feedstock and prerequiste to tha...

How's the AI translation quality? What are the most major errors? AN 4.41 Samādhi-bhāvanā: Developing undistractible-lucidity [concurrently within 4 jhānas] (2024  SP-FLUENT  translation by  frankk‍  ) ∥ Arv  12  ∥ SA  718  ∥ AN  6.29  ∥ MN  111      AN  4.41  - AN 4.41 Samādhi-bhāvanā: Developing undistractible-lucidity [concurrently within 4 jhānas]          AN  4.41.4.1  – (1. STED  4j🌕  Four Jhānas for pleasant abiding now)          AN  4.41.4.2  – (2.  ASND 🌕🌟‍  luminosity perception → knowledge and vision)          AN  4.41.4.3  – (3. For  S&S🐘💭  rememberfulness & lucid-discerning)          AN  4.41.4.4  – (4. For destroying  Āsava‍  s)          AN  4.41.5  – (verse from  KN Snp‍  5.4  Puṇṇaka) Aṭṭhakathā : commentary on root text AN 4.41 samādhi-bhāvanā-sutta-vaṇṇanā (20...