Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Mindfulness - Development



Mindfulness is a Gigantic topic that is hard for those that wait for the fruit to drop from the Tree! hehe!

Hi all,
from Majjhima Nikaya - The Middle-length Discourses
MN 10: Satipatthana Sutta — The Foundations of Mindfulness/The Discourse on the Arousing of Mindfulness/Frames of Reference {M i 55} [Nyanasatta | Soma |Thanissaro].
The Buddha's comprehensive practical instructions on the development of mindfulness as the basis for insight.
[The text of this sutta is identical to that of the Maha-satipatthana Sutta (DN 22), but without its detailed exposition of the Four Noble Truths (sections 5a,b,c and d in part D of that version).]
this is interesting!
I click on the title n it direct me this site where the sutta's details are found!
you and ganz go select some for discussion!
This one is a good one though.
it deals with specific aspects that most don't or can't comprehend! 
Yes! Need to do lots of "Homework" then can understand what GM shares.
The word "satipatthana" is the name for an approach to meditation aimed at establishing sati, or mindfulness. The term sati is related to the verb sarati, to remember or to keep in mind. It is sometimes translated as non-reactive awareness, free from agendas, simply present with whatever arises, but…
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Majjhima Nikaya 中阿含经



These are links to 中阿含经 and Majjhima Nikaya.
Get a copy and read up.
To "Grow" in Wisdom, One needs to do relevant research and understand Basic Concepts of Buddhist Philosophy. 

Take it like reading stories of various exploits of Sakyamuni Buddha & His Disciples!

Have Fun!

Remember that Cultivation Depends Solely on Self's Diligent Efforts!
No one can do it for you! :)

Cheers all

Om Guru Lian Sheng Siddhi Hom
Lama Lotuschef

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This is a good guide to the topic you want to read up or questions you seek answers to! :)

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/index.html
Majjhima Nikaya
The Middle-length Discourses
The Majjhima Nikaya, or "Middle-length Discourses" of the Buddha, is the second of the five nikayas (collections) of the Sutta Pitaka.
This nikaya consists of 152 discourses by the Buddha and his chief disciples, which together constitute a comprehensive body of teaching concerning all aspects of the Buddha's teachings.
An excellent modern translation of the complete Majjhima Nikaya is The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: A New Translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, translated by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995).[1] The Introduction to that book contains an extraordinary synopsis of the Buddha's teachings in general, and of their expression in the Majjhima in particular. A fine anthology of selected suttas is Handful of Leaves (Vol. 1), by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (distributed by Metta Forest Monastery).
The translator appears in the square brackets []. The braces {} contain the volume and starting page number in the Pali Text Society's romanized Pali edition.
The sutta summaries appearing below that are marked "[BB]" were adapted from Bhikkhu Bodhi's summaries (in The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) and are used with permission. Those marked "[TB]" were provided by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. The rest were written by the ATI editor.

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Owners of this book will find this printable table of contents [PDF icon] very helpful. It is designed to be cut in half and stuck inside the cover. It was prepared by Bhikkhu Kumara & Tahn Varado.