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1. Tirokuḍḍesu tiṭṭhanti, Outside the walls they stand (and wait), sandhisiṅghāṭakesu ca;  at the junctions and the crossroads. Dvārabāhāsu tiṭṭhanti, they wait beside the door posts. āgantvāna sakaṁ gharaṁ. Returning to their former homes 2. Pahūte annapānamhi, But when lavish (abundant) food and drink khajjabhojje upaṭṭhite; of many kinds (both staple and non-staple) is prepared, Na tesaṁ koci sarati, no-one remembers them at all, sattānaṁ kammapaccayā. because of those beings’s past unwholesome deeds.

  Day 2 kāmasukhallikānuyoga Day 3 attakilamathānuyoga Day 4 : Overview of the Nobel Eightfold Path Day 5 sammā diṭṭhi Day 6 sammā saṅkappa Day 7 sammā vācā Day 8 sammā kammanta Day 9 sammā ājīva Day 10 sammā vāyāma Day 11 sammā sati Day 12 sammā samādhi

 

 

  13. Varo varaññū varado varāharo, The excellent one, the Knower, the Giver, and the Bringer of the Excellent.  Anuttaro dhammavaraṁ adesayi; The peerless Excellent One  has expounded the sublime doctrine. Idampi buddhe ratanaṁ paṇītaṁ, This sublime gem is in the Buddha: Etena saccena suvatthi hotu. by this truth, may you be well! 14. Khīṇaṁ purāṇaṁ navam natthi sambhavaṁ, Their past is extinct, a new becoming there is not, Viratta cittā  ā yatike bhavasmiṁ; their minds are not attached to future birth, Te khīṇabījā avirūḷhicchandā, their desires do not grow; those wise ones with their seeds of becoming destroyed, Nibbanti dhīrā yathā'yaṁ padīpo; go out even as this lamp does. Idampi saṅghe ratanaṁ paṇītaṁ, This sublime gem is in the saṅgha: Etena saccena suvatthi hotu. by this truth, may you be well! [Sakka’s exultation:] 15. Yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni, Whatever beings have gathered here, Bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe; on the ground or in the sky, Tathāgataṁ devamanussa-pūjitaṁ,

Sammā Samādhi  Process- Ekaggatā  - automatic/natural Ekaggatā (one-pointedness)> micchā samādhi (bad/wrong side) Ekaggatā (one-pointedness)> sammā samādhi (good/right side) Sam ā dhi - concentration (good/right or bad/wrong). This is not samm ā   sam ā dhi , because samm ā  sam ā dhi only arises when you practice with the rest of the path factors (starting from the right view). Sammā Samādhi   - right concentration (concentration in kusala thoughts) Not automatic Micchā samādhi   - wrong concentration (concentration in akusala thoughts, including the mere practice of jh ā na without shifting to the Noble Eightfold Path or practicing/cultivating the preceding 7 path factors) Not automatic Without cultivating the previous 7 path factors, you cannot achieve  sammā samādhi , although the immediate factor that can help you to come to  sammā samādhi  is  sammā  sati . When we talk about concentration ( samādhi ), we use two Pali words:  samādhi   and  ekaggat ā . Both appear

 

 

 

 

 

 

  The minimalist approach to the practice of Right Mindfulness (becoming a non-judgemental observer) and practicing the four parts of mindfulness just to the extent necessary for the overcoming of covetousness and grief for the world). That means Basically overcoming greed and hatred. That is why you are harnessing mindfulness. Harnessed to a good purpose. And as we reduce the roots of greed and anger, we also diminish our confusion and delusion. So these things work back and forth. They decondition each other. And right mindfulness is playing this key role. It is like a negotiator in a hostage situation. It requires great skills to negotiate. Mindfulness has to be present. Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta (MN 10) SHORT VERSION Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta (DN 22) LONG VERSION https://patisota.blogspot.com/2021/01/Presentation-Slides-The-Four-Applications-of-Mindfulness-Slow-QuickCraversvs-SlowQuick-Theroizers.html 1. What is Sati? “ Ekāyano ayaṁ, bhikkhave, maggo sattānaṁ visuddhiyā, sokaparidevānaṁ sama

  All Buddhists meditate. All Buddhists are vegetarians. All Buddhists are pacifists. Buddhism is both a philosophy and a religion.  Buddhism is athiesitc.  Learning Dhamma from commentaries and Abhidhamma.  All spiritual traditions, Buddhism included, are different paths to the same mountaintop. Buddhism is pessimistic. Impermanence Has Only a Negative Connotation. Buddhism Is a Form of Nihilism. Buddhist Ethics Are Based on Moral Judgments of Good and Bad. Buddhist Ethics Are Based on Obedience to Laws. Buddhist Ethics Are Humanistic — Just Avoid Harming Others. Buddhist Practice Means Merely Doing a Ritual Not combining study and practice. 

  Download Unwise Attention Here, bhikshus, an untutored worldling [ignorant ordinary person], who has no regard for the noble ones, unskilled in the way of the noble ones, undisciplined in the teaching [Dharma] of the noble ones, who has no regard for the true individuals, unskilled in the ways of the true individuals, undisciplined in the teaching of the true individuals, does not understand what states [things] should be attended to, what states [things] should not be attended to. Not understanding what states should be attended to, not understanding what states should not be attended to, he attends to states that should not be attended to, and does not attend to states that should be attended to.  And what, bhikshus, are the states that should not be attended to, but to which he attends? Bhikshus, there are those states that are attended to. where the unarisen influx of sense-desire arises, or the arisen influx of sense-desire grows;  where the unarisen influx of existence arises,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

「慈しみの実践で大切なこと  ～ 心のあり方④」 Why are the practices of Friendliness (mettā), Generosity (dāna), Morality (sīla), and Meditation (bhāvanā) ? by チャンディマ・ガンゴダウィラ長老, Bhante Dr. Gangodawila Chandima｜Paṭipadā, July 2023（日本テーラワーダ仏教協会, Tokyo, Japan）Page 38-42

  - Why in the West, right effort is slightly miscommunicated?  -What is Samm ā   Vāyāma ? Katamo cāvuso, sammāvāyāmo? Idhāvuso, bhikkhu  Anuppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ anuppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati, It’s when a mendicant generates desire, tries, instigates energy, exerts the mind, and strives so that bad, unskillful qualities don’t arise. Uppannānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati,  They generate desire, try,  instigates energy , exert the mind, and strive so that bad, unskillful qualities that have arisen are given up. Anuppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ uppādāya chandaṁ janeti vāyamati vīriyaṁ ārabhati cittaṁ paggaṇhāti padahati,  They generate desire, try,  instigates energy , exert the mind, and strive so that skillful qualities arise.  Uppannānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhiyyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṁ janeti vāy