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by seeker242
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:03 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Rebirth in the past
Replies: 23
Views: 1461

Re: Rebirth in the past

What is the use of eating food or paying your rent and paying your your debts, because they exist only conventionally? Explain what difference “only conventionally” makes. What’s the use of feeling hungry conventionally? You are purposefully forgetting the original claim to which I was replying. Th...
by seeker242
Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Rebirth in the past
Replies: 23
Views: 1461

Re: Rebirth in the past

"Tibetan beliefs" include the works of Nagarjuna. There is a whole chapter in his Mula Madhyamaka Karika devoted to refuting truly existing time, which quite short and worth reading. The great tibetan scholar TsongKhapa has written a commentary on the Mula Madhyamaka Karika, which is call...
by seeker242
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: Rebirth in the past
Replies: 23
Views: 1461

Re: Rebirth in the past

Thank you, everybody (especially Kim and Rick), for your thoughtful replies. Please note that the key part of my posting is "Is this based on any actual Tibetan beliefs? " Best regards, MarWes "Tibetan beliefs" include the works of Nagarjuna. There is a whole chapter in his Mula...
by seeker242
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Fear of no/not self, what is the way out to this?
Replies: 23
Views: 1663

Re: Fear of no/not self, what is the way out to this?

One of my all time favorite quotes regarding non-self. :smile: To understand not-self, you have to meditate. If you only intellectualize, your head will explode. Once you understand not-self in your heart, the burden of life will be lifted. Your family life, your work, everything will be much easier...
by seeker242
Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:57 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Please tell me how a meditator is supposed to sleep
Replies: 15
Views: 2024

Re: Please tell me how a meditator is supposed to sleep

Speaking as moderator here; dharmawheel cannot offer medical/mental health advise. I suggest you would likely be well served by consulting with a doctor with respect to sleep and a teacher with respect to meditation. Personally I have found that isolated do-it-yourself efforts are not productive in...
by seeker242
Fri Jan 05, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Online or in person Sangha
Replies: 8
Views: 612

Re: Online or in person Sangha

James84 wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:00 pm but should the focus be on finding THAT teacher you connect with, or should we primarily look for a teacher and Sangha near by that we can frequently visit for practices and teachings?
There is really no reason why one can't do both at the same time.
by seeker242
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: East Asian Buddhism
Topic: Avici hell karma
Replies: 8
Views: 1186

Re: Avici hell karma

ShantiM wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:10 am
So wonder if I may have misunderstood Master Chin Kung’s statement?
I would say yes as the translation doesn't specifically say performer = Avici.
by seeker242
Tue Nov 14, 2023 4:44 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Ignorance in a practical sense
Replies: 63
Views: 2859

Re: Ignorance in a practical sense

Hello, as topic suggest, what is ignorance in a practical sense? If it is a quality or a group of qualities, are there some qualities which are the exact opposite? I don't want to hear that the only solution to ignorance is enlightenment, that is ultimately true, but I want to know the relative tru...
by seeker242
Sun Oct 15, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

"To understand not-self, you have to meditate. If you only intellectualize, your head will explode." ~Ajahn Chah: A Still Forest Pool. My all time favorite quote regarding non-self. :lol: Isn't the point to make your head figuratively explode? Isn't the teaching having its intended effect...
by seeker242
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:24 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self
Replies: 171
Views: 6420

Re: Anātman, the Buddhist Doctrine of No-Self

"To understand not-self, you have to meditate. If you only intellectualize, your head will explode." ~Ajahn Chah: A Still Forest Pool.

My all time favorite quote regarding non-self. :lol:
by seeker242
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: Looking for Zen
Replies: 5
Views: 694

Re: Looking for Zen

Looks like there are more than 20 places in PA.

http://www.buddhanet.info/wbd/search.ph ... D=mahayana
by seeker242
Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:04 pm
Forum: Dzogchen
Topic: Is Dzogchen less intense than Zen?
Replies: 28
Views: 2205

Re: Is Dzogchen less intense than Zen?

FWIW, I've been practicing zen almost 30 years, have met a bunch of teachers but have never had one shout or scream. The "hard style" type of training that happens at Eiheiji Temple in Japan is not typical of most zen centers in the west. Zen is not inherently intense. It can be hard, like...
by seeker242
Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:50 am
Forum: Discovering Mahayana Buddhism
Topic: anyone knows where I can find buddhist mentors?
Replies: 5
Views: 741

Re: anyone knows where I can find buddhist mentors?

Lots of the time they are at the local Buddhist temple or center, if there is one nearby. Even if there isn't, less frequent visits to some temples further away are still good.
by seeker242
Sun Oct 01, 2023 11:39 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

If it was easy to work out what was going on with the meme I shared in the OP then I wouldn't have needed to share it and ask. Its similarlity to authentic practice is precisely what makes it troublesome to pick apart and problematic to people who might need some self-care. That's why I like the id...
by seeker242
Fri Sep 29, 2023 3:31 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

For example, Thich Nhat Hanh’s “abundance” is referring to an inner wealth of happiness, satisfaction and peace. In most new age and wellness circles, “abundance” is referring to external, material wealth and the satisfaction brought about by not being poor. Eg. Having a good job that pays a lot of...
by seeker242
Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:52 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

Do you know much about contemporary new age thought? Overlooking statements like those is to completely miss context, it’s not just a general statement about compassion, due to the inclusion of “manifesting wellness” type language, which is a pretty specific thing in this day and age. Focusing all ...
by seeker242
Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:18 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

And to trust your intuition, and that doing this will “make an amazingly good world of wellness and abundance unfold with ease”..etc. I have a decent nose for the overall message because I’m around this stuff regularly. Like I said, I don’t think it’s terrible compared to lots of other stuff out th...
by seeker242
Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:26 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

I don’t think I’m being too charitable. I just don’t think Facebook posts should be, or are intended to be, dissected with a fine tooth comb word for word, like it’s some kind of doctoral dissertation. It’s a Facebook post. And what’s the message? The message is you should show compassion to yourse...
by seeker242
Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:49 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

I don’t think I’m being too charitable. I just don’t think Facebook posts should be, or are intended to be, dissected with a fine tooth comb word for word, like it’s some kind of doctoral dissertation. It’s a Facebook post. And what’s the message? The message is you should show compassion to yoursel...
by seeker242
Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
Topic: Self-care or just selfishness?
Replies: 80
Views: 5236

Re: Self-care or just selfishness?

As someone who is (at least theoretically) aiming for compassion to all beings and (perhaps more relevantly) has been a teacher for decades, I'm somewhat concerned by the direct effect of the advice on the struggling person who tries to put it into practice. To the extent that it encourages unreali...

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