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by JeffC
Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:50 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Are plants sentient?
Replies: 34
Views: 11682

Re: Are plants sentient?

Astus wrote:Plants are non-sentient from a Buddhist point of view as they have no mind-stream, unlike animals, humans, spirits, etc.
How do you know?

What is the difference between a Jellyfish and a Venus Fly Trap? Neither have brains. Both have survival instinct.
by JeffC
Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:51 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Are plants sentient?
Replies: 34
Views: 11682

Are plants sentient?

Is there is simple answer to this?

Jellyfish do not have 'brains' but are sentient beings. They have basic reactions for survival, but that is true of plants as well.

Thank you,
Jeff
by JeffC
Wed Dec 29, 2010 9:27 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: The mind without objects
Replies: 13
Views: 3503

The mind without objects

There is a definition of the conventional mind from the root text of the Mahamudra by the First Panchen Lama, Chokyi Gyeltsen: ”Not established as any form of physical phenomenon, it is a non-obstructive bareness that gives rise to the cognitive dawning and emanation of anything, and which endures a...
by JeffC
Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:18 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Where does omniscience come from?
Replies: 28
Views: 7633

Re: Where does omniscience come from?

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain. I take it that omniscience is not something that can be related to gross thoughts in any way but is a state that occurs naturally as the obscurations are removed and the 'clear light' mind is realized. However, that unfortunately sounds mystical. Jeff
by JeffC
Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:57 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Where does omniscience come from?
Replies: 28
Views: 7633

Where does omniscience come from?

After watching a story on 60 minutes (tv show) last night about people who have extraordinary memories it started me thinking about something I have always wondered... Is omniscience something 'magical' or is it that we all somehow have access to everything that we have cognized (at some level), and...
by JeffC
Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:41 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Mantra pronunciations
Replies: 2
Views: 1335

Mantra pronunciations

I have been thinking about this for a while and figure I'm not the only one... There are certain mantras which I say every day and I know I'm saying them incorrectly. I wonder if there are any web resources that teach how to say the mantras correctly? I do understand that it is the motivation that i...
by JeffC
Sun Dec 12, 2010 1:36 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Translation of Having "The Three Convictions?"
Replies: 3
Views: 2581

Re: Translation of Having "The Three Convictions?"

Wonderful! Thank you so much.

I am a student of Lama Zopa Rinpoche. While I do get in sometimes over my head when I read direct translations (rather than commentary) I like to try.

Jeff
by JeffC
Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:49 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Translation of Having "The Three Convictions?"
Replies: 3
Views: 2581

Translation of Having "The Three Convictions?"

I have been reading The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa By Thubten Yeshe, Robina Courtin, Ailsa Cameron. It is Lama Yeshe's teachings based on Lama Tsongkhapa's Having The Three Convictions. I am wondering if anyone knows where there might be a direct translation of La...

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