Dharma Wheel

Pls be aware that Buddhism should not be mistaken as a religion. It is an approach to see things differently. Nonsense, Buddhism is clearly a religion. It's a unique and very different religion than others, especially monotheistic religions, but it is a religion. I'd agree with this, it is and ther...

kirtu wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 01, 2018 6:50 pm

This is a sad situation. Hyongak Sunim is himself a jewel. As such I hope that he can marshall the energy of bodhisattvic revival and create a positive change.

Is true, it is unfortunate for Korea that he departs. I wonder where he will go and if he plans to remain ordained.

I think that you'll find that the problem with all institutions including religion is people, more accurately, greedy people that are more interested in power and prestige than practicing their religion and upholding the spirit of the ideology. There's been many threads on here about different teac...

dzogchungpa wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:05 am

Kunga Lhadzom wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:28 pm

I had to teach my teacher how to drive a stick....in a small parking lot........you have no idea......at one point i thought he literally killed the engine...lol...!!! AND....it was MY BRAND NEW CAR !

Sounds like he helped you purify a lot of carma.

Ha! A Buddhist, dad joke.

HandsomeMonkeyking wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:42 am

Is there not more?

Also regarding more chinese style of buddhism?

Have you thought about Taiwan? There is generally more freedom of religion there and much of the Buddhism is Chinese.

They'll need a place for their state approved, party loving 15th Dalai Lama. When the wolf in monks robes passes of course...

Very often people who question the validity of the Mahayana sutras instead uphold the supremacy of the Pali Canon while paradoxically rejecting rebirth/karma. The "Why Secular Buddhism Is Not True" thread is fresh on my mind, so that's where my response came from. Sorry for the tangent! :smile: One...

If you have a daily goal of mantra recitations, how do you keep track of them? Especially when there are many little interruptions in recitation just during the course of an ordinary day. I have a two-ring nenju, but find it's difficult to use on work days. I tried a manual counter (push a button a...

tiagolps wrote:Welcome to DW

Pasquale5k wrote:Of course he pointed out more, but he emphasized heavenly rebirth as much better than the alternatives.

Not in Mahayana, Human and Pure Land are the best alternatives.

Pasquale5k wrote:

Because they lead to Buddhahood whereas the heavens do not.

so much sex abuse wierd who to trust these days? better to practice alone i think lol These I think are exceptions rather than norms. But then there's no reason to publish articles about all the Dharma centres that go about there day to day activities quietly, peacefully and ethically. Headline: Va...

so much sex abuse wierd who to trust these days? better to practice alone i think lol These I think are exceptions rather than norms. But then there's no reason to publish articles about all the Dharma centres that go about there day to day activities quietly, peacefully and ethically. Headline: Va...

It was an interesting article. Though the tone of the article seems to suggest that we are waiting for some Buddhist authority to denounce teachers like this by name. That there would be an official black list people could access...

From what I've gathered, it sounds like contemporary Buddhism is rather schismatic, in terms of vehicles, cultural and language barriers, expectations of loyalty to lineage-specific teachers, etc. There's less emphasis on control over oneself then there is this drive for one to control the believer...

I was wondering whether this Tibetan Pure Land mantra was used in the same way as the Nembutsu in the Japanese schools - ie. the sole vehicle to carry one to Sukhavati. Or whether it was seen as an aid, or a supplement to other meditative practices? Can I recite only the Tibetan mantra and still re...

Thanks the the help!

Hello all. I'm a bit confused as to the days Sojong is practiced. Is it the day before the full and new moon or the day of?

Thanks.

But if there are two candidates, one from a poor family and one from a rich, and the rich is chosen, and then this happens often, it sounds strange. While at times it was surely politically motivated it also isn't always a rigged contest. Sometimes the rich child may be the correct incarnation. I d...

So if the wealth/worldy influence is such a big thing, does this undermine the whole Tulku thing? It creates some suspiciousnes and doubt in me. I think it's important to remember that in modern society we have a rather cynical, but not always unwarranted view, of the social/economic elite. But thi...

Or possibly because being reborn into a wealthy family was a favorable rebirth. The Buddha wasn't born into a farming family either.

Is there an official word on where the spacers/divider beads go? I notice the mala is often split into 4 equal sections but I was looking to put the spacers at 21 for things that are chanted to that number.