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Physical, mental, and spiritual reconditioning is for lack of words the best I can come up with.
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It is not really important to know the source of all suffering than it would be to know the causes in which we suffer. Lack of faith or beliefs would be one of the causes in my opinion. One who is without faith or beliefs has worry, fear, and stre…
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We need to pay attention in order to see suffering, its cause, its cessation, and the path leading to its cessation.
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I was taught to just keep the breath in mind, the awareness will happen on its own.
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@driedleaf: thanks for your reply. let me see if i notice anything else except my body. currently i think there are no feelings there in my meditation just long periods of me sitting with some sounds going on either external sound or the ringing sou…
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You are aware of what's going on with your body, but are you also aware of your feelings (pleasant, unpleasant), mind (clear, unclear), and mental qualities (desire, no desire)? If not then I would try to expand my awareness. If your meditation is…
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The difference between these and schizophrenia is that the characters in your mind would be verbally abusing you and they would never leave you alone. @Jeffrey, I am one of those that think that the world is definitely not sane. I also believe that…
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Buddhism is about becoming enlightened and awaking from ignorance... But wouldnt the 'Feeling' of the enlightenment man be the same as the feeling of the ignorant man? Is the whole point not to just overcome suffering? Therefore whatever works for…
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I dont want people to get defensive towards buddhism! I would just like 'your' opinion! Im just wondering is it 'Fact' that there is 'No self' - there is no 'I' And if you believe its 'fact' can you share your experience as to when you 'realized…
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We have something better than a soul, we have citta (mind). To be enlightened means to be pure in mind regardless of whether or not a soul exists.
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I have seen the word "uncertainty" used as a translation for one of the 5 mental hindrances, and I prefer it as opposed to doubt. Obviously uncertainty and doubt are not the same thing. Uncertainty is more due to inexperience, and that can be chan…
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''Dhamma is in your mind. Dont believe others. Just listen to your mind. You don't have to go anywhere..'' ~Ajahn Chah~ My interpretation: "Dhamma is in your mind." Natural is your mind. Your mind is part of nature. "Just listen to your mind." …
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Basically the title says it all! I frequently find myself being so serious with myself and life in general, and it causes me to suffer. . I was wondering if anyone has any advice for me. Being Buddhist I tend to think and analyze things a lot, maybe…
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I would say that meditation and experience clears the doubt(s). When doubt is present, he knows, "There is doubt in me," or when doubt is not present, he knows, "There is no doubt in me." He knows how the arising of the non-arisen doubt comes to be…
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See, I dont think my varying connections to people is dependent on whether or not I think I am like this or that. Arent some connections to others more instantaneously - not based on what we perceive them to be like analytically or ourselves. We se…
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Personality is a mixture of many things such as upbringing, personal experience, habits, genetics, and health. It is mostly our perception of "us". What accounts for the varying connections to different people is dependent on what we perceive "I" …
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One can always set nirvana aside and see if Jhanas can be reached. Perhaps nirvana is out of the question if one's meditation does not bring any good results.
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You could always just try to teach by example instead of having to worry about what to tell them.
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There are no definite answers. We are constantly living out our interpretation of the answer(s) to those questions. Could we be any further from correct if we are enjoying the fruits of our actions? Maybe the answers are always there, but we just…
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I think perhaps some Secular Buddhists may make the mistake of taking something at face value instead of leaving it for further investigation. There is nothing written or handed down where it is mandatory to automatically believe something I don't …
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As the rule of dukkha goes...we would not be satisfied with the answer(s).
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I'm one of those that feel that "Right View" changes everything, your practice, and your life.
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Before giving up on Buddhism, realize that letting hate and anger get the best of us is really giving up on ourselves. Uncontrolled aversion or any other defilement will often lead to unwholesome actions. These actions will start the endless cycle…
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No. I want to be liberated. And 'love' could well be another fetter, albeit a golden one. Not craving, clinging, and attaching to it is one thing, but totally rejecting it is another.
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Meditation would be the best foothold out of the three IMO.
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It's not so much the desire being the problem than it is the stress that follows along with that desire. Desire is a natural and part of being human. What is unnatural is how we react to our desire and how we stress over it as being the problem. …
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Metta is the fuel for practice. Do you not want to be loved?
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And also AN 8.54
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I'm trying to find this one part in the suttas where the buddha discusses the qualities to look for in judging a teacher, I just can't remember where that is and use the right words in google to find it. I'm sure someone here will know. Is it the Ka…
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This sutta explains the benefits of being a monk. http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.02.0.than.html
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Love is something I do regardless of whether or not I know what it is. But it is also an ongoing research for understanding what love is, and to be comfortable with what it means. Once that comfort is reached, I would then use this comfortable und…
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A "sick" society is one view, and a "not sick" society is another view. It seems there are many views regarding "society", not just one. I think the quote is simply suggesting that we should not live blindly, and adjusting ourselves to something t…
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Dukkha.
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I think loneliness is more common than people think. Just imagine how you would react if a random person came up to you asked "Could I be your friend?" It's just not that easy. We should be happy with who we are and what we have. A few friends i…
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Just let it go. It's the past. People are too busy with their own problems to remember random events anyhow. Just focus on doing better next time. Try some metta meditation. Reflect on suffering and emptiness. We are similar in so many ways, a…
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Mindfulness helps us experience the "why". Because it is difficult to let go of something.
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It's a gradual learning process that I don't think anyone can achieve in a day. If we can not use the "ego" for everything, or catch ourselves before using "it", I think that should be good enough.
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Life is what you make of it.
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Attachment is attachment and religion is religion. One doesn't have to be the other. Buddhism actually teaches against attachment. People have to dig deeper into Buddhism to learn this. It's more difficult for people to see this attachment in co…
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There are skillful desires that the Buddha talked about. "And what, monks, is right effort? (i) There is the case where a monk generates desire, endeavors, activates persistence, upholds & exerts his intent for the sake of the non-arising of ev…
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When greed is removed, hate is removed, and delusion is removed, I am sure that one can expect to be naturally generous, kind, and wise.
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"A person endowed with three things is to be recognized as a wise person. Which three? Good bodily conduct, good verbal conduct, good mental conduct. A person endowed with these three things is to be recognized as a wise person. "Monks, there are t…
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I believe that we are all interconnected. When we hurt ourselves, we could also hurt others, and when we hurt others, we also end up hurting ourselves.
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Boredom is the mind affected by certain conditions resulting in a feeling of dullness or lack of interest. Our mind may see something as lacking interest, but this could be because we crave something to interest us. Even when our mind gets quiet w…
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What is Zen?
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I find that listening to Dhamma talks once in a while really helps,especially when not having access to a monastery. The Dhamma is in everything so everything should be able to remind us of the Dhamma. When we are reminded, we need only to make ou…
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Let's all hurry and find a way out of samsara, so that we don't get stuck here asking why. Shall we?
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You are doing your best to be to the best parent you can be. Sometimes we just need to pat ourselves in the back, and not to worry about knowing the reason why everything is. :)
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It's okay to be unsatisfied, but hate is an affliction and difficult to reverse.