There are various sites and videos on the internet and they all provide much insight into Buddha teachings for attaining Nibbana. However, while I started working on this path of understanding on how everything is conditioned and when that condition fade away, a new condition takes over and one experiences “pleasurable” or “painful” feelings dependingContinue reading “What to expect in this site?”
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Preliminary Steps for Ānāpānassati
In order to have fully functional 32 steps of Ānāpānassati, one needs to establish preliminary aspects which then helps in investigation using Ānāpānassatikatha through which one can attain release or vimutti. Here are the steps: Step 1 – Check the mental and physical state. If in a state of confusion, chaos, disturbed, running etc., doContinue reading “Preliminary Steps for Ānāpānassati”
Practical Ānāpānassatikathā
This complete manual which is called “Paṭisambhidāmagga” is narration and analysis of all that needs to be known enumerated and explained by Ven.Sariputta to his students based upon Buddha’s exposition in various sutta’s. In this, we are covering Ānāpānassati on how this has to be mastered and experienced. Without the reference manual of Ven.Sariputta, itContinue reading “Practical Ānāpānassatikathā”
Belief and Faith – Differences
Generally, people use belief and faith interchangeably and also define belief and faith in different ways. As per definition Belief: an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something because he/she knows it. However, looking deeper, this would be:Belief: Acceptance because someone has saidContinue reading “Belief and Faith – Differences”
From Ignorance to Awakening
No pain, no gain Take sufficient pain in order to maintain a particular state. Which means, in whatever we do, pain would be very much consistent.In that case, what are we trying to accomplish?: Every moment, we are taking pain to get rid of challenges, disputes, worries etc., and to get relief from pain. ThatContinue reading “From Ignorance to Awakening”
Personal identity view
There is this sutta in Majjima Nikaya (MN 148) by name Chachakkasutta which beautifully explains on how “sakkaya” or personal identity view gets created and start to recognise as “mine”, “belongs to me”, “I-self” (etaṁ mama, esohamasmi, eso me attā’ti) Let us now investigate on how to get rid of this view so as to attain nibbana right now andContinue reading “Personal identity view”
Nīvarana
This refers to curtains or obstacles or hindrances that torture the mind and does not allow it to see the reality “as it is” and gets distorted. Reading this sutta in Nīvaraṇappahāna Vagga (AN 1.11-20) would be of great benefit. This is also covered beautifully in Mahasatipatthana Sutta under Dhammanupassana. But then the question comes,Continue reading “Nīvarana”
Vandanā
This is the first step towards removing skeptical doubt on Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha and correct knowledge is very much important. The meaning of each one of these and how to experience them leads to removal of doubt called as vicikicchā and is a hindrance or a curtain to progress towards Sotapanna stage. Buddhaguṇavandanā ItiContinue reading “Vandanā”
The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Craving
This sutta starts with misunderstanding and miscommunication from Sāti the fisherman’s son who was a bhikkhu and had developed this wrong view that it is this very same viññāṇaṃ or consciousness that roams and transmigrates, not another. (sandhāvati saṁsarati) There are two kinds of viññāṇaṃ – one is established consciousness which arises and passes away withContinue reading “The Greater Discourse on the Mass of Craving”
Dependent Origination
1. सुत्तन्तभाजनीय (Suttantabhājanīya) Here is the exposition on Paṭiccasamuppāda which is known as “Dependent Origination” in English. Everything in this world is dependent and Buddha explains on how this works and how “dukkha” or suffering comes to be and what helps in removing that suffering from endless samsara. 1.0. The Outline of Conditioned Origination अविज्जापच्चया सङ्खारा, सङ्खारपच्चया विञ्ञाणं, विञ्ञाणपच्चया नामरूपं, नामरूपपच्चया सळायतनं, सळायतनपच्चया फस्सो, फस्सपच्चया वेदना, वेदनापच्चया तण्हा, तण्हापच्चया उपादानं, उपादानपच्चया भवो, भवपच्चया जाति, जातिपच्चया जरामरणं सोकपरिदेवदुक्खदोमनस्सुपायासा सम्भवन्ति. एवमेतस्स केवलस्स दुक्खक्खन्धस्स समुदयो होति. Avijjāpaccayā saṅkhārā, saṅkhārapaccayā viññāṇaṃ, viññāṇapaccayā nāmarūpaṃ, nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṃ, saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso, phassapaccayā vedanā, vedanāpaccayā taṇhā, taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṃ, upādānapaccayā bhavo, bhavapaccayā jāti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇaṃ sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā sambhavanti. Evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti. Explanation:WithContinue reading “Dependent Origination”