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01_Kamma_Aggacitta.mp31. Four Things One Should Not Conjecture About1510 viewsTo what extent do we believe in kamma? The fine line between fatalism and belief in kamma. An edited Dhamma discourse given by Ven. Ayasama Aggacitta.
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01_the_four_noble_truths.mp3Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (01)6193 viewsAjahn Maha Boowa
01. The Four Noble Truths
This audio selection of the discourses of Ajahn Maha Boowa, were translated into English and recorded by Ajahn Suchaat at Wat Pa Bann Taad, Thailand.
These Teachings are free gifts of Dhamma and may not be offered for sale.
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02_Kamma_Aggacitta.mp32. To What Extent Do We Surrender to Kamma?1520 viewsTo what extent do we believe in kamma? The fine line between fatalism and belief in kamma. An edited Dhamma discourse given by Ven. Ayasama Aggacitta.
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02_the_oral_tradition.pdfThe Oral Tradition3142 views
Lists, lists of lists, and lists within lists. Creativity, meditation and the list. Examining some suttas which illustrates the performance and networking aspect of the Suttas: Samanas and brahmanas and the Mahahatthipadopama Sutta: Large Discourse on the Elephant's Footprint (M28)
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02_wisdom_supports_samadhi.mp3Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (02)2601 views02. Wisdom Supports Samadhi
This audio selection of the discourses of Ajahn Maha Boowa, were translated into English and recorded by Ajahn Suchaat at Wat Pa Bann Taad, Thailand.
These Teachings are free gifts of Dhamma and may not be offered for sale.
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03Basic_Instructions.pdfBasic Instructions for Vipassana Meditation 5132 viewsFrom the beginning and throughout the practice sessions the strategies and fundamentals of Vipassana meditation will be given so that you become well established in the essentials of the techniques involved. Then it is important that the meditator understands the practice in its context. So a frame of reference is necessary, in the form of a framework to the practice as given by the Buddha in his teaching in the Satipatthana Sutta or the discourse on The Four Foundations of Mindfulness.
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03_Kamma_Aggacitta.mp33. Old and New Kamma1425 viewsTo what extent do we believe in kamma? The fine line between fatalism and belief in kamma. An edited Dhamma discourse given by Ven. Ayasama Aggacitta.
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03_texts_and_practices.pdfTexts and Practices3476 views
The Suttas are chants, and are full of repetitions. When we look at the patterns of repetitions we discover something quite familiar to us: verses and chorus. Let us take some path text and use it to illustrate the problem we are talking about, and suggest another way of reading these texts that takes into account their oral structure as outlined above: Atthakanagara Sutta (M52) and Culasunnata Sutta: Smaller discourse on emptiness (M121)
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03_the_4_foundations_of_mindfulness.mp3Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (03)2546 viewsThe Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Ajahn Maha Boowa Discourses (03)
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04_anapanasati_sutta.pdfThe Anapanasati Sutta4566 viewsThe Anapanasati Sutta is not an easy read, although the language itself is quite simple. But its structure is complex and dense, and this complexity raises serious questions about interpretation. The complexity of the structure creates ambiguity. Even the orthodox commentary sees certain passages as capable of different but simultaneous readings, referring to either serenity or insight practice depending on what approach to the practice the practitioner is taking.
We can see how Thich Nhat Hanh can take liberties with the text, but he does so to make the practice explained within it more accessible to ordinary lay people. Are we to assume that this was not the intention of the original compilers? Or can we see the complexity of the sutta as evidence of an attempt to create a discourse that different communities of practitioners could, quite legitimately, read in different ways? In any event, if we are to make sense of this sutta, and extract from it what it has to offer in terms of guidance on the practice, we need to read the structure of the text. It is not just the surface words that convey meaning, but the underlying networks that link the words.
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