October 12, 2017; revised April 28, 2018; September 13, 2018; February 11, 2020; June 26, 2022; rewritten February 1, 2023 Ngày 12/10/2017; sửa ngày 28/04/2018; ngày 13/09/2018; ngày 11/02/2020; ngày 26/06/2022; viết lại ngày 01/02/2023 Introduction Giới thiệu Many people have recently attained magga phala (with or without jhāna) worldwide. We are indebted to the […]
August 16, 2018; Revised January 20, 2020; January 3, 2023 Ngày 16/08/2018; chỉnh sửa ngày 20/01/2020; ngày 03/01/2023 This post will analyze two famous key verses to show the interconnections among the Four Noble Truths, Tilakkhaṇa, Paṭicca Samuppāda, and the Noble Eightfold Path. These main concepts must be comprehended to benefit from Buddha’s Dhamma. Bài […]
September 2, 2017; revised September 14, 2019; May 5, 2022; July 4, 2022; September 10, 2022; July 29, 2025 Ngày 02/09/2017; chỉnh sửa ngày 14/09/2019; 05/05/2022; 04/07/2022; 10/09/2022; 29/07/2025 These days, it is customary to state that the Noble Eightfold Path consists of three steps: sīla (moral conduct), samādhi (concentration), and paññā (wisdom). However, that […]
September 28, 2018; revised June 1, 2021; December 13, 2021; February 1, 2023; February 19, 2023; rewritten November 2, 2024 Ngày 28/09/2018; sửa đổi ngày 01/06/2021; ngày 13/12/2021; ngày 01/02/2023; ngày 19/02/2023; viết lại ngày 02/11/2024 Getting rid of sensual desires or kāma rāga (including sex, craving for food, etc.) is not necessary for a […]
December 7, 2016 Ngày 07/12/2016 In the previous desanā, “Suffering in This Life and Paṭicca Samuppāda,” we discussed one application of Paṭicca Samuppāda (PS). Trong desanā trước, “Suffering in This Life and Paṭicca Samuppāda,” chúng ta đã bàn về một ứng dụng của Paṭicca Samuppāda (PS). Here, we will continue that discussion to gain more […]
October 28, 2016 Ngày 28/10/2016 In a previous desanā in this section, we discussed how suffering in this life is described in the beginning of the Mahā Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta. In this desanā, we will discuss how it is described by Paṭicca Samuppāda. Trong một desanā trước thuộc phần này, chúng ta đã bàn về cách […]
October 18, 2016 Ngày 18/10/2016 The main reason for many people having various types of micchā diṭṭhi (or wrong views) can be traced back to the fact that the workings of cause and effect involving living beings — and in particular the mind of the sentient beings — is complex. Lý do chính khiến nhiều […]
January 14, 2017; revised December 3, 2022; September 20, 2024 Ngày 14/01/2017; chỉnh sửa ngày 03/12/2022; ngày 20/09/2024 This post will be helpful in not only clarifying Buddha’s teachings on sexual orientation but also that there can be many varieties of saṅkhāra, viññāṇa, and corresponding bhava and jāti arising according to Paṭicca Samuppāda. Bài viết […]
October 7, 2016 Ngày 07/10/2016 In the post “Noble Eightfold Path – Role of Sobhana Cetasika,” it was discussed how 7 of the 8 factors in the Noble Eightfold Path are related to some of the sobhana cetasika or moral mental factors. Trong bài viết “Noble Eightfold Path – Role of Sobhana Cetasika”, đã bàn […]
September 30, 2016; revised December 5, 2017 (#5); July 11, 2021; August 26, 2022 Ngày 30/09/2016; chỉnh sửa 05/12/2017 (#5); 11/07/2021; 26/08/2022 In previous posts in this section, we have discussed how nirāmisa sukha or “peace of mind” arises due to both removal of asobhana cetasika (non-beautiful mental factors) or kilesa AND the cultivation of […]