Dhamma Wheel

try to be a good person in everyday life, but also just understand right speech and know when/if your words are blameless. then you shouldn't have any fear

i'm not getting the excessive criticism on this post. it looks really good. some zen teachings are completely compatible with theravada. What exactly do you think is excessive? Many points have been made. Which teachings do you think are compatible and why? what i think is excessive is "this isn't ...

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aren't a lot of the early buddhist texts in sanskrit

i dont recall where but i read one sutta that says something like the buddha was hesitant to say this discourse because it leads to inaction. and after reading this group of suttas a while ago i feel like i have had a lot of trouble developing urgency to advance, because i believe i am already head...

i'm not getting the excessive criticism on this post. it looks really good. some zen teachings are completely compatible with theravada.

i dont recall where but i read one sutta that says something like the buddha was hesitant to say this discourse because it leads to inaction. and after reading this group of suttas a while ago i feel like i have had a lot of trouble developing urgency to advance, because i believe i am already heade...

i mean which god might he be in buddhist theory
not sakka, i dont think, since sakka was not angry in his previous life
responding to the other point,
i feel like understanding the dhamma one would not go to another religion

was skimming over this https://www.redstate.com/wag/2020/06/21/you-are-invited-to-attend-chip-chips-sunday-sermon/ i used to be christian and even did some bible study but i dont remember much of it anymore if there is actually a deity instructing its followers to cause plagues on its behalf, who mi...

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true or false?

ancient india had slavery, and the buddha AFAIK never explicitly condemned it. cite sources, if possible. Buddhism and Slavery http://www.purifymind.com/BuddhismSlavery.htm ...At the time of the rise of Buddhism "menials" loosely referred to as "slaves" by pioneering Western scholars, were known to...

“Monks, a lay follower should not engage in five types of business. Which five? Business in weapons, business in human beings, business in meat, business in intoxicants, and business in poison. “These are the five types of business that a lay follower should not engage in.” https://suttacentral.net...

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Thu Jun 18, 2020 3:37 am

...and yes, slavery is bad. It is wrong livelihood, and generally goes hand in hand with beatings/killings, theft, and various kinds of sexual misconduct. If anyone tells you slavery is not bad, RUN!

a lot of marriages are that way too

ancient india had slavery, and the buddha AFAIK never explicitly condemned it. cite sources, if possible. In a number of Suttas Blessed One is described as a Dhammavadi teacher. A teacher on principles, A teacher on truth, A teacher on way things are. Having taught the principles such as Dependant ...