Questions tagged [worldly]
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Where does it say "in-between worlds"?
I don't know where I am getting all these ideas; perhaps it's my failing memory, or whatever. But which sutta does it say something about, "...in-between worlds..."? I'm fairly certain I ...
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Does Mahabrahma create the lives of those that join him in a new world?
Does Mahabrahma create the lives of those that join him in a new world? From wikipedia
During the Vivartakalpa, a deity from Abhassara plane is reborned in
the Mahabrahma plane, as many living beings ...
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Do we have to let go the "Subha Sanna" completely?
Lord Buddha said that we should practise Asubha sanna (perception of the non-beautiful). Does it mean that we have to let go Subha sanna (perception of the beautiful) completely ? Are there anything ...
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Where is ignorance, and why does it not end with death?
Where is ignorance, and why does it not end with death? Can we experience it? Does it have to be actively conditioning formations for us to experience it, or can we know this nidana even when freed ...
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Responding to Worldly Questions
Namo Buddhaya!
People always ask "How are you?", "Isn't that beautiful/horrible", "You are so lucky/unlucky!", "Did you enjoy/like that", and so on.
How do I respond to these things in a way that ...
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Difference between mundane concerns of praise and honour/fame
I am struggling to understand the difference between two of the four pairs of the mundane/worldy concerns, namely between seeking praise and seeking honour/fame.
They seem to me not to have much of a ...
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Is Will Power required to renounce sense pleasures?
Is there will power & endurance required in order to renounce worldy pleasures? I am particularly speaking of those people who did not experience (profound) meditative bliss à la sukha or various ...
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Buddha's night before enlightenment
According to the historical story before the day of enlightenment, Mara apparently lured the Buddha with various worldy pleasures. Now, I am not arguing whether Mara really existed or is just Buddha's ...
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Spiritual & 'Worldly' Pleasures
If the mind experiences more and more happiness, calmness and all the other positive emotions due to virtue and meditation, does the mind then by itself slowly (!) withdraw from sensual pleasures?
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Why should progress in meditation lead to rebirth in a more worldly setting?
It seems that the more successful your meditation is, the more lavish the surroundings of your next life (e.g. rebirth in a heavenly realm following the attainment of certain meditative states). ...
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Laws and rules and Dhamma
How are laws and rules in harmony with the Dhamma? How are the laws and rules we make in harmony or in conflict with the Dhamma? How can one best practice Dhamma while also practicing law ,enforcing ...