Dharma Wheel

Yes, I understood. I'm just saying that it's an interesting siddhi. It could resolve all sorts of questions, e.g. what language(s) did the Buddha teach in? I'm not sure if that would work. There've been accounts of other masters who can remember past lives when they were monastics during Sakyamuni'...

Luke wrote:If we assume for a moment that Buddhas like Amitabha, Akshobya, etc. exist in different parallel universes, what is the mechanism through we which they can contact us and we can contact them?

It's clearly some faster-than-light mechanism...

Buddha's don't contact you. Your own mind is the Buddha.

Dzogchen, 100%. Just after empowerment? before or later? Is not Rainbow body the stage of full enlightement? Forgive my ignorance... No problem. There are 21 capacities of Dzogchen practitioners divided into best, medium and average. The best achieve buddhahood in this life. The next 19 achieve bud...

If the way seems perilous, it is. You're right to consider not only how easy it is to fall out of practice, but the time involved. Ten years from now is unfathomable, let alone several lifetimes. So that is why some practitioners aspire for rebirth in realms like Amitabha's Pure Land, which are con...

smcj wrote:That's no attitude to have. Who is to say you haven't already spent the last 2.99999... aeons practicing Mahayana? You wouldn't want to waste all that work now, would ya?

Hey, how dare you mr smcj accuse me of having a down beat attitude, how dare you dear sir

Sherab Dorje wrote:

BuddhaFollower wrote:Hence Vajrayana

Yeah, coz all the Vajrayana practitioners I know are at the absolute tipping point that, with the slightest hint of a Dharma breeze (a Buddha passing gas, for example), they will be pushed into Buddhahood. Any minute now!

Comical post dude!

Thanks Kim.

I have heard it said again and again that it takes three incalculable eons in standard Mahayana to reach Budhahood.If this is the case what are the chances in all practicality of one coming into contact with and practicing the dharma lifetime and lifetime after lifetime for three incalculable eons....

I have heard it said again and again that it takes three incalculable eons in standard Mahayana to reach Budhahood.If this is the case what are the chances in all practicality of one coming into contact with and practicing the dharma lifetime and lifetime after lifetime for three incalculable eons.I...

Maybe there is a general hesitation to interfere in lay peoples superficial way of life? The Mahayana teachings focus on inner states of mind mainly, as far as I understand. The advices for right behavior are valid for the ten unwholesome deeds, not killing, no stealing, no lying, no harsh speech e...

Hi everyone! I have been practicing Buddhism for almost 2 years now and for the most part have kept it private. One side if my family is Lutheran and very strict, while the other is atheist and also very strict. Family members on both sides have noticed that I own a meditation cushion, mala beads, ...

gavenv wrote:What do you do to prepare for sitting Zen?

You're cushion.

How does Buddhism view a existential crisis.is it a considered somewhat healthy as it can make one look at themselfs and life and look to understand themselfs.Or is it considered non beneficial particulary if it lasts a considerable time?

Zen/Chan Buddhism.

lostitude wrote: :coffee: You're the one who asserted something, DGA didn't. I asked myself the same question actually, how do you know that it's the same reality? Not being sure that it's not the same reality isn't enough to state that it is indeed the same... :coffee: Oh thats easy,by the teachin...

lostitude wrote: :coffee: You're the one who asserted something, DGA didn't. I asked myself the same question actually, how do you know that it's the same reality? Not being sure that it's not the same reality isn't enough to state that it is indeed the same...[/quote] :coffee: Oh thats easy,by the ...

DGA wrote:

frank123 wrote:
Because ultimately they are going towards the same reality but the terminology is different.Try to see beyond the terminology to the essence of what is being experienced.

How do you know?

How do you know its not?

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum; it seems like a great resource and I look forward to getting to know the community. I'm not exactly new to Buddhism, but I've only recently become a Buddhist, as opposed to merely a sympathizer. I wanted to ask the community why they chose Buddhism over, say, ...

Dullness in Samatha leads to rebirth as an animal? Really? Yes, really. Wouldn't one have to do a lot of dullness development in Samatha to have a rebirth as an animal?I thought it was quite common for meditators to fall into dullness sometimes with long sessions of sitting practice,seems kind of a...

Dullness in Samatha leads to rebirth as an animal? Really?