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Apparently people didn't read my post thoroughly. I made a point of saying that I do not consider karma to be some sort of "cosmic punishment". Did you miss that? Karma is the law of cause and effect. If we wish to be happy, we then we must creat…
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and probably stir up a lot of controversy, but here goes anyway. I'm just going to tell it like it was taught me by my teachers. In order to talk about justice, whatever we may mean by that word, I think we first…
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But you do bring up an important point, stingraygirl. There has been something of an effort to "dumb down" Buddhism in the West as we like things that are easy to do, non-threatening (to our ego), and can be accomplished in the 30 minute time span …
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I have found that the best way to find a teacher is not to look for one but to pray that the teacher will appear in your life. If you sincerely pray for the way out of samsara, surely you will find your teacher. One way is the 7 line prayer to Gur…
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If you would like to know what really happens at the time of death, I would strongly suggest you find a phowa master who will give teachings on phowa (the transference of consciousness at the time of death). Phowa is a very well-developed, logical …
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Why would you assume that scientific verification is the only valid form of verification? In other words, you believe in science the way some believe in religions, right? On faith? The methods used to find the reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas an…
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You made a good choice, Zayl. It is so much better to learn what life is all about before rushing off to become a monk and then discovering that it's not for you. It is very bad karma to drop your robes and vows after you take them, so better to t…
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It's not just compassion though, it's bodhicitta, the union of compassion and wisdom. Both are required to attain enlightenment. In fact, bodhicitta is synonymous with enlightenment. As for enlightenment not being for everybody, that is probabl…
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Suffering is not the main point of Buddhism. The main point of Buddhism is that you, and you alone, are in control of your life. You have the power to create the causes for bliss just as you have the power to create the causes of suffering. Howev…
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Actually the reason that people are or aren't a monk is very simple: merit. It takes a lot of merit to become a monk or nun. That doesn't make them better than those who aren't, just that in this life they have a lot of merit ripening. The more c…
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I was stationed in Japan in the Air Force and became enamored of Zen while there. I still love Zen poetry, art, etc, but I found the practice didn't suit my personality very well, so I ended up in Tibetan Buddhism which is much better for me, imho.…
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Just one question: where exactly in the bible does it say it was written by god? Palzang
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Last weekend we had a Hopi indian with his two sons visit our stupa in Sedona and sing for Khenpo Tenzin Norgay who was in town. It was quite an experience. This Hopi man is one of the few left who still practice the old ways of Hopi, living in ba…
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It is important to remember that science (including psychology) deals solely with the relative, the dualistic world Buddhists call samsara. Buddhism deals with nondualism, the primordial ground of existence. Everything else is just phenomena. So …
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I think the basic problem here is that of trying to formulate rules that apply to each and every situation. Perhaps it would be better to get in touch with one's own true nature so as to understand the root of such problems we are talking about her…
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As long as sentient beings are sentient beings, the path taught by the Buddha - which included monasticism but was not exclusively monastic - will be valid. Thinking that sentient beings somehow change with time is to deny the validity of what the …
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Birth, old age, sickness and death were the sufferings that Siddhartha saw on his trips outside the palace walls that made him aware of suffering in general. You could think of them as representing the suffering that all humans experience. Of cour…
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Tom, your question is posited on the supposition that it matters what happens to you after you die. First of all, there is no "you" to begin with, so that kind of undercuts the question from the get-go, but even more important (at least to me) is t…
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I agree, Vangelis, I have no idea what Wilfred's post has to do with anything! I also send my prayers to Australia. I share a house with two nuns (we're on different floors, so don't get excited), one of whom was born in New Zealand and lived for …
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they don't take people who type with one hand, do they? (Joke) What is the sound of one hand typing? Palzang
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And while you're at it, please remember to pray for those in the Arab world, particularly in Libya, who are undergoing severe suffering and death at the hands of their leaders. It is quite horrible what is going on in Libya, but hardly surprising c…
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I would take issue with the statement that there are ways to be free of the consequences of karma. There are ways to purify karma, to lessen their effect, but karma never just goes away. We all have tons of karma that is just waiting to ripen, som…
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There is no human and no animal that has ever lived that has not known suffering. The Buddha taught that everyone who has ever lived goes through the suffering of birth, old age, sickness, and death. Suffering is, however, not something to be avoi…
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Is there some sort of Buddhist way to say "Way to go, mate!"? In Tibet they say, "EH MA HO!" Palzang
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Love'N'Peace;148979 said:I will :D No you're not! Go to your room! Oh wait, you're in your room... Er, go outside...or something! Palzang
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Love'N'Peace;148719 said:I had several dreams last night and one of them now makes me want to move to a country where my York/Lincolnshire accent is considered sexy :lol: Is there really such a place!? ;) Palzang
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It's a documentary, footiam, not a piece of fiction. It actually happened, and the camera was there to capture it. Palzang
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karmadorje;148527 said:Yet the teachings again and again emphasize that to achieve the supreme siddhi what is necessary is not a technique but instead devotion to the guru. Trungpa Rinpoche would call the approach of using a technology to obtain ha…
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Hi Brigid! :wavey: Palzang
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Yes, you would... :rolleyes: Palzang
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Excuse me, but my sangha is predominantly women (lots of nuns, only a few monks) and I have a woman teacher, so please don't write me off as a misogynist. I also know that Trungpa had sex with many of his close students (male and female). Trungpa …
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First of all, I don't consider Buddhism to be a religion. I would call it a technology, a way to attain permanent happiness. Religions worship imaginary gods. Secondly, if you wish to achieve anything with your religion or your path, it is absolu…
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Thanks! Molto cute! Palzang
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Tanda;148469 said:Even now there is no such thing as' Hinduism', let alone an 'organised' thing. There was a land that was called as BHARAT in all the ancient literature. People of this land had sevaral streams of thinking; there were believers,…
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conradcook;148463 said:This is very interesting to me. I'll have to read about it when I have time. Can you tell me, during the timeframe that this happened, had Islamic law been established? Buddha bless, Conrad. No idea.
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To my knowledge, there is no history of Hinduism in Afghanistan. You have to remember that Hinduism is a fairly recent thing. When the Buddha lived there was nothing called "Hinduism". There were the Vedas and the caste system, but nothing organiz…
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So sorry, Dakini, I've been just a tad busy. If you want to know what guru yoga is about, I suggest you find a teacher and ask him or her. Guru yoga has nothing at all to do with an "ordinary student-teacher relationship" (I'm assuming you meant l…
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And the world would be a great place to live if only it wasn't for that darn samsara! Palzang
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This seems like a thread from American Buddhist, a hate-filled ranters site where every Buddhist teacher who is anybody is routinely trashed with no basis at all in fact. What seems to be fueling this thread is a bunch of unproven hearsay and paran…
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And this is interesting because...? I was in India in 1996, and every historical Buddhist shrine or place that I visited had been coopted by the Hindus, usually desecrating it. For instance, we visited the pit where Mandarava had been thrown by he…
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I would equate claiming to follow multiple religions, like Buddhism/Hinduism or whatever, as equivalent to Freewheelin' Franklin's dictum on smoking pot and drinking beer, i.e., it's like pissing into the wind! Palzang
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How about an "I-don't-care-ist?" Does that count? Palzang