22:3022:30, 27 July 2019diffhist−460
Vipassana movement
These texts obviously were intended to praise the westerners and especially the ones who tend to accept schools other than Theravāda. It is written as if the Theravāda isn’t critical of itself. It is as if the Fifth and Sixth Buddhist councils served no purpose. I say these prejudiced texts should be removed.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
22:2122:21, 27 July 2019diffhist−1,023
Vipassana movement
→Practice: Robert’s view and understanding are wrong. His limited and errorneous understanding of the Buddha’s doctrine shouldn’t have a place here. First all, what is right view? Right view is when one correctly views that all phenomenons are suffering, non-self, and impermanent. And how does one attain that? Through right mindfulness and concentration, which are what vipassana are for. Mahasi’s practice is not simply bare awareness, that’s such an errorneous and mistaken view. It showed...Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
22:1322:13, 27 July 2019diffhist−45
Vipassana movement
→Practice: Fixed multiple spelling errors and corrected a misunderstanding that Mahasi disregarded Samatha. In fact, in multiple occasions he pointed out that the Buddha encouraged his students to also practice Samatha to attain peaceful abidings.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
09:3309:33, 27 May 2009diffhist+143
Mahasi Sayadaw
Adding a link to a site that hosts many book by this master, edited wording to promot more respect to the master
22:3022:30, 27 July 2019diffhist−460
Vipassana movement
These texts obviously were intended to praise the westerners and especially the ones who tend to accept schools other than Theravāda. It is written as if the Theravāda isn’t critical of itself. It is as if the Fifth and Sixth Buddhist councils served no purpose. I say these prejudiced texts should be removed.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
22:2122:21, 27 July 2019diffhist−1,023
Vipassana movement
→Practice: Robert’s view and understanding are wrong. His limited and errorneous understanding of the Buddha’s doctrine shouldn’t have a place here. First all, what is right view? Right view is when one correctly views that all phenomenons are suffering, non-self, and impermanent. And how does one attain that? Through right mindfulness and concentration, which are what vipassana are for. Mahasi’s practice is not simply bare awareness, that’s such an errorneous and mistaken view. It showed...Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
22:1322:13, 27 July 2019diffhist−45
Vipassana movement
→Practice: Fixed multiple spelling errors and corrected a misunderstanding that Mahasi disregarded Samatha. In fact, in multiple occasions he pointed out that the Buddha encouraged his students to also practice Samatha to attain peaceful abidings.Tags: Mobile editMobile web edit
09:3309:33, 27 May 2009diffhist+143
Mahasi Sayadaw
Adding a link to a site that hosts many book by this master, edited wording to promot more respect to the master