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Why do the opposite of skillful virtues result in remorse?
"Skillful virtues have freedom from remorse as their purpose,
Ananda, and freedom from remorse as their reward."
AN 11.1
It is natural that non-regret arises in a virtuous
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Samadhi and pragya without sila
I am practicing Vipassana meditation and I want to know is it possible to practice samadhi/anapana and pragya/Vipassana without following Sila.
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what is difference between na-nimittaggāhī and animitta?
Indriyasaṁvara is part of sīlakkhandha. there you see this
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā na-nimittaggāhī hoti
nānubyañjanaggāhī.
whereas animitta cetosamādhi is part of highest ...
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What is Buddhist doctrine about debt, debtlessness, duty?
When I search for the word "debt" on this site -- https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/search?q=debt -- many of the posts are from the same author -- including two recent ones:
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When was *sila* first interpreted/translated as ethics?
I am curious about the idea of calling sila (all precepts and vows) as ethics. When did this translation appeared? Or who interpreted sila as ethics or something similar to ethics? This is not to say ...
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Should we use honorifics when referring to monks?
First of all "Sadhu!" and much reason that reaches to good grow, but as just a meta-topic what's actually the primary base, good to give occassion to raise not only awareness for good grow ...
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Selling and use Dhamma as advertising
It's very common in South East Asia today that business people try to socialize with potential customers by appearing or pretending as Dhamma-teacher or Dhamma-friend.
Most meetings around the Gems ...
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Unconditional access to knowledge supported, benefical?
Is the modern idea of unconditional access to knowledge, teachings, supported by the Noble Ones, or maybe even seen as cause of decay and not benefical for many as well as the tradition?
What are then ...
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How much worthy to pay for one who keeps precepts, metta?
Say a soldier can be hired for maybe $100 a day: What would be a suitable price to offer that one would live in accordance with the Dhamma, keeping precepts based on metta for all beings, a day?
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Meaning in pancasila benefit
I am a Buddhist from Thailand. I have a question about pali meaning.
In ceremony, we swore to follow the five rules of pancasila. Monk told us what pancasila consist of. Then monk said in pali;
Imani ...
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What's the role of "blameless" in the Dhamma?
The word "blameless" is often used in suttas: https://www.google.com/search?q=blameless%20site%3Aaccesstoinsight.org
AN 4.62 suggests it's highly good:
Seeing clearly — the wise one —
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How are Noble Ones harmed?
I read the following on the internet:
It all started by harming the Noble ones.
How can Noble Ones be harmed? Does the Buddha's Noble Path lead to increased susceptibility to being harmed?
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Reflecting duties of good friends near conflicts
My person thought it's possible good to count and remember the reaction of Dhammikas when "fellows" get in conflict. Not taking side, what are the useful supports in regard of conflicts in ...
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Time, space: real, lasting, own-able?
or uncertain, subject of change, a burden and not own- or control-able, not worthy to fall for?
Time to answer and give it up?
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Proper to let trade carry liberation, even possible?
No question that it isn't proper to let trades for world carry Dhamma, share Dhamma via market places, but what does one think in regard of receiving? Would Dhamma made avaliable by commerce take one ...
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Is this considered wrong? (Related to art)
I have a question. I like to draw, and recently think of selling my art (commisssion). But I mainly draw fanart (fanart of celebrities, movie characters, etc).
My question is, in Buddhism, is selling ...
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Translation of Akkosa Sutta: Insult - ."He who repays an angry man in kind Is worse than the angry man"
Listed below are three translations of Akkosa Sutta provided in access to in access to insight
Which translation has the correct meaning?
The third translation is not far from the common ethics i.e., ...
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Is inventing "defensive" biological weapons right livelihood?
I read the following on the internet:
Working for DoD contractors could give a very fat paycheck. However,
there're ethical issues involved. If you decide to work for them, make
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Does one usually "need" to earn a living, or does on usually "want" to earn a living?
...and why?
Is the a case where one would neither need nor want?
What's (or would be) a "trade" purified on one or both sides and it's quality, effect, if given into? That of one pulling one ...
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Does the Buddha have any practices for groups and societies that would lead society to less suffering, prosperity, not decay?
Actually from another question before, but since all are part of certain communities here, good to work out seperate:
"Does the Buddha have any practices for groups and societies that would lead ...
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Keeping a pet cat, without training or encouraging it to kill rats
Let's say a lay Buddhist has a rat infestation problem in his or her house.
Catching rats using traps and killing them is clearly breaking the first precept of not taking a life.
What about keeping a ...
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It's ok to grow, harvest and consume vegetables and fruits, because they are not sentient?
A teaching householder here adviced:
"It's ok to grow, harvest and consume vegetables and fruits, because they are not sentient." ("ok" here was to be assumed of having no negative ...
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The "cow-keeper"-story?
My person remembers a possible common know story about a Brahman collecting as much as possible cow's leading to sorrows for poor. The Sublime Buddha approached him one day, gave a talk and later he ...
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Personal relationships and properly ending them
Upasaka Karl mentioned in an answer:
Relationships have a beginning. And because they have a beginning, they also have an end. Thoughtless endings, ghosting and worse, hurt both parties. It is sad to ...
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The meaning of silabbata-paramasa and freedom from this fetter?
Since often very curious ideas and means of excuses appear around the arguing with the means of "that's a fetter", my person thought it would be good if someone would have the skills and ...
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Is there any skillful use of using 'we' in addressing certain opinion?
As possible also observed, when teaching, the address of ones position by 'we' is hardly found in the teaching of the Buddha and his disciples.
It seems that this often used way of using 'we' in ...
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Buddhist ethics & hydroponics: ethical issues?
AFAIK, in Theravada, ordained monastics are prohibited from growing their own food. Even hydroponics would likely be prohibited by vināya due to probability of harming small unseen life (algae, etc) ...
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Does the first precept require me to check the shower for bugs and make sure to remove all of the bugs before using it?
I recently noticed that perhaps fewer than 10 bugs seem to be in my shower. I can try to remove all of the bugs from the shower before using it so that they don’t get washed away and killed. However,...
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What's the role of mother-day in regard of a blessed life?
Being broad celebrated mothers-day today, my person thought to give this question space so that many might share reflections on it and pissible give others good inspirations:
What role does a day ...
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Is lazyness a killer?
If so, in how far is it a killer, a quality that harms?
How does it arises, when arising? How does it vanish?
[Note that this isn't given/asked for trade, exchange, stakes or other layziness ...
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Giving not outside in relation to merits, how should this proper perceived?
"Endowed with these five qualities, a lay follower is a jewel of a lay follower, a lotus of a lay follower, a fine flower of a lay follower. Which five?...He/she has conviction; is virtuous; is not ...
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Planting without soil & harm ideas: giving inspiration, motivation
My person thought of motivating, encouraging each other in supporting the foundation for meditation, complete Sila incl. right livelihood, if bound to house-life, viewing on the aspects of, planting ...
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What is the basis?
I was reading this comment which included ...
I guess I'm perhaps not entirely aware of what the basic problem which affects me is. I feel that in many ways, I'm either backwards or not fully ...
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Any praise of shred-paramis by the Sublime Budddha?
What does one know or think: Is there any praise of shred-parami (perfections in appearing modest) by the Sublime Buddha, such as in out-fit, outwardly appearing, using of such stuff, and if why? If ...
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Right time, Right time! But what is the right time to speak?
Failue, disappeared, they say: "Right time, right time. It wasn't the proper time!", but:
What's the right time to ask?
What's the right time to advise?
What's the right time to speak?
What's the ...
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Is understanding a "bring-debt" or "gain-debt"?
Having read "...is an ethical duty to acquire knowledge in order to improve our understanding", my person thought to investigate the matter in frame of the Dhamma. Against this sentence stands the ...
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Is "doing according to one's best understanding" a protection from wrong-doing?
A common belief is that, if one conducts himself "as best he can" (in the best ways he understands and knows), then would be a protection from -- or an excuse for -- wrong-doing.
For example, "I ...
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How to handle aversion that derives from perceiving arrogance?
Ven. and good Buddha-Parisata, touched, and who ever interested and willing to give into the matter to get it minded,
Who doesn't know the case where another is perceived as arrogant, either because ...
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What's the different between kusala (good) and akusala (bad)? [duplicate]
What's the different between ku-sala (good) and a-ku-sala (bad), in regard of what the Buddha taught?
(ku - bad, sala - cutting away, a - not)
What are good and bad actions by deeds, speech and mind,...
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How does practicing restraint and performing actions of merit purify the mind?
I just don't understand how morally good actions, can reliably change the state of mind positively over time, in the case where the mind state is negative. For example, let's say there was a ...
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What to do that wise would not disappear again?
My person, just seeing that you are certain gifted to be, possible not so aware, gifted to have another Noble one around here thought it would be good to be asked an importand question:
What needs to ...
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Monday question: Letting go of duties for a higher sake right?
Supposed one has to work, yet comes across the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, stops suddenly to follow his duties, and scarifies all (possible his job) to give into the Jewels, what does one think, bad Kamma ...
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Justify immoral deeds with one incapacitties
Some suggested to take precepts not so serious, saying "The Buddhist teachings do not exist for you to create suffering for yourself." and approved kill by putting his happiness as more worthy then ...
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Sunday-question: Learning Dhamma at working time, on other recource
It might be the case that someone uses to engage into entertaining with Dhamma reads and talks in his working time, or uses resources of other for such, yet not really given, just like one may chat or ...
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Threefold division of noble eightfold path
Right view is the first step in noble eight-fold path as mentioned in many answers here.
Right view
Right resolve
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
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Silabatta Parāmāsa
What does this fetter really refer to? Is it clinging to rites & rituals and thinking that these practises by their own can lead to liberation OR does it refer to clinging to precepts?
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Should/Would the Noble Sangha let go of the Dhamma?
Supposed that respect, veneration and any kind of wisdom has gone missing; and that the Sangha has become a group of householder wearing robes; and the leaders of the Sasana are all but householders. ...
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The kamma of silence and/or "not acting"?
Aside of Silas there is the matter of kamma which includes always the mind.
What's the impact of acting "political correct" or "according to laws", Sila, while having unskilful intentions?
Whould ...
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Is it proper to teach Dhamma to someone wearing a hat?
or when wearing one oneself?
(The question might be worthy to copy also in your meta-section... for possible increase of general respect toward the Gems and enviroment for providing such, since else ...
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Is hidding or cheating about ones identity unskilful and probably harmful for others as well?
Is hidding or cheating about ones identity unskilful and probably harmful for others as well?
Food for consideration to answer:
A, in many ways, related topic.
A Sutta
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