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Is there a way that's according to the Suttas whereby a lay person can actually practice successfully towards the stream-entry or higher?
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The books mentioned in the video discuss the historical differences between the Suttas and the later Commentaries and Abhidhammas, the original jhana practice taught by the Buddha, and later yogic-style concentration practices:
"Early Buddhist Meditation: The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight" by Keren Arbel
"Reexamining Jhana: Towards a Critical Reconstruction of Early Buddhist Soteriology" by Grzegorz Polak (https://www.academia.edu/34093551/Reexamining_Jhana_Towards_a_Critical_Reconstruction_of_Early_Buddhist_Soteriology)
"Nikaya Buddhism and Early Chan: A Different Meditative Paradigm" by Grzegorz Polak
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@14:48 - A mistake, it wasn't Mahasi's teacher, but the teacher of Ledi Sayadaw called Hpo Hlaing.
For further reading of some works that unintentionally reveal implicit esoteric, yogic, and Abhidhammic views that underlie modern Theravada, see:
"Kate Crosby - Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia"
"Kamala Tiyavanich - Forest Recollections: Wandering Monks in Twentieth Century Thailand"
"P.L. Dhar - Thai Forest Tradition and Advaita-Vedanta"
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When Repression is Good
Mind needs pressure to expand.
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Dispassion or Depression
Does practice of dispassion lead to depression? Or is it a completely different thing...
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Buddhism vs. The World
Is it possible to be deeply concerned and invested in the worldly affairs and practice rightly towards liberation from suffering at the same time?
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Purpose of Anapanasati
Further investigation into the intentional nature of breathing and why it is particularly useful for undermining your sense of control.
How to recognize the tantric nature of "energies", "techniques" and "special experiences" and how to abandon it.
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