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Life of our life

14/10/2018

 
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The Transcendent and creation

14/10/2018

 
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Body as not-self

10/9/2018

 
“Is it really necessary for liberation to see the body as unattractive?” The answer is that it isn’t, what is necessary strictly speaking is to see the body as not-self (or anattā), however many times it is necessary to see its unattractive aspect (asubha) at least momentarily for this to happen. The reason for this is that attraction leads to identification.

Body in the Mind

3/9/2018

 
The struggle of nature to find stability, coherence between its truth and it substance, is played out in the relationship between the mind and the body. This is the most intimate relationship of material form and the meaning within our experience. Having a body compels us to find a solution to the mind-body problem. The solution is that the body is in the mind, not the mind in the body.

Brothers & Sisters

27/8/2018

 
Through mindfulness of the body we become brothers an sister in old age, sickness and death. We find a natural source of morality. Our morality becomes a natural response, free of inner conflict. There is compassion without desire.

Every body dies

20/8/2018

 
What you ultimately need to be looking for is a mind that can remain healthy even when the body gets sic.

Looking in the right place

13/8/2018

 
Hand pointing back at you. Looking for the pure mind in the right place.

Things you already know

6/8/2018

 
Ajahn Anan said that when the mind is applied to something, then it is mindfulness. When it simply spins around, it is proliferation. And to elaborate on that: the mind, or auto-pilot, lost in proliferation is always connected with the unwholesome thoughts and this idle speech inside you can only say things to you that you already know.

Neither in nor away

31/7/2018

 
We tend to assume that the mind must either go into something or away from it – so we miss the possibility of the light touch of detachment.

Saving the Dhamma

24/7/2018

 
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