Defilements
What is the connection between Ignorance and the Projections?
This question came up in the Online 10-day Retreat Nov 3, 2020, guided by Delson Armstrong. Day 4 was part of a daily 30 -minute discussion on the suttas, the …
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How does Dependent Origination work
Short overview of The twelve links of Dependent Origination: Ignorance – Not understanding the Four Noble Truths Formations – verbal, mental and physical Consciousness Mentality-Materiality Six Sense Base Contact Feeling …
The suttas link the Brahma Viharas no further than to base of Nothingness, is there a reason for that?
This question came up in the Online 10-day Retreat Nov 3, 2020, guided by Delson Armstrong. Day 3 was part of a daily 30 -minute discussion on the suttas, the …
How does ‘Knowledge and Vision’ of Dependent Origination come about, in relation to the third and fourth Noble Truth?
Bit by bit, depending how much one doesn’t grasp and keeps letting go, the fetters are removed. Little by little, Right View is established, until finally, the defilements cease, which …