And I show you how š Okay, caught your attention (did you see what happened when you read this headline)? Now, let me rephrase a bit: This post is about how a Vipassana-opponent turned into a Vipassana-proponent. Interested?Ā This is the…
Imagine you just planted an apple tree. Well, you actually took one little apple seed and found a nice spot for it to grow. Then you covered it with some earth and sprinkled water over the spot. Every day you…
What is the difference between a Buddha and an Arahant? Before “deciding” which way to go, lets hear what the Buddha has to say on this topic: At Savatthi… “Monks, the Tathagata ā the worthy one, the fully enlightened one,…
In the famous sutta on the four pillars of mindfulness (Mahasatipatthana) we find a passage which is repeated throughout the text as some kind of refrain, summarizing the quintessence of samma sati, or right mindfulness/awareness: “In this way he remains…
Continuing on where i stopped the other day, i was amazed to see the interpretation of the next line of the Sutta Nipata by our alleged Mahakaccayana: āāPaĆ±Ć±Ä ceva sati ca, NÄmarÅ«paƱca mÄrisa; Etaį¹ me puį¹į¹ho pabrÅ«hi, katthetaį¹ uparujjhatÄ«āāti. āāYametaį¹…
Caveat: This post is probably very boring for most of you. However, if you manage to read it, you might a.)get a clearer picture what anusayÄ (‘latent tendencies’) are and b.)see how one can arrive at filling pali terms with…
For those interested in understanding how insight leads to enlightenment probably the best contemporary resource are venerable ĆÄį¹ananda’s texts. This venerable monk, currently residing in Sri Lanka, combines a deep understanding of the pali canon – not just in theory…
Have you ever wondered, where the Buddha’s “meditation instructions” are? Why doesn’t he talk about them in the Pali Canon? Or does he? Well, he does… In fact, he cannot get any clearer explaining how exactly your practice of Buddhist…
A Howto: Go to a secluded place Close eyes take up a meditation topic and concentrate, for example on breathing in and out. Repeat ONE thought bringing back the mind and trying to “establish” it on this one topic implied…