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subtle defilements¹ [anusaya]. 2.1 Right Intention (mundane): At low level Right Inten- tion means having the wholesome intention to be generous, keep the Five Precepts, renounce the world to become a

This text discusses key aspects of Buddhist practice, specifically focusing on Right Intention and Right Speech. Right Intention involves having wholesome intentions such as generosity and the desire

the monk's equivalent of Right Livelihood, by avoiding such evils as fortune telling, sacrifices or interpreting dreams, because these are all 'low arts'[tiracchānavijjā]. The Buddha even prohibited m

This text discusses the Buddha's teachings on Right Livelihood, emphasizing the avoidance of 'low arts' such as fortune telling and the prohibition of harmful trades for monks and laypeople. In partic

4. Death [marana dukkhā] 5. Sorrow [soka dukkhā] 6. Lamentation [parideva dukkhā] 7. Pain [dukkha dukkhā] 8. Feeling slighted [domañassa dukkhā] 9. Bemoaning [upāyassa dukkhā] 10. Exposure to hateful

บทเรียนของพระพุทธเจ้ามุ่งเน้นไปที่การเข้าใจทุกข์และธรรมชาติของมัน เช่น ความทุกข์จากการเกิด, ความตาย, และอารมณ์ต่างๆ เช่น ความโศกเศร้า การพลัดพราก และความผิดหวัง ความทุกข์เกิดจากการคลั่งไคล้ในaggregate

The suffering of birth starts to affect beings without exception from the moment they are conceived. Some beings are fully equipped with sense spheres [āyatanā] from the moment they are born — others

The suffering of birth begins at conception and affects all beings. It varies by the mode of birth, with those born from the womb experiencing more suffering. Mammalian embryonic development shows cha

of the six senses¹ and the deterioration of the thirty-two parts of the body², causing the body to become shrivelled and unattractive. In actual fact, this house that is our body, has craving [tanhā

This text offers a profound understanding of the human body as a metaphorical house constructed by craving. It illustrates how the various parts of the body represent different elements of a house, hi

in its place. Even the Buddha and the enlightened ones are subject to the suffering of illness — so who are we to over- look the misery of illness? 4. Suffering as a result of Dying [marana dukkhā] Al

This text delves into the concepts of suffering in Buddhism, particularly focusing on the pain associated with illness and the inevitable reality of death. It elucidates how all beings, including enli

about a certain thing. These are all the characteristics of resentment which will bring us misery for as long as we still harbour it in our hearts. 9. Bemoaning [upāyassa sukkha] The Buddha characteri

This text delves into the characteristics of resentment as a source of misery and describes the Buddha's teachings on different forms of suffering. It explains how sorrow is a mental state, lamentatio

four unfortunate realms [abhāyabhūmi]. Just as the swift currents of a river tend to sweep away all things to the ocean that fall within its reach, desire will tend to pull all beings who entertain it

This text discusses the profound impact of craving on beings, illustrating how it drives them towards hell realms and unwholesome actions. The Buddha's teachings emphasize that craving can lead to sin

suffering completely, with no more attachment for the Three Spheres¹. Put another way, their practice entails extinguishing the three sorts of craving which keep them prisoner in the thirty-one realms

This text discusses the concept of craving as the root cause of rebirth in the Cycle of Existence, using a story from the Dhammapadathakā to illustrate the journey of a female piglet that was reborn m

yingly frequently, until our seeing wrong as right and harmful things as harmless will be our continuous perspective of the world. We lose our interest to train ourselves in meditation and in the abse

The text discusses how craving influences our perceptions and behaviors, comparing it to sticky resin that binds our minds to attachments and sense pleasures. It warns that indulging in cravings leads

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 the Pari

The Dhammakāya tradition, 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

with which his mind had been engrained for countless lifetimes polluting his thoughts, speech and actions — which had led to retribution and leading to his continuing rebirth in the cycle of existence

This text discusses the purification of the mind through the teachings of the Buddha, emphasizing the importance of the Dhammakāya Arahat Body and the attainment of enlightenment. The Pathama Magga re

the centre of the body, in the same way as described earlier, in entering the centre of the Pathama Magga Sphere, successive inner bodies can be attained, going further inside the subtle human body —

This text discusses the progression through successive inner bodies leading to the Dhammakāya, emphasizing the distinction between mundane and transcendental bodies. It highlights that all worldly bod

processing and cognition are nested together inseparably and as a unit take the form of the subtle physical body. If the four faculties are separated, the subtle physical body will die immediately — a

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

7.4 Mindfulness of the *dhammas* in the *dhammas* Mindfulness of the *dhammas* in the *dhammas* is to see and consider the mental phenomena both inside and outside, the whole of the time. Seeing the

Dieser Abschnitt behandelt die Achtsamkeit gegenüber Dhammas und die richtige Konzentration im Buddhismus. Die Achtsamkeit richtete sich sowohl auf innere als auch äußere mentale Phänomene, die erford

The Fourth Absorption which is accompanied by two factors: happiness [sukhα] and one-pointedness [ekaggatα]. The Fifth Absorption [pañcamaajahana] which is accompanied by two factors: one-pointedness

This text outlines the five absorptions in meditation, detailing the factors involved in each stage, including joy, happiness, one-pointedness, and equanimity. Importantly, one-pointedness is a consis

The Components of the Eightfold Path all arise together When the factors of the Eightfold Path arise, they do so to- gether — just as the elder monk Koṇḍañña, after listening to the Dhammacakkapavatta

This text discusses the Eightfold Path, emphasizing how all eight components arise together as illustrated by the elder monk Koṇḍañña's attainment of Stream-Entry. It explains the importance of Right

ter asking all the monks’ names, the Buddha would ask his. The Buddha knew what he was thinking and asked the man his name. “Ariya” replied the man. In fact, the Buddah didn’t need to be told the man’

In this text, the Buddha teaches that true nobility is defined by one's actions towards living beings. Ariya learns that harming others disqualifies him from being 'noble', resulting in his attainment

Kassapa Buddha is the third of the five Buddhas who appear during our present world era.

before him floating in the air. However, the hermit was so full of pride that he paid no respect. The Pacccekabuddha thus advised him: “I am a Pacccekabuddha. As for you, who will go on to be a fully-

In this story, a prideful hermit encounters a Pacccekabuddha, who teaches him the importance of humility. The Pacccekabuddha's ability to float in the air humbles the hermit, prompting a change in his