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Why would a selfish intention/action be superior to a selfless one?
The inspiration for this answer came from an essay titled Honest to Goodness written by Venerable Thanissaro. In it was written:
Which intentions lead to suffering, and which to the end of suffering?
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Why would a selfish intention/action be superior to a selfless one?
The word "benefit" is given in a Buddhist context, which deals with the Four Noble Truths about suffering. We benefit by progressing along the path that leads to the end of suffering. ...
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Why would a selfish intention/action be superior to a selfless one?
The question appears to revolve around the meaning of "paṭipanno" (translated as "practises").
Without doing more research, my understanding is "paṭipanno" means to "...
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
That's a good teaching. Liberation from suffering is the ultimate goal of Buddhism, and religion in general, but it might as well be a pipe dream, when there's something right in front of you that ...
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
I think this question is not related to Buddhism.
Firstly, Chabad is a recent sectarian 1775 Pale of Settlement phenomena rather than a long representative mainstream Jewish "tradition".
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
Interesting story… Once I was in an airport waiting to fly somewhere (it was a long time ago, so forgive me for being short on details). Planes were delayed for some reason, and everyone in the ...
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
Compassionate Buddha not only listened to child’s cry but also to the cries of poor, downtrodden, rich, famous etc. (practically everyone!!)
Here is an interesting story:
When seven year old Rahula ...
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
The following story comes in the Saṅgāmaji Sutta (Udana 1.8).
It is about a monk by the name of Sanghamaji, who, when seated under a tree, was visited by his former wife, carrying their infant son. ...
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Hearing the cry of a baby - abandoning practice for action?
There's a "Zen story" titled, Is That So?
The Zen master Hakuin was praised by his neighbors as one living a
pure life.
A beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned a food store lived near
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Can mantras in Buddhist meditation be recited in translation, or does it need to be recited in Sanskrit?
A lot of the ancient Buddhist texts had been translated ages ago when they were transmitted to other countries and cultures such as the Chinese civilization. An example is Gate Gate Para Gate Parasam ...
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Can mantras in Buddhist meditation be recited in translation, or does it need to be recited in Sanskrit?
Mantra(s) just translates as "mind protection" they are used to focus the mind on a mental object, the mantra. Best used when a klesha is (trying to) taking control and to avert the mind to ...
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