Dharma Reflections

What the Buddha did not Teach

Teachers/Scholars/Translators will often attribute numerous views to the Buddha far removed from his teachings.

For example, here are 21 example of what the Buddha did not teach: …

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Silence. Eight kinds of silence. 12 kinds of Noble Silence

There is silence and there is Noble Silence.

We pay respect to a Noble Silence, not of words, not of constructions of the mind and profoundly knowable.

We might imagine silence consists of a single element, which remains much the same. Like everything else, silence reveals itself according to the inner-circumstances. We can experience silence in a variety of ways. …

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The Buddha spoke on Emptiness. What on Earth was he talking about?

The Buddha’s teachings on Emptiness challenge the best of minds.

A very committed meditator exploring the depths of calm (samatha) and insight (vipassana) finds it a challenge to understand fully the nature of Emptiness, which make everything possible including liberation. …

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Pilgrimage and retreat in India 26 January – 13 February 2017

 Pilgrimage and retreat in India  26 January – 13 February 2017

With Ellen van lersel 18-day journey in India, incl 7-day vipassana retreat guided by Christopher Titmuss and Zohar Lavie.

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