Also, when someone comes along saying things about the TRUE YOU, it's worth laying the smack-down on it right away. It goes directly against "sabbe dhamma anatta", a central component of the Dhamma. This was not said here. It was on my website which I never mentioned here. Those of you wh...

You can read about how Kurt "attained the ultimate goal of enlightenment " in the column on the right hand side of the welcome page on his website: http://www.happiness-for-sale.com/ :) Geez. I'd say we're exploiting Kurt's delusion by entertaining ourselves in our mockery of it, but he's...

I believe in God and praise the Buddha's teachings which I practiced for about 15 years and became a Buddha myself. I've had several experiences with God and I'll mention just one here. Hi Ben. Congratulations! You exposed me for what I really am, open and truthful. I have nothing to hide. No cling...

Yes, and it is a good question. But ultimately, aren't you confronted with the hindrance of uncertainty, specifically in the Dhamma? Everything the Buddha taught is completely factual, as I have witnessed for myself* in the here and now. You will know when you are stream-entered, and it is entirely ...

Greetings Wizi, I am quite familiar with habitual patterns of the mind. The best way to stop them is not to try and stop them. It's like falling in quicksand... the more you struggle to get out, the more you will sink. The way to not struggle is to just observe via Mindfulness. Since you asked the q...

It's ok to present one's point of view or argument with back up evidence and logic if one doesn't agree with the other person's argument. Just have to make sure one tackles the idea, not the person. That's healthy debate. Saying things like "you're full of s..." or "you're a fraud&qu...

It seems to me, there is a whole lot of clinging going on here. Specifically, "View clinging." "And what is clinging/sustenance? These four are clingings: sensuality clinging, view clinging, precept & practice clinging, and doctrine of self clinging. This is called clinging. If yo...

"Suffering" as taught by The Buddha referred to people. Everything can't be suffering if suffering is a human state of mind. People suffer when their minds are not free. When thoughts are not free to come and go, and there is clinging, then there is suffering. When thinking of the past or...

"Suffering" as taught by The Buddha referred to people. Everything can't be suffering if suffering is a human state of mind. People suffer when their minds are not free. When thoughts are not free to come and go, and there is clinging, then there is suffering. When thinking of the past or ...

Some lies are for the benefit and welfare of others, which would make it okay. sometimes lies are told by accident. If your intentions are pure, and you are an honest person, your mind will not be tied down to remembering lies. Liars, cheaters, gossipers and secret keepers are tied to a world of suf...

hello guys you misunderstand me Buddha thought that a disciple of the Buddha sees fear in the smallest things mainly the five aggregates he sees fear that they are impermanent so seeing fear in asking a question is same thing as verbal fabrication is part of five aggregates mainly what kind of karm...

Hi Gena. While it is true that every moment is unique, it is dependent on another moment. Before you asked your question, it was dependent on your thought that you should create a post to ask your question. That thought was dependent on the thought of the question itself. The question itself was dep...

And this is from someone who has claimed to be a Buddha. Thanks for pointing that out. There are a lot of Buddhas in the world and that's the reason Buddhism has flourished for over 2,500 years... because it works. It could happen for you too, if you abandon the hindrances, Ill will and Uncertainty...

Jhana, which represents different levels of mental absorption during meditation is not necessary to reach enlightenment. Meditation helps train the mind to focus on the present moment and allow thoughts to come and go freely. Have a happy day!

Call me an odd ball, but I have nothing to hide. I hope I don't offend anyone. I have attained the various levels of jhana and there is no better way to understand the Buddha's teachings. Put your blind faith in it at first which will lead to the truth.

Have a happy day!