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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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…
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This particular sutta comes back with Vigatha Parilaha. Vigatha is like grasping, taking, which I’ve been translating as tension. At the core of the teaching, these mental distractions and…
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Greed, hatred, and delusion are just our selfish desires, impatience or anger, and lack of mindfulness. These are the three unwholesome roots, that the Buddha discovered and taught. These are…
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Yes! This is a little bit deeper into the Eightfold Path. We have not discussed much about this, yet. In the fold of Wisdom, are two things; Wise View –…
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The first step is in fact to learn to see this. They are reactive states. They are not thoughtful states, but impulsive. By definition, they are not mindful. And that…
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Yes, because that’s its limit. Beyond that base, Compassion becomes too coarse to carry on. The Buddha was leaning mostly towards Compassion. Because in a being that is an arahant,…
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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…
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