Showing posts with label Dhamma Lines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dhamma Lines. Show all posts
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Within This Body...
"Within this fathom-long body the entire universe may be known." - Buddha (from a book, don't know the original source)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Never underestimate
I have always felt that we should not underestimate others' knowledge and realizations of dhamma even though they have only started practicing for a day or a week. They may have practiced so much in their past lives, or they may have already entered the stream to nibbana.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
'til your last breath
...As Jetsun Milarepa said, "Do not be impatient to attain enlightenment, but practice until your last breath."...
(Dilgo Khyentse & Padampa Sangye, page 136)
(Dilgo Khyentse & Padampa Sangye, page 136)
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Knowledge and understanding of the "unconditioned"
As human and other living beings live in the world that is defined by space and time, we are unable to comprehend "the unconditioned" beyond samsara that have no relevance to both space and time - where both space and time have no meaning.
No wonder we keep on not understanding anything about this "unconditioned". The problem with our mode of learning is that we try to understand things, including something that is beyond our comprehension, our ability to understand. Direct experience is totally different kind of knowledge from mere understanding or mere conceptualization, and to know this "unconditioned" we need to directly experience it, not understanding it.
Even though in some schools of Buddhism masters are said to be able to "introduce" their students to this "unconditioned", in my opinion they can not really give the students the true knowledge of this "unconditioned". Only direct knowledge can give practitioners true knowledge of the "unconditioned" beyond samsara, beyond space and time.
No wonder we keep on not understanding anything about this "unconditioned". The problem with our mode of learning is that we try to understand things, including something that is beyond our comprehension, our ability to understand. Direct experience is totally different kind of knowledge from mere understanding or mere conceptualization, and to know this "unconditioned" we need to directly experience it, not understanding it.
Even though in some schools of Buddhism masters are said to be able to "introduce" their students to this "unconditioned", in my opinion they can not really give the students the true knowledge of this "unconditioned". Only direct knowledge can give practitioners true knowledge of the "unconditioned" beyond samsara, beyond space and time.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Varify teaching through practice
I really like this line taught by Ajahn Chah, got it from Suguno's signature at e-Sangha as of today!
'Eventually, you verify the teaching through your own practice and you realise how things change. Your habits change. Your character changes. Your defilements get less. Life gets easier and your mind is more peaceful.'
From:Q&A with Ajahn Khemanando(about the teachings of his teacher—Venerable Luang Por Chah)
'Eventually, you verify the teaching through your own practice and you realise how things change. Your habits change. Your character changes. Your defilements get less. Life gets easier and your mind is more peaceful.'
From:Q&A with Ajahn Khemanando(about the teachings of his teacher—Venerable Luang Por Chah)
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