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according to ajahn brahm, you can see your previous lives in meditation, and when you see it, you will not have any more doubts. i cant see my previous lives. but if life is a continuum, its only logical that we will still exist after death. i think the analogy of our childhood experiences is approp...

Where can I find the pali and English version? Thanks

There is no free will. Everything is conditioned. Every thing you say or do is influenced by your past. Instead of free will, it's conditioned will.

The suttas is full of accounts of people who attained Enlightenment while listening to Buddha. Enlightenment is like a fruit, when the conditions are right it ripens, it drops ...

I don't think you need to tell anyone you are gay. If you are sincere about ordination, I believe you will learn to deal with the problems. Nobody is perfect. No monk is perfect. Just try your best.

If you wish to ordain, just go for it. Don't worry about your lust for other men, everyone has lust. Most men are not homosexuals, so most of the monks would not be sexually attracted to you. Lust is just another desire you have to learn to control as a monk.

so you don't like ajahn brahm. So you think he's not compassionate, not qualified to talk about sex. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. You are entitled to your opinion. I applaud you for daring to criticise Ajahn Brahm who is quite popular.

the state of stream entry means that there is no more back-sliding. it means that you have crossed the stream,there is not turning back. if you havent see any significant change in your behaviour and thoughts, i doubt you have achieved it.

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2 of the best medidtation teacher s IMO are ajahn Brahm and gunaratana.

My source is very reliable because I heard it from the horse's mouth. The horse is Aj Brahmavamso. lol This happened when Aj Chah was alive. A school principal came to see Aj chah. His wife had a stroke and was paralysed. He visited a prostitute once a week and he asked aj chah whether he was breaki...

I cant remember which sutta.
Buddha said there is no greater attraction to a man than that of a woman and vice versa.

Does anyone know which sutta it is?

To equate sexual pleasures with other kind of pleasure is not in accordance with what Buddha taught. Ｈow many monks have disrobed because they have fallen in love and wish to be with their partner?

Sexual acts are in the 5 precepts, 8 precepts , 10 precepts and a major rule in the vinaya.

Sexual needs is a primal biological need. Otherwise the species would just go extinct. To describe it as something easily suppressed is simply not accurate.

Prostitution was an accepted part of Asian countries until the western powers came and imposed their cultural values.

This happened when Aj Chah was alive. A school principal came to see Aj chah. His wife had a stroke and was paralysed. He visited a prostitute once a week and he asked aj chah whether he was breaking any precepts. Aj chah said no. It is easy to judge men or women who visits prostitutes/giggolo. Howe...

Interestingly, Buddha did not say that being a prostitute was wrong livelihood. Nor did he consider visiting a prostitute breaking the 5 precepts.

It is true that when 2 persons fall in love , it is due to the hormones. However, scientists have studied this phenomenon and found that this initial period of high lasts for about 2 months only. It is probably harder for westerners to understand other cultures when it comes to sex and marriage. Mon...

Some people argued that perhaps Ruhe criticised mahayana so that he can feel better about his own beliefs. So, when I criticise muslim terrorists , i do it because it makes me feel better about buddhist terrorists? At least the the buddhist terrorists in burma do not chop off people's heads, they ju...