Comments on: Download Some Daily Dhamma http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/ "All the things to which I give myself grow rich and spend me." Rainer Maria Rilke Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:49:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: adreampuppet http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-29493 adreampuppet Thu, 14 May 2009 20:31:48 +0000 http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-29493 Good one, yuttadhamo... ;) Good one, yuttadhamo… ;)

]]> By: yuttadhammo http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-29492 yuttadhammo Thu, 14 May 2009 19:43:45 +0000 http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-29492 I'm sorry, I cannot condone this post, as it is post-canonical [giggle] I’m sorry, I cannot condone this post, as it is post-canonical [giggle]

]]> By: seekingfor http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-268 seekingfor Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:19:14 +0000 http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-268 Mike, Thanks for the link to the book. I plan to you use it as a part of my daily practice. Mike,

Thanks for the link to the book.

I plan to you use it as a part of my daily practice.

]]> By: adreampuppet http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-250 adreampuppet Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:46:59 +0000 http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-250 Wow -- John, thanks so much for this information. I will definitely look into Ven. Nanavira. I'm not sure about the Vinayapitaka being canonical (my teacher says it's not), but it's so encouraging whenever I see a Theravada monk challenging the orthodoxy like this. Great find. I'm adding your site to my blogroll. Wow — John, thanks so much for this information. I will definitely look into Ven. Nanavira. I’m not sure about the Vinayapitaka being canonical (my teacher says it’s not), but it’s so encouraging whenever I see a Theravada monk challenging the orthodoxy like this. Great find.

I’m adding your site to my blogroll.

]]> By: johnjroberts http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-245 johnjroberts Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:02:11 +0000 http://adreampuppet.wordpress.com/2007/01/08/download-some-daily-dhamma/#comment-245 Regarding 'post-canonical writings', this view was shared by Ven. Nanavira: "These books contain the Buddha's Teaching; they can be trusted absolutely from beginning to end: (Vinayapitaka:) Suttavibhanga, Mahávagga, Cúlavagga; (Suttapitaka:) Díghanikáya, Majjhimanikáya, Samyuttanikáya, Anguttaranikáya, Suttanipáta, Dhammapada, Udána, Itivuttaka, Theratherígáthá. No other books whatsoever can be trusted. Leaving aside Vinaya seek the meaning of these books in your own experience. Do not seek their meaning in any other books: if you do you will be misled." Ven. Nanavira (born Harold Munson in 1920 in England) received Novice Ordination in 1949 at the Island Hermitage, Dodanduwa (from Ven. Ñánatiloka), and in 1950 the Higher Ordination at the Vajiráráma monastery, Colombo. His writings have often not been given due respect because he took his own life after years of suffering from a dibilitating desease. More about Ven. Nanavira can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9366/nanavira.htm Regards, john Regarding ‘post-canonical writings’, this view was shared by Ven. Nanavira:

“These books contain the Buddha’s Teaching; they can be trusted absolutely from beginning to end:
(Vinayapitaka:) Suttavibhanga, Mahávagga, Cúlavagga; (Suttapitaka:) Díghanikáya, Majjhimanikáya, Samyuttanikáya, Anguttaranikáya, Suttanipáta, Dhammapada, Udána, Itivuttaka, Theratherígáthá.
No other books whatsoever can be trusted. Leaving aside Vinaya seek the meaning of these books in your own experience. Do not seek their meaning in any other books: if you do you will be misled.”

Ven. Nanavira (born Harold Munson in 1920 in England) received Novice Ordination in 1949 at the Island Hermitage, Dodanduwa (from Ven. Ñánatiloka), and in 1950 the Higher Ordination at the Vajiráráma monastery, Colombo. His writings have often not been given due respect because he took his own life after years of suffering from a dibilitating desease.

More about Ven. Nanavira can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9366/nanavira.htm

Regards,
john

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