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The Nature of Suffering and the Pursuit of Happiness
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The Nature of Suffering and the Pursuit of Happiness
which they try to derive happiness are themselves of the nature of suffering. The suffering of such people, at root comes from their search for sense-pl…
This text discusses how the pursuit of happiness through sense-pleasures results in suffering. It emphasizes that those who do not derive …
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
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The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering When the Lord Buddha had finished his explanation of the origin of suff
This text explains the Buddha's teaching on the cessation of suffering, emphasizing the importance of extinguishing craving through the Noble Eightfold Path. It…
Understanding the Root of Suffering
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Understanding the Root of Suffering
up, but to get rid of the suffering in a way that it will not grow up again, it is not enough simply to cut off the branc…
The text discusses how to effectively eliminate suffering by addressing its root cause: craving. It likens the relationship of c…
Understanding Craving and Suffering in Buddhism
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Understanding Craving and Suffering in Buddhism
practices will lead them to an end of suffering — but with­out realizing that it is only adding to their suffering. Thus it is compared t…
This text elaborates on the Buddhist perspective regarding craving as the fundamental cause of suffering. It compares improper practices to a dog snatching things without rega…
Exploring Sensual Delights and the Six Sense Organs
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Exploring Sensual Delights and the Six Sense Organs
TABLE II: THE OBJECTS OF SENSUAL DELIGHT AND PLEASURE | | Eyes | Ears |…
This table presents an intricate overview of the six sense organs in relation to their corresponding objects, consciousness, contact, feelings, …
Understanding Sensual Attachments in Practice
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Understanding Sensual Attachments in Practice
previous factors — senses, sense objects and sense-con- sciousness — is implicated in the attachment we have t…
This text explores the relationship between the six senses and their respective sense contacts, feelings, perceptions, and volition, emphasizing the need for practitioners to extinguish craving ass…
Understanding Sensory Craving and Attachment
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Understanding Sensory Craving and Attachment
registration is implicated in the attachment we have to sensual pleasures. Again, each of the six senses has its own channel of sense-volition therefore there are a further six areas in whi…
This text delves into the role of sensory experiences in fostering attachment to sensual pleasures, with a focus on the six senses: v…
Overcoming Craving through the Noble Eightfold Path
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Overcoming Craving through the Noble Eightfold Path
[phottabhba-vitaka] and thought-conception concerning of the mental objects [dhamma-vitaka]. Moreover, the discursive thought [vicāra] concerning our sensua…
This text explores how discursive thoughts about sensory objects lead to attachment and suffering. Each of the six senses contributes to craving, necessitating practitioners to overcome these…
The Dhammakaya Tradition and Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
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The Dhammakaya Tradition and Luang Phaw Wat Paknam
practice of the Middle Way until attaining levels of Buddhist sainthood according to their potential. All the e…
The practice of the Middle Way leads to various levels of Buddhist sainthood according to individual potential. Lua…
Rediscovery of the Dhammakāya Tradition
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Rediscovery of the Dhammakāya Tradition
mentaries for most people to understand. The knowledge of Dhammakāya is said to have diminished and eventually …
…radition, once diminished in Buddhism, was revitalized by Luang Phaw Wat Paknam who dedicated his life to its teachings. His outreach efforts led to the tradition being acknowledged in various temples …
Understanding the Middle Way in Dhamma Practice
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Understanding the Middle Way in Dhamma Practice
In terms of practice however, Luang Phaw Wat Paknam explained how we can know we are practicing the Middle Way …
In his sermon on the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta, Luang Phaw Wat Paknam elucidates the profound significance of the Middle Way, urging practitioners to find stillness at the body’s central po…
The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment
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The Path to Spiritual Enlightenment
center of the Sphere of Concentration, the Sphere of Wisdom [paññā] will be attained. When we bring the mind …
This text outlines the spiritual progression as defined by the teachings of the Buddha, emphasizing the importance of concentration, wisdom, and the jo…
Attaining the Angelic Body through the Middle Way
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Attaining the Angelic Body through the Middle Way
[vimuttīnādassana] will be attained. When the mind is brought to a standstill at the centre of the Sphere of the Seeing and Knowledge of Liberation the Angelic Body will be attained. By now the …
The text discusses the attainment of the Angelic Body through a process of concentration and the sequential progression from the Coarse …
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
reach the station, from there we take the train to the airport and eventually take the aeroplane that will take us to ou…
This text delves into the concept of the Dhamma Body, highlighting its intricate structure composed of multiple layers, each representin…
Understanding the Dhammakāya in Insight Meditation
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Understanding the Dhammakāya in Insight Meditation
…e ‘Coarse Dhammakāya Arahant’ or the ‘Subtle Dhammakāya Arahant’ — the latter two being the bodies of enlightenment of the arahant. The Dhammakāyas are all transcendental [lokuttara] in nature — that i…
This text delves into the concept of Dhammakāya Arahant, distinguishing between the Coarse and Subtle Dhammakāya. It explains that these…
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Overcoming Mental Defilements
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Overcoming Mental Defilements
to enslave the mind and how we can overcome them. This is a major difference from the naked (physical) eye to which the defilements are invisible. The limits of our huma…
The passage discusses the limitations of human senses in perceiving mental defilements such as greed, hatred, and delusion. It highlights th…
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Significance
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Significance
Dhamma Body, thereby make themselves invulnerable to the action of defilements. In the past we might have been unable to give up unwholesome behaviours (such as drink…
The Dhamma Body, or Dhammakāya, represents the essence of Buddhism, highlighting the journey towards enlightenment. By attaining the Dhamma Body, individuals…
The Path to Nirvana: Understanding the Dhammakāya
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The Path to Nirvana: Understanding the Dhammakāya
with which his mind had been engrained for countless lifetimes polluting his thoughts, speech and actions — which had led to retribution and…
This text discusses the purification of the mind through the teachings of the Buddha, emphasizing the importance of the Dhammakāy…
The Journey to Nirvana: Understanding Pathama Magga Sphere
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The Journey to Nirvana: Understanding Pathama Magga Sphere
the temptation of looking for rewards in corruption or power. Your memory and wits will be sharpened and your thinkin…
This text discusses the Pathama Magga Sphere, emphasizing the importance of continual mental cultivation towards higher levels of happiness and success. It explains how to 'le…
Understanding Nirvana: The Realm Beyond Existence
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Understanding Nirvana: The Realm Beyond Existence
same happiness to us as if we were really in āyatanā nibbāna — but we are still ‘alive’ in our human body. 2. Nirvana without …
This text delves into the concepts of Āyatanā Nibbāna and Anupādisesa Nibbāna, explaining that Nirvana exists beyond the physical realm a…