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- Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:23 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
Sri Lankan Prime Minister J.R. Jayawardana said "The Buddha said, “Conquer anger by non-anger" to the council which decided to punish Japan after world war 2. Basically he asked Japan to be forgiven. :console: I am not asking what he said. What do you feel as a Buddhist? For peace there n...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:14 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
You're right: I have no answer to these questions because they are ignominious, scandalous, and thus not worth answering. I've come to the conclusion that you are deliberately trolling and so I'm finished posting in this thread. I answered with counter questions and very valid ones. If you think I ...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 2:04 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
Compassion Takes Courage Sometimes we confuse aggression with strength and non-action with weakness. Buddhism teaches that just the opposite is true. Giving in to the impulses of anger, allowing anger to hook us and jerk us around, is weakness. On the other hand, it takes strength to acknowledge th...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:57 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
With all due respect, the questions you posted in your first post have been answered. Talking about imaginative scenarios, fantasies, and hypothetical situations is not asking a question. If you want to be a soldier, join the military. I asked a question on ethics. If you have no answer I understan...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:47 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
What is the phala if to save your family I torture a terrorist ? If I am not mistaken you are from Sri Lanka and well understand what is terrorism (assuming you are not a Tamil from north)SarathW wrote:Buddhism has clear cut answers (Effects=Phala) for clear cut objectives and actions (Cause=Heathu)
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:15 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
So it seems there is no clear cut answer in Buddhism about worldly ambitions. But then that raises the point that all that we are using to communicate right now with each other - the computer, the internet connection, the telecom company that provides the connection, the Forum software - all are re...
- Mon Dec 02, 2013 12:52 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Re: Buddhism and Ambition
So it seems there is no clear cut answer in Buddhism about worldly ambitions. But then that raises the point that all that we are using to communicate right now with each other - the computer, the internet connection, the telecom company that provides the connection, the Forum software - all are res...
- Sun Dec 01, 2013 3:53 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Buddhism and Ambition
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5083
Buddhism and Ambition
I have become a devout Buddhist. I have been able to internalize Buddha's message very quickly and his teachings have brought me profound peace. I had some emotional trauma / insecurity issues, left over from my childhood and they have been resolved. But it has brought a confusion. As long as I was ...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Re: Feeling Of Insufficiency
A big thank you to everyone. I have downloaded "Wings Of Awakening" and "Each & Every Breath". I am a great fan of Ajahn Brahm. So thanks to Reflection for sharing the link. Now let me go back and read for few months and then get back to all of you with further questions, :an...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:31 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Re: Feeling Of Insufficiency
Hi Calbudd , In the meantime ,whenever you find that you have time to spare just 11 days of your life , kindly try doing a 10 day course at a centre nearest to your place of residence ( http://www.dhamma.org ) . The course is open for both lay people as well as those who have taken to the robes , a...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:01 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Re: Feeling Of Insufficiency
(by the way, speaking of chess, only a couple of weeks until the World Championship match between Anand and Carlsen, to be held in Chennai, India) Will try to keep track, though at that level I cannot make head or tail after the first 10 moves. Why moving rook pawn forward to A3 brings wild cheers ...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:37 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Re: Feeling Of Insufficiency
You will never realise Nirvana by reading a book. Not to be disrespectful but I am just looking to get through rest of this life without seriously messing it up. Nibbana is far from my aspiration. Meditate as you said - yes. But with no expectation other than making my mind little quieter. I find t...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:18 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Re: Feeling Of Insufficiency
With Each and Every Breath will get you off to an excellent start. If you really want to drill into the suttas, The Wings to Awakening[i/] at the same link. I would start with Breath , though, it's more practically oriented. I have on the whole read or in process of reading, The Foundations of Budd...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 3:55 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Feeling Of Insufficiency
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3377
Feeling Of Insufficiency
When I browse the topics I feel very insufficient. I am left quite gasping at the number of Pali words and their English equivalents. Such as I am quite sure I have come across the word Sammaditthi many times but had to right now look up its meaning. Some suttas are quite complex and take lot of tim...
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 2:57 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Can A Theravadan Pray
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1545
Re: Can A Theravadan Pray
Thank you for this wonderful article. It answered all my questions. I am grateful.tiltbillings wrote:The abbott of Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery, Ajahn Munindo:
http://nanda.online-dhamma.net/lib/auth ... ish/12.htm