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- Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:06 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent buddha
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3817
Re: Silent buddha
Does anybody know if a pratyekabuddha can become a samyaksambuddha?
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:19 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent buddha
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3817
Re: Silent buddha
but a pratykekabuddha is self-enlightened?Jinzang wrote:Yes, the same way an arhat does. By being awakened from nirvana by a fully enlightened buddha and then completing the path.
- Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:25 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent buddha
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3817
Re: Silent buddha
Can a pratyekabuddha become a samyaksambuddha?
- Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:25 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Silent buddha
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3817
Silent buddha
Does anybody know about the silent buddha, I couldn't find much information on the silent buddha online Why does one become a silent buddha instead of a buddha? Also, is there a direct way of differencing a buddha from an arhat? At what degree of self realization done by self does it take to be a bu...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 5:30 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: ultimate state/being not "absolute" ?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3851
Re: ultimate state/being not "absolute" ?
Some Mahayanist teachers say that there is nothing absolute in Buddhism, citing the law of dependent origination. My question is: Are states like Nirvana or Bodhi; are entities like Buddhas ... absolute? Or are they products of causal processes? Reason for asking: after having outlined the total ca...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:52 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Why influence restrictive nature?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2267
Re: Why influence restrictive nature?
Is reality something other than our interpretation of it? :namaste: We can interpret reality as we desire, reality could be interpreted truthfully. Maybe, but interpretation normally requires discrimination and that is where all the problems begin. Unfortunately our discriminating minds operate bas...
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:44 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Why influence restrictive nature?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2267
Re: Why influence restrictive nature?
We can interpret reality as we desire, reality could be interpreted truthfully.gregkavarnos wrote:Is reality something other than our interpretation of it?
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:40 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Why influence restrictive nature?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2267
Re: Why influence restrictive nature?
why do we identify [with] things with restrictive qualities? Excellent question. Short answer: afflictions distort our perceptions of situations and our responses to situations, so we continue to screw up. Samsara. Perhaps because of desire for prevention? Maby we want to interpret things different...
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:58 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Why influence restrictive nature?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2267
Why influence restrictive nature?
We do not need to believe restriction is necessary, why do we identify things with restrictive qualities? Example: Imagine your mind desires a piece of soap to be interpreted as big, this can cause ignorance of possibilities of the soap not being big Situation observed from multiple perspectives: Ex...
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: stopping thought completely
- Replies: 101
- Views: 23114
Re: stopping thought completely
Yes, after one stops being ignorant of the possibility of one being satisfied , one can be satisfied and lose belief of needing
Try acknowledging the possibility of naturally being happy, naturally not needing a reason to be happy, consider being satisfied normality
Try acknowledging the possibility of naturally being happy, naturally not needing a reason to be happy, consider being satisfied normality
- Tue Jan 01, 2013 3:57 pm
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Thinking
- Replies: 55
- Views: 13248
Re: Thinking
Does the thought enforce restriction, incapability?
Do not let one believe incapability is necessary, as we can do as we wish because we do not need to be restricted phenomenally
Do not let one believe incapability is necessary, as we can do as we wish because we do not need to be restricted phenomenally
- Sun Dec 30, 2012 12:53 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Luck?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3007
Re: Luck?
If occurrence is unnecessary and occurrence occurs because of desire for occurrence then occurrence occurring without it's desire is impossible? It does not need to happen, therefore it must be desired? So, occurrence occurring from chance(luck) does not make sense if occurrence is dependent of desi...
- Wed Dec 26, 2012 4:28 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Luck?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3007
Luck?
I don't understand how luck is possible. Can somebody give me an example please?
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 4:08 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Question about sotapanna insight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1796
Re: Question about sotapanna insight
Ok, but a sotapanna doesn't need identity though, so he can't use identity as a justification for need.lowlydog wrote:Nope.
Human beings have needs.
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 1:36 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Question about sotapanna insight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1796
Question about sotapanna insight
When one becomes a ''sotapanna'' is it the realization that one does not actually need anything?
I was wondering this because I was wondering if one realized he had no needs and then his next desire was happiness, would he achieve only happiness?
I was wondering this because I was wondering if one realized he had no needs and then his next desire was happiness, would he achieve only happiness?
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:03 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Defining sexual misconduct
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8826
Re: Defining sexual misconduct
Assumptions? I am a Buddhist. Buddhism says (based on the teachings of the Buddha) that samsara is a state of suffering and then splits suffering up into three categories: the suffering of suffering (dukha-dukha), the suffering of change (viparinama-dukha) and all pervasive suffering (sankhara-dukh...
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 1:40 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Defining sexual misconduct
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8826
Re: Defining sexual misconduct
That perspective would be dissatisfied but the sentient being causing the action would lose attachment to the dissatisfied perspective as he would be only bringing happiness therefore avoiding attachment to dissatisfaction. Want to rephrase this? It doesn't really make sense. I think a lot of what ...
- Thu Nov 15, 2012 2:52 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Defining sexual misconduct
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8826
Re: Defining sexual misconduct
It is true that all sexual activity is samsaric. But even in the field of samsara, some actions can be right and some wrong. Any action motivated by an intention to cause harm is wrong. Any action that can be reasonably expected to cause harm is at best unskillful, and is probably wrong. Any action...
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Defining sexual misconduct
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8826
Re: Defining sexual misconduct
If sexual misconduct is defined as sexual activity that leads to harm/suffering, then is there anything that can be considered proper sexual conduct? If certain chemicals which are released during physical intimacy create emotional attachment to the other party and, due impermanence , the other the...
- Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:24 am
- Forum: Alternative Health
- Topic: New & Improved treatment for various forms of cancer?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5523
Re: New & Improved treatment for various forms of cancer?
There have been breakthroughs, but there media attention depends on multiple factors, including profitability. Alberta university recently discovered last year Dichloroacetic acid possible curing several forms of cancer, a pretty cheap cure. Cannabis and Cannabis Oil particularly are becoming more p...