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- Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:23 pm
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Homosexuality
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11937
Re: Homosexuality
Its completely irrelevant in Pure Land. Any homosexual who recites the nembutsu with faith while still performing homosexual acts throughout their lifetime will be able to take birth in the low grades of Sukhavati. They are not restricted to low grades in Sukhavati. I doubt it considering what the ...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:37 pm
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Homosexuality
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11937
Re: Homosexuality
What did Buddha say? Why did he say it, where and and to whom? What did he mean? What would he say now? Context matters! You could of course ask those questions of the key figures in many religions. If Buddhism is not fossilised then I would hope we can abide by the basic principles, compassion in ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 11:53 pm
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Homosexuality
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11937
Re: Homosexuality
Hey all, While reading, I came across this quotation which was stated as the words of the Buddha: "Likewise, endless varieties of punishments in a future life are described for the wrong deed of sexual intercourse between two men. The one who commits misconduct with boys sees boys being swep...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 7:33 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Elaborate Descriptions of the Five Buddhafields?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1530
Re: Elaborate Descriptions of the Five Buddhafields?
dont know much about the other 4 but theres tonnes of material out there regarding amitabha's buddha land.
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:45 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Interesting phenomena occurring during Nembutsu
- Replies: 31
- Views: 8665
Re: Interesting phenomena occurring during Nembutsu
I had an interesting experience recently. So I've bounced around a bit between different Buddhist traditions (first Theravada, then Zen and Mahayana in general including a reading of the Lotus Sutra that I wasn't ready for yet and almost caused me to leave Buddhism behind (at some point I need to r...
- Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:36 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dog thread
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8142
Re: Dog thread
cane corso
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Pure Land teachings from a Zen perspective
- Replies: 142
- Views: 39088
Re: Pure Land teachings from a Zen perspective
That it is.Dharma Flower wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:13 pm Whether Amida Buddha is an external being or our own Buddha-nature, I hope we can all agree that Pure Land practice is a beautiful practice, especially for providing an easy Buddhist path for lay people.
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:55 pm
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Pure Land teachings from a Zen perspective
- Replies: 142
- Views: 39088
Re: Pure Land teachings from a Zen perspective
Just curious, do some of you zen guys here practice pure land as well?
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:22 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Natural Cognitive Enhancers?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3055
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:02 pm
- Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
- Topic: The Mahayana Is Not Diluted Theravada.
- Replies: 102
- Views: 25768
Re: The Mahayana Is Not Diluted Theravada.
While there might be mythical embellishments in the sutras for literary affect, especially if they developed over hundreds of years, I take at face value that the Mahayana sutras contain the historical Buddha's essential teachings. Why be Mahayana rather than Theravada if one doesn't actually belie...
- Sun Feb 11, 2018 3:46 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14641
Re: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
I believe everyone has infinite potential, and if anyone wants to become a teacherdoctorlawyerengineerpilotastronautjudgekungfumastajedi (or any one of those) then I will support you. :smile: Discipline is also crucial in achieving your goals, whatever they may be. Here's a speech from Jocko Willin...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:02 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14641
Re: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
:reading: If the doctor thing doesn't work out you can also look into the trades like plumbing. Despite the social stigma of working with your hands, you can make quite a bit of dough if you're good at it. I actually used to help out a millionaire plumber who was averaging about 1000-1500 per day d...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14641
Re: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
:reading: If the doctor thing doesn't work out you can also look into the trades like plumbing. Despite the social stigma of working with your hands, you can make quite a bit of dough if you're good at it. I actually used to help out a millionaire plumber who was averaging about 1000-1500 per day d...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 6:11 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What is a Duck?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12972
Re: What is a Duck?
Let's go Anaheim Ducks. The're playing the Edmonton Oilers tonight. :shrug: Que? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are a professional ice hockey franchise in Southern California. Yes, this club was started as a promotional tie-in to a Disney film, The Migh...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:48 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What is a Duck?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12972
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:16 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: What is a Duck?
- Replies: 70
- Views: 12972
Re: What is a Duck?
Let's go Anaheim Ducks. The're playing the Edmonton Oilers tonight.
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 12:43 am
- Forum: Prayers and Aspirations
- Topic: I wish to become a Doctor (MD)!
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14641
- Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:56 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: Are Pure Land and Nichiren Buddhisms Compatible With Each Other?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12455
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:52 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Mahayana and War
- Replies: 87
- Views: 14757
Re: Mahayana and War
Good karma I mean.
Thanks for all the Buddha quotes by the way.
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Mahayana and War
- Replies: 87
- Views: 14757
Re: Mahayana and War
Sorry, but if you are referring to the United States, our country was built on slavery and ethnic cleansing by a European minority whose only virtue was creating civil institutions that were able to evolve (albeit imperfectly) beyond the narrow limits imagined by the founders. So lets not get carri...