Mark Cooper

Vedanā (pleasant, neutral, or unpleasant experiences) are empty because they arise dependent on the specific condition of sense contact. Once the contact ends, the feeling disappears. After the ice cream, the pleasant feeling is gone: not worth chasing, not worth clinging to.

Another gem from Bhikkhu Anālayo. Deepening Insight. Very brief chapters drawing out teachings relevant to vedanā (hedonic tone)—a pivotal object for mindfulness.

Can anyone help me understand MN 43, Mahāvedalla Sutta? In what way are these four deliverances of mind the same? I think it's saying they are four different methods of reaching an unshakeable deliverance of mind, but that they are the same to the extent that they reach it.

How are you thinking about autism? Have you heard of the double empathy problem? youtube.com/watch?v=A1AUdaH-…

I haven't read it but maybe this would also be of interest.

This is really great. Bhikkhu Anālayo compares the Pāli canon and Chinese āgamas to shed light on the early Buddhist practice of the Brahmavihārās and the gradual entry into emptiness. He arrives at some invaluable practical guidance.

Oh yes. Should be interesting.

The new issue of Tricycle has a beautiful cover.

Boom! There it is. Very reminiscent from of Sayadaw U Tejaniya’s approach. Watching how and why the mind moves from one thing to another reveals the links of dependent arising. For example: sense contact leads to feeling tone, which leads to grasping/aversion etc.

Spring is in the air (it's raining here). youtube.com/watch?v=4Opexvp9…