Top new questions this week:
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I often wonder myself if the buddhist teachings says that realms are mental states, realities based on external conditions or a combination of the two. Why is that? For example:
"There's the ...
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A person I know has drawn the unwanted conclusion that the entanglement from the self is to be equated with erasing one's personality, feelings and connections in life. That to be extinguished in ...
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In Mahasi Sayadaw's meditation instructions, he says "you will
find the abdomen rising when you breathe in, and falling when you breathe out. The rising
should be noted mentally as 'rising', and ...
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I've heard a meditation teacher mention that samatha is less likely to be done wrong while using a visual object. I've also read about how mindfulness meditation may sometimes lead to negative effects ...
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Below is one of the verses from the "Eight Verses for Training the Mind" by Geshe Langri Tangpa
Whenever others, because of their jealousy, treat me badly
with abuse, insult, slander, or in ...
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In Majjhima Nikaya 63, the Buddha says
So, Malunkyaputta, remember what is undeclared by me as undeclared, and what is declared by me as declared. And what is undeclared by me? 'The cosmos is eternal,...
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The Nibbedhika Sutta: Penetrative (translated by Ven. Thanissaro) states the following:
"And what is the result of feeling? One who feels a feeling produces a corresponding state of existence, ...
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This is an altar maintenance question.
What are the sort of typical things done with the food, water, flowers and so on that gets put on the altar for altar maintenance?
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What are the teachings of the Buddha about aliens or other planets that have lives?
Is this the only place that can have life or human beings?
Is it possible to be born a Buddha in some other ...
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Im nearly 50 years old and so far in my life I have never found a sense of belonging or any sense of purpose. I haven't found a way to work that offers any sense of contribution or meaning. I have ...
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Wikipedia describes ignorance and delusions. This appears to be academic and do not find examples that are easily related.
What is ignorance?
How is it different to delusions or are they the same?
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Some body close to me said to me, "you failed in the real world and so now you are chasing Nirvana and running away". It hurt me a little but set me thinking if he is right?
The story is, I ...
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A few days ago, I came across an article on Buddhism primarily about "Nirvana."
After I read the article, I started to wonder because "Nirvana" sounds similar to Hinduism's "Moksha." Does anyone ...
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Some major religions like Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have a Creation Story, which describes how God created the universe. These stories describe how a deity created the earth and then the first ...
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