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- Thu Nov 19, 2015 9:57 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Rebirth, Karma & Emptiness
- Replies: 66
- Views: 12630
Re: Rebirth, Karma & Emptiness
The Buddha said that there is no self in the 5 skandhas which include consciousness. Everything is dependent arising. Since there is no permanence and no independence : 1) what is it that continues on to be reborn ? 2) to what do causes attached themselves in one life so that the effects arises in ...
- Tue Jun 16, 2015 1:40 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Non-Self: What am I missing ?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6453
Re: Non-Self: What am I missing ?
I see that the Self does exist, it being a center/place/locus of being, of existence. Existence includes includes awareness and inter-action. The Self organizes those. "Existence" has a localized feature, for example, I am scratching MY itch with MY finger, and not your itch with your nei...
- Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:43 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Is good Karma all bad?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2183
Re: Is good Karma all bad?
but we buddhists seek to end karma, yes? what about the good volition/positive thought? how do the beings in the buddha realm who exist only as emptiness/absolute truth/primordial awareness, with no duality, manifest/enact positive karma/positive volition? They do so through the power of their bodh...
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:54 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: origin of karma
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3481
Re: origin of karma
allow me to add that the universe itself is more than the six realms (of suffering of sentient beings) , by way of another quote from his holiness the dalai lama, "the four noble truths" 1997, pp84, now when we turn to the evolution of the universe at large, we can not say that the natura...
- Sat Feb 07, 2015 4:34 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: origin of karma
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3481
Re: origin of karma
hello my dear friends. i hope that you are all well and making real accomplishment! here is another post about which i have been confused.... his holiness the dalai lama wrote in "the four noble truths, the truth of suffering" 1996, pg 83: At what point does karma play a casual role in pr...
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:21 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Making a Pureland
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1101
Re: Making a Pureland
How is a Pureland made? Does one need to be a Bodhisattva to make the aspiration? If so, at what level does the Bodhisattva have to be at? How accessible can one make it? For example, for some Purelands one needs to be at a certain level of realization whereas for Amitabha's Pureland one doesn't ne...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 10:37 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Concept-free Buddhism
- Replies: 60
- Views: 12833
Re: Concept-free Buddhism
Rachmiel, Dharma concepts are the expression of the Buddhas compassion. They are the tools which have been given to us by enlightened beings so that we too can attain the same freedom. The reason why these traditions still exist today is because of the compassion of those who attained realizations. ...
- Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Correct Interpretation?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 7110
Re: Correct Interpretation?
I think that the world keeps spinning after we die, and that we return to the dirt. We're just part of an elaborate chemical reaction, a 'manifestation of the four elements'. The only difference between dirt and humans is that humans think that they're something more than dirt. If we are nothing mo...
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Obstacles to Bodhicitta
- Replies: 60
- Views: 14466
Re: Obstacles to Bodhicitta
Hi Konchog, If you are trying to benefit sentient beings then it makes perfect sense to start with those you already have relationships with. It would not make any sense to do rituals and prayers to arouse bodhicitta and then make no attempt to put it into action in order to help the beings you are ...
- Sat Oct 26, 2013 5:50 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: whats a buddhist collage?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5468
Re: whats a buddhist collage?
Is it a place you live that teaches you things about buddhism?How can i join a buddhist collage?Are there buddhist collages in USA Florida where? Tiger, Yes a Buddhist college is a place where you learn about Buddhism and how to use Buddhism in your life. There are no Buddhist colleges in Florida. ...
- Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:47 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: sleeping too much, how to get a grip?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4183
Re: sleeping too much, how to get a grip?
Set your alarm for the time you wish to wake up and then place it somewhere in your room that is out of reach. When the alarm goes off you will have to get out of bed in order to turn it off. It will be easier to stay out of bed once you are out and walking around.
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:44 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhas, omnipotence and mantras
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
Re: Buddhas, omnipotence and mantras
Mahayana Buddhism seems to have many contradictions. If you read the 10 Mahyana Bhumis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bh%C5%ABmi_(Buddhism) you will notice accomplishments such as ability to read minds ability to manifest as many bodies as there are atoms. I think its great that beings could summon t...
- Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:02 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhas, omnipotence and mantras
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3369
Re: Buddhas, omnipotence and mantras
Mahayana Buddhism seems to have many contradictions. If you read the 10 Mahyana Bhumis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bh%C5%ABmi_(Buddhism) you will notice accomplishments such as ability to read minds ability to manifest as many bodies as there are atoms. I think its great that beings could summon t...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 11:16 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The Buddhist Take on What Is and Isn't Knowable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3558
Re: The Buddhist Take on What Is and Isn't Knowable
The third Unconjecturable from the Acintita Sutta: "Conjecture about [the origin, etc. , of] the world is an unconjecturable that is not to be conjectured about, that would bring madness & vexation to anyone who conjectured about it." This is very open ended; what is the range of that...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 10:39 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The Buddhist Take on What Is and Isn't Knowable
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3558
Re: The Buddhist Take on What Is and Isn't Knowable
Could someone explain -- or provide links to explanations on -- the Buddhist take on what is and what is not knowable (by a human being)? I'm asking because it seems to me that: - Seeking to know the knowable is a worthwhile pursuit. For example, for a newbie to seek to know/understand the law of k...
- Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:25 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Question about Mindfulness
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2788
Re: Question about Mindfulness
What I think the phrase "losing oneself in doing." means, is that while a person is engaged in action he/she is so fully aware of and integrated with ones senses and activity that he/she is the action itself. So, "losing oneself in doing" to me means losing ones dualistic mindset...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 5:25 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Who/what is the subject?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4822
Re: Who/what is the subject?
The Buddhist answer is 'self neither exists nor doesn't exist'. To say 'self exists' is to fall into the view of permanent existing subject, or 'eternalism'. To say that it doesn't exist is to fall into the error of 'nihilism'. So it is not a question with a simple yes or no answer. In fact the ans...
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:10 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Who/what is the subject?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4822
Re: Who/what is the subject?
Well if you look at the qualities of the experiencer you see it is made up of the experience itself. By definition, anything that an experiencer experiences is (part of) that experience. You smell freshly baked bread and go into a two-minute "bread my mother baked" reverie. Everything tha...
- Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:25 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Who/what is the subject?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4822
Re: Who/what is the subject?
When mind objects arise -- thoughts, sensory perceptions, feelings, etc. -- who or what is the subject to whom they arise? In other words, who/what feels, thinks, etc.? The simplest answer is: Well *I* do of course! But I is merely the five skandhas. It is not a concrete entity that can experience ...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:03 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Impoverished Western Practitioners
- Replies: 64
- Views: 12837
Re: Impoverished Western Practitioners
Retreats really don't have to cost much money. You can be poor and do retreats. There are ways to manage. Recently, I was in Alaska with camping gear and a few hundred dollars and did a three month retreat. I just went a couple of miles out of town and into the woods and set myself up. When I needed...