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f who and what you vote for is not consonant with the religious moral viewpoints you aspire to hold, then you are at least suffering from cognitive dissonance. It seems to me that you are saying that one political party's stance on all the issues always just happens to be in agreement with your per...

How do you attain enlightenment in Mahayana Buddhism? By being a Bodhisattva, and waiting for everyone else to attain Enlightenment first . :shrug: https://www.lionsroar.com/the-bodhisattva/ I believe I have an understanding of the truth non egotistical enough to understand that compassionate enoug...

Maybe I'm getting this wring but buddism itself is empty of its own existence and emptiness. So why can't people use tantric practises without empowerment? Buddhas are there for all sentient beings and there for if we want to practoee training the mind then its shouldn't matter if we had empowermen...

The correct view (I believe) is from the ancle of the Absolute. There is no (external) "Absolute" in Buddhism. Therefore you cannot view at the guru externally. Is that difficult to understand? At least it's difficult for me to explain it more clearly. Gampopa Sönam Rinchen: In the nature...

Archie2009 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:24 am
Ayu wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:28 amThe correct view (I believe) is from the ancle of the Absolute.
There is no (external) "Absolute" in Buddhism.

Therefore you cannot view at the guru externally. Is that difficult to understand? At least it's difficult for me to explain it more clearly.

... The issue I see is that this concept seems to only serve to generate attachment and afflictions. In texts about Indian siddhas, the encounter with the Guru ends up being an event where the person has an experience of the enlightened state, not afflictions. Just as some Indian masters did, today...

Basicly, what other people think, say or do is their issue, not mine. Expressing, I'm not interested - in the intensity as they expressed their interest - is enough. I have to bother about my own behavior instead. This is my experience with any social trouble and concerns. And it helps me a lot. But...

Mirror wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:55 pm Does using Dharma names create positive karma? If I address someone with their Dharma name or others address me by mine.

Karma depends on the motivation. Calling somebody's name is an empty thing so far. The connotation creates the color of good, bad or neutral.

Johnny Dangerous wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:54 pm Ok, no one has brought up specifics so I’m not sure this thread is doing anything but contributing to the contentious environment it is critiquing, so I think we’re done here for now.

I perceive alt-right people - everywhere - whining about how they were not free to say the the things they want to say. But actually, they cannot stand that opponents call out their speech as misanthropic, unfair and dangerous. One could laugh about this twisting of facts, if it wasn't so demagogic ...

This is one of many reasons why karmamudra is a very advanced and secret practice. It's not being performed by many. It's a last step on the path. I always wonder why this topic is so very attractive online, because these discussions are like if blind people are discussing colors. Well I don’t even...

Edging is pretty bad, it seems (it messes with your dopamine in a big way). See here for some information on as to how: https://youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=How+Edging+is+harmful And there are differing opinions there^ too of course. On the other hand (no pun), losing Ojas from too ...

I had no idea Vajrayana and Vajrayanists was a hated group by (some people from) other traditions. That is crazy. It's only due to a couple of misunderstandings, e. g. the idea that the palicanon is the first and only authentic buddhist source and the only direct word of the Buddha himself. Other M...

As per the comments, does anyone have an image of Palyul protector Tsog Dag that is for sure accurately that protector without question, and/or any further info about Tsog Dag Thanks At DW, reviving old topics is frowned at, because it leads to confusion when people overlook that they are answering...

I understand that one is for Theravada and the other one is for Mahayana (including Vajrayana), that is clear to me. But why not have them as part of one forum, just separated into the sub-forums like here is done with Mahayana, East-asian buddhism, etc? Is it because some people from these 2 group...

Other: Ice figure scating and snooker. What is snooker? The game I know as snooker is like a more complicated version of pool, played on a full-size billiard table with 15 red balls worth one point each, half a dozen 'colour' balls which are worth more, and a white cue ball. I played it a fair bit ...

Other: Ice figure scating and snooker.

I read somewhere here at DW that it is beneficial to call pets by Dharma names. In the case of human beings - in my opinion - it depends on the circumstances and people. If it's accepted by the people, if they even call you by the Dharma name with a positive attitude, I believe that would be very be...

One aspect is still not mentioned in this thread:

"Appearing ripe/unripe' to WHOM?
How I appear, often tells more about the perceiver than about myself. As long as I'm not obviously contravening ethical codes, people judge my appearance according to their expectations.

Maybe it needs to be mentioned that donations are welcome. In the West, the system of financial support for Dharmacenters is often being misunderstood as "You don't have to pay anything."

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