This question came up in the Online 10-day Retreat Nov 3, 2020, guided by Delson Armstrong. Day 1 was part of a daily 30-minute discussion on the suttas, the Dhamma […]
This question came up in the Online 10-day Retreat Nov 3, 2020, guided by Delson Armstrong. Day 1 was part of a daily 30-minute discussion on the suttas, the Dhamma
Why didn’t the Buddha add Perception to the links of Dependent Origination (DO)? Read More »
Sati – Mindfulness – is what sees Dependent Origination.
Where is Sati in Dependent Origination? Read More »
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
Knowledge is the understanding of the destruction of the fetters of Craving, Conceit and Ignorance. Those are absent so long as Contact remains empty of a sense of Self; Desireless;
Is Knowledge and Vision only retrospective? Read More »
It is Mindfulness that views Dependent Origination. This mindfulness is rooted in the faculty of Attention.
What activity of mind or faculty is viewing Dependent Origination cycle around? Read More »
Consciousness is dependent upon the six Sense Bases. It is the process of Perception that understands the arising and passing away of consciousness. This perception is dependent upon Feeling. Feeling
What observes the arising and passing away of consciousness? Read More »
Ignorance Formations – physical, verbal and mental Consciousness Mentality-Materiality (also called Name-and-Form, or Nama-Rupa) Six Sense Bases Contact Feeling Craving Clinging Being (also called Becoming or Habitual Tendencies) Birth Aging
What are the 12 links of Dependent Origination? Read More »
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