Welcome home! Please contact lincoln@icrontic.com if you have any difficulty logging in or using the site. New registrations must be manually approved which may take several days. Can't log in? Try clearing your browser's cookies.
Jeffrey Veteran
About
- Username
- Jeffrey
- Joined
- Visits
- 15,658
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member
- Points
- 7,243
Reactions
-
Buddhist context: Ontology versus Epistemology
I came across these terms reading about 'the three natures' which is a yogacara teaching that is similar to the two truths in my understanding. I would say that it has dependent origination as a 'nat… (View Post)
6 -
Re: Buddhist context: Ontology versus Epistemology
@Kerome the connection between the 12 links and the 3 poisons is suffering. Suffering leads to pursuit of freedom from suffering. In the 12 links suffering is included with death. Not getting what yo… (View Post)4 -
Re: Troubling thoughts on negative karma and Buddhanature
It's possible that you have a somewhat 'wrong view' on Buddha nature and/or karma. By hearing a teaching about these from someone with a good understanding could help perhaps? I do (I think) get what… (View Post)
3 -
Re: Charlatans, teachers and grifters
I think first determine if you think he can harm you. If no because he is honest with good intentions then stay with him awhile and give a chance to answer your dharma questions and listen to each ot… (View Post)
1 -
Re: Is faith important? Are deities real?
In some branches of Buddhism there is a belief that there are interpenetrating worlds. So there is a realm of the Boddhisattva of compassion but that realm interpenetrates with ours right here. And s… (View Post)2