Saturday, February 4, 2023

 Sitemap # 1 of the Blog – A snapshot  of the contents of the Blog site thelaybuddhist.blogspot.com


You will find synopses of the contents of this blog site in these 4 posts to give you an idea, what this Blog is all about. The visitors to this site are mostly those who are driven by the desire to enhance their Dhamma practice. Buddha-Dhamma is very profound in nature as a teaching and it inspires you to keep on learning more as it provides you with answers to phenomena observable in this universe.
There are so many who lead very busy household lives, and yet want to engage in some Dhamma practice,  to gain optimum benefits from the limited time that they can set apart for it. This Blog will be of help to them.
The contents of the Blog are organized into and presented through a series of Posts to make it convenient to follow. The material is also presented in some practical sequence, so it is best to go by the given order in sequence from Post # 1.
However it is also possible for the busy householder to visit and capture those specific aspects of the practice given in different posts that are of interest to him/her. For their convenience this site map has been created and includes hyperlinks enabling them to access a selected topic by clicking on the relevant Post Number. The selected post will appear in a new Tab and closing that after reading, will take you back to the site map. This site map is updated every time a new post is added, therefore, it is up-to-date.

This post contains the synopses of the contents of this Blog from Post # 1 to Post # 25. Scrolling down you come to Sitemap # 2. The Sitemap # 2 has the synopses of Post # 26 to Post # 47 and the Post below that, from scrolling down is Sitemap # 3 which  contains the synopses of Post # 48 to Post # 68 . The Post to follow is Sitemap # 4 which contains the synopses of Post # 69 to .Post # 81

To access a selected topic Click on the relevant title/Post number. 
  
Post# 1- Introduction - A short outline of the above objectives and how you must use this Blog.

Post # 2 - Worldly Well Being- A short account of what worldly well being is, as perceived by each individual is given as a short wish list and how we must see this world that we live in, highlighting how difficult it is to complete this list due to human nature and a way to cope without being enslaved by it..  

Post # 3 - Steps in the Mind’s Response Process - A brief representation of  how the mind responds to the external environment and accumulates life experiences which fashion our personality and how one may intervene according to Buddha's teaching to improve the self

Post # 4 - Concepts andReality Part 1 - A short introduction to how a Buddhist must recognize concepts as different from reality and how to be mindful of not letting concepts dominate your personality and how a frame of reference is created from our life experiences

Post # 5 - Concepts and Reality Part 2 -  Discussed here is how the Frame of Reference created from our life experiences is used to relate to the world we live in.

Post # 6 - Concepts and Reality Part 3 Description of how one can see Buddha Dhamma as the universal truth and reality in the world that we experience as we live

Post # 7 - Rebirth - Part 1 - Rebirth and Kamma – How Buddhist Rebirth "Works" and  how should we understand them, from quotes or explanations given by great scholars

Post # 8 - Rebirth - Part2 - Rebirth and Kamma – how we should see them (Part 2) - The statements contained here give more elaborations on the doctrine of Rebirth as explained in the Dhamma literature.

Post # 9 - Rebirth - Part3 - Rebirth and Karma – how we should see them (Part 3) - The extracts from statements made by eminent scholars of Buddha Dhamma given here give more evidence for the validity of the doctrine of Rebirth.

Post # 10 - Karma and Retribution Part 1 – This contains some explanations of this doctrine in the way they are described in the texts, such as  karma has a meaning that intentional mental, verbal and bodily actions have an ethical significance and vipāka the outcome, is the consequence or result of such action.

Post# 11 - Karma and Retribution - Part 2 – This contains more elaborations including Buddha’s explanation that Kamma is one of the universal laws that determine the state of existence and what is experienced by all sentient beings and that a  kammic act is complete when intention, action and a result take place.

Post # 12 - A Concise Note on Nibbana - Part 1- Some Pointers to the Way. This post contains some special points about Nibbana extracted from talks and writings by learned monks and scholars with the objective of creating necessary interest and curiosity in the minds of readers about this important subject.

Post # 13 -A Concise Note on Nibbana - Part 2  – Some Pointers to the Way…….This post contains some special points about Nibbana for the motivated reader to find out a step by step practice to be followed for the realization of Nibbana.  

Post # 14- Why engage in Dhamma Practice?– Punya Kamma -  This post outlines some points of interest to those leading busy household lives who need to know the activities that will yield the optimum benefits from a limited time that they can allocate for dhamma work,with emphasis on meritorious acts (punya kamma).

Post # 15 - Why engage in Dhamma Practice?- Kusala Kamma – This has a continuation of descriptions on Dhamma practice by a busy householder, with emphasis on acquiring ethical skills (Kusala Kamma

Post # 16 - Why engage in Dhamma Practice?- The  Direct Path to Enlightenment -  In this post there is a description on the practice of the marga prathi padawa (the direct path to enlightenment) to be followed in three stages, with emphasis on  the noble eightfold path,

Post # 17 - TheDirect Path to Enlightenment; Seela Part -- This post has descriptions on the development of those factors of the noble eight fold path, falling into Seela (Moral Restraint) Part.

Post # 18- The Direct Path to Enlightenment; Samadhi Part – This post contains descriptions on the development of the factors falling into the Samadhi (Concentrated Mind) Part,

Post # 19 - The Direct Path to Enlightenment; Panna Part - The Panna Part consists of the factors Samma Sankappa and Samma Ditthi of the Noble Eightfold Path.  This Post contains descriptions on the factor Samma Ditthi.

Post # 20 -The NobleEight-Fold Path- Stage 3, the World Transcending Path – This post describes  the  3rd Stage in the development of the world transcending (lokuthtara) Noble Eightfold Path- culminating in the attainment of Nibbana.

Post # 21 - Summary of  Effective Practices byLay Buddhists – In this post you can find a summary of the Buddhist practices described in the previous posts up this one.

Post # 22-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist PracticePart1 In this Post you will find some essential points and facts on meditation extracted from discourses and writings by learned monks and dhamma scholars to show the beginner what Meditation in Buddhist practice really means.  

Post # 23-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist Practice- Part2.. In this post there are some more of such references made by other learned teachers to motivate the busy householder to engage in a regular practice of Meditation.
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Post # 24-Meditation as advocated in Buddhist Practice -Part 3-- Serenity Meditation - In this post there are descriptions on the way of developing Samadhi (Concentrated Mind)  and how this state of mind yields spiritual benefits and worldly benefits and how serenity meditation manifests as a platform for developing Vippasana (insight meditation).

Highlighted in this Post are some salient points on Insight (Vipassana) Meditation) which help to recognize superficial or apparent reality, and also to penetrate beyond appearance so as to perceive subtler truths, then ultimate truths, and finally to experience the truth of freedom from suffering.

  Sitemap # 2 – A snapshot of the contents of the Blog site- Part 2   thelaybuddhist.blogspot.com (Contd.)


You will find a synopsis of the contents of this blog site in these posts to give you an idea, what this Blog is all about. The Sitemap #  1 above had synopses of Post # 1 to Post # 25. This Sitemap # 2 contains the synopses of the contents in this blog site from Post # 26 to Post # 47. and the Post below that, from scrolling down is Sitemap # 3 which  contains the synopses of Post # 48 to Post # 65. The Post that  follows is Sitemap # 4 which contains the synopses of Post # 66 to Post  # 81. 
To access a selected topic Click on the relevant title/Post number. 

Post # 26- Practicing Buddhist Meditation at Home-Serenity Meditation In this post you will find the elaborations given in the earlier posts on Serenity Meditation explained as to how they can be put into practice and acquire some skills at home.

What is discussed in this post is the initial stage of insight meditation, where the  meditator proceeds to develop mindfulness by acquiring the skills required to be aware, be mindful and have clear comprehension of the present moment experiences as they unfold, which are the initial skills needed to proceed to insight meditation.  

Post # 28- Practicing Buddhist Meditation at Home - Insight Meditation (Wisdom–Part 1) 
This Post highlightes how by inferential knowledge, we try to use the mind-body experiences as a means to understand who this living being called I or me, really is and begin to recognise the ‘form aggregate’ of the five aggregates.

In this post there is a description of how the other four aggregates in nama can be understood, and why the teaching describes them as the five aggregates of clinging (pancha upadana skanda) as the true nature of this living being identified as I or Me.

This post describes that the living being is in a state of impermanence, and in a state of un-satisfactory and non self nature. Therefore having desire and attachment to this self does not make sense. With this realization, the  desire and attachment to this self fades away. Then the living experience is seen to happen only in the five aggregates devoid of clinging and a self. This is described  as the life experience of Buddhas, Paccheka Buddhas and Arahants for ending  the travel in Samsara .

The intention of this post is to inform the visitor about how the blog is being updated and contains an invitation to the reader to add any comment to a Post using the facility available at the end of each post.

Post # 32 - “Sathyakkriya”- The Power of Truth -Part1. This post contains a description of what Sathyakkriya is in Buddhist practice.

Post # 33 - ‘Sathyakkriya’ Part 2- How it is done? This post will have the descriptions on  how Sathyakkriya may be practiced.
  
Post # 34 – Developing ‘Right View’ by the LayHouseholder- Part 1. This post describes the position of right view viz-a-viz the noble eightfold path as the forerunner of the entire path, and the guide for all the other factors and how it enables us to understand our starting point, our destination, and the successive landmarks to pass as the path-practice advances and how it eradicate self-view or ego; attaining permanent stability in morality; unshakeable confidence in the Noble Triple Gem and the realization of Nibbana.
There is also an explanation about how to develop right view  in the way the noble ones (Buddhas, Paccheka Buddhas, Arahants) see worldly phenomena by  contemplation on six aspects of right view in relation to Nibbana. Accordingly the post contains a description on developing the aspect of kammassakata sammaditthi – the way of seeing Kamma and its retribution in relation to Nibbana.

Post # 35 – Developing ‘Right View’ by the Lay Householder- Part 2. In this Post there are descriptions on the next two aspects of Right View- related to Diyana Samma Ditthi - the way to develop a concentrated mind for realizing Nibbana and Vidarshana Samma Ditthi - seeing Nibbana through insight knowledge.

Post # 36 – Developing ‘Right View’ by the Lay Householder- Part 3.  In this Post there are descriptions relating to Chatu Sathya Samma Ditthi - deeper understanding about the four noble truths with Nibbana as the focus. There are reference to three aspects of each of the 4 factors of the Four Noble Truths. and by means of these 12 ways as articulated in the Dhamma Chaku Pevathum Sutta, developing Right View about the Four Noble Truths with Nibbana as the focus.

Post # 37 – Developing ‘Right View’ by the Lay Householder- Part 4.  This Post has descriptions on Marga Samma Ditthi-deeper understanding about the steps in the path to enlightenment/Nibbana, the way to Develop in the Path and the way to realize Path Knowledge.

Post # 38 – Developing ‘Right View’ by the LayHouseholder- Part 5. In this Post there are descriptions on Pala Samma Ditthi- deeper understanding about the fruition in the path to enlightenment/ Nibbana. This is the last part of Right View in the Noble Eightfold Path.

Post # 39 -Patticca Saumuppada– Dependent Origination or Co-Arising- Part 1. This Post has descriptions on Patticca Saumuppada – Dependent Origination as a core factor to explain the common phenomena of the universe, and its significance in context to the entire Dhamma taught by the Buddha and its relevance to Dhamma Practice by Lay Buddhists.

Post # 40 -Patticca Saumuppada– Dependent Origination orCo-Arising- Part 2.  In this Post there are descriptions on the different aspects of the process of dependent origination in the sequence - dependent on Ignorance (Avijja), arises activities/fabrications (Sankhara), resulting in the arising of rebirth-consciousness (Vinnana), and coming into being mind and body (Nama-rupa), etc...up to conditions for future birth (Jati). As a result of Birth the inevitable consequences of old age, illness and death (Jara-viyaji-marana) happens. Thus explaining that if on account of cause, effect comes to be, then if the cause ceases, the effect also must cease.

The factors towards attainment of Nibbana (sath tiss bodhi pakkhiya Dhamma). This Post has descriptions on the 37 factors that assist in realizing this world transcending wisdom; the ultimate wisdom known as awakening, which the Pali language refers to as sath tiss bodhipakkhiya-dhamma.
The factors towards attainment of Nibbana (sath tiss bodhi pakkhiya Dhamma) - In this Post, there are further details about the 37 factors to be developed for realizing the ultimate (world transcending) wisdom or Awakening with an attempt to show how they develop along with our regular Buddhist Practice.

Post # 43 -The Seven Factors for Awakening (satta bojjhanga)-Part 1. This Post contains the descriptions on the  Bojjanga Dhamma or the Seven Factors for Awakening (satta bojjhanga) which is one of the seven sets in the 37 factors described in Post # 42 and how they develops while engaging in mindfulness meditation.

Post # 44-The Seven Factors for Awakening (satta bojjhanga) - Part 2. This Post brings out more detailed descriptions of the seven factors to get a better understanding of this teaching.

Post # 45-The Seven Factors for Awakening (satta bojjhanga) - Part 3This Post has the continuation of the descriptions from Post # 44.

Post # 46 – The seven stages of purification' (satta-visuddhi) – Part 1. In this Post there are some elaborations on the Seven Stages of Purification satta vissudhi, and the way they mature step by step, through serenity and insight meditation and how these seven virtues support the 37 factors discussed in Post # 41 and how these seven purifications are to be cultivated successively, with each stage leading to and supporting the next, until liberation (that is, Nibbana) is attained.

Post # 47 – The seven stages of purification' (satta-visuddhi) – Part 2.  Provided in this Post are  some more detailed descriptions on the respective purifications given in Post # 46.

 Sitemap # 3 – A snapshot of  the contents of the Blog- Part 3 -thelaybuddhist.blogspot.com 


You will find  synopses of the contents in this blog site in these posts to give you an idea, what this Blog is all about. 
Sitemap # 1 has synopses of   Post # 1 to Post # 25.  Sitemap # 2 has synopses of   Post # 26 to Post # 47.
This post contains the synopses of the contents of this Blog from Post # 48 to  Post # 68 

Sitemap 4 that follows has  synopses of the contents of Post #69 to Post #81.                            .                           

To access a selected topic Click on the relevant title/Post number. 

Post # 48– Sathara Sathipattana- The Four Foundations of Mindfulness or the Four Frames of Reference for Mindfulness.  This Post contains some introductory explanations on Sathara Sattipattana - one of the seven sets forming the 37 factors referred to  in Post 41  extracted from Dhamma discources by eminent scholar monks and how this important teaching by the Buddha can be included in a regular Dhamma Practice. It also has references to the activities, feelings and thoughts that are unfolding in the present moment of the living experience, resulting in systematic reflection (yoniso manasikāra) on them through right mindfulness, which helps one to discriminate, to reason and investigate, and to recognize their true nature.

Post # 49– Sathara Sathipattana- The Four Foundations of Mindfulness- Analysis - Part 1. This Post has a deep analysis of the Sathara Sathipattana Sutta, with focus on its intent and the spiritual gains that can be had from this Sutta practice. It also has references to acquisition of some skills of - being aware (sihiya), being mindful (sathiya) and being with clear comprehension (sathi sammpajjanna) of the activities, feelings and thoughts that are unfolding in the present moment of the living experience.

Post # 50– Sathara Sathipattana- The Four Foundations of Mindfulness- Analysis - Part 2This Post has further elaborations on Sathara Sathipattana Analysis

Post # 51– Sathara Sathipattana- The Way to Practice –Part 1. This Post contains explanations by these learned scholars on how this meditation is practiced.


Post # 52– Sathara Sathipattana- The Way to Practice –Part 2. This contains descriptions on the continuation of the Sathipattana practice

Post # 53– Sathara Sathipattana- The Way to Practice –Part 3.  This contains more descriptions on the continuation of the Sathipattana practice

Post # 54- The Four Right Exertions (samma-padana). In this Post there are details on how the ‘Four Right Exertions’ (samma-padana) are developed,which constitutes another one of the seven sets forming the 37 factors referred to inPost # 41.


This Post contains descriptions on The Four Bases of Power (sathara iddhi-pada) - one of the seven sets consisting of the 37 factors referred to in Post # 41,  extracted from Buddhist texts. 

The Post # 56 - The Pancha Indriya Dhamma; The Five Spiritual Faculties – Part 1In this Post, there are some details on The Pancha Indriya Dhamma – The Five Spiritual Faculties -one of the seven sets of the 37 factors referred to in Post # 41.

The Post #57 - The Pancha Indriya Dhamma; the Five Spiritual Faculties – Part 2This Post contains a continuation of the descriptions on the five spiritual faculties.

The Post # 58 - The Pancha Indriya Dhamma; the Five Spiritual Faculties – Part 3This Post is a further continuation of the descriptions on the five spiritual faculties.

T Post # 59 - Five spiritual powers (pancha bala). This Post has the descriptions on the Five Spiritual Powers (pañcabalā) which are another set of the seven sets of the 37 factors  conducive to developing enlightenment, showing also that when the five spiritual faculties are developed, refined and well founded, they become spiritual powers.
 Post# 60 – Samsara, the Cycle Of Birth and Death in Theravada Buddhism – Part 1.This Post has a discussion on the unsatisfactory nature of the Samsaric (re-becoming) cycle and the need to escape by engaging in activities that lead to the complete cessation of suffering. That is the realization of Nibbana.

Post# 61 – Samsara, the Cycle of Birth and Death in Theravada Buddhism – Part 2. This post has the continuation of descriptions in Post # 60, where more details are given on the Samsaric Cycle and the realms of rebirth and their unsatisfactory nature.

Post# 62– Samsara, the Cycle of Birth and Death in Theravada Buddhism – Part 3This Post has the continuation from Post # 61, where reference is made to the escape from the Samsaric Cycle.   

Post # 63– Nibbana –Part 1This Post has a more elaborated description of the topic Nibbana which was previously given as short summaries in Posts #s 12 and 13. The readers following the Blog Posts up to this stage of development are now in a position to get the full benefit from such an elaborate description. 

Post # 64– Nibbana – Part 2.  This Post continues the references made to Nibbana by eminent scholars with further details to give the reader a greater understanding of the subject.

Post # 65 –Nibbana – Part 3.  This Post has a short account to describe how Nibbana can be realized by a lay follower.

These are long standing underlying fermentations and taints that fabricate feelings, emotions, sensations, responses which condition grasping perpetuating Samsara.  

Post # 67: Asavas – The Mental Defilements that perpetuate Samsara - Part 2

This Post has descriptions on how we engage in activities that lead to eradication of Asavas and the complete cessation of suffering with the realization of Nibbana. 

Post # 68:  Asavas – The Mental Defilements that perpetuate Samsara - Part 3

This Post has the continuation of descriptions from Post # 67 on how we engage in activities that lead to eradication of Asavas and the complete cessation of suffering with the realization of Nibbana. 


 Sitemap # 4 – A snapshot of  the contents of the Blog- Part 4 -

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You will find  synopses of the contents in this blog site in these posts to give you an idea, what this Blog is all about. 
Sitemap # 1 has synopses of   Post # 1 to Post # 25.  Sitemap # 2 has synopses of   Post # 26 to Post # 47. Sitemap # 3 had synopses of the contents of this Blog from Post # 48 to  Post # 68. 

This post contains the synopses of the contents of   Post # 69 to Post # 81.  

To access a selected topic Click on the relevant title/Post Title or  number. 

Post # 69– Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 1

This Post has a synopsis of the backdrop needed to engage in an insight meditation practice for translating the Intellectual Understanding of the True Nature of all Phenomena gained from learning the Dhamma, to an Inferential Knowledge.  For this purpose this Post and those that follow will have a collection of the relevant Dhamma points that have to be reflected upon, analyzed and consolidated as the applicable  intellectual knowledge base. These are expected to provide you with the tools to consolidate that knowledge eventually as an Experiential Wisdom through a deeper meditative practice to develop this world transcending wisdom. We who were at the shallow end of the Dhamma Ocean are now trying to explore the deep end .

Post # 70 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 2

This Post contains a synopsis  of the 
teaching on dependent co-arising as outlined in the Sutta Pittaca of the Pali Canon and the explanation on dependent co-arising teaching, based on what is given in the Abbidhamma commentaries/texts, for building up the backdrop needed to translate the applicable  intellectual knowledge base to an Inferential Knowledge. 

Post # 71 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 3

This post contains a discussion on how the development of the factors in the Noble Eightfold Path complementing each other gives us an ability to comprehend fully the true nature of our present moment experiences culminating in developing Samma Sathi, and how we may control bhava forming sankaras  to limit the future samsaric journey. It also has references to developing the skills to practice systematic reflection (yoniso manasikāra) through right mindfulness.

Post # 72 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 4

This post has references to understanding the true nature of the self or living being and the phenomena of the outside world. Also a brief discussion on the nature of  finite phenomena  and  infinite phenomena.  There is also a reference to Nibbana  as the  most important and relevant in infinite phenomena  with an outline  showing that attaining Nibbana by following the Path described by the Buddha, becomes our only option for salvation.  

Post # 73 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- Part 5

This post has references to understanding how dhamma describes the true nature of the  living being as a five aggregates of clinging with an outline on how the  five aggregates, are always in a state of flux or change (annitta), a state that is non self (annata) and a state that is unsatisfactory or Dukka, described as thrilakshana or the universal characteristics-  as their true nature, and that this is the most fundamental of Buddha’s teaching and has to be fully understood and realized.

Post # 74 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to NibbanaA guided meditation Practice – Part 1

This Post  discusses  a simple guided insight meditation practice that can translate the Suthamaya Panna (intellectual understanding) established in the Post #s 69 to 73,  to consolidate them as an inferential knowledge (Chinthamaya Panna). For this purpose some simple and self-contained steps  as a guided meditation exercise based on an insight meditation practice is described. 

Post # 75 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- A guided meditation Practice - Part 2

This Post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 6 and 7 where the contemplation leads to understanding right view under six aspects directed at Nibbana with reference to seeing Kamma and their retribution in relation to Nibbana, developing a concentrated mind for realizing Nibbanaseeing Nibbana through insight knowledge, deeper understanding about the four noble truths with Nibbana as the focus, deeper understanding about the steps in the path to Nibbana), deeper understanding about the fruition in the path to  Nibbana) and that ignorance can be overcome by realizing the Four Noble Truths through right view.

Post # 76 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- A guided meditation Practice - Part 3

This Post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 8 to 14 where the contemplation leads to understanding right mindfulness’which helps to develop insight knowledge by understanding the true nature of experience as it unfolds from moment to moment in the present  Having mindfulness of body, feelings, states of mind and dhammas how we develop the skills required to be aware, be mindful and have clear comprehension  of the present moment life experiences samma sati, and how we condition our rebirth in Samsara  and attaining Nibbana by following the Path as our only way for  salvation.

Post # 77 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana- A guided meditation Practice - Part 4

This post contains the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing Steps 15 to 21 where the contemplation leads to our understanding of the form aggregate of this name-form aggregation and  a re-linking consciousness that has left its previous abode at the end of that life, charged with its accumulations of all traits and tendencies, seeking an appropriate host  to nest to begin a new life. This re-linking consciousness manifests as the initial state of the name aggregate of the new ‘being’ that thus came into existence and how the new being  gets prompted to re-enact  the habits, and tendencies that were brought over from the previous lives, in this new life and  how there comes to be for the purpose the respective components of the mind and matter of form, feelings, perceptions, volitions and consciousness  as the new being. 


Post # 78 –Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-

A guided meditation Practice - Part 5

 

This post has the  continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice containing the steps 22 to 25 where the contemplation leads to understanding that the present moment experience of  the form aggregate arises through body parts of solids, liquids, gases and heat formed from the basic  elements of  nature which  are merely currents of action  and  subsidiary currents of  action  manifesting as colour ,  smell , taste ,sound  and touch as  projective elements. When these  are  experienced by  the   form  aggregate  we become aware of them  and  recognition dawns in the  sense faculties of eyes,  nose, tongue,  ears and  body respectively in the form aggregate.


Post # 79 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-

A guided meditation Practice - Part 6

This Post has the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice  containing the steps 26 to 31, where the  contemplation leads to understanding the  functions of sense faculty consciousness and the arising of  feelings , awareness and thoughts culminating  in the creation of the mind faculty consciousness leading to the creation of the re-linking consciousness and the arising of the  five aggregates  and also a ‘Sakkaya Ditti’, and the living being accordingly manifesting as the five aggregates of clinging (Pancha Upadana  Skanda

Post # 80 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-

A guided meditation Practice - Part 7

This Post has the continuation of the Step by Step meditation practice  containing steps 32 to 38 where the  contemplation leads to the realization of the thrilakshana of the five aggregates of clinging, and the hitherto held wrong views  - the Sakkaya Ditti -  gradually fading  and the  realization  that  the living experience then  happens only in the five aggregates, devoid of clinging  which is the  the life experience of Buddhas, Paccheka Buddhas and Arahants.

Post # 81 – Developing World Transcending Wisdom in the Path to Nibbana-

A guided meditation Practice - Part 8

This is the last Post containing the descriptions of the Step by Step meditation practice containing the steps 39 to 42. The contemplation is on how noble beings gain progressively, the four path visions and the four fruition visions of the path to Nibbana and the elimination of the ten fetters that tie a ‘being’ down to the samsaric journey avoiding future re-becoming in the four unhappy realms and how the Arahant achieves kilasa pari-nibbana or so-padisesa nibbana datu, attaining Nibbana in this life itself as a living being and thereafter skanda pari-nibbana or anu-padisesa nibbana datu, the ultimate ending of the re-becoming process.