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text by Banthe(Theravada)



Friends:

Seeing the 5 Clusters of Clinging as Alien:


The blessed Buddha once asked:
What do you think, Bhikkhus & friends, is form, feeling, perception
mental constructions, and consciousness permanent or impermanent?
Impermanent, Venerable Sir.
Is what is impermanent suffering or happiness? Suffering, Venerable Sir..
Is what is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change fit to be regarded
thus: "This is mine, this I am, this is my self"? No, Venerable Sir...!
Therefore, Bhikkhus & friends, any kind of form whatsoever, any kind of
feeling whatsoever, any kind of perception whatsoever, any kind of mental
constructions whatsoever, & any kind of consciousness whatsoever, whether
past, future, or present, internal or external, gross or fine, high or low, far or
near, all this should be seen as it really is with true understanding thus:
This is not mine, this is not me, this I am not, this is not my or any self...
Seeing thus, bhikkhus & friends, the learned Noble Disciple experiences
revulsion towards any form, towards any feeling, towards any perception,
revulsion towards all mental constructions, revulsion towards all consciousness.
While experiencing this revulsion, he becomes disillusioned and detached.
Through this detaching disillusion his mind is released. When it is released
there emerges this assurance: This mind is irreversibly released...
He then understands: Destroyed is any new rebirth, this Noble life has been
fully completed, what had to be done is done, there is no state beyond this...


loong
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To all or none.
The Ten Perfections
by Banthe

There are 10 Perfect Mental Qualities!


Contemplation of the Ten Perfecting Qualities (Dasa Parami):
1: May I be generous and always helpfully giving service (Dāna parami).
2: May I be morally pure, virtuous and well-disciplined (SÄ«la parami).
3: May I be modest and withdrawing into simple living (Nekkhamma parami).
4: May I be wise by understanding what should be known (Paññā parami).
5: May I be enthusiastic, energetic, & never giving up the good (Viriya parami).
6: May I be patient, tolerant, and forgive other's wrongs (Khanti parami).
7: May I be honest, trustworthy, scrupulous, and truthful (Sacca parami).
8: May I be firm, resolute, determined, and immovable (Adhitthāna parami).
9: May I be kind, gentle, compassionate and friendly (Mettā parami).
10: May I be calm, balanced, serene and imperturbable (Upekkhā parami).
May I train to be mentally perfect. May I be perfect to keep training

loong
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To all or none,
By Banthe,

Ananda once asked the Buddha:
"What, Venerable Sir, is the rewarding advantage of morality?"
"Freedom from regret, Ananda!"
"And what is the advantage of freedom from regret?"
"Joy that produces bliss, Ananda.
Bliss then generates happiness.
Happiness enables concentration.
Concentration facilitates vision and knowledge.
Vision and knowledge bring disillusion and detachment
Disillusion and detachment induce direct experience of
certain and complete mental release, Ananda…"

loong the messenger

To all or none,
The following text is for those accustomed to strict Theravadin.
This text was sent by Banthe /Bhikkhu Samahita ,Sri,Lanka.



Friends:

Disgust disables Greed, Lust and Voracity!


The Blessed Buddha once said:
What, Ananda, is the experience of disgust? Here the Bhikkhu contemplates
this body from the soles of the feet upward, and back again from the top of
the hair downward, seeing it as frame of bones with a skin stretched over it,
and filled with much filthy putrescence such as: head-hairs, body-hairs, nails,
teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, marrow, kidneys, heart, liver, vomit, spleen,
diaphragm, lungs, intestine, mesentery, stomach, excrement, brain, bile, lymph,
pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, skin, tallow, spit, slime, snot, joint-fluid, & urine.
This is the experience of disgust (asubha-sañña).

Loong's comment: To most people,this text might sound disgusting,
but look at a human body ,and that is what it is.Nothing ELSE.
That living corpse ages every nansecond/present moment.It will shrink in hight ,skin will loosen,WITHOUT YOU NOTICING IT.
That aging process is called the bardo of living and dying(Tibetan) origin however,not Thera.
So,take care of your Mind.Fill it with positive thoughts,try to live the Noble Eightfold Path.And if you become enlightened,you will not have to come back and live another life of suffering.
Re-Birth/samsara

Loong
Mahayana

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Text by Banthe,He has a site ,called Buddha Said.

Friends:

Aware and Composed Dwelling:


The Blessed Buddha once said:
Monks, a Noble should dwell Aware and Composed…
This is our instruction to you!

And how does a monk dwell Aware?
Herein a friend dwells contemplating any body as a void frame only;
as a transient, painful and impersonal neither-me-nor-mine appearance,
while alert, ballanced and deliberately aware, thereby overcoming
any mental rejection of reality, arisen from coveting this world…
Exactly so does he dwell with regard to any feeling..
with regard to any mood and mentality..
with regard to any phenomenon..
Only precisely so is a Noble One Acutely Aware!



And how does a monk dwell Composed?
Herein a friend dwells fully aware of all feelings, that arise..
fully aware of all feelings, that settle..
fully aware of all feelings, that cease..
Such Noble Ones dwells fully aware of all thoughts, that arise..
fully aware of all thoughts, that remain..
fully aware of all thoughts, that stop..
Such clever ones dwell fully aware of all perceptions, that arise..
fully aware of all perceptions, that persist..
fully aware of all perceptions, that end..
Just so is this Noble One Cool, Calm, and Composed!

loong just the messenger

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Buddha said today is about JOY,reported by Banthe



Friends:

How does the Noble live in Alert Elevated Joy?


The Blessed Buddha once said:
How, Nandiya, does a Noble Disciple live in alert elevated joy?
Here, Nandiya, any Noble Disciple is endowed with verified conviction in the
Buddha thus: Worthy, honourable & perfectly self-Enlightened is the Buddha!
Not satisfied with that verified conviction in the Buddha, he makes a further
effort in solitude by day, and by seclusion at night!
When thus enthusiastic, he is elevated by alertness!
When thus elevated by alertness, then gladness is born!
When he is gladdened, then a rapturous joy arises!
When the mind is uplifted by joy, the satisfied body becomes all tranquil...
One thus tranquil in body experiences a pure & quiet bliss of sweet happiness!
The mind of one, who is thus happy, becomes condensed and concentrated...
When the mind is concentrated, even subtle phenomena become plain and simple.
Since these subtle phenomena become plain and simple, he becomes one,
who lives and dwells always rejoicing in acutely alert and elevated joy...


loong
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To all or none,

Today's text is :Peace of mind
sent by Banthe.

Friends:
The 10 Contemplations is Daily Buddhist Routine!


The Blessed Buddha once said:
Bhikkhus & friends: There is one contemplation, which when often practiced
and developed leads to the complete turning away from the world, leads to
detachment, to stilling, to ceasing, to Peace, to final penetrating knowledge,
to Enlightenment, and thus indeed to Nibbāna...
Any Noble Disciple who by gradual progress has understood the Dhamma
dwells frequently in this state. Which is that one contemplation?
It is reflecting on the sublime qualities of the ultimate Peace like this:
This is peaceful, this is sublime, namely, the stilling of all kammic construction,
the leaving behind of all substrata of any becoming, the complete vanishing of
all sorts of craving, ceasing, relinquishment, release, Nibbāna...
Whatever, Bhikkhus & friends, there is of both conditioned and unconditioned
things, dependent & independent constructions, releasing detachment is always
considered the highest of them, that is, the final destruction of fake ego-belief,
the overcoming of all desire and thirst, the rooting out of clinging, the breaking
out of this long round of rebirths, the vanishing of craving by absolute release!
This -only this- is Nibbāna...

loong

To Loong/Normand,

This post is related to me and my way of thinking.Read it a few times ,never thought it was applying to me.

Knowledge is an Obstacle to Knowledge By Buddha.

Often it is our knowledge that is the biggest obstacle to us touching Suchness.That is why it's very important to learn to release our own views.Knowledge is the obstacle to knowledge.If you are dogmatic in your way of thinking it is very difficult to receive new insights,to conceive of new theories and understandings about the world.The Buddha said to consider his teaching to be a raft helping you to the other shore.What you need is a raft to cross the RIVERin order to go to the other shore.You don't need a raft to worship ,to carry on your shoulders,and be proud that you are possessing the truth.

The Buddha said that even The Dharma has to be thrown away,not to mention ,the non-dharma.sometimes ,he went further.He said that his teaching is like a snake.It is dangerous.If you don't know how to handle it ,you will get bitten by it.

taken from Buddha Mind,Buddha Body,Walking towards Enlightenment
by Master Thich Nhat Hanh.

loong/normand

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text by Banthe,


Friends:

What is the Resulting Reward Fruit?

The Blessed Buddha once said:
The rewarding fruition of morality is freedom from regrets!
The rewarding fruition of freedom from regret is gladness!
The rewarding fruition of gladness is rapturous joy!
The rewarding fruition of joy is serene tranquillity!
The rewarding fruition of tranquillity is Happiness!
The rewarding fruition of happiness is concentration!
The rewarding fruition of concentration is knowing & seeing!
The rewarding fruition of knowing & seeing is realism!
The rewarding fruition of realism is disillusion!
The rewarding fruition of disillusion is release!
Step by step does morality thus lead to the Highest!
Source: AN 10:1


loong

To all or none,

Text by Banthe,

Friends:The 6 Things Uniting in Harmony to be Remembered:


The Blessed Buddha once said:
These six things are to be remembered in order to Unite any Community in Harmony:
Which six?
1: Friendly Behaviour (metta-kaya-kamma=friendly bodily action) both in public & in private.
2: Friendly Speech (metta-vaci-kamma=friendly verbal action) both in public & in private.
3: Friendly Thought (metta-mano-kamma=friendly mental action) both in public & in private.
4: Sharing of Gains (sadharana-bhogi=common wealth) even down to any single lump of food.
5: Moral Harmony (sila-samannagato=uniform morality): All respect the same ethical rules.
6: Harmony in Views (ditthi-samannagato=uniform attitude): All share same general views.
These 6 things are to be considered and remembered both for individual & social Harmony...

Comments: So we can sleep with open doors and dance with the children in our arms :-)

loong