Pannobhasa Buddhism Q&A

Questions include: are women an impediment to progress; stream enterers; losing unification of mind; petting the puppy (but not totally spanking it); Big Time Wrestling; my favorite villain; ultimate awareness and impermanence; problems with conscious computers; my attitude towards a military draft; psychedelic mysticism; my favorite American…; the nature of delusion in Theravada; the karma of having a shitty government; counteracting negative karma; the mental health of creative people; the Buddha’s inner circle; Stevens; Styxhexenhammer666; secretly beaming metta; the (historical) Bodhisatta following monastic discipline; should one follow ancient Indian spiritual instructions; the best spiritual path in modern times; leftwing Buddhist activism; David Bentley Hart; the most important pāramī; distinguishing Spaniards from Hispanics; how to follow Dharma in spiritual Siberia; compromising with other spiritual traditions; maintaining continuous mindfulness; and why Mahayana emphasizes the bodhisattva ideal.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: why not auto-terminate?; how to break free of your dimensional limitations; the ethics of exterminating vermin; how I decided I had reached my peak in meditation; what changed my perceptions to cause me to become a monk; the possibility of willfully changing one’s way of perceiving the world; would I help a family member or friend who had been reborn as an unfortunate animal; Indian Brahmi script found in ruins of Roman Egypt; the ethics of sending politicians to the guillotine; minarchism; back pain from sleeping on a hard surface (and what I did about it); reverting to soft mattresses; asking monks about their food preferences; supporting the war effort; supporting “boots on the ground”; “baseline awareness”; translation styles of the Sutta Nipāta (and Pali texts in general); when the new book will be published; small sensations that remind me of Burma; is the Christian God a small-g god?; unenlightened people “knowing” karma isn’t real; the Buddha’s reported omniscience; a Catholic priest I once knew who was also ordained as a Buddhist monk; and if or why I couldn’t be a Hindu.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: the idea of parallel universes; the demographic future of the USA; accepting toxic parents; the parents of the Buddha; what the Buddha would say about dealing with toxic parents; starting a meditation center in America; Buddhist militarism; passion vs. logic in the philosophy of David Hume; loving pleasant feelings rather than other beings; being honest about loving pleasant feelings rather than other beings; removing latent tendencies; enlightened emotions; Nyanatiloka’s Buddhist Dictionary; translations of Pali texts; the deal with the Jesuits; George Gurdjieff; gaps in dependent co-arising; Theravada as Lawful Neutral; why I don’t meditate much anymore; degrees of cessation; shaded walking meditation paths in Burma; circular walking meditation paths; postage for the new Atthakavagga edition; my favorite parts of the Atthakavagga; the ethics of getting a vasectomy; the “first process” in dependent co-arising; and trouble with the doctrine of No Self.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Oh, I just noticed that I overlooked Yoshibui's question. "I'm sorry." It will be first on the next one, insh'allah.Questions include: do I ever say “I’m sorry”; Theravadin Tantra; encountering a deva; terrestrial small-g gods in Buddhism; gods helping with spiritual practice; transfer of karma through homicide; my current meditation methods (if any); explaining Dharma to beginners; the size of the new edition of the Atthakavagga; plugging in my computer; the demise of enlightened Jains; the evolution of politics and compassion; premodern beliefs and customs regarding the innocence of children; the “inner child”; connection with this “inner child”; enlightened non-Buddhists in the Buddha’s time; lifelong friends made in Burma; Dr. K and psychotic meditators; Orthodox Christianity; the structural problem(s) of Islam; is there a goal; the value of logic and philosophy; and the effects of superficial morals on the subconscious mind.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: why enlightened beings bother to teach Dhamma; advice for living in a Sri Lankan forest; was I ever “self-deletional”; eating cats and dogs in Burma; the difference between being vegetative and being enlightened; are the Four Noble Truths necessarily and eternally part of Samsara; are there possibly realms of existence in which the Four Noble Truths don’t apply; secular professionals teaching mindfulness; why teenage girls cry; the Buddha’s teaching against interpreting omens, fortune-telling, etc.; Ram BomJon; famous western philosophers I most resemble (after taking a test); free will vs. determinism; the first arising of karma; the first arising of Mara the Evil One; advice regarding Asian squat toilets; are animals and small children living in a mystical state; are people with no inner monologue living in a mystical state; do entertainers go to hell; monastic practice reducing the chances of getting dementia in old age; Nietzsche vs. Buddhism; how dukkha is experienced by the wise; liking Asian girls; uncertainty regarding what the Buddha really taught; the destruction of the Buddha’s home town; categories of karma; transcending human nature; and how a monk guards the sense doors.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: what karma will result from making the “Roman/Olympic/Nazi/Romulan salute”; a functional apparatus for controlled thermal generation; the cause of most suffering; suffering aside from resistance and friction; ego vs. self-esteem; origin of mind; cause vs. effect; monks thanking laypeople; monks answering questions during alms round; what leads to long term benefit; sick monks asking for special food; women and honor; evolution and sexual dimorphism regarding a sense of honor; biology and culture regarding honor; modern psychology and psychiatry; cosmic order in Buddhism; the benefits of journaling; more on the Man up a Tree koan; a brief explanation of Jainism; signs of progress in Dhamma practice; the Buddha looking after his son; and what the Buddha probably looked like. URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: how to dislike people less; karmic effects of self-deletion; monism, knowledge, and truth; the universe obeying equations; logical contradictions and truth; the 500 year lifespan of Buddhism; delusions of grandeur in solitary monks; getting a new job; utterly despising the human race; Narendra Modi praising Buddhism; one thing arising from another; the purpose(s) of philosophy; the respective goals of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism; Sadhguru; why the Bhikkhuni Order died out; my favorite periods and wars in history; timelessness vs. eternity; the effects of storms on my bodily system; if I had to worship a Hindu god; avoiding philosophy; benefits of philosophy in everyday life; traditionalism; the strictness of nuns’ rules; Aladdin the movie; the ethics of monks listening to music; and case 5 from the Gateless Gate.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: karma and objective morality; how enlightened am I; wearing a mask in public when one is unwell; the fad of mask-wearing; NOT wearing a mask in public when one is unwell; my best argument for the truth of Buddhism; the “house maker” seen by the Buddha; impermanence and arithmetic; why very low IQ people are less unhappy; the Buddha and the philosopher’s stone; thoughts on Heidegger; Heidegger’s thoughts on Greek philosophy; philosophers, sages, and saints; my daily habits; starting a Dharma school; the “dhammic non-verbal off-ramp”; is the body immersed in the Absolute; the origins of Mahayana Buddhism; Buddhism and the existence of physical matter; and a metaphorical comparison of fire and unenlightenment.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Next I was going to get Grok (X's AI) to stretch the Buddha's earlobes and make his robe more ancient-looking (instead of looking like a modern Thai robe), but I had to wait or pay money, so this is it.Questions include: the most important philosophers to study; the ethics of spanking one’s children; violent monks; a Kantian approach to Dhamma; why believe that enlightenment is possible; owning weapons in the USA; Buddhist monks walking to Washington DC; progress in meditation; what realization caused me to stop meditating; western monks who disrobed and continued living in Burma; the social status of disrobed monks; westerners who marry Burmese women; body conditioning as a monk; Milarepa; the modern nation that most closely resembles the Buddha’s India; what spirit is; what is the container for karma; the emotional inertia of enlightened beings; AI and the technological singularity; Nietzsche; do monks really not masturbate; what passes on to the next life; my favorite word; old man noises; circumcision; Lindsay Graham; neither existing or not existing; the destruction of the Buddha’s homeland; psychic powers from meditative practice; the Buddhist march for peace again; my opinion of Trump after Venezuela and Greenland controversies; corruptions in the Buddhist texts; monks not living by “dhammas”; good translations for “dukkha”; being investigated by the Burmese secret police; how long to meditate in long sessions; and tips on beginning mindfulness meditators. URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: historic events that I missed in Burma; culture shock on my return to the USA; O. J. Simpson; animal knowledge and pseudo-intellectuals; evil done with perfect mindfulness; meditation and disassociation; to be or not to be; ven. Ajahn Sona; ven. Nāgārjuna; interesting bodhisattvas; supernatural elements in the suttas; “Industrial Society and Its Future”; working out (physical training) as a monk; treating wounds alone in a forest; consciousness and Nibbāna; Trump snatching Maduro; different early Buddhist Vinayas; Theravadins who don’t believe Abhidhamma; natural disasters in Burma/Myanmar; neo-Nazi skinheads in the 1980s; encountering or reencountering Dharma the first time; reality of reality; reality or fake reality as a paradox; Bodhisattva vows; a story about the foulness of the body; enlightened and/or famous bhikkhunis; Ethiopians and Ethiopia; monks using betel, tobacco, and kratom; culture shock in Burma; updates on an old hermit friend; direct experience of emptiness; and the mind in ultimate truth.URL Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgMinds page: https://www.minds.com/Pannobhasa_Bhikkhu/Bitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestTwitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860