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However we all have a dream destination at the end of the rainbow . . . what is yours? :) To have a 'dream' destination indicates something in the 'future' - and there is no future! We only have the 'now' Therefore, i will say im not 'dreaming'…
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Zen with Zen.....? I combine Theravada with Mahayana.... Works ok for me.... ;) Surely combining Theravada with Mahayana would be like combining Atheism and Theism, in the same way you can't both believe in God and not believe in God you can not c…
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Just abit confused here, you say The yin yang shows how we can step beyond duality as well as there are no true opposites. But then you say; Yin flows into yang and vice versa So if there was no duality then how can Yin flow 'into' Yang?? There wo…
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He was never really a 'depressed' person, and always seemed happy, generous, and loving but according to his writings he didnt 'like how the world was' even though he 'stated' that he was happy with who 'he' was he decided it was time to remove hims…
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What is 'wrong' about suicide though? (Im not saying 'i' think its right or wrong but if someones realization didnt live up to expectation then they may decide to call it a day 'before' death catches you! I may have just figured out my answer any…
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Im going on a solo roadtrip wild camping retreat in couple weeks! My aim will be to 'sit' and be one with nature! I love listening and allowing it to teach me things that 'no man' or words could ever teach... I wont be taking much apart from My j…
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My take- The Buddha did set out to find enlightenment when he left his home and began ascetic practice. But, it was only when he gave up his search and accepted the food that was offered to him that he discovered enlightenment in the middle way. B…
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Thanks again for the link! I read it over and over (about 10 times) and i have to admit, there are things i have never read (related to buddhism) before! And personally, theres alot of stuff i read which i dont 'believe' in or dont believe happened …
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Is for some reason my post not getting displayed accurately for other people? In case so, here it is again. It describes exactly this process between sitting down and his enlightenment. I will not include the quote now. According to the suttas the…
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Are you telling me this has never came up before, or am i just not asking it clearly??? If there are stories before 'and' after buddhas enlightenment then surely there must be stories 'about' his enlightenment (inbetween sitting down and actually b…
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But I'm not sure I understand what the exact question is here. Is it 'what is enlightenment?', or is it 'how did the Buddha realise it?'. How did he 'realise it?' AND 'what exactly did he realize that made him enlightened?????? From when he 'sa…
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Which Buddhism? The 8 fold path (which is supposed to be the path that leads to the cessation of suffering!
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Fair do's! I hear what ya sayin! Thanks for comment!
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Yes. And No. Care to give a 'little' elaboration.. :)
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My answer: NO Brief reason; I believe to practice Taoism (to live in accordance with nature) could also be a path to the cessation of suffering!
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His suffering DIDN'T end. He still 'suffered'. he just didn't let it impinge on his existence Have you a source pls?
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I only know what I've read. Exactly, and i only know what ive read or been told (by buddhist monks)
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I don't think it matters so much what we think is important or unimportant. What we feel important or unimportant is probably not so much under our control. A feeling could be a false emotion To feel something 'usually' requires the heart, and that…
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Well sorry mr 'know-it-all' , but i guess we are both barking up the wrong tree because ive had buddhist MONKS tell me that he set of to find 'inner peace, happiness and enlightenment! I wouldnt just make it up without a source! I have got my know…
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Really what does enlightenment mean? As a concept it's totally subjective. Did Buddha get what I would conceive of as enlightenment? I don't know and more so it really doesn't matter because his enlightenment is not mine. I study the teachings not b…
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My most important thing is my 'mind' Seen as i believe 'everything' stems from within my mind I try to nurture it as best as possible! Just as i would nurture my garden, my mind is a garden of thoughts! What i THiNK , i become!!!
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But are there any sources that do talk about 'his' enlightenment??
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@zenmyste -- If you really want to know the answer to those questions, there is only one recourse: Practice. Well no, and for 2 reasons! 1. I wanted to know about buddhas enlightenment 'because' he is the one teachings us that enlightenment is pos…
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I used to ask that question all the time!!! (We all ask it now and again) But these days, i understand things happen to everyone - good and bad! Some people get 'more' than others Some people get 'worse' than others! Its just how life is; all w…
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It just means its all here, there and every where... Right now!! Straight ahead without seeing = you dont need to 'see' it for it to be there, for it is always there whether you can see it or not! Its all around us, when you wake up, shower, brush …
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Thais believe I would suggest not all Thais are ignorant. Some surely have gnosis of the dharma? I hope some may even have transcended beliefs . . . Thais are very cool, calm and collected yes, and i have visited thailand many many times, its my …
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There is faith in the path so much as you have faith in a tour guide. Tour guides come with scientific proves on how to get there these days, (quickest ways, short cuts, longest ways, uphills, down hills, etc...) So Like i said; "has anyone here go…
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True, but one doesn't depend on the other either. Even if the Buddha were a total fiction, it still wouldn't negate the Buddhadharma. But it could negate enlightenment... Have you ever met anyone who has attained full enlightenment?? If the answe…
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Whether one thinks meditating is easy or meditating is hard, he is right!!!
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Everything changes........ Including the enlightened state of mind! Even if someone was enlightened and 'mastered' all lifes situations, we still never know whats round the corner.. (Everything changes) so what if the enlightened man became ill an…
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#sigh#... Bloody hell man... If you wanna play video games then play video games.. Ur only gonna be here once mate, do whatever u want to do! (Perhaps with consideration for the 5 precepts) 1. Do not kill 2. Do not steal 3. Do not lie 4. Respect …
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To a villian , a world messed up is perfect! To a good guy, world peace is perfect! So for me, true perfection doesnt exist! Its personal preference!!!! "They say practice makes perfect, but then again, nobodys perfect so why practice?"
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When I first read 'Siddhartha' by Herman Hesse I was made mildly indignant by the portrait that Hesse paints of the Buddha...A human teacher who has reached great depths of stillness of mind...But whose teaching is not a universal panacea.( In fact …
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none of us will ever know unless we become enlightened :clap: Miserable truth ain't it . . . :wave: Nothing miserable about that no!
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Projections of mind are not taken to be real as a Buddha. Thus even if you became insane and saw demons and felt tortured you would not take them as real. The same if you are in the hell of ICU in a hospital. It is all just projections of mind. …
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< They really believe to be enlightened is to be a robot-like-happy-blissful kind of person... But its just not like that at all!!! Reality is reality , whether we like it or not! (Enlightened or not) Things are as they are!!! Expect nothing …
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@zenmyste, I'm curious...what sect of Buddhism's sanghas have you visited. I've never felt that way at a Thai temple. Oh sorry, i should have made it clear.. I want to state firstly that ive been to Thailand many times and i have always felt welco…
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Doesnt really exist much in buddhism... Gandhi once said; “I like your Christ; I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your christ" And thats how i feel about buddhism! "I love buddha, but i dont necessarily like 'buddhists…
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*ever read*
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If you add a spoonful of dirt (suffering) to a glass of water (our unenlightened minds) it will taint the water and make it undrinkable. If you add the same amount of dirt to the ocean (an enlightened mind) it won't make a difference. Maybe an enlig…
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I'm going to get old. I'm going to get sick. I'm going to die. And that's OK. That is enlightenment. You got it! :-)
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I've always loved that little Zen story. It's been attached to both Joshu and Suzuki, but I believe that genius Roshi Anonymous actually wrote it. Suzuki was responsible for this story passed around: "On the fourth day of retreat as we sat with o…
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Might have been meaning the same thing. We arnt 'seperate' from life itself. We 'are' life! If my life is miserable, i am miserable... If i am happy, my life is happy!