By Paramattha Dhamma Sikkhaya Foundation
The eight Qualities which allow Bhikkhu
The eight Qualities which allow Bhikkhu to give Ovada to Bhikkhuni
- The bhikkhu is full of sila, meaning he is able to recite and practice the 227 Patimokkhasanvarasilas. He is complete with Acara and gocara and r... Read More...
How Good and Bad Minds Mingle with Each Other
How Good and Bad Minds Mingle with Each Other
As consciousness appears and vanishes very quickly, the good and bad or the
wholesome and unwholesome units of consciousness mingle even in a short time of
five minutes. Getting up...
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Nanda Thera's Inability to Concentrate
Nanda Thera's Inability to Concentrate.
When Nanda, the young prince was about to marry Janapada Kalyani, Buddha
took him to the monastery and ordained him a Bhikkhu. He was so distracted that he
could not concentrate on t...
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The Four Paramattha Dhammas
The Four Paramattha Dhammas
There are two kinds of reality: mental phenomena or nama and physical
phenomena or rupa. Nama experiences something; rupa does
not experience anything. What we take for “self” are only n...
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Mind wanders alone
Mind wanders alone
Consciousness appears and vanishes very swiftly. More than one lakh crore of
units of consciousness can appear and vanish within one snap of fingers. The appearance
and vanishing ar...
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