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Tikkhapaññā<p>The Buddha starts the Four Noble Truths that sum up His message that life is inseparably tied to something He calls dukkha. The Pali word is often translated as...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dhamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhamma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuddhistQuotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistQuotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuddhismQuotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhismQuotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuddhistWisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistWisdom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/suffering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suffering</span></a></p>
Buddhism On the Go<p>Wild Artisan’s Philosophical Framework: A Journey Beyond Fixed Boundaries (AI Generated) This essay explores the evolution of the Wild Artisan’s Philosophical Framework, charting a course from Theravāda Buddhist principles, through multi-contextual philosophical encounters, to the realization of Mindful Pragmatism—an approach where redescription and ethical fluidity guide intellectual engagement rather than fixed essences. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hermeneutics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hermeneutics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dialectics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dialectics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistPragmatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistPragmatism</span></a></p>
Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)<p>Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Sayadaw U Paṇḍita (1921–2016)</p><p>🔗 Explore more: <a href="https://buddhistdoor.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buddhistdoor.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Burma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vipassana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vipassana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dharma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dhamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhamma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpiritualGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpiritualGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Awakening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Awakening</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spirituality</span></a></p>
ReadingFaithfully.org☸📗<p>🌱 Today’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DailySutta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailySutta</span></a>:</p><p>SN 23.5 Samaṇasutta: Ascetics and Brahmins</p><p>“There are ascetics and brahmins who don’t truly understand these five grasping aggregates’ gratification, drawback, and escape. …”</p><p>Read the sutta<br>📖 <a href="https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-23-5-samanasutta-ascetics-and-brahmins/?=MDS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn</span><span class="invisible">-23-5-samanasutta-ascetics-and-brahmins/?=MDS</span></a></p><p>Get these by email<br>✉ <a href="https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.readingfaithfully.org?=M</span><span class="invisible">SUDS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aggregates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aggregates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>danger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/escape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gratification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gratification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SamyuttaNikaya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamyuttaNikaya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaliCanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaliCanon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RealBuddhaQuotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealBuddhaQuotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Suttas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suttas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dhamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhamma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a></p>
Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)<p>BDG news: Buddhist Scholar, Teacher, and Practitioner Prof. David Dale Holmes Has Died Aged 84</p><p>🔗 Read here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/3tnvb2tj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/3tnvb2tj</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistScholars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistScholars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ontaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontaria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bangkok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangkok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SriLanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SriLanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kandy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kandy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obituary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obituary</span></a></p>
PistonPin<p>Ajahn Cunda very nicely puts into words, how I feel about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> consumption. (7:35 - 10:00)</p><p><a href="https://www.abhayagiri.org/talks/8846-get-ready-for-the-rest-of-your-life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abhayagiri.org/talks/8846-get-</span><span class="invisible">ready-for-the-rest-of-your-life</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theravada</span></a></p>
post_privateer<p>🌚🌝 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zazen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zazen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/metta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychonautism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychonautism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beatniks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beatniks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mudita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mudita</span></a></p>
PistonPin<p>“Pleasant feeling is pleasant when it remains and painful when it perishes.</p><p>Painful feeling is painful when it remains and pleasant when it perishes.</p><p>Neutral feeling is pleasant in the presence of knowledge, and painful in the presence of ignorance.”</p><p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/mn44/en/sujato#24.2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">suttacentral.net/mn44/en/sujat</span><span class="invisible">o#24.2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dhammadinna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhammadinna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bhikkhuni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bhikkhuni</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a></p>
🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 🐧 🥦<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DalaiLama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DalaiLama</span></a> is not the "Pope of Buddhism".</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhsim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhsim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mahayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mahayana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vajrayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vajrayana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gelug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gelug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geluk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geluk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vipassana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vipassana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhist</span></a></p>
Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)<p>Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906–1993)</p><p>🔗 See more: <a href="https://buddhistdoor.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buddhistdoor.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AwakenedMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AwakenedMind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liberation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpiritualGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpiritualGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuddhistWisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuddhistWisdom</span></a></p>
Francisco LitardoTwo Novice Monks at a Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar. <br> <br> Photo Captured in 2009. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portrait?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portrait</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/novicemonks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#novicemonks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/youngmonks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#youngmonks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/monks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Buddhism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Buddhism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/religion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#religion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travelphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travelphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/culture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#culture</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mandalaymyanmar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mandalaymyanmar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mandalay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mandalay</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/myanmar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#myanmar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/robes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/saffronrobes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#saffronrobes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/theravada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theravada</a>
Buddhistdoor Global (BDG)<p>BDG news: Cambodia Hosts Inaugural Islam-Buddhism Summit to Foster Religious Harmony</p><p>🔗 Read here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc369jmv" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyurl.com/yc369jmv</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Islam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Islam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Interfaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interfaith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@vjprema" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vjprema</span></a></span> Bhante Sujato's translations, as well as 20% of the Wisdom Publications Bhikkhu Bodhi translations (arguably even better) of the Early Buddhist texts are free to read at:<br><a href="https://suttacentral.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">suttacentral.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>I also did a 37-minute video presentation several years ago about the Early Buddhist Texts, explaining more context around about what you see in the chart below:<br><a href="https://bhikkhu.ca/suttas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bhikkhu.ca/suttas/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>(I apologize for the hissy audio in that older video - I'll do it over if I get enough requests)<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@vjprema" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vjprema</span></a></span> We have a saying for this in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>: "The juice ain't worth the squeeze". 😅 </p><p>I find reading suttas/Dhamma ebooks is another burst again in high-quality information density. I do a lot of promoting of this with the people around me in my life.<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Dhamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhamma</span></a> Talk <a href="https://c.im/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> recording "Families that Get Along, Laugh, and Play"​:<br><a href="https://bhikkhu.ca/buddhism/audio/2025/02/09/Dhamma_Talk_audio_054.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bhikkhu.ca/buddhism/audio/2025</span><span class="invisible">/02/09/Dhamma_Talk_audio_054.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddhist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dharma</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a><br> <br>Topics: seclusion, seclusion of the body, and seclusion of the heart, monastic life, internet usage, making a sacrifice, Insight Dialogue practice, family harmony</p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p>Today the 10-day meditation retreat ended at Wisdom Park, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Malaysia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaysia</span></a>. The yogis meditated 7.5 hours a day for 10 days, plus there was morning and evening canting. It was taught by Bhante Alokavamsa of Indonesia, plus there were two Indonesian Sayalays (nuns). There were about 13 of us total, not including a few facility staff and voluteers.</p><p>There was a sharing circle at the end. I was the only Westerner there. Virtually everyone shared inspiring words. One woman broke down crying, saying her life was changed forever. It was powerful. One Sayalay was so introverted she didn't want to speak, and had to be encouraged 4 times before saying something briefly. A second woman would say nothing even after 5 encouragements.</p><p>It was really inspiring; everyone was so sincere!</p><p>Nobody but nobody "bogued" the mic (monopolized the mic, talking too long). This highly impressed me. Had these been Westerners, there's always one or two who bogue away shamelessly.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theravada</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a></p>
Bhante Subharo :xmpp:<p>Some of my favorite quotations (see parent toot for source):</p><p>Duṭṭhaṭṭhaka<br>The Octad on the Corrupt</p><p>2. How could one go beyond one’s own view if one is led by desire and preoccupied with one’s likes? Making one’s own assumptions as one knows so would one speak.</p><p>Kalahavivāda<br>Quarrels and Disputes</p><p>4. Originated from desire are hopes and aims, and whatever greeds roam over the world. Originated from this are hopes and aims which shape a man’s future destiny.</p><p>Mahāviyūha<br>Great Discourse on Deployment</p><p>13. For a Brāhmaṇa there is nothing that needs another’s guidance and that is assumed after investigating among teachings. Therefore he has gone beyond disputes, for he does not regard as best a dhamma that is other.</p><p>17. The Brāhmaṇa does not approach what can be classed and named. He does not follow view, and does not relate to knowledge. And having known all common acceptances, he looks on, while others take up.</p><p>Sāriputta<br>Son of Sāri</p><p>11. He should not be terrified by sectarians even after having seen their many terrors. And further he should overcome the obstacles, seeking what is skillful</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Suttas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Suttas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a></p>
Xavier 🌻<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXDCEFtQ-M4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=eXDCEFtQ-M</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p><p>Daily dose of <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/dharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dharma</span></a> from one of my favorite teachers ever, Robina Courtin, a Gelug nun. </p><p>I started doing this yesterday, adding it to my morning chanting/yoga practice. I found it very powerful. It isn't easy for me to speak kindly to myself; I teared up the first time I tried. But the effect it had on my mind was profound, and this morning I found it easier to start. </p><p>As a <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/PureLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PureLand</span></a> Buddhist, I rely on the compassion of <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Amitabha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amitabha</span></a> / <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Amida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amida</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddha</span></a>. That concept is a whole other subject in itself, which will seem foreign if your understanding of <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> is primarily from <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> sources versus <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Mahayana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mahayana</span></a>. The basic idea is that I ask Amitabha for help with my practice, instead of it being something I cultivate within myself, off my own back. </p><p>Today I told myself that if a Buddha can see good qualities in me and decides that I am deserving of his compassion, then it must be true that I am indeed worthy of kindness and respect. Who am I to assume that my perspective as an addled, ordinary being, is more accurate than that of an enlightened Buddha? </p><p>I had never framed this thought as such before. Thinking it through today felt like I had unlocked a deeper truth. </p><p>Namu Amida Butsu. :blobcatheart: ☸️ 🌻 </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/purelandbuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purelandbuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/jodoshu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jodoshu</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/jodoshinshu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jodoshinshu</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/tibetanbuddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tibetanbuddhism</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/selfcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfcare</span></a></p>
Tikkhapaññā<p>Wat Pa Phu Kon, located in remote NE Thailand on the border with Laos, was built in 2013 and said to have cost US$10mil. The temple houses a huge reclining Buddha made of Italian white marble, a 4.5m sitting Buddha statue, and a 25m chedi containing the Buddha's relics.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Thailand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thailand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/temple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>temple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/monastery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monastery</span></a></p>
Tikkhapaññā<p>Why this laughter, why this joy...?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Buddhism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Theravada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theravada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dhamma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dhamma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PaliCanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaliCanon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/suttas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suttas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/laughter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laughter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>joy</span></a></p>
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