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Reading the Tipitaka on my own. Regarding DN1, I understand the first two sections - "Talk on Wanderers" and "Ethics". What is the bottom line teaching of section three "Views" (eternalism, annihilationism, etc.)? What do you take away from this section on "Views"?
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Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One…. Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: “Venerable sir, it is said, ‘factors of enlightenment, factors of enlightenment.’ In what sense are they called factors of enlightenment?”
“They lead to enlightenment, bhikkhu, therefore they are called factors of enlightenment. Here, bhikkhu, one develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness, which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release, ...[ same as for energy, investigation, joy, tranquillity, concentration ], ... One develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity, which is based upon seclusion, dispassion, and cessation, maturing in release.
They lead to enlightenment, bhikkhu, therefore they are called factors of enlightenment
Hello, there is a quote I am looking for which came from a book I read on dharma and mindfulness. It is something about sanga and how if we need help in a group we all stand in the middle. And how do we all stand in the middle? We take turns. Something like that. I am hoping someone can help me to find this.
Suan Mokkh ❖
~ A poem by Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~
“Mokkh” in worldly language means freed or spotless,
that is, every kind of form, flavor, odor, and sound,
along with impressions of skin, body, and mind,
don't harm, don't disturb, and don't inflame.
Nature within Suan Mokkh uplifts the heart
until “Ego” big and small don't re-conceive.
Mind is cool and bright as if somebody else;
such happiness can't be compared to anything.
Mind is void so that it hears the rocks speak,
calling out that “nothing is worth losing your head over.
Why not stop for a while like us!
If you can't, then it's just your own hell.”