Maybe it's more like: "I am a malign thug, since the universe as I experience it is entirely the consequence of my choices." No?Karma Dondrup Tashi wrote: I am a malign thug, since the universe is entirely the consequence of my choices. Not Abhidharma karma, but there it is.
Who is GOD in Buddhism?
Re: Who is GOD in Buddhism?
Rain soddens what is kept wrapped up,
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
But never soddens what is open;
Uncover, then, what is concealed,
Lest it be soddened by the rain.
Re: Who is GOD in Buddhism?
What a strange thing to say in BuddhadhammaTrue but in Mahayana with its karmic maximalism, since the universe is a torture chamber
Dukkha is there because of ignorance, not because of the universe
If you think you suffer because of the universe or life in general then, to me, you dont understand Dhamma
metta
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Re: Who is GOD in Buddhism?
Yes.Jechbi wrote:Maybe it's more like: "I am a malign thug, since the universe as I experience it is entirely the consequence of my choices." No?Karma Dondrup Tashi wrote: I am a malign thug, since the universe is entirely the consequence of my choices. Not Abhidharma karma, but there it is.
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Re: Who is GOD in Buddhism?
Greetings Jechbi & Tilt,
Yes... that would make for more sense to me.
I was hoping to clarify what KDT meant, and to see whether it matches that or not.
Metta,
Retro.
Yes... that would make for more sense to me.
I was hoping to clarify what KDT meant, and to see whether it matches that or not.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
Re: Who is GOD in Buddhism?
Indeed . As a Mahayana practitioner myself, I too am interested in clarification.