Recent content by Dhammañāṇa Bhikkhu

The middlepath means also, right after right view, right after right resolve (which has abstaining from any sensual pleasure as 1. factor) abstaining from taking intoxication, drinking, and no, absolutely no, good teaching will tolerate drinking as something minor fault. The Sublime Buddha...

If some would be wise, they would understanding it as a well meant, but not really wise transported meaning, which simply explains the truth of goodness (via a "banal" simile, since most regard body as own, self, would be incapable to understand "good" beyound just goods), dependence, debt. What...

Total reasonable once having surveying a little, good householder, as of course my person fault in regard of to long. Which seems to be clear, and so better back to what's proper: Take care, time's precious!

A religious forum, spirtual forum suggest by definition of this name, that there are interests beyong sensual satisfaction, beyong flesh. Maybe more accurate to ask why somebody who doesn't have faith in lesser painful and destructive seeks such forums, good householder. Actually it's nearly...

Further even to act, speak and think right and useful, and to ask if not knowing right or wrong for long term happiness. Fearing to do such is just because fearing the lose of latent desired dependency, eg. evil association which, at least provides with low joy. It's not a matter of allowed or...

Good householder certain does not stick with good governance, but just follows his Jain-Nissaya and it's ditthi-anusaya: Adhipateyya Sutta: Governing Principles It's certain foolish to live in dependency but deny debts, still of bonds of desire but thinks independent. That's the effect of long...

Then may good householder speak more clear. Not accepting Gods as governance for one, doesn't mean that their aren't Gods (beings in refined realms and with currently more merits in the pocket). Likewise would be to denying Kings.

It's not about seeking misery, but to avoid seeking low pleasures which are actually reason of all miseries in the sensual world. And by it, by avoiding sensual pleasures and start to educate the belly, one works for own good and that of others. Yet the topic is about even using intoxication...

Yes, but ongoing, since still foolish. Even moment for moment... becoming in form..., becoming in sound... ideas. And dying right there. Sankhara of ignorance.

So yours regard your prophet being fond in form? 😌 Yes that's certain compelling for most beings, yet hardly reaches even to lower heavenly realms, seeking refuge in form.

Sure, full of desire, I am, I am and not ashamed to declare being free from desires and free from defilemts. Right view's the base. And 'atta' is a doing and not about is or isn't. Yes, gati (birth), gati, paragati (higher birth), parasamgati (noble birth), bodhi-svaha/bodhi-evam. Surely not in...

Neither the Sublime Buddha, nor Kings of the present or past deny Gods, and good householder can be assured that there is no Asian King, not foremost devoted to Devas and Gods and seeking their assistance. Of cause the King of Thailand isn't very much devoted to practice the Dhamma, yet...

It's the idea of being sovereign leader and creator, the position of a King, so certain nonsensical, even if unaware and believing himself to be almighty. So no, a King can't be a marxist. My person isn't aware of any King who wouldn't have swear in by religions, in the name of certain God or...

The Sublime Buddha gave teachings and trainings for householder as well, those still attached to sensuality, but vehemently urged not to go into "householder-equanimity" as such is the base for grave lose. Nevertheless, may good householder strive at least for the Brahmacariya, especially when...

So if not needing to gain pleasure, some beyond the common low, why then going after it. Certain, there is no wise way of using sensuality and means of distraction for short and low release, good householder.