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- Fri Oct 27, 2023 12:16 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Did buddha dream? Do arhats generally?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 2850
Re: Did buddha dream? Do arhats generally?
Did buddha dream? Do arhats generally? What is a dream? A projection of sensual objects, e.g visual, sound, smells.. during sleeping. What's sleeping? The ceasing of conscious function and let the body rest, isn't it? So does Buddha and arahants ceases bodily function and let it rest? They have som...
- Fri Oct 27, 2023 11:51 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Did the Buddha teach we have choice? (aka The Great Free Will v Determinism Debate)
- Replies: 988
- Views: 341071
Re: Suttas that show the Buddha taught free will
Firstly, what is free will? The ability to choose freely? What is free? For most ppl I think the ability to choose is not free. For example, choosing between where to go to play, which movie to view... It seems free but actually for ordinary ppl those choices are made by kamma, aka habit, like and d...
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 3:09 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Why does Vasavatti not stop Mara?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2546
Re: Why does Vasavatti not stop Mara?
Long time ago I heard other meeting mara and I doubt bc going by sutta it's the highest deva, there's no way it going for normal ppl. It must be their illusion. So on one time when I going to monastery I felt very terrible senior ppl said I was influenced by the god of death then I know it means mar...
- Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:46 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: A question I have that is troubling me. About 31 planes of existence.
- Replies: 60
- Views: 3056
Re: A question I have that is troubling me. About 31 planes of existence.
The Buddha attained non perception neither non perception meditation, the highest arupa meditation when seeking his second teacher. These meditations are a different approach from rupa meditation like 4 jhanas afaik. Later he came back to 1 jhana to 4 jhana and ceasing breath only happens at 4 jhana...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 1:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Dreams and Kamma
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1082
Re: Dreams and Kamma
Before enlightened the Buddha dreamed iirc 4 dreams and explained it in the sutta. It seems every Buddha dreamed their symbol of enlightened before awaken. So it seems a way the kamma shows itself. But there are many sources for the dream beside prophecy. I dreamed many times things will happen but ...
- Wed May 31, 2023 10:15 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
That's just your temporary opinion. Things change with time IMO you already got my previous message so no need further debate unless you feel needed haha That's not even debate. That's just your own opinion. I don't think anyone with sufficient sutta knowledge will even give importance to your opin...
- Wed May 31, 2023 3:58 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
That's just your temporary opinion. Things change with time
IMO you already got my previous message so no need further debate unless you feel needed
IMO you already got my previous message so no need further debate unless you feel needed
- Tue May 30, 2023 4:21 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
I must say even your whole civillation can not understand it, understand? It's hard to know the truth, the power of human is very small compare to spiritual, so be careful even the devas can be no help with the wrong view. Not sure what you're trying to say here. At first you seem to say that you d...
- Tue May 30, 2023 1:05 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1139
Re: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
Sorry the above poster is waste of time already. No need to reply. Too many wrong views indeed. There will be no worry for one who is in the path and dwell all the time in the path. Only one who is blind will be worry all the time. Good luck. That's called blind faith 😂 Yes the one who has blind fa...
- Mon May 29, 2023 1:50 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
I guess it must be a hard work to avoid all the telescopes and space probes. For what? Or they live on dark side of the moon? Or dark side of the sun? Actually for advanced sentient beings like the devas, there's no hard work at all on their part for having to make them invisible to us primitive hu...
- Mon May 29, 2023 1:38 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
Billions will trust the unsurpassed, not the scholars.
Even a thousand scholars don't have a small chance against unsurpassed quoting old suttas
Even a thousand scholars don't have a small chance against unsurpassed quoting old suttas
- Mon May 29, 2023 1:34 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
Ah hah I see what you did there.
There's no way you can stop destiny. Read the thread about the verse of unsurpassed one.
You just can not change fact.
At the end of Buddhist time, someone will come unsurpassed. Mastered jhana and abilities he doesn't need persuade by the old suttas.
There's no way you can stop destiny. Read the thread about the verse of unsurpassed one.
You just can not change fact.
At the end of Buddhist time, someone will come unsurpassed. Mastered jhana and abilities he doesn't need persuade by the old suttas.
- Mon May 29, 2023 1:26 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1139
Re: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
Only bodhisattva can claim unsurpassed. When one read this first sentence and one already know you are blind big time. A bodhisatta can’t claim unsurpassed. Why? See below. Bodhisatta = bodhi +satta = a being seeking awakening = not yet fully awaken yet. So only a Buddha (awaken one) can claim unsu...
- Sat May 27, 2023 4:20 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Reborn as a god
- Replies: 43
- Views: 2075
Re: Reborn as a god
sutta says different things. Its not a mind projection. if its mind projection, how did dieties visit buddha ? buddha was living in real world like us. Then why none of them captured on camera? Where do they live in the sky? Do all space agencies blind? I guess it must be a hard work to avoid all t...
- Sat May 27, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1139
Re: Ledi Sayadaw Quote
What stops you from accepting he could be an "Anagami" A non returner will not ever. But he said, he will be back during metteya time. That statement already in conflict. Also there is no flag of power above or below Brahma. Even Buddha never said that. Buddha only said his wisdom is supr...