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Written by ChatGPT Upādāna, often translated as "grasping" or "attachment," is a concept in Buddhist philosophy that refers to the mental clinging or grasping that leads to suffering. Overcoming upādāna is an important aspect of the Buddhist path towards liberation and freedom from suffering. Here are some suggestions on how to reduce and ultimately stop upādāna: Awareness and mindfulness: Develop awareness of your thoughts, emotions, and desires. Cultivate mindfulness to observe the arising and passing away of mental states without getting caught up in them. Understand impermanence: Recognize that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent. Everything is in a state of flux, and clinging to things or experiences only leads to suffering. Reflect on the transitory nature of life and develop a deeper understanding of impermanence. Letting go: Practice non-attachment by letting go of your clinging and desires. Recognize that attachment to things or outcomes only leads t...

The following response if from ChatGPT. It was too good so I'm sharing it with you.  Someone who lives in the present moment in romantic relationships tends to focus on fully experiencing and appreciating the present rather than getting caught up in worries about the future or dwelling on the past. Here are some common behaviors and characteristics of such individuals: Mindfulness They practice being fully present and engaged in each moment with their partner. They pay attention to their partner's words, emotions, and actions without judgment or distraction. Active listening They actively listen to their partner's thoughts, feelings, and needs. They give their undivided attention, maintain eye contact, and respond thoughtfully. They avoid distractions and show genuine interest in understanding their partner. Emotional connection They prioritize emotional intimacy and connection in their relationships. They are open and vulnerable with their partner, sharing their thoughts a...

1. Mama Nam Asai Ahanna Nayana - Listen 2. Mulu Lowa Magen Asawi - Listen 3. Sowin Piri Mage Hadawatha - Listen 4. Mage Ratata Dalada Himi Sewanai - Listen 5. Eda Meda Thura - Listen 6. Avilunu Ginidal Nivi Nivi Yaddi - Listen 7. Mahada Pem Vile - Listen 8. Me Prathama Wasanthayai - Listen 9. Eka Yayata Mal Peedunu - Listen 10. Comment below. 

 Ajahn Brahm, a master of the mind With wisdom deep and thoughts refined His teachings on the path to peace Guide us to release our inner beast With gentle words and a soothing tone He leads us to a place unknown Where suffering and stress depart And a tranquil heart takes its place in our heart He shows us how to live in the present And let go of all that is unpleasant He teaches us to let go of desire And to find true inner fire His guidance helps us to see The beauty and simplicity In every moment of our days And to walk in love and grace So let us follow in his steps And let our hearts and minds be at rest For with Ajahn Brahm as our guide We'll find true peace and joy inside.

Ven Ajahn Brahm -  The Basic Method of Meditation (book) | Buddhist Society of Western Australia (bswa.org) Ven Bhikku Analayo -  mindfulnessbreathingpracticeguide.pdf (uni-hamburg.de) Ven Bhukku Buddhadasa -  Bhikkhu Buddhadasa - Anapanasati Mindfulness with Breathing (dhammatalks.net)

  theMettāShelf Library (wiswo.org)  - Books written by Ajahns www.accesstoinsight.org  https://suttacentral.net/ (Sutta Central) | https://discourse.suttacentral.net/ (Discussion)

Sinhala-English translation of SL government jargon Calendar year - ලිත් වර්ෂය Chapter - පරිච්ඡේදය  Efficiency Bar Examination -  කාර්යක්ෂමතා කඩඉම් පරීක්ෂණය Establishments Code - ආයතන සංග්‍රහය Employment Contract - සේවා නියුක්ති ගිවිසුම Interim allowance - අන්තර් දීමනාව Provisions - විධිවිධාන  Procedural Rules - පටිපාටික රීති Remuneration - පාරිශ්‍රමිකය   Sri Lankan Official Languages Policy - රාජ්‍ය භාෂා ප්‍රතිපත්තිය Director General at Department of Pensions - විශ්‍රාම වැටුප් අධ්‍යක්ෂක Public Officers' (Security) Ordinance - නිලධාරින්ගේ (ඇප) ආඥාපනත For necessary action (FNA) - අවශ්‍ය කටයුතු සඳහා (අ. ක.ස.) State Counsel - රජයේ අධිනීතීඥ Scheme - පටිපාටිය Section - වගන්තිය Volume - කාණ්ඩය Wages board - පඩි පාලක සභාව Other words and phrases Gender - පුමිතිරිබව Note:  ස්ත්‍රී පුරුෂ සමාජභාවය is not a good translation of the word "gender" as it limits the spectrum of genders to male and female.  Difficult, most d...

If you are having the following symptoms,  No wifi connectivity  Network status shows a dashed line Device Manager refreshes Network and Internet settings crashes Try this: Go to Windows Services (press Win + R, type services.msc , hit enter) Enable Network List Service .  Those symptoms should go away.  Original answer appears on:  answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/wifi-status-appears-as-a-dashed-line-cannot-find/1e3b01e6-16b0-45b0-a4db-5414ae1c8bec

What to do if your Windows 10 computer cannot detect ViewSonic monitor over HDMI and shows the "no signal" error?  The following remedies may not work: Connecting the monitor via VGA. Switching the projecting through Win Key + P Restarting the computer.  Using a different HDMI cable.  Re-plugging the cables Solution:  Connect your monitor to a different device and ensure your monitor receives the signal. And then, disconnect from that device and connect it to the device you prefer.  That somehow reminded the monitor of its job.  In my case, I connected it to the IP TV receiver. It could be a different computer or your XBOX or satellite receiver.   Have a good day!

SOLUTION You need to mount USB storage using PMOUNT via the terminal.  First, install PMOUNT sudo apt-get install PMOUNT Then mount the storage device: pmount /dev/sda1 (replace sda1 with drive label) You can find the drive label from the Disks  utility; search for Disks on Ubuntu. To unmount. p u mount /dev/sda1  ( replace  sda1 with  drive label)

    The greatest enemy of capitalism is a mind nurtured by Bhavana [meditation].

If you came across this error, keep on reading to learn how to fix it.  File "<stdin>", line 1     & C:/Users/Chanaka/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsApps/PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9/python.exe g:/CP/hello_world.py     ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax I got this error for a simple hello world python code. Python files cannot be run within the interpreter. Sounds weird right? Python cannot be run within Python! 🙄  I know why but my thought process is not quite clear. Until I process my thoughts, try THE fix. I wish the error message was descriptive for noobs like me.  FIX Type exit() in the Visual Studio Code terminal and press enter, as shown below. Then run the Python file in the terminal. Ta Da! You should not see this error again.  Happy Pythoning.  

 1. Turn off the phone.   2. Connect the phone to your PC via the USB-C cable. 3. Immediately press and hold the the Volume Up + Bixby + Power keys.      Note: This has to be done immediately after connecting the phone to PC.  4. The recovery menu should appear now.

This blog post is work in progress and is unedited.   In this blog post, I want to build an argument—that Buddhism is a great religion.  For me, Buddhism is a standard operating procedure, a set of instructions, the goal of which is a transformed state of mind that is made of a material that does not attach itself to phenomena. Ajahn Brahm calls it a Teflon mind.  For example, someone calls you a bitch or a buffoon. A person with a transformed mind would just let it pass by treating it as a mere sound (I'll tell you how this happens). A person with an untrained mind will ruminate over it for days, weeks, and months and suffer. Teflon is a material coated on non-stick pans.  How this happens Close your eyes for 5 seconds and experience what is going around. You will hear people moving things around, birds chirping; feel your breathing on your chest and nose and the cushion against your buttocks; or see various mental images from the past, future or a dreamy la-la...

Today, after completing 90% (which includes nearly 50 pages) of my pretty SharePoint communication site, SharePoint threw a scary " 404 NOT FOUND" error. This is clearly a SharePoint blunder. The time is midnight, and I was hoping things would be alright once I wake up in the morning, but the inner geek in me did not want to depart to bed without a fight. You know that soul-sucking feeling of something "not right"?! I'm a constant victim. 404 NOT FOUND Even though https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/sites/ (URL 1)  did not work,  https:// yourcompany .sharepoint.com/sites/ /SitePages/Home.aspx (URL 2)  worked, which was a relief. Here is my workaround: Go to the https://yourcompany.sharepoint.com/sites/ /SitePages/Forms/ByAuthor.aspx Select a random page, click the ellipsis icon (the vertical 3 dots) and select "Make homepage". Now, URL 1 started working. But it's not the homepage I wanted.  Select the original home page under Creat...

You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder. If you came across this unusual error while trying to access a pen drive, you might be using an HP computer. Turns out that the HP Client Security application that comes preinstalled on HP devices (in my case HP PRODESK) blocks USB access. Here is how I resolved the issue: From the taskbar, right-click the HP Client Security icon and click Open HP Client Security Manager . Go to Device Permissions . If UAC prompts, click Yes . Toggle the Use Device Access Manager to control access to this device option. The steps may differ based on the application version. This resolved the issue for me straight away. A USB flash drive, also known as a thumb drive, pen drive, gig stick, flash stick, jump drive, disk key, disk on key

Quotes from notable monks: Nyanatiloka Mahathera - Guide Through the Abhidhamma Pitaka The third collection of the Páli Tipiþaka, or ‘Triple Basket,’ the so called Abhidhamma Piþaka, belongs—at least in its form handed down to us— undoubtedly to a younger period than the other two collections . But in spite of this fact, it should in no way be considered a corruption or distortion of the Buddha’s doctrine but rather an attempt to systematize all the doctrines laid down in the Suttas, and to elucidate them from the philosophical or, more correctly speaking, psychological and physiological standpoint. Henepola Gunarathana - A Critical Analysis of the Jhanas  The Abhidhammapitaka gives the appearance of being a s omewhat later scholastic attempt at systematization , but its teachings are fully consistent with the suttas and help shed light on  many points requiring precise analysts and fine definition.  Ajahn Brahm Ajahn Brahmali It is very obviou...

Recently, I changed the wifi channel of my router to channel "12" because I wanted to be on a different channel than the default channel used by many routers. I was hoping I'd get better speeds by being on a different channel used by my dear neighbors. My phone detected the wifi network on the new channel but Windows 10 did not. Turns out, we need to change the adapter settings to allow wifi receiver to detect wifi networks on a different channel. This may not apply to all Windows 10 users but It did affect me and I found a solution. Here is how I did it: Press Win+E and enter Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections  in the address bar. Right-click the wifi adapter and click Properties . Click the Advanced tab. Select Preferred Band under Property . Select the required band. Click OK . The adapter will reset and you will see your dear-old wifi network.  Note: Even if you have configured your router not to broadcast SSID, Windows shoul...

I don't think the love between two people can ever be called unconditional love. The moment the love becomes exclusive to two people, the love becomes conditional. If your lover cuts your ear off, can you still love him/her? The person we love can change, for the bad or good but will we ever be able to sustain the same love throughout? Unconditional love is always directed to all beings, without judgment, good and bad, towards people of different moralities, to the person who ran his/her car over your dog, etc. It sounds impossible, impractical and naive, and that's why unconditional love is rare. Only an enlightened person can love unconditionally, which is often reflected in the stories of great humans such as Lord Buddha and Jesus. Do you concur?