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by sanblvd
Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:26 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: kamma and social justice
Replies: 5
Views: 1648

Re: kamma and social justice

I see what you guys trying to do... the only goal is here achieve enlightenment... and anything else should be discouraged... ok then, so much for being curious.

I guess I'll try find the answer somewhere else who is actually not arrogant enough to tell me to mind my own business.
by sanblvd
Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:14 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Question about the law of Karma and consequence
Replies: 19
Views: 4912

Re: Question about the law of Karma and consequence

Kamma is an ACTION. It's done NOW.In the PRESENT.Not the past. Everytime you hear someone say that's my kamma,that's why i'm poor .That's wrong. Your kamma is now .What your doing about your current situation.That's you kamma.Right here in the present. Your poor because of the RESULT of your past k...
by sanblvd
Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:06 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: kamma and social justice
Replies: 5
Views: 1648

Re: kamma and social justice

Wow.... that sound like a cop out, what is the difference between that and blind faith? That is saying, you should believe in my god without any logic or evidence for the sake of believing it. And if you ask too much question it is not healthy... so just go ahead and take my word that this is real. ...
by sanblvd
Fri Dec 28, 2012 3:49 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: kamma and social justice
Replies: 5
Views: 1648

kamma and social justice

Here is my understanding, when you act out to do negative things for the sake of short term/financial benefit, you will plant a seed which will result in a fruit which will come back to hurt you. For example, you have a test tomorrow and instead of study for it, you go out party with friend, as a re...
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:41 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Question about the law of Karma and consequence
Replies: 19
Views: 4912

Re: Question about the law of Karma and consequence

Can you guys expand more on your responses? Instead of giving me a link to read or just type a line or two.... So basically what you saying is, there are actions that I am doing that is out of past cause and effect, there are also actions that I am doing out of my own free will. But only someone as...
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 9:23 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Question about the law of Karma and consequence
Replies: 19
Views: 4912

Re: Question about the law of Karma and consequence

Can you guys expand more on your responses? Instead of giving me a link to read or just type a line or two.... So basically what you saying is, there are actions that I am doing that is out of past cause and effect, there are also actions that I am doing out of my own free will. But only someone as ...
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:47 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: What continues from one life to another?
Replies: 28
Views: 9278

Re: What continues from one life to another?

One of the things to be aware of is that Rebirth as a human is one of the rarest occurrences of all. Very interesting, can anyone expand more on this? What is in the Buddhism teaching, or rather Buddhism cosmological view that fits earth? Is reborn on earth as a human rare because there are so many...
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Question about the law of Karma and consequence
Replies: 19
Views: 4912

Re: Question about the law of Karma and consequence

Ok I listened and read all of it, I get the jest of what they are talking about, they are saying the law of Karma is just one of the factor that explains the current state of being, there are other laws such as law of physic, gravity, time etc... which causes thing to be became what they are and exp...
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:24 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Cloud Atlas - epic film about karma and reincarnation
Replies: 66
Views: 22376

Re: Cloud Atlas - epic film about karma and reincarnation

This is such an epic movie, this is actually the reason that brought me here to learn more.

For those that uses bit torrent, you can already find this on blueray quality download with subtitles.
by sanblvd
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:20 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Question about the law of Karma and consequence
Replies: 19
Views: 4912

Question about the law of Karma and consequence

So, I been interested about Buddhism for a long time now, I never really got into it but never stop reading and talk to other person who knows a thing or two whenever I get the chance. What interest me most about Buddhism is the concept of karma or the law of cause and effect. So here is some of the...