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The Nature of Craving and Liberation
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The Nature of Craving and Liberation
tinguish craving completely. Even though snares are usually made of tough material, there is no snare as…
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Understanding the Nature of Craving and the Physical Body
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Understanding the Nature of Craving and the Physical Body
…l desire in their minds. They constantly remind themselves that the physical body is impermanent, fashioned from its 300 components with craving as the maker — and packaged in a bag of skin. When the bo…
…hasizes the wise perspective on the body as impermanent and filled with impurities, urging a mental shift to overcome sensual desires. By viewing the body realistically, one can free themselves from suf…
The Nature of Suffering and the Pursuit of Happiness
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The Nature of Suffering and the Pursuit of Happiness
…uld not affect those people who took no happi- ness from sense-pleasure and sense-objects. Thus one should strive with diligence to minimize hankering after sense- pleasures — not being deluded by love,…
This text discusses how the pursuit of happiness through sense-pleasures results in suffering. It emphasizes that those who do not derive happiness from sense-objects remain unaffected by external mis
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 suffering, he continued with an explanation of the cessation of …
…explains the Buddha's teaching on the cessation of suffering, emphasizing the importance of extinguishing craving through the Noble Eightfold Path. It highlights that addressing the root of suffering is…
Understanding the Root of Suffering
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Understanding the Root of Suffering
…gs — the tree must be completely uprooted — that is craving, the root of suffering, must be extinguished first. **Extinguishing Suffering means Extinguishing Craving** The necessity of dealing with crav…
…how to effectively eliminate suffering by addressing its root cause: craving. It likens the relationship of craving to suffering to a lion hunted by a hunter, emphasizing that unless the hunter (craving…
Overcoming Craving through the Noble Eightfold Path
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Overcoming Craving through the Noble Eightfold Path
…scursive thought therefore there are a further six areas in which the practitioner needs to extinguish craving — discursive thought concerning visual images [rūpa-vicāra], discursive thought concerning …
…ring. The text emphasizes that full liberation from craving is essential for alleviating suffering, showcasing the spiritual journey that not only the Buddha but all adherents of the Noble Path can unde…
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 for some unknown reason, disappeared from Buddhism approximately 500 years after t…
The Dhammakāya tradition, once diminished in Buddhism, was revitalized by Luang Phaw Wat Paknam who dedicated his life to its teachings. Hi…
Attaining the Angelic Body through the Middle Way
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Attaining the Angelic Body through the Middle Way
…as described in the Rathavīṇita Sutta M.i.145ff.) — we might hire a taxi from our home to the river shore, from there we cross the river on a ferry to
The text discusses the attainment of the Angelic Body through a process of concentration and the sequential progression from the Coarse Human Body to various forms of Brahmā bodies, culminating in the
Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
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Understanding the Dhamma Body and Its Levels
…ade of Transcendental Aggregates Luang Phaw Wat Paknam explained that the Dhamma Body is similar in shape and form to a Buddha image (of the sort with a lotus bud on the topnot) — but crystal clear and …
This text delves into the concept of the Dhamma Body, highlighting its intricate structure composed of multiple layers, each representing a different level of spiritual refinement. Luang Phaw Wat Pakn
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 thinking will be fluent and creative allowing you to find constructive solutions to…
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 'let go' of this sphere, lea
The Relationship Between Processing, Cognition, and Mindfulness
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The Relationship Between Processing, Cognition, and Mindfulness
…ey are eight and nine times wiser respectively. This is the nature of their successive wisdom — you should familiarize yourself with their relative wisdoms." When the Buddha tells us to cultivate mindfu…
Processing and cognition are intimately linked, forming the subtle physical body. If four faculties are disconnected, the subtle body ceases to exist, impacting physical survival. Mindfulness includes
Understanding Mindfulness in the Mind
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Understanding Mindfulness in the Mind
…come coloured red and will lose its translucence. If it is tainted with illwill which is dark greenish in colour then the mind will become darkened and muddy. The mind is of the nature of arising and ex…
The text discusses mindfulness focusing on the central processing of the mind, distinguishing it from perception and cognition. It describes the clear nature of the pure mind that becomes ta…
Understanding the Pathama Magga Sphere
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Understanding the Pathama Magga Sphere
… meditation would be lost. Thus it is taught that instead of just resting the mind in quietude, one should allow one's mind to go deeper through the centre of that sphere — the Pathama Magga Sphere will…
This text delves into the Pathama Magga Sphere, an important concept in meditation that arises when the Noble Eightfold Path is fully realized. It explains how the mind can be liberated from external
The Path to Enlightenment: Understanding Dhammakāya
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The Path to Enlightenment: Understanding Dhammakāya
… however long it may take me to attain enlightenment as a Fully-Enlightened Buddha, even if my body should shrive and die leaving only skin, sinew and bone, I will not rise from this meditation seat. Th…
…ess of physical suffering. The narrative highlights three significant attainments during the night, showcasing the bodhisatva's progression through recollection of past lives, understanding rebirth acco…
Understanding the Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration
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Understanding the Eightfold Path: Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration
fort: doing of evils not yet done, maintainance of evils already done, not doing virtues not yet done and abandoning virtues already mastered. As for Right Mindfulness, he would immediately and defini
… Signs: impermanence, suffering, and not-self. Right Intention is presented as a guiding force that shapes conduct, with Right View monitoring the phenomena of our lives across realms of existence. This…
The Power of Right View
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The Power of Right View
… the son from the family of False View lost every game. This tale has the moral that anyone established in Right View will always conquer those of False View. 1.1 Right View helps us to escape all dan…
…lways prevail. Through various incidents, such as winning games of dice and surviving dangers, it's shown that adherence to Right View provides protection from malevolent forces. A key moment includes t…
The Tale of the Ogres and the Boy
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The Tale of the Ogres and the Boy
…at person from all danger. The Buddha then taught that a person who wants to cultivate recollection should recollect the following: 149
In this tale, two ogres discuss eating a boy but are interrupted when the boy wakes. The True View ogre insists they help him instead. They transform into the boy's parents to bring him food and leave
The Significance of the Triple Gem and Six Recollections
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The Significance of the Triple Gem and Six Recollections
…of the Triple Gem, who cultivate these six types of recollection, can be considered as being established in Right View at the mundane level. Furthermore, those who are able to eradicate False View from …
…leeping states. Individuals who embody these recollections are recognized as wise disciples, established in Right View, and capable of eliminating false views, including misconceptions about generosity …
Understanding Right View and Right Intention in Buddhism
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Understanding Right View and Right Intention in Buddhism
[Image contains text and a circular symbol at the top] 4. The view that this world lacks reality or doesn’t exist; 5. The view that the afterworld lacks reality or doesn’t exist; 6. The view that
… aggression. The narrative of King Mahā Janaka illustrates the journey toward spiritual perfection, showcasing the balance between worldly responsibilities and the pursuit of renunciation. For further i…
The Renunciation of the Bodhisatva
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The Renunciation of the Bodhisatva
"Oh! When will I be able to leave this prosperous Mithila with its castles and towers, abundance of the four requisites?" The bodhisatva thought in this way for four months before he was able to ful
…ctices were recognized by celestial beings. These themes highlight the significance of intention in shaping one's spiritual path and moral actions. For more insights, visit dmc.tv.