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- Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:23 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: No beginning?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4777
Re: No beginning?
If all beings have had an infinite number of past lives and have encountered and practiced all types of teachings, why aren't we all already enlightened? Because that's a nice story perhpas. It's made up to convey the importance of the path you found right now, eventually? If it is just a story the...
- Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:19 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: No beginning?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4777
Re: No beginning?
If all beings have had an infinite number of past lives and have encountered and practiced all types of teachings, why aren't we all already enlightened? Things to do, people to see, suffering to cling to. When ready . . . we are already. Need to hear that more? :popcorn: Infinite is a pretty damn ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:35 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: No beginning?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4777
No beginning?
If all beings have had an infinite number of past lives and have encountered and practiced all types of teachings, why aren't we all already enlightened?
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:10 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Doubts about Pure land
- Replies: 76
- Views: 21345
Re: Doubts about Pure land
Thank you to all those who took the time to reply. Some great posts have been made and I need to take time to read and think it over. I will follow up with further questions if needed. Thanks again.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:21 pm
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Doubts about Pure land
- Replies: 76
- Views: 21345
Re: Doubts about Pure land
Hello, I've joined this forum in order to express some doubts that I have. I've read the story about Dharmakara before he became Amitabha Buddha. My question is how really likely is it for some ordinary human to be able to go through five aeons (that's five big bangs) of nothing but sheer practice ...
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:06 am
- Forum: Pure Land
- Topic: Doubts about Pure land
- Replies: 76
- Views: 21345
Doubts about Pure land
Hello, I've joined this forum in order to express some doubts that I have. I've read the story about Dharmakara before he became Amitabha Buddha. My question is how really likely is it for some ordinary human to be able to go through five aeons (that's five big bangs) of nothing but sheer practice w...