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Is it possible to exhibit extreme compassion for one particular group of sentient beings in this world to help them in their worldly suffering, at the risk of overall bodhicitta (if I use the word correctly)? Can one perform work as a nurse, child or homeless welfare worker, animal rescuer, out of ...

What do you think of the ordination of nuns in Thailand? http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/332401/female-monks-should-be-investigated Graham ---------------------------- I believe officially they can NOT be considered Nuns as by Theravada rules as they can not be ordained as Monks The reason ...

:smile: A reply? (see above story) There was a Zen master who often gave instructions to his students. One day, having finished a lecture, he asked if they had understood his lesson. Only one student dared to answer his question, "I think I understood your lesson", he said, "but I hav...

Thanks for the infotmation.
I'm 7 hours ahead of GMT here in Bangkok .... that means 15:00 t0 17:00 or so Bangkok time I guess,

:smile: Once there was a monk who lived his life in a temple from his days as a young boy. Although he was a very devout and gentle person, he was but a simple man and without any formal education. He listened to the other monks and learned teachers, but he could not understand their educated words ...

This is a dangerous teaching. There is so much to do - the mind is a mess, and it needs cleaning up. Doing nothing changes nothing. ---------------- It is not a dangerous traching, it is the teaching of first reaching a certain level however. Therefore, it shouldn't be given to those who are not ye...

:smile: :smile: :smile: Easily. Every day you have your choices to make. If you are guided by your understanding of the Dharma your choices are easy. You just do what you feel is right and true. How else has it ever been? Even since the Buddha left his home, (that was his choice that he made then) t...

How smart do you have to be to be enlightened? Can even a stupid person of low iq get it, and is it easier or harder for them? Also i read about the different "capacites" of different people. Do people of higher capacity need extra help? Because reading various buddhist bulletin boards, i...

Like why does religion that is based on judaism try to convince others that their way is true. If god exist-which im sure he does not,he would take care of the sinners. If you are a true believer you would care that you alone are living by "gods words" and dont mind for others? -Its prett...

:smile: Zealot: I do not mean to be unkind, I really don't. But in my personal opinion you seem to have a very idealised and simplistic view that there are only two ways to go....either the path of total abandonment of the world or a path of total attachment to the "sinful" and evil world....

:smile: Here in Thailand there are certain customs that are regarded as offensive. Touching the head, especially with your foot is offensive. Pointing your foot, even unintentionally, toward another person is regarded as offensive. Sitting or standing above a monk (or a buddha statue) is regarded as...

:shrug: Seems like everyone likes the idea, but it hasn't been created yet. In the meantime I've found this article that I (at least) find interesting and it definately has a "science" edge to it. So I hope I can get away with posting a link to the article? The story is at: http://www.scie...

:smile: Turn the arguement around....contend, as I do, that the "evidence" of a matierial "reality" that can be "seen" and "experienced" as a reality is only a artifact of our limited perception. For example....we see light only in a limited range....because o...

I am always amazed how the crazier and more deluded we are, the more everyone else is deluded and crazy . . . :shrug: As far as I know Buddhism leads us to greater mental stability, no matter the starting point. :woohoo: Most of us are a mix of attributes and also can manifest genuine Buddha Emptin...

Hello everyone, I'm Graham and I teach in Thailand, though I am from the UK. It's Theravadan Buddhism here, which I find quite strange :) Everyone eats meat and drinks alcohol. I'm married with two small kids. Graham ---------------------------- So you're in Thailand too! I'm in Bangkok, originally...

:smile: CoreyNiles92 Just my personal opinion .... but maybe you are one of those who can find a path without a formal "Teacher". I am one. It's NOT an easy path .... but in my particular case it seemed to be the only path I would accept. Yes, a lot of errors were made, but then realizatio...

Thank you very much for the article. Some points of practice that I've noticed: ...one needs to cease struggling entirely. ...If one is truly natural and innocently spontaneous, the Unborn will appear ...letting go of everything which is not the Unborn... ...it involves the total openness of one wh...

:tongue: I have a friend who spent many years in the U.S. navy as a submariner until he retired. In submarines nowadays the toliets flush into a storgae tank system....never directly outside. But still there are vent tanks. When you are at depth the pressure OUTSIDE is often greater than the pressur...

hi everybody! :-) I feel that any question that is bothering me and I can't seem to get an answer to I can use as a Koan even though it is not a formal koan. does anybody else have a similar experience? with metta tomer ---------------- Not a Koan as such, but a story to consider....meditate on, if...

I was playing around with the idea of possible sub-forums in the Zen forum for Rinzai and Soto. I was thinking about this considering there is a general forum for Tibetan Buddhism, as well as sub forums for each sect. I'm not really sure if it's needed or not, or good or not, so I thought I'd throw...