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30 questions linked to/from Appamāda - What is it? How to practise it? Benefits?
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Ultimate Lack of Discipline
I noticed that despite all my resolutions and intentions, I am still not much better than when I attempted to change. Therefore, I ask the following:
What could a person particularly lazy and ...
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Mission on earth (In Buddhism)
Many religions claim we came to this earth on a mission, everyone has a different mission, a specific reason to be here.
In Buddhism I couldn't find anything like that, the "mission" would be the ...
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What are the Pali translations for mindfulness?
I know that the Pali word for mindfulness is sati as in the Satipatthana Sutta but I've also heard that there is more than one word for mindfulness that is used throughout the Pali Canon.
Can anyone ...
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Should I judge the efficacy of Samadhi based on the ethical qualities of the meditator?
As far as I understand, one of the main purposes of the eight factor of the Path (samma samadhi) is to clean the mind from impurities.
I've read a lot of discussions where one meditator states that ...
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Is it "bad" to want a "materialistic" happiness?
After reading several articles and a book about Buddhism, I now feel a bit uncertain about what Buddhism actually is about. Am I not allowed to dance? To sing? To fall in love? Is the purpose of ...
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Does doing an ordinary day-to-day job account for good karma?
If you do an ordinary job, say anything like a software engineer, or a waiter in a hotel or a farmer, anything, like a 9-5 job. Helping society in whichever peaceful means possible. Does it accumulate ...
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Why does Buddhism seem to have an anti-thought bias?
Why do Buddhists seem to take such a strong anti-thought bias? All I could find regarding this issue is this blog post:
Thought is Bad? Enlightenment Means Not Thinking?
He provides great examples ...
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What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism? Is it nirvana?
What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism? Why should a person practice Buddhism, what will it provide to him? Various religions have various goals. For example, the ultimate goal in Christianity is ...
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the five precepts and marijuana - does marijuana count as an intoxicant?
The fifth of the precepts is "I undertake the training to refrain from intoxicants."
does smoking marijuana count as an intoxicant ?
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what is the last orginal quote of buddha and what is the meaning of that quote?
what is the last orginal quote of buddha and what is the meaning of that quote ?
I have read the story of Buddha that he passed away by someone posioning him
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Merits and Credit Point In Buddhism
I was taught that studying and practices in Buddhism should not keep a mindset that a good deed action to expect a good return of credit points to be used afterlife.
Anyone has article explaining more ...
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Best meditation techniques (mindfulness,vipassana,yoga,zazen,TM,etc) to beat behavioral addictions (food,sex,porn,gambling,internet,videogames,etc)?
For a layman who wants to overcome behavioral addictions (i.e. any "addiction that involves a compulsion to engage in a rewarding non-drug-related behavior – sometimes called a natural reward", such ...
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Did the Buddha invent any words?
A person told me that the Buddha coined certain words as part of his teachings. I don't remember which words, but perhaps "samadhi" was one of them.
Is there any evidence the Buddha invented ...
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The dilemma of enlightenment
As a lay Buddhist, I know it is almost impossible for me to attain Enlightenment in this life. So if I keep enlightenment as a goal in mind it creates frustration, as I am not progressing in ...
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What constitutes virtue and how to train myself in virtue?
It is said that Virtue is the ultimate weapon. It is also said that virtue automatically leads to enlightenment without any volition or desire to achieve enlightenment.
Therefore I want to develop '...
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Identification with Negative States
I have noticed a certain phenomenon.
When I am in a positive mood, I don't identify with the mood. I don't cling to it, I am aware of its impermanence.
When a negative mood occurs -- as anger, or ...
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Removing sankharas
Can someone please explain to me in clear laymans terms exactly the steps to working with and removing sankharas because I think I have a lot. I have been meditating for 6 years and basically just ...
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The spirit of five precepts
The first precept tells us to refrain from killing living beings. If everyone in a city practices five precepts, everyone will become vegetarian.
Is it true the spirit Buddha wants us to develop is ...
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Intention and Karma
When a text (e.g. Abhidhamma) lists 'wholesome' mental factors, is it meant that these are also likely to produce positive karmic consequences, or that these are just beneficial in general?
For ...
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How observance of the 5 Precepts is done?
As I know one says the 5 propositions and then goes about his day.
Or are the precepts also pegs for mindfulness? Keeping them constantly in mind?
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Does anyone interpret 'karma' this way?
Does anyone interpret karma to mean that the future itself arrives twice, "now" and again in the future?
Is there any reason to think that karma itself is that movement of impermanence, so ...
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How does one keep oneself motivated to follow the path of dhamma?
As a lay Buddhist, given that it is terribly difficult to attain to Nimmata or the Jhana and at point when Nirvana seems to be just a wishful thinking able to be attained by superhuman ability and ...
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Setting foot in two different boats
First some introduction:
I am in my ending teen years and like a normal teen would aspire for success, I aspire for it too. But there is a catch... I don't want to get too lost into material world, ...
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When a man life becomes complete
Everyone was on a run for their life doing something they don't like. Also there may be no sense of satisfaction in their life. So I am thinking, what makes a man's life complete?
Does the worldly ...
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Question on Dhammapada Verse 30
I am trying to understand the meaning of the verse below: Verse 30 from Dhammapada.
Appamadena maghava
devanam setthatam gato
appamadam pasamanti
pamado garahito sada.
"By Heedfulness did Indra ...
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Sunday-question: Learning Dhamma at working time, on other recource
It might be the case that someone uses to engage into entertaining with Dhamma reads and talks in his working time, or uses resources of other for such, yet not really given, just like one may chat or ...
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5th precept missing from 8fold Path?
I can find the first 4 precepts explicitly listed in the 8fold Path- but not the 5th precept regarding intoxicants. Am I missing it in there somewhere? I am wondering if it was a later addition to the ...
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taking vows (the Five Precepts) and magic mushrooms
I was thinking about taking vows and I had a few questions:
does cannabis and magic mushrooms count as intoxicants?
does masturbation count as sexual misconduct?
if cannabis and magic mushrooms are ...
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Complex lifestyle and leads us to get on the correct path
Today, we are living in very complex world. Various lifestyles inspire us greatly. So as being a modern layperson, it is difficult to know good karma and bad one. How would I will be on good path and ...
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Spirituality of a life from Buddhism
I read a number of books regarding Buddhism. However for me it's a bit hard to identify how to make a life with satisfaction: in other words, I am looking for how to achieve a real happiness of life ...
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