Questions tagged [right-intention]
Element of the eightfold path relating to wise states of mind, including non-greed, non-anger, and non-delusion.
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Can I intend to be a Buddha?
Right intention is a good thing: can I intend to be an Arhat or Buddha? What if I believe I cannot be either, can I still intend it, have the intention to any of its unique qualities and skills etc.?
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What did the Buddha teach regarding remorse?
This is a question of practical interest. My personal practice is generally to feel guilty for bad deeds, but today I tried admitting fault and guilt without feeling guilty, and it was much less ...
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Is there a set of daily reminders and daily reflections one can contemplate on?
I am trying have a routine and life style that help me learn and practice dharma. I came across videos on YouTube where a monk from Thailand talked about evening routines, daily reminders etc. which ...
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What fruits can a poor servant of Mara and his host expect?
Say one has gravely fallen into slavehood by consuming 'free' and, almost unaware, is driven to steal and pull the Gems and it's heritage, into this evil bound. Almost unaware and deluded, he even ...
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Xin Ling Fa Men 心灵法门 - New "Buddhism"?
I've seen Master Lu live, i noticed this but not all agreed and their services are everywhere in the town
So, i visited few temples and many of their members to understand more about this and the ...
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Do all good and/or all pleasant intentions have pleasant outcomes for one/or another?
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Do all good and/or all pleasant intentions have pleasant outcomes for one/or another?
It may be good to investigate in frames of the Buddha-Dhamma.
And could that be always ...
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Attitude towards harmful behaviors
Whenever I'm confronted with behaviours I find potentially harmful, I get angry. One example of this is when I witness motorists speeding or otherwise making risky maneuvers (going after the light has ...
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In what suttas are the "4 resolves" (adhiṭṭhānī) discussed?
I have heard this list discussed in Dharma talks like this one:
Gil Fronsdal: The Four Resolves (Recorded: Monday, June 12, 2017)
But when I tried to find suttas on this subject, I could only find 1 ...
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The Intention to Strive
Yesterday, I was eating some vegetable sausages and I noticed that there was just a set of teeth rhythmically opening and closing like a lonely metronome with no meaningful sensory instrumentals. It ...
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The Practice of Giving: How to Practice Giving "Thusly"?
In the Diamond Sutra (or Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra) Buddha says to Subhuti:
a Bodhisattva should not dwell anywhere when he gives. He should not dwell in forms when he gives, nor should he dwell ...
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Planting without soil & harm ideas: giving inspiration, motivation
My person thought of motivating, encouraging each other in supporting the foundation for meditation, complete Sila incl. right livelihood, if bound to house-life, viewing on the aspects of, planting ...
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Nature of Integrity in Buddhism
Following an answer I received previously, I wonder a question I deem somewhat important:
If a person preaches ideas or advice related to the dharma, but fails to live by those values, is this person ...
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Resolving right action & intention in a white lie
I know that lying is unskillful in general but in the case where saying the truth could hurt someone and its necessary to lie in order to heal that person but you cannot fake the lying in front of him/...
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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?
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Punk-Dhamma: Being intolerant to perceived intolerance - wrong view according to Dhamma?
In reference to this:
Is it possible to not be an extremist, when fighting, deleting, and destroying perceived, assumed "bad"?
Is it possible to not be an intolerant "racist" if fighting, deleting, ...
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Can anger be acceptable?
When doing physical work, there are times that anger helps to overcome physical obstacles, as a way to arouse energy where force is required, but for the purpose of doing good (thru service, altruism),...
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Harmlessness to non-sentient nature and can consciousness (pure awareness) exist?
Buddhism teaches us to practice harmlessness. Would it be considered harmless to go around destroying non-'sentient' parts of nature? Can consciousness, particularly the pure awareness aspect, reside ...
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Does the Dhamma suggest to change external unfavourable conditions
In modern society most politicians and banks are corrupt and only care to gain more money & power. They do not care about the welfare of the citizens. What would the dhammic response be? Activism ...
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How important is motivation in determining the virtue/non-virtue of a karmic action?
I ask this question because I assumed the importance of motivation being paramount in determining the virtue/non-virtue of karmic action was widely shared among all traditions. Anyway, I'd like to ...
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Right Speech & Precepts
Couple of questions:
According to the Dhamma, is it allowed to critisize someone in a constructive manner?
If someone gossips about me how do I deal with it? Compassion and kindness aside, sometimes ...
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What is the proper way to foster generosity and gratitude?
I can see how generosity and gratitude are important as means to foster right resolve. But what if someone do good things sometimes due a sense of obligation, but also cause much harm to you? For ...
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What is the importance of intention in Buddhism?
Do any scriptures discuss the importance of intention? Why is intention rather than action important?
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What could a lay follower do to increase his zeal to become a monk?
I wasn't lucky enough to be born in a Buddhist society and I only discovered Buddhism late in life mainly because of my innate dissatisfaction with life as a whole.
Actually, I was born into a ...
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Helpful: Is an idea of being helpful, such an intent, a secure attribut of skilful action?
Helpful: Is an idea of being helpful, such an intent, a secure attribut of skilful action?
Can intention of being helpful be very unskilful? Thinking on mercy-killing, or taking away dirt, which in ...
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Is working too much (for money) a form of indulgence?
I have a tendency to take up many job opportunities for the sake of earning money beyond what is necessary. Can working too much for monetary gain be considered a form of indulgence that leads to the ...
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Right effort and concentration
I was reading about the noble eightfold path and Right effort, thought and concentration, they seem to be very similar. What are the differences?
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Does any/every form of lying violate the precept of "not-lying"?
What if one thought it wiser to tell a lie, because the truth could potentially endanger one's own life?
For instance, someone might lie that they believe in a supreme being, in reply to a question ...
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Why are children represented as inessential in some Buddhist text?
There are multiple question related to this already asked, but none of the response or question address as to why children are presented in Buddhist text as inessential, such as these:
… That is ...
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What did the Buddha say about motivation?
What did the Buddha say about wholesome types of motivation?
Is there a difference in the Pali language between "intention" (as in Right Intention) and "motivation"?
From what I understand Right ...
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Buddhism and Science
Science is capable of helping living beings flourish, or of generating suffering for living beings.
Either of these two capacities are the result of trial and error as well as research and ...
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Are there any teachings about how we should censure happiness which arises without right view?
Please note that I’m not referring to momentary happiness from distractive actions, like narcotic or alcohol consumption: I’m referring to excessive happiness that arises, from birth of a child, or ...
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Is intention and purpose the same?
Given that there are 'intentions' (cetanā) which lead (if they're not neutral) to either wholesome fruits or unwholesome fruits -- then is the same also true for 'purpose' (sankappa), i.e.:
Are there ...
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Right view of the external modern world
Did Gautama Buddha make any statements about the justices or injustices of the world?
I would like to elucidate the right view to a person who has undergone a certain injustice. The person in ...
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Does Buddhism have a model of practical rationality?
A standard model of human practical reasoning is the belief-desire-intention model of action.
Very simply put: The agent has a desire (“I want to be a doctor”) and a set of beliefs (“Studying ...
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Is it unethical in the Buddhist view to attend work ill?
You know, and increase risk of others getting the illness and such?
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How do you decide when to stick up for yourself and when to let things go?
I'm trying to apply Buddhist principles to the way I lead my life, but right now I'm struggling with an issue.
In short, the problem is that someone caused damage to our home and refuses to ...
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Difficulty in realizing and actualizing precepts
Since my journey began, i have looked to understanding myself and the world that surrounds me. I endeavor to look at my interactions with as many views as possible as well as make attempts to make ...
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When seeking information is sarcasm seen as a deliberate lie?
I will be completely honest in admit that I do not get sarcasm.
When a person says something sarcastic I end up believing what they say, until they give that look that almost says 'Um, that was ...
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Is intention the result of rational or logical thinking or some other?
According to one of many sources, the definition of intention is described as Right intention is the intention and resolve to give up the causes of suffering, to give up ill-will and to adopt ...
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What is Right Action for a Buddhist regarding talking about personal success?
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a comment stated in part "The old sense of transferring merit had to do with mudita, you tell other people about your success so that other people can be happy about that. Being ...
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How to handle rude language? [duplicate]
How to speak or act with a pure thought when people tell joke and use rude language towards you, trying to upset you according to Buddhist teachings?And how to change the unwholesome thought to ...
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Euthanasia and Buddhism
The first precept makes it clear that we should refrain from killing.
However let's say you have an animal (or worse, a human) who is going to die anyway (say from being attacked by another animal, ...
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