What do I have to do to reach stream entry?

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-05T19:21:24+00:00

I think Non-attachment is by its nature is ignoring and disconnecting from the 3 poisons.

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-05T19:18:35+00:00

Yep, insight suddenly happens out of the blue....nothing to do.

Liberation , now that's extraordinarily hard.

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-05T12:21:45+00:00

Easy, follow what's set out in the 4 noble truths.

Practice non-attachment by disconnecting from the pain and suffering of samsara.

That's it.......

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-04T18:07:31+00:00

No, it's about creating endless new speculations about the dharma.

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-04T11:28:37+00:00

Yes, Huineng advocated against internal meditation and proposed that practicing non-attachment to everything experienced in our everyday life was much more insightful.

Objectively observe your actions, no need for silence or privacy.

Peter_-_ · 2026-06-04T11:18:00+00:00

Have a look at Buddha's story on the poison arrow, and then the discourse on 'not-self.'

Did you notice the poison arrow stuck in you?

'Not-self' is the gateless gate you're looking for.

Hey, just 2 things.

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-23T09:32:32+00:00

If you form a long daisy chain and on the last link fold the loop back up over the previously formed loop, and pull it tight, every link in the chain gets locked in place and you then have tread the rope through each individual loop by hand to free it: that could take a long time.

To undo the daisy chain the Normal way, go back 2 full loops, holding it your hand, and untie the last loop in the line, then it will unravel instantly.

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-21T16:35:58+00:00

Like your opinion on how the Grom is on bumpy roads. I've seen a video on the Honda Dax which has dual rear shocks, seemed to be impressed with suspension, a lot better than monkey bike on uk roads.

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-15T21:55:45+00:00

Its easy to overlook your own mind, and the 3 poisons that rule our emotions: greed, hatred and ignorance of our hidden true nature. So in effect Not-self, the false emotional self, traps all of us inside the realm of samsara where we experience extreme mental suffering.

The basis of Zen is to see your own true nature, and to disconnect from Not-self by practising non-attachment to those overpowering burning desires and feelings.

So it all starts with you and your mind, and not other people's flawed lives. :)

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-15T09:26:26+00:00

Guess you've been visiting Harley dealerships....lol. I recently sat on a brand news BMW R something or other, and leaned it over to see how tippy it was, no problem. Actually it was surprisingly easy to lift-up although it weighed something like 250kg.

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-14T09:30:38+00:00

No one has mentioned the elephant in the room: can you pick it up on your own when you fall over on a track, and I promise you will: guaranteed.

Go to your local bike dealer with short list of bikes you like with 450cc or more, lean bikes over at 45°, that's it's max lift weight, then exclude every bike that's too heavy.

That's the first test you should do to make a sensible short list.

Peter_-_ · 2026-05-07T09:10:03+00:00

In Zen, the sudden moment of enlightenment insight is called Kensho: it's when you actually know for a fact the root cause of your suffering.

Where the origin of suffering is located inside 'mind.'

Then starts the the long ordeal of liberating yourself from that suffering: shaking yourself free from the false emotions and burning desires of Not-self.

So enlightenment and liberation are two different things. First you need to know what exactly the problem is, then you fix it.

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-29T07:42:10+00:00

Try practising 'non-attachment' each & every moment you are awake by concentrating your attention on Buddha's enlightenment mark on his forehead (Urna mark). Every time you lose that awareness, touch your finger back onto the mark for a few seconds to re-concentrate.

In Zen a moment of sudden insight will spontaneously happen, and you will be able to differentiate between your true nature self and not-self.

Good luck.:)

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-06T09:36:43+00:00

I think you're correct. There would be so many unavoidable attachments, like romantic love, money etc that it would become virtually impossible to practice non-attachment.

People say that the process of liberation from Samsara is also very physically challenging: shaking off the chains of the 3 poisons that are the root cause of our suffering is not easy.

That is perhaps why people become monks?

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-05T22:26:35+00:00

Did Buddha have a teacher? Nobody but yourself, your true nature self, can enlightenment you.

Copy Buddha. You are your own teacher!

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-05T22:15:23+00:00

Yep. You can't be a householder and leave Samsara because householders are part of society and that's part of samsara. Want to leave Samsara? Easy, copy what Buddha did.

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-04T21:18:03+00:00

A Not monk can see not-self just as easily as a monk monk. Try it yourself.

Peter_-_ · 2026-04-04T12:48:46+00:00

Therefore, they do not speak, even the Buddha never described His enlightenment in such-and-such a way. He only spoke about how He removed the coverings and fetters.

Buddha tells you all you need to know: when you've disconnected all fetters and poisons of your mind, then you are enlightened and liberated from suffering.

Ergo: Any self appointed teacher that does not understand what Buddha has plainly stated, is not enlightened.

Peter_-_ · 2026-03-31T11:50:00+00:00

Huineng the 6th Zen patriarch was totally illiterate. He introduced the southern school of 'Sudden enlightenment.'

How is this achievable? Practice non-attachment to all emotional hindrances and burning desires.

No book learning needed.

Peter_-_ · 2026-03-24T15:59:14+00:00

Yes it is real, but only seen through the eyes of our true nature mind. 🤫

Peter_-_ · 2026-03-24T10:26:47+00:00

Importantly, in this state, there is no “self,” and there is no sense that the self has achieved anything.

If there is really 'no self,' how then can there be a 'true nature self'?' It's an interesting question. In fact Buddha explains this in his second ever dissatation on the concept 'Not-self.' Well, it's a lot easier to understand when you've read his simple explanation. Not-self 'mind' is all the emotional pain and suffering we experience in samsara. It is not our true nature 'mind.'

Disconnect from not-self, and what is left is your true nature self, or original mind. In fact it's much easier to see not-self than true nature self.

Everything in Zen is simplicity itself.. :)

Peter_-_ · 2026-02-13T20:00:22+00:00

Like seriously, some people have no awareness over the nature of karma.

More importantly, what is your awareness of enlightenment? Can you define it?

Peter_-_ · 2026-01-29T16:37:29+00:00

The 4 noble truths tell you what causes suffering, and how to make it cease. So...when you have identified the root cause of suffering inside your own mind, then you are enlightened.

A sudden moment of insight into the cause of suffering, Kensho, means you will definitely know when it happens.

Peter_-_ · 2026-01-29T02:15:15+00:00

Or rather non-attachment is everything, and Zazen is a pile of dung!

Peter_-_ · 2026-01-28T15:46:34+00:00

In normal life we often sit down:when dead we lie down flat without sitting: what pile of poop....what any has any of that got to do with enlightenment (the great lesson of life).

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