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126 questions linked to/from How are 'conceit' and 'identity-view' not the same?
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Do Mahayana Buddhists explain birth and extinction in the same way?
Nirvana is the extinction of rebirth, and birth is its arising. Right?
Is the debate throughout Buddhism on the "difference" between samsara and nirvana one of how to explain, rather than describe or ...
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How personality view disappears?
Personality view disappears at once at the stage of stream entry or is it gradual ?
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Can anyone identify which suttas these quotes (having to do with the sense of self) come from?
This document contains instructions for ridding the sense of a personal self. I was wondering which suttas (or other texts) the quotes at the end come from:
“By rightly understanding ‘I am,’ one ...
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Ego death and stream entry is it the same thing?
I was wondering if ego death and stream entry is the same?
During what i call 'ego death' or 'experience of pure consciousness', i emptied out and saw the internal galaxy images. Insights came ...
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Doing daily or complex activities without attachment
Is it truly possible to do activities without expectations or some aspect of the self ideal attached to them? Does the Buddha explain anything of the sort?
If yes, how to go about achieving that? It ...
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Is it bad karma to think but not claim that one is enlightened, or just bad for your practice?
Is it bad karma to think but not claim that one is enlightened, or just bad for your practice? With respect to the latter, the Surangama Sutra springs to mind, and its advice for dealing with unusual ...
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I'm looking for a sutta which mentions nationalism
I remember a sutta which uses the word "nationalism" in reference to a taint to be removed. It was the last in a certain sequence of taints. I think i read it on access to insight.
However, when i ...
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Do we need to cheat the mind to escape thoughts which would lead to bad habits?
Do we need to cheat the mind?
For example:
A thought came: "Why not get Drunk tonight?" (I don't drink & smoke)
Next Thought: "No I am not supposed to do it" (is this 'mind' talking again?)
Next ...
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Doing the opposite of not skillfull things
Will it helpful to do the opposite of not skillfull things without having deeper knowledge of that thing ?
Ex: I asked a question on Laziness, here. But didn't recived a satisfying answer. So,Can ...
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Is hidding or cheating about ones identity unskilful and probably harmful for others as well?
Is hidding or cheating about ones identity unskilful and probably harmful for others as well?
Food for consideration to answer:
A, in many ways, related topic.
A Sutta
A clear warning if detected as ...
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Did the Buddha narcistically judge people unfairly with self-conceit? [closed]
After enlightenment, the Buddha spoke:
This Dhamma that I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to
realize, peaceful, refined, beyond the scope of conjecture, subtle,
to-be-experienced by ...
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What does Robert M. Pirsig's "Quality" correspond to in Buddhism?
The concept of "Quality" relates to the direct experience of the moment, as described in the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I was wondering if this has a parallel in Buddhism? To me, ...
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The feeling that one is constantly one step away from enlightenment
The feeling that one is constantly one step away from enlightenment: does it have a Buddhist term for it? Pejorative or otherwise.
So I've heard of beginner's mind, but I doubt it covers it.
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Is there a thought in Buddhism which stand for the thinker itself as a thought?
Usually our thoughts have a certain content or object, but in some way one can say that it is the person who has the thoughts. But is there also a mental thought involved of this thinker as a thought? ...
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What are the best question-and-answer sequences on Buddhism?
If you would like to, suggest the -- let's say 10 -- best core question-and-answer sequences on this site ... which you would select to present (maybe for a tiny book "BSE and beyond - teachings on ...
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