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Awakeness Practices
All 84,000 Khandas As Found in the Pali Suttas
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Traditionally the are 84,000 Dharma Doors - 84,000 ways to get Awakeness. Maybe so; certainly the Buddha taught a large number of practices that lead to Awakeness. This web page attempts to catalogue those found in the Pali Suttas (DN, MN, SN, AN, Ud & Sn 1). There are 3 sections: |
The discourses of Buddha are divided into 84,000, as to separate addresses. The division includes all that was spoken by Buddha.”I received from Buddha,” said Ananda, “82,000 Khandas, and from the priests 2000; these are 84,000 Khandas maintained by me.” They are divided into 275,250, as to the stanzas of the original text, and into 361,550, as to the stanzas of the commentary. All the discourses including both those of Buddha and those of the commentator, are divided into 2,547 banawaras, containing 737,000 stanzas, and 29,368,000 separate letters.
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LESSON 147
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.159.than.html
AN 5.159
PTS: A iii 184
Udayi Sutta: About Udayin
translated from the Pali by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying at Kosambi, in Ghosita’s Park. Now at that time Ven. Udayin was sitting surrounded by a large assembly of householders, teaching the Dhamma. Ven. Ananda saw Ven. Udayin sitting surrounded by a large assembly of householders, teaching the Dhamma, and on seeing him went to the Blessed One. On arrival, he bowed down to the Blessed One and sat to one side. As he was sitting there he said to the Blessed One: “Ven. Udayin, lord, is sitting surrounded by a large assembly of householders, teaching the Dhamma.”
“It’s not easy to teach the Dhamma to others, Ananda. The Dhamma should be taught to others only when five qualities are established within the person teaching. Which five?
“[1] The Dhamma should be taught with the thought, ‘I will speak step-by-step.’
“[2] The Dhamma should be taught with the thought, ‘I will speak explaining the sequence [of cause & effect].’
“[3] The Dhamma should be taught with the thought, ‘I will speak out of compassion.’
“[4] The Dhamma should be taught with the thought, ‘I will speak not for the purpose of material reward.’
“[5] The Dhamma should be taught with the thought, ‘I will speak without hurting myself or others.’[1]
“It’s not easy to teach the Dhamma to others, Ananda. The Dhamma should be taught to others only when these five qualities are established within the person teaching.”
Note
1.
According to the Commentary, “hurting oneself” means exalting oneself. “Hurting others” means putting other people down.
See also: (the Buddha’s answer to Subhadda’s question); MN 18; AN 3.67; AN 3.72; AN 5.159.
(the Buddha’s answer to Subhadda’s question.
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The teachings of Buddha are eternal, but even then Buddha did not proclaim them to be infallible. The religion of Buddha has the capacity to change according to times, a quality which no other religion can claim to have…Now what is the basis of Buddhism? If you study carefully, you will see that Buddhism is based on reason. There is an element of flexibility inherent in it, which is not found in any other religion.
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Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks
Participating in an 8-week mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the January 30 issue of Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, a team led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers report the results of their study, the first to document meditation-produced changes over time in the brain’s grey matter. “Although the practice of meditation is associated with a sense of peacefulness and physical relaxation, practitioners have long claimed that meditation also provides cognitive and psychological benefits that persist throughout the day,” says Sara Lazar, PhD, of the MGH Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Program, the study’s senior author. “This study demonstrates that changes in brain structure may underlie some of these reported improvements and that people are not just feeling better because they are spending time relaxing.”
Previous studies from Lazar’s group and others found structural differences between the brains of experienced mediation practitioners and individuals with no history of meditation, observing thickening of the cerebral cortex in areas associated with attention and emotional integration. But those investigations could not document that those differences were actually produced by meditation.
For the current study, MR images were take of the brain structure of 16 study participants two weeks before and after they took part in the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at the University of Massachusetts Center for Mindfulness. In addition to weekly meetings that included practice of mindfulness meditation – which focuses on nonjudgmental awareness of sensations, feelings and state of mind – participants received audio recordings for guided meditation practice and were asked to keep track of how much time they practiced each day. A set of MR brain images were also taken of a control group of non-meditators over a similar time interval.
Meditation group participants reported spending an average of 27 minutes each day practicing mindfulness exercises, and their responses to a mindfulness questionnaire indicated significant improvements compared with pre-participation responses. The analysis of MR images, which focused on areas where meditation-associated differences were seen in earlier studies, found increased grey-matter density in the hippocampus, known to be important for learning and memory, and in structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection. Participant-reported reductions in stress also were correlated with decreased grey-matter density in the amygdala, which is known to play an important role in anxiety and stress. Although no change was seen in a self-awareness-associated structure called the insula, which had been identified in earlier studies, the authors suggest that longer-term meditation practice might be needed to produce changes in that area. None of these changes were seen in the control group, indicating that they had not resulted merely from the passage of time.
“It is fascinating to see the brain’s plasticity and that, by practicing meditation, we can play an active role in changing the brain and can increase our well-being and quality of life.” says Britta Hölzel, PhD, first author of the paper and a research fellow at MGH and Giessen University in Germany. “Other studies in different patient populations have shown that meditation can make significant improvements in a variety of symptoms, and we are now investigating the underlying mechanisms in the brain that facilitate this change.”
Amishi Jha, PhD, a University of Miami neuroscientist who investigates mindfulness-training’s effects on individuals in high-stress situations, says, “These results shed light on the mechanisms of action of mindfulness-based training. They demonstrate that the first-person experience of stress can not only be reduced with an 8-week mindfulness training program but that this experiential change corresponds with structural changes in the amydala, a finding that opens doors to many possibilities for further research on MBSR’s potential to protect against stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.” Jha was not one of the study investigators.
Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
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Jayamangala Gatha: Proud to be a Buddhist
While estimates vary between 200-500 million adherents, the generally agreed number of Buddhists is estimated at around 350 million (6% of the world’s population). This makes Buddhism the world’s fourth largest (in terms of number of adherents) religion.
World Religions
Number of Adherents
Christianity
2 billion
Islam
1.3 billion
Hinduism
900 million
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist
850 million
Buddhism
360 million
Chinese traditional religion
225 million
Primal-indigenous
190 million
Yoruba religion
20 million
Juche
19 million
Sikhism
18 million
Judaism
15 million
Spiritism
14 million
Babi and Bahai faiths
6 million
Jainism
4 million
Shinto
4 million
Cao Dai
3 million
Tenrikyo
2.4 million
Neo-Paganism
1 million
Unitarian-Universalism
800 thousand
Scientology
750 thousand
Rastafarianism
700 thousand
Zoroastrianism
150 thousand
Precautions to be taken while filling census,2011 form.
On Sat, 1/22/11, Dr.Deepak Raut
wrote:
Dear All,
Jai-Bhim!
As u all are aware 2nd stage census is starting from 9,Feb 2011. While filling up form take following precautions
1. It should be filled up by Ball-pen and not by pencil. (Do not believe enumerator even if he insist on filling up by pencil.) Sign it and then handover it to enumerator.
2. In religion column write Buddhist only. Do not use word like Neo-Buddhist (even if it is mentioned on some document), Humanism, No religion and do not argue like ‘we believe in Dhamma and not in religion/ dharma, as it is just a technical thing for documentation purpose. Otherwise, u will not be notified as Buddhist.
3. For SC/ST: Mention caste like Chamar, Mahar, Mang, Bhutia, Chakma etc. Do not mention Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist as these words are not mentioned in SC/ST list till now. But, many people have such caste certificate. We need to wait till govt. issue corrected SC/ST list. Percentage of reservation depends upon SC/ST population. SC/ST people need reservation as more than 50% are living below poverty line.
In Maharashtra, many areas didn’t receive fund as there was no SC/ST locality, technically. People just mentioned religion Buddhist and caste as Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist which was not mentioned in enumerator’s SC list. Even today picture is same.
4. Pali language: Mention it as one of three spoken language. We all know little bit Pali language. Besides this Pali is the mother of today’s Hindi language. The Buddha taught only in local language and not in Sanskrit. Today’s Nepali/Hindi is nothing but yesterday’s local language i.e. Pali.
Once its get documented officially then govt. is bound to give it as Scheduled and classical language status.
5. If possible, at least one person accompany enumerator or take the responsibility of particular area for guiding people as per above suggestions.
Everybody’s suggestions and cooperation in this regard is required.
Note: 2nd stage Census proforma is available on census site.
Link is: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Schedule/Index.html
English proforma is attached for reference.
Yours
A Saddhamma Server
Rajesh
‘Make India Buddhist’ campaign
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