Us Zen people do not care too much about Buddhist scriptures. We might be missing on some things. The Pali Canon has many gems...
As I was researching Mindfulness of Feelings, I discovered 2 weeks ago the Culavedalla Sutra and found it very interesting in 2 aspects :
- In this sutra, the teachings are given by a Nun named Dhammadinna while the Buddha is sitting beside her listening. After the talk, the Buddha said that he could not have taught any better and praised her. This is a good reminder of the importance of the contributions of Nuns to the Dharma.
- I finally found some clarification about the "neither pleasant nor non-pleasant" feeling, the one that leads to delusion if you let it take you away on arising. I had had quite some problems understanding what the damn thing could be. And there it was quite clearly :
"Pleasant feeling is pleasant in remaining, & painful in
changing, friend Visakha. Painful feeling is painful in remaining &
pleasant in changing. Neither-pleasant-nor-painful feeling is pleasant
in occurring together with knowledge, and painful in occurring without
knowledge."
Beside that, this Culavedalla sutra is very insightful about the 5 aggregates and the Noble Eightfold path. You might enjoy it...
May all beings be happy...
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