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 | The Form Realm (Rupavacara-Bhumi ) Part 2 | | | October 28, 2009, 12:57 pm | visits: 0 | | One who guards the 8, 10, or 227 moral precepts1 may be considered to have overcome attachment to bodily sense desires, though his heart is still entangled with them Again, he will experience pleasant and painful feelings, strong or weak, according to circumstances, and not being skilled, he will not understand these states clearly | |
| The Form Realm (Rupavacara-Bhumi ) | | | October 28, 2009, 12:50 pm | visits: 0 | | This section deals with the Form-Realm which is the Dhamma-of-Brahma
One who is going to be born into one of the sixteen classes of the Brahma worlds, must have kept the Dhamma-of-Brahma1 constantly in his heart in this world [ that is, in this present existence ] | |
| The Identifying Mark of Second Jhana | | | October 28, 2009, 4:43 am | visits: 0 | | The ceasing of all thought and the dying away of the formations-of-Speech (Vaci-Sankhara) are the identifying marks of the second Jhana The remaining Jhana Factors are then:1) pleasure of body and heart 2) happiness of body and heart and, 3) unification of the Citta | |
| Explanation of the First Stage Part 3 | | | October 28, 2009, 3:35 am | visits: 0 | | These twenty-five states of the Citta only grasp at objects of the Sensual-Realm They cannot grasp at objects of the Form-Realm, the Formless-Realm, and Transcendental objects | |
| Mara Follows in Accordance With One's Actions | | | October 28, 2009, 3:29 am | visits: 0 | | The various images which are seen by the Citta as mentioned above, are the symbols of the sensual-realm and are all either good or bad This type of Citta still cannot enter Jhana, and it thus forms Repetitive or Habitual Kamma and Proximate Kamma | |
| Explanation of the Second Stage | | | October 28, 2009, 3:22 am | visits: 0 | | The second stage is included so that one may know the purpose of doing the practice, which is:
1 To drop thoughts, and to stop thinking about external objects | |
| The Birth of Beings is Like Trading | | | October 27, 2009, 1:14 am | visits: 0 | | The birth of beings may be likened to a day's trading in the market, at the end of which we return home (ie | |
| Actions Give Rise To Results In Accordance With The Four Kammas | | | October 26, 2009, 11:56 pm | visits: 0 | | One whose behaviour is in accordance with the Dhamma has the nature of a human being or a deva He may be said to be free from vice in the present life and he need have no fear of going towards misfortune for he is sure to attain a state of good fortune | |
| Actions Give Rise to Results in Accordance With the Four Kammas Part 3 | | | October 26, 2009, 11:01 pm | visits: 0 | | One whose behaviour is in accordance with the Dhamma has the nature of a human being or a deva He may be said to be free from vice in the present life and he need have no fear of going towards misfortune for he is sure to attain a state of good fortune | |
| Actions Give Rise to Results in Accordance With the Four Kammas Part 2 | | | October 26, 2009, 10:57 pm | visits: 0 | | On the side of merit, it includes such things as the giving of alms in the bowls of bhikkhus, keeping a guard on one's morality, and paying respect by reciting the chants every day This leads to the realms of good fortune, which include the human realm, and the six Heaven realms; the realm which one attains being in accordance with one's actions | |
| Is There a Theme in Children's Bible Stories? | | | October 25, 2009, 9:49 pm | visits: 2 | | Imagine for just a moment that the Bible has been forcefully removed from every country around the world It is illegal to carry, and nearly impossible for anyone to get their hands on one | |
| The Old Testament, The Lamb, And Vacation Bible School Lessons | | | October 25, 2009, 9:00 pm | visits: 2 | | The Old Testament isn't often used in VBS lessons unless it is to take certain stories and teach children certain characteristics that Christians should have Nothing wrong with that, of course, but I think the Old Testament is often overlooked as being the starting place for discovering why Jesus had to die, which is the Gospel | |
| This is What Happens When You Don't Learn How to Evangelize! | | | October 25, 2009, 8:56 pm | visits: 1 | | Without proper training and little preparation, yet filled with remarkable passion, the following individuals give testimony of how they attempted to spread the Gospel to those in their world
• After the pastor's sermon one Sunday, I thought about how I needed to tell people about Jesus, so I went to the park and stopped the first child I saw, and it was perfect because he lived next to me | |
| Take Your Zeal and Learn How to Evangelize- But Not Like This! | | | October 25, 2009, 8:42 pm | visits: 1 | | The following are the testimonies of individuals who, because of their love for God and their staggering zeal, went out to spread the Gospel-- but without preparation or correct training:
• Witness #1
Well, I was thinking about how I needed to tell people about Jesus, so I went up to a boy in the park and said, "Hi there little boy | |
| Temptation and Sin | | | October 25, 2009, 5:36 pm | visits: 1 | | In our effort to turn from sin and attempt to live as Christ would have us to, it is easy to become frustrated at ourselves for failing We can tell ourselves that Christ died for us and we are released from the power of sin | |
| The Four Classes of Human Beings Part 3 | | | October 25, 2009, 5:15 pm | visits: 2 | | In order to attain the heaven states, one must have the Deva-Dhamma constantly in one's heart This means that one must develop a feeling of shame at doing evil (Hiri) and a feeling of dread of doing evil (Ottappa) | |
| The Four Classes of Human Beings Part 2 | | | October 25, 2009, 5:01 pm | visits: 3 | | The practice of evil is called wrong practice (MicchapatÚipatti), whereas that of good is called right practice (SammapatÚipatti) If one does not wish to go the wrong way, but through ignorance one strays from the path of virtue, then one should lead the heart back, anew to the way of virtue | |
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