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by MrLearner
Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:11 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Why last thought before death matters?
Replies: 15
Views: 1761

Re: Why last thought before death matters?

Ok thank you both for the replies. I understand better now. I will come back if I have more questions.
by MrLearner
Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:07 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?
Replies: 8
Views: 897

Re: Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?

Thanks for the reply bodom. So then what thoughts other than breath I can use to meditate? It depends on what you are trying to achieve (calmness? insight? more happiness? getting a particular problem to feel more manageable?) but you can mentally count (eg. from one to nine and then back again; th...
by MrLearner
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?
Replies: 8
Views: 897

Re: Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?

Thanks for the reply bodom. So then what thoughts other than breath I can use to meditate?
by MrLearner
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:31 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Why last thought before death matters?
Replies: 15
Views: 1761

Re: Why last thought before death matters?

Thank you both DNS and ontheway for your time and replies. However the replies are contrasting, with one showing last thought has no effect and the other opposite. I'm confused. From "on the way" article, I get the impression that if you have bad thoughts during the last moments, but you h...
by MrLearner
Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:42 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?
Replies: 8
Views: 897

Can you mediatate with any single thought or only breath?

Hello everyone, First of all happy new year everyone. I have tried some meditation, but I find concentrating on breath boring sometimes. Is it possible for me to concentrate on something interesting like a painting or something and meditate, or can you only gain spiritual advancement if you concentr...
by MrLearner
Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:40 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Why last thought before death matters?
Replies: 15
Views: 1761

Why last thought before death matters?

Hello everyone, First of all happy new year everyone. I have heard that no matter how much good karma you do? If your last thought before death is a bad one, you will be reborn in a bad state. Is there any truth to this? If there is why, would Buddhism a religion that makes so much sense, have this ...
by MrLearner
Wed Dec 15, 2021 3:37 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?
Replies: 6
Views: 819

Re: Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?

Hello, Also completely unrelated question, I know there are 550 stories about Buddha's past lives, is there a simple english version of this book that I can order online? AFAIK, there's only one complete translation of Jataka stories: https://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/English-Texts/Jataka/inde...
by MrLearner
Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:57 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?
Replies: 6
Views: 819

Re: Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?

Hey thanks so much for the reply "on the way". I was so confused, why been such a great Arahant, he was afraid of his death, now it makes total sense. Anyone by the way likes to add more, or provide a link to buy the book I requested, thanks a lot in advance.
by MrLearner
Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?
Replies: 6
Views: 819

Story of great "Maudgalyayana" and question about Arahants?

Hello everyone, Hey I was reading the story of this great Arahant, and was shocked to hear how he died after been tortured by robbers due to his past kamma of killing his parents. The story says for 6 days he was able to evade the robbers by teleporting using his psychic powers, however on the 7 th ...
by MrLearner
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:20 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Is it good karma to be born as a westerner?
Replies: 33
Views: 10555

Is it good karma to be born as a westerner?

Hello everyone, First of all. This is not nationalistic or racist post, but I'm actually curious. Ok so generally speaking Most of the western countries are better developed and have better standard of living, but most are not Buddhists. Most of the buddhist countries are poor. My question is, is it...
by MrLearner
Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:08 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Will people who attained nibbana be reborn after big bang?
Replies: 8
Views: 5371

Re: Will people who attained nibbana be reborn after big bang?

Thanks for all the replies. I was worried that even after reaching nibbana you will be reborn after big bang. Glad it is not like that :)
by MrLearner
Sun Dec 13, 2020 12:18 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Will people who attained nibbana be reborn after big bang?
Replies: 8
Views: 5371

Will people who attained nibbana be reborn after big bang?

Hello everyone, Just a random question that popped into my head. Will people who attained nibbana will be reborn after universe ends and restarts? I'm surer they will never be reborn while the current universe exist (which is a very very long time), but what happens when universe ends and restarts w...
by MrLearner
Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:12 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Ok buddhism is true but my reaction is depression
Replies: 49
Views: 38908

Re: Ok buddhism is true but my reaction is depression

There's a sutta exactly for this but i can not find it. A disciple asks why he isn't calm even he realized the desires are dangerous. The answer is that until he tastes the happiness of giving up, his mind will not calm. OTOH, the depression is rooted in desire, your desire makes you feel depressed...
by MrLearner
Sun Sep 13, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Are gods bored and can they meditate?
Replies: 79
Views: 56746

Re: Are gods bored and can they meditate?

Thanks for all the replies. They are all very nice. @Robinson: Nice sutta. Thanks @Doot: Thanks for the detailed response @rhino: It is not my birthday but, thanks for the wishes. Another thing I want to clarify is, many have pointed that god realms are also suffering, because there also happiness i...