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- Wed May 09, 2012 1:18 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Psychic powers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2004
Re: Psychic powers
The Buddha speaks of psychic powers mostly as a distraction from the real work which is to abstain from evil, do good, and purify the mind. Using such powers to impress potential converts is particularly bad for all concerned, because the user tends to get an inflated ego and the converts come to t...
- Wed May 09, 2012 1:11 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Do Buddhist believe in god?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2995
Re: Do Buddhist believe in god?
god = deva.
God = brahma?
believe in existence of deva / brahma.
but not believe or faith in them but in triple gem.
God = brahma?
believe in existence of deva / brahma.
but not believe or faith in them but in triple gem.
- Tue May 08, 2012 11:41 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Attainment of Jhana?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5476
Re: Attainment of Jhana?
If you were approaching jhana you wouldn't be having all this turmoil over it. Just relax notice the breath, notice thoughts and feelings, notice sensations and watch them all arise and pass away, when you can do this consistently without reactivity over years or months then start thinking about jh...
- Tue May 08, 2012 4:43 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Daily life meditation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2905
Re: Daily life meditation
first you must calm your mind, not thinking about past, future, and inner talks every time every day.
- Tue May 08, 2012 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: New Meditator seeks guidance
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2792
Re: New Meditator seeks guidance
To add more confusion, there is the debate on how we should see vipassana. According to many, vipassana and samatha are not different practices, but states of mind. When they [the suttas] depict the Buddha telling his disciples to go meditate, they never quote him as saying "go do vipassana,&q...
- Tue May 08, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Meditation going off the rails
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2229
Re: Meditation going off the rails
what are the thoughts that appear in your meditation? try avoid that in life.
and don't talk to thought. that is its food.
and don't talk to thought. that is its food.
- Tue May 08, 2012 1:31 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Is all doubt bad?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3915
Re: Is all doubt bad?
if you have doubt, attempt to prove it is true or not. if its true, that become faith.
but the truth is proving something is not as simple as that.
meditation is a way to prove it. but in meditation there's a hindrance called vicikiccha / doubt. so...?
but the truth is proving something is not as simple as that.
meditation is a way to prove it. but in meditation there's a hindrance called vicikiccha / doubt. so...?
- Tue May 08, 2012 12:56 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Buddhism's effect on the Will
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3921
Re: Buddhism's effect on the Will
"This is mine, I created it."
the answer is no. you're just learn it from here and there. there's too many factor that involved so that you can't say I created it.
in books definitely have bibliography and preface that say thanks to another people.
the answer is no. you're just learn it from here and there. there's too many factor that involved so that you can't say I created it.
in books definitely have bibliography and preface that say thanks to another people.
- Tue May 08, 2012 6:16 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Rare human incarnation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4670
Re: Rare human incarnation
So we're only evolving physically then? Not mentally or spiritually? Is this cos there's scientific evidence for the former? If so then I want to see the scientific evidence of the six realms of existence and of re-birth in general. there's fewer Ariyas nowadays. scientific evidence of another real...
- Tue May 08, 2012 4:02 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: How to deal with accusations against my practices
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5254
Re: How to deal with accusations against my practices
You may want to point out classical Christian meditation books like St. John of the Cross’ The Dark Night of The Soul. It is my understanding that Christian stages of meditation are mapped out remarkably similar to the Buddhist in their fundamentals. yes. Bernadette Roberts learn from St. John of t...
- Tue May 08, 2012 3:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Which suttas do you consider as the most important?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 9730
Re: Which suttas do you consider as the most important?
Anapanasati sutta
Mahasatipatthana sutta
Mahasatipatthana sutta
- Tue May 08, 2012 3:48 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Jains and Anatta
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3702
Re: Jains and Anatta
Majjhima Nikaya Culasaccaka Sutta
- Tue May 08, 2012 3:05 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Once-returner?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1725
Re: Once-returner?
anagami cut off 5 fetters ( samyojana ) Sakkāya-diṭṭhi: Belief in self Vicikicchā: Skeptical doubt Sīlabbata-parāmāsa: Attachment to rites and rituals Kāma-rāga: Sensuous craving Byāpāda: Ill will Sotapanna cut off the first three fetters Sakkāya-diṭṭhi: Belief in self Vicikicchā: Skeptical doubt Sī...
- Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: I'd Like to Know More About Buddhanussati
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3172
Re: I'd Like to Know More About Buddhanussati
for question no 2: book about how this form of meditation is done?
from visuddhimagga:
http://realtruthlife.blogspot.com/2011/ ... tions.html
from visuddhimagga:
http://realtruthlife.blogspot.com/2011/ ... tions.html
- Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:42 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Cannot believe in magical things
- Replies: 70
- Views: 14450
Re: Cannot believe in magical things
about rebirth / remembering past lives, search about Ian Stevenson's Reincarnation Research or watch this on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF3KqGpxXvo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-KUwz0vodQ" onclick="window.open(this.hre...