[David KaufmannMember]

Blake. I gave links to Buddhist sources that have endless original sources. If you want this site to become a bulletin board for reposting that material, which is already freely available, fine. As I indicated I’m not arguing or trying to change anything. When the reposter then goes on to admit they don’t understand the teaching in what they posted, it seems somewhat ironic, and defending it all perhaps even more ironic.

When someone says “Is not sharing and enjoying such a beautiful poem simply enough?” I can only wonder how they know its beautiful if they don’t understand it.

This has nothing to do with whether the I think buddha’s teaching is “valuable” (as you question)- But its not JUST a poem, it is understood generally to be a profound teaching, and its value lies not in telling others you like it, but in understanding, thenbeing changed by it, or being able to demonstrate it, etc.

[David KaufmannMember]

whatever
copy & paste away to your heart’s content.

[David KaufmannMember]

In the suttra Bahiya gets enlightened after hearing this short teaching & dies moments later.
Do you think the world of this and the world of that are two different worlds?
Do you think being told that the self can’t be located is really much help for folks?
Do you think being told “there is no thing here” is any more enlightening than quantum physics?
Do you think being told “there is no thing here” is really enlightening or helpful for folks?

There is already more Buddhist wisdom, from ancient texts, and more modern teachers, on the internet available for free than one could read, or listen to, in a lifetime.
for example:

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/

http://dharmaseed.org/talks/

http://www.fodian.net/world/index.html

https://suttacentral.net/

https://buddhistbooksblog.wordpress.com/

http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks.htm

so unless you have a personal or original take on it, I’m not sure what purpose reposting snipets serves.

[David KaufmannMember]

So you too know how to cut & paste.

[David KaufmannMember]

If I was anymore relaxed my lower jaw would drop and my mouth would open
in fact I become aware of the normal unconscious tension that keeps our mouths shut.
Not sure what to do about that tension. Sitting with mouth open doesn’t seem ideal.

As regards thoughts sometimes they are as you say quite busy,
other times, mind is more relaxed
I hear the sounds:
refigerator going on and off
birds or a frog or passing cars
and frequently the sound of silence
So mind is fairly quite
so it doesn’t seem it’s busy mind or tension that is interfearing with perception of breath sensation
there just doesn’t seem to be much.
Oh well
I’ll see what happens
as practice continues.

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