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Catching the Essence of Our Honey Dreams

We think high and low, we think we know! We think, we think, we think. But can we catch the one who thinks, oh, catcher can you do it? And then, again, the catcher slides Into her honey...
Ed Rock 14th-May-2012 01:17 AM

Conditioning

Buddham, Dhammam, Sangham namassami. I am very thankful for this opportunity to be able to share my thoughts. Dedicated to Visakha Puja Day this previous weekend. Being acknowledged by...
James Taeza 8th-May-2012 03:48 PM

The Rain

It is raining today and I just love it. I love the rain. It's grey and dark outside but everyone's lights are shining. It is a day where you can give yourself a break and just read or do art all...
Kendra Jory 7th-May-2012 02:00 AM

The entertaining battle

I have been a devoted listener to Ajahn Brahm and Ajahn Brahmalis Dhamma talks since last year, and it has made it so clear how to progress on the Buddhist path, and also the mindset that is most...
Jonas Rydell 29th-April-2012 07:57 PM

The hopes and needs of a transgender woman

Hi everyone, hope you are all feeling well. :) I wanted to share something personal, in the hopes that something good can come of it. As I've mentioned at various times and places here on the...
Andria Armstrong 27th-April-2012 05:34 PM

What Are We?

What are we beyond the changes and flux that is a fundamental truth within this vast universe of ours, an undeniable fact that affects all matter. What is there? What is the basic principle?...
Ed Rock 20th-April-2012 10:10 PM

I just remembered something very important.

There is no suffering. It's only there if you want it. It's an imaginary friend. No suffering. It's a word. Nothing can be adequately described with words. Something as serious as suffering surely...
Jerrod Lopes 12th-April-2012 01:37 PM

What’s Story Do We Believe?

What religious story do we believe? Do we believe the story that was burned into our hearts when we were young? Or the story that sounded better than all the rest when we began searching? Or the...
Ed Rock 12th-April-2012 05:15 AM
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The Rain

Melbourne sounds very nice :)
Kendra Jory 16th-May-2012 12:01 AM

The Rain

When it's raining I like to turn everything in the house off. Total silence. Nothing but the sweet sounds of nature all around me. I close my eyes and just listen. The rain bouncing off the tin...
Mark Perrett 15th-May-2012 10:03 AM

The Rain

I love the rain and I love storms as well (as long as they don't cause real damage). Rain makes me feel safer. When I was a kid I lived between a pair of "bad" neighborhoods, whenever it rained I...
Daniel Ionita 14th-May-2012 01:41 PM

The Rain

Thank you Stuart.
Kendra Jory 11th-May-2012 09:50 PM

The entertaining battle

if you hang around for another 20-30-40-50 years lust will diminish noticeably whether you practice meditation or not - it's really is that fickle that it only likes youth and it will only leave you...
Stuart Corner 10th-May-2012 05:05 PM

The Rain

I like being a Buddhist too ... even, 'I am' is an attachment to existence, I guess ... maybe 'there is'??? ... anyway, out of all my many, many attachments, I think I'll leave my attachment to...
Stuart Corner 10th-May-2012 04:21 PM
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Understanding the Essence of Dependent Origination

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Published on 2nd-April-2011 07:49 PM

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The following essay is an edited transcript of a talk given at the Buddhist Society of W.A. on 17th April 2009.

As you read the word of the Buddha and get a feel for what he taught, again and again you come across the teaching of dependent origination (paṭicca samuppāda). It soon becomes quite obvious that this teaching is a very important part of the way the Buddha explained things. At the same time dependent origination is a difficult teaching to understand. This essay, then, is an attempt to draw out the most important aspects of dependent origination in such a way as to make it more easily comprehensible.
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A Response to Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi’s Paper on Paññāvimutta

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Published on 23rd-February-2011 05:57 PM

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In 2007 Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi published a paper in the Journal of the Pali text Society titled “The Susīma-sutta and the Wisdom-Liberated Arahant”, in which he argued that the idea of an arahant devoid of jhāna may be traceable in the Pali Canon itself. I subsequently wrote a response to that article. Unfortunately, the Pali Text Society refused to publish it, stating that the article was not focussed enough on Pali as a language. Here, then, at long last, is my response to Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi's article. ...

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Vesak Day and the Precepts
Thread Starter: Martin Richards
Good Evening to the Community

I was very disappointed on Vesak Day. I so much wanted to attend and hopefully, undertake the 5 Precepts.
Yesterday, 11:31 PM by Robert Alexander

How to bow?
Thread Starter: Ralf Enders
Coming from
http://community.dhammaloka.org.au/s....php/625-HowTo

I know, the meaning is much more important than how to do
Yesterday, 12:26 PM by James Taeza

How is the order decided?
Thread Starter: Jo Tummers
Dear Ajahn Brahmali,

Ajahn Brahm talks in his Dhamma talks sometimes about the time that he was not an abbot yet, but third or fourth in
Yesterday, 08:24 AM by Ajahn Brahmali

HowTo
Thread Starter: Ralf Enders
What’s about a HowTo board, thread or group for beginners? Like, how to bow? Anjali? Address the sangha and so on?

With metta,
Ralf
Yesterday, 09:14 AM by Jerrod Lopes

Making decisions using the thinking process
Thread Starter: Abhishek Venkatesh
Dear Venerable Ajahn Brahmali,

How do we make decisions in life using this thing called thinking? since one moment the mind looks at one
Yesterday, 08:45 AM by Ajahn Brahmali

Poetry & the Spiritual life
Thread Starter: Andria Armstrong
Hi everyone,
Hope you are all feeling well. I wanted to share a little poem I wrote today. It helped me to express some feelings and to put some
14th-May-2012, 01:03 PM by Andria Armstrong

Happy mother's day
Thread Starter: James Taeza
For the mothers in our Buddhist community,

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! This is also being sent to our venerable nun's at Dhammasara
13th-May-2012, 04:02 AM by James Taeza

Pali - English Chanting at Wat Pah Nanachat
Thread Starter: Abhishek Venkatesh
Here's a link to the Pali - English Chanting done at Wat Pah Nanachat.
Pali words immediately followed by it's translation in English.
Very
12th-May-2012, 10:15 AM by Abhishek Venkatesh

Boon vs Meditation
Thread Starter: Ed Rock
Dear Ajahn Brahmali,

Regarding the subject of boon. Can you reference a sutta that claims good boon guarantees a subsequent lifetime of
16th-May-2012, 08:50 AM by Ajahn Brahmali

Friday talk upload request
Thread Starter: Meher Makda
Hello, perhaps this is too much to ask for but previously the Friday talks would be uploaded to the website right after the talk. I believe a couple of
14th-May-2012, 12:42 AM by Douglas Galindo

Member profiles (Buddhist Teachers)
Thread Starter: Jerrod Lopes
I am curious about whether we could add Venerable Ajahn Brahmali to our list of teachers in the member profile section? I am sure that Ajahn Brahmali
10th-May-2012, 01:30 PM by Ralf Enders
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