Or: What does sankhara mean? There is quite a deal of confusion regarding this important Buddhist term some of the translations run as follows volitional formations mental formations fabrications, etc. etc. However, a translation for sankhara is quite easy š…
For those interested in understanding how insight leads to enlightenment probably the best contemporary resource are venerable ĆÄį¹ananda’s texts. This venerable monk, currently residing in Sri Lanka, combines a deep understanding of the pali canon – not just in theory…
Don’t you love this: āāIdha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu evaį¹ paį¹ipanno hoti ā āno cassa no ca me siyÄ, na bhavissati na me bhavissati, yadatthi yaį¹ bhÅ«taį¹ taį¹ pajahÄmÄ«āti upekkhaį¹ paį¹ilabhati. Here, o monks, a monk does train himself thus: – “Had…
Or: How can i desire Nibbana if it is supposed to be the end of desires? Part of mainstream Buddhism and supported by a notion from late Mahayana school of thought is the proposition that you cannot achieve Nibbana if…
Or: The meaning of samyojana The Buddha defined four stages during the emancipation from Samsara: The stream enterer – someone who realized nibbana (magga-phala) through insight meditation for the first time with a reminder of 7 lives left in samsara…
Have you ever wondered, where the Buddha’s “meditation instructions” are? Why doesn’t he talk about them in the Pali Canon? Or does he? Well, he does… In fact, he cannot get any clearer explaining how exactly your practice of Buddhist…
This posting is going to be a bit cryptic…at least for most people. The chart which you see below is a compilation of many observations from the progress of Vipassana meditators on their journey from Samsara to personal experience of…