Dharma Treasure Community | Jamie | Activity http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/members/jamie/activity/ Activity feed for Jamie. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:32:53 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=4.2.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 2eac76303917fe83b8f71b7e58c92289 Jamie replied to the topic Understanding the suttas/Majjhima Nikaya in the forum Dharma Book Discussion http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/understanding-the-suttas-majjhima-nikaya/#post-3269 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:01:12 +0000 So the issue is you feel like you’re missing the deeper meaning? I think that they are quite straightforward for the most part. I think the key is to understand that the Pali Canon is a huge body of orally transmitted material, so it’s very conventional and easy to memorise. I often think that the meaning of many suttas could be condensed into a…[Read more]

]]> 34580e44098a94ecb5367c07b993c2fe Jamie replied to the topic Index of a/v recordings in the forum Help Wanted or Offered http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/index-of-a-v-recordings/#post-3207 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:52:00 +0000 I think this seems like a good idea in principle. Do you have an estimate of how many hours of audio we’re talking about here?

I might be interested in helping to annotate the clips, particularly since I haven’t listened to a lot of it myself yet.

I also have some very limited web development experience and a desire to learn more, if I could be…[Read more]

]]> 74f82f17b0ca04c592a77ec954c637a8 Jamie replied to the topic 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula in the forum Dharma Book Discussion http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/what-the-buddha-taught-by-walpola-rahula/#post-2947 Fri, 11 May 2018 16:34:27 +0000 Another little excerpt:

The Buddha once visited a small town called Kesaputta in the kingdom of Kosala. The inhabitants of this town were known by the common name Kālāma. When they heard that the Buddha was in their town, the Kālāmas paid him a visit, and told him:
‘Sir, there are some recluses and brāhmaṇas who visit Kesaputta. They explain…

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]]> 7b03a9333e436b7547d7fd2e9657af8c Jamie started the topic 'What the Buddha Taught' by Walpola Rahula in the forum Dharma Book Discussion http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/what-the-buddha-taught-by-walpola-rahula Fri, 11 May 2018 16:30:37 +0000

Hi everyone,

This is really just a book recommendation, this book introduced me to Buddhism when I was about 13 years old and my mum bought it for me after I expressed an interest in Buddhism (thanks mum)!

It takes a very simple Theravadin approach to Buddhism (Rahula was a monk from Sri Lanka), mainly focusing on the exposition of the core of…[Read more]

]]> 53cddadb5e90784926aad0d64ed2537c Jamie replied to the topic Benefits You've Noticed So Far in the forum Meditation http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/benefits-youve-noticed-so-far/#post-2938 Thu, 10 May 2018 11:38:25 +0000 Something that I noticed even before I discovered TMI, when I had only meditated sporadically, was that I could overcome hiccups by being mindful of the sensations in my chest and diaphragm.

Works much better for me than drinking a glass of water upside down etc.! Feels a little bit like a super power 🙂

Slightly out of left field but there you…[Read more]

]]> f2a646c1ebdddd97072a284662a1cb50 Jamie replied to the topic Faith in Mind by 3rd Patriarch of Zen in the forum Inspirational Poems, Writings, Artwork etc. http://dharmatreasurecommunity.org/forums/topic/faith-in-mind-by-3rd-patriarch-of-zen/#post-2929 Mon, 07 May 2018 21:56:49 +0000 “Even the slightest distinctions made
set heaven and earth far apart.”

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

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