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7. Yathà daudena gopàlo
gàvo pàceti gocaram
Evam jarà ca maccu ca
àyum pàcenti pàuinam. 135.

DECAY AND DEATH ARE UNIVERSAL

7. As with a staff the herdsmen 3 drives his kine 4 to pasture, 5 even so do old age and death drive out the lives of beings. 135.

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In the house of Visàkhà women of varying ages observed the Holy Day. When questioned as to the reason for their pious conduct they gave different replies. Hearing their views, the Buddha spoke on the fleeting nature of life.

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The Path to Serenity and Insight – An Explanation of the Buddhist Jhānas(An Explanation of the Buddhist Jhanas)
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratna


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The Path to Serenity and Insight – An Explanation of the Buddhist Jhānas(An Explanation of the Buddhist Jhanas)
By Bhante Henepola Gunaratna

In the oldest noscriptures of Theravada Buddhism much attention is given to the jhanas, high levels of meditative attainment distinguished by powerful concentration and purity of mind. Ven. Dr. Gunaratana examines these jhanas within the context of Buddhist teaching as a whole and particularly within the meditation disciplines taught by the Buddha. Beginning with the ethical foundation for meditation, the role of the teacher, the classical subjects of meditation, and the appropriateness of these subjects to individual practitioners, the author traces the practice of meditation to the higher reaches of realization. The eight stages of jhana are individually analyzed and explained in terms of their relation to one another and to the ultimate goal of the teaching.

The author makes the critical distinction between the mundane jhanas and supermundane jhanas, pointing out that the lower four, while leading to various mental powers and psychic attainments, are not necessary to full enlightenment and may be developed or bypassed as the meditator wishes. The author goes on to explain the place of the jhanas among the accomplishments of an arahat and elucidate their usefulness for a dedicated meditator.

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Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bharat Ganrajya.
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The Golden rock, Kyaik Htee Yoe Pagoda, Mon State, Myanmar.
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8. Atha pàpàni kammàni
karam bàlo na bujjhati
Sehi kammehi dummedho
aggidaddho' va tappati. 136.

THE EVIL-DOER IS CONSUMED BY THE EFFECT OF HIS OWN EVIL

8. So, when a fool does wrong deeds, he does not realize (their evil nature); by his own deeds the stupid man is tormented, like one burnt by fire. 136.

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The Arahant Moggallàna saw a Peta in the form of a python. The Buddha related that it was due to his past evil action.

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Dragon Temple, Amphoe Sam Phran, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. The dragon's body is the stairs leading to the main Buddhist temple on top of the building.
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Moment to Moment Meditation
By Sopako Bodhi (Sobin Namto)


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Moment to Moment Meditation
By Sopako Bodhi (Sobin Namto)

For a long time, I have had the intention to write a book on insight (Vipassana) meditation based on the "Four Foundations of Mindfulness" of the Maha Satipatthana Sutta.

As a novice monk in Bangkok, monastic training centered on memorization of texts by rote. No manuals were available on Vipassana practice, but my teacher, The Most Venerable Chao Khun Bhavanabhirama Thera, did not teach us to parrot the material we learned by heart. He would reconstruct the building blocks of abstruse noscriptural material in a systematic way until we had a thorough knowledge of our studies. No certificate was awarded for Vipassana study and very few novices joined these classes. In those days, the practice of insight meditation was not wide-spread, end I felt fortunate to be the student of so conscientious an instructor.

Almost 70 years ago, my teacher studied and practiced with extraordinarily gifted monks at the Burmese temple in Bangkok. Through the years, I had a number of instructors from whom I earned the principles of teaching Vipassana meditation, yet I retained the basic method of my first teacher, finding it to be a precise and highly eHective approach to training based on the early Commentary to the Maha Satipatthana Sutta.

When I arrived in California, I observed many Americans were introduced to meditation through the written word. Over 90% ot Buddhist books in North America explored the concentration practices of various traditions, but only a handful of publications are produced on Vipassana meditation, which is the earliest instruction given by the Buddha. As ffar as I know, no detailed book on the step by step approach to training exists on Insight practice in the West.

Therefore, I wrote the present book on theory and practical guidance for the novice and the more experienced meditator.

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9. Yo daudena adaudesu
appaduññhesu dussati
Dasannam aññataram ñhànam
khippam eva nigacchati: 137.
10. Vedanam pharusam jànim
sarãrassa ca bhedanam
Garukam và' pi àbàdham
cittakkhepam va pàpuue 138.
11. Ràjato và upassaggam
abbhakkhànam va dàruuam
Parikkhayam vañàtinam
bhogànam va pabhaïguram.139.
12. Atha v'assa agàràni
aggi dahati pàvako.
Kàyassa bhedà duppañño
nirayam so'papajjati. 140.

HE WHO OFFENDS THE INNOCENT COMES TO GRIEF

9. He who with the rod harms the rodless and harmless, 6 soon will come to one of these states:- 137.

10-12. He will be subject to acute pain, 7 disaster, bodily injury, or even grievous sickness, or loss of mind, or oppression by the king, or heavy accusation, or loss of relatives, or destruction of wealth, 8 or ravaging fire that will burn his house. Upon the dissolution of the body such unwise man will be born in hell. 138-140.

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Owing to a past heinous evil kamma the Arahant Moggallàna was clubbed to death by bandits. Later, they were captured by the King and burnt alive.

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Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bharat.
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13. Na naggacariyà na jañà na païkà
nànàsakà thaudilasàyikà và
Rajo ca jallam ukkuñikappadhànam
sodhenti maccam avitiuuakaïkham. 141.

EXTERNAL PENANCES CANNOT PURIFY A PERSON

13. Not wandering naked, 9 nor matted locks, 10 nor filth, 11 nor fasting, 12 nor lying on the ground, 13 nor dust, 14 nor ashes, 15 nor striving squatting on the heels, 16 can purify a mortal who has not overcome doubts. 17

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Seeing a monk with many robes, the Buddha admonished him. He got angry and, throwing away the outer garment, stood draped in the under garment. The Buddha then related a similar incident in the monk's previous existence and mentioned the futility of austerities.

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Thus Should You Train Yourselves
Evanhi ho Sikkhitabbam
By Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery translators team

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Thus Should You Train Yourselves
Evanhi ho Sikkhitabbam
By Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery translators team

This book is an exhaustive survey of the Buddha’s ex-
hortations from the Pali Canon addressed in the form
“thus … should you train yourselves” (evañhi vo … sik-
khitabbaṃ). The passages are organized by theme and
roughly follow the gradual path taught in the Mahā-
Assapurasutta (MN 39). In addition to outlining a
gradual course, this sutta is one of the primary sources
for this type of injunction.

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The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein
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