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by PadmaVonSamba
Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:41 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Self-Ordained Monks (split)
Replies: 29
Views: 3351

Re: Self-Ordained Monks (split)

If one chooses to follow the vinaya and pratimoksha vows and live as a monk would, they can certainly do that. And if they ever meet actual ordained sangha, they can request to officially be monked. I’m sure they would be welcomed.
by PadmaVonSamba
Mon Nov 21, 2022 3:24 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Rendering 'Atman' as 'Self' is misleading
Replies: 10
Views: 668

Re: Rendering 'Atman' as 'Self' is misleading

And before you ask, the soul I speak of is the subtle body that endlessly moves between different physical bodies in samsara. I respect your point of view. But please note, this is precisely the point where Buddhist theory disagrees. And not that it matters to me personally, but you may get some ne...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sun Nov 20, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: On fetters
Replies: 5
Views: 530

Re: On fetters

Just to be clear, on third stage of enlightenment (non returner), the fetter of sensual desire is destroyed. So anybody who is higher or on the level of non returner, will not do anything which sensual desire such as art, music, entertainment, tasty food? And never will? …or does it simply mean the...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Prosperity without greed or lust for wealth
Replies: 6
Views: 426

Re: Prosperity without greed or lust for wealth

I have this conflict within my mind. On one hand I'd like to create abundance/prosperity in my life (and others), so I don't suffer, but at the same time, it all seems futile (the wish/pursuit AND the achieved goal) and most importantly, greedy. It is probably true that if a person isn’t seeking so...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:40 am
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?
Replies: 10
Views: 1401

Re: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?

Fear of something means that you have anxiety about it happening the future. If you do not have a logical reason for this fear, then there is no reason to have this fear. For example: If person #1 cheated on you, and now they are out of your life, and You are now in a relationship with person #2, it...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:04 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Rendering 'Atman' as 'Self' is misleading
Replies: 10
Views: 668

Re: Rendering 'Atman' as 'Self' is misleading

always seen the difference between atman and anatman as a petty semantic one. In my tradition absolutely all of reality is empty and without self- except for atman, the core of all reality. It can't rightfully be called "Self" either given that it's the heart of all things. The universe, ...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sat Nov 19, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
Replies: 18
Views: 1798

Re: Counting breaths while meditation

I would like to add (although not about breaths, but about reducing distraction) is to take a moment to still your body. We soon learn, when we begin siting, just how busy our minds are. But we don’t often realize how busy our bodies are, just in terms of the energy bouncing around in it. Even day t...
by PadmaVonSamba
Sat Nov 19, 2022 1:56 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Where to get tsa-tsa clay?
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: Where to get tsa-tsa clay?

Soma999 wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:17 pm How do you do tsa-tsas made of water ?
How do you do tsa-tsas from fragant air ?
Apparently, you scoop up the air with the tsatsa mould. I guess standing down wind from prayer flags would be an added touch.
by PadmaVonSamba
Sat Nov 19, 2022 12:25 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Strange behaviour
Replies: 4
Views: 476

Re: Strange behaviour

Ive noticed that many people have some kind of obsession on many levels but with the same idea, f.e.: its a funeral and many try to not smile, because its serious event, but somehow a smile wants to come up. Why? growing up, I always smiled almost uncontrollably at funerals or talk of funerals. I h...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Nichiren
Topic: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?
Replies: 10
Views: 1401

Re: How does one get over the fear of being cheated on in a relationship?

In whose mind does the fear arise?
In yours, or in the mind of
your (potential) partner?
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:03 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Form, self, emptiness etc...
Replies: 11
Views: 697

Re: Form, self, emptiness etc...

But i control the mind, which is changing, but the ability of my 'i', which is will, the capability of deciding, wouldn't call it awareness, i called it being an entity, the capability of having to decide - makes my mind. The point that the Buddha makes is that even though we experience awareness a...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:56 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Form, self, emptiness etc...
Replies: 11
Views: 697

Re: Form, self, emptiness etc...

Jokingfish wrote: Fri Nov 18, 2022 3:07 pm Also, not a fan of non duality, completely a dualist I am
Well then, if you throw a baseball at a soccer match, don’t be surprised if nobody swings at it.
Non-duality pretty much comes with the whole Buddhist package.

A Taoist forum would probably offer you a better conversation.
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Form, self, emptiness etc...
Replies: 11
Views: 697

Re: Form, self, emptiness etc...

But i control the mind, which is changing, but the ability of my 'i', which is will, the capability of deciding, wouldn't call it awareness, i called it being an entity, the capability of having to decide - makes my mind. If that’s the case, define ‘entity’ without referring to anything which is no...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 2:36 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Form, self, emptiness etc...
Replies: 11
Views: 697

Re: Form, self, emptiness etc...

Im not well knowledgeable on these terms, so id like to discuss this. Id say that form is not emptiness, and self is real in a way. Brain controls the body, and current entity controls the brain. This entity is the core being of the brain, which is the mind. You are saying that mind=self. If that’s...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 2:07 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
Replies: 18
Views: 1798

Re: Counting breaths while meditation

My Thai monk friend teaches to inhale “bu—” and exhale “—ddho” This is from the book “Now is the Knowing” by Venerable Ajahn Sumedho <<<Many forest bhikkhus in the North-East of Thailand use the word ‘Buddho’as their meditation object. That makes sense. My friend is a forest-tradition monk.
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:43 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
Replies: 18
Views: 1798

Re: Counting breaths while meditation

Is counting itself a distraction? There is a teaching by Mingyur Rinpoche, which I think is on YouTube, where he explains that all mind-focusing techniques are still distractions, but as he describes the mind using the old analogy of a monkey jumping around in a little house looking out all of the ...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Nov 18, 2022 5:36 am
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
Replies: 18
Views: 1798

Re: Counting breaths while meditation

hmm, interesting I usually do just one, make the one last and the next one is also one.. so a constant returning not 2 or 3 or whatever. same thing. :thanks: So, a person could just count “one…one…one…” over and over again? Sounds good. My Thai monk friend teaches to inhale “bu—” and exhale “—ddho”
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:13 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Where to get tsa-tsa clay?
Replies: 8
Views: 631

Re: Where to get tsa-tsa clay?

I recently transcribed a teaching on Tsatsas (and stupas) and as long as the clay is clean, it’s okay to use. So, since a lot of times clay is found in creek beds, if the water is dirty, like an open sewer or polluted water, you’d want to avoid using that clay. However the teacher also spoke of maki...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:00 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Counting breaths while meditation
Replies: 18
Views: 1798

Re: Counting breaths while meditation

Is it useful? It makes me able to be less distracted for meditation, but the counting itself could be a distraction, yes? Yes, and yes. I was taught to count 21 breaths and start over. If you try to see how far you can count, then you might lose the important quality of meditation being ‘without a ...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: a poll about fifth precept
Replies: 42
Views: 2575

Re: a poll about fifth precept

There is a story my lama told during a five-precepts ceremony. A monk went with a woman to a cave where there was a goat, where she persuaded him to have some wine. He ended up getting drunk, killed the goat, and had sec with the woman. The lama explained that the putpyif the fifth precept was to pr...

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