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by Bothi
Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:47 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: All religious faiths are attachments.
Replies: 16
Views: 3745

Re: All religious faiths are attachments.

Bothi wrote: "Tools can be used only for materials...We are talking about not materials...That is if everything is impermanent , Buddhism has to be impermanent also,so same applies to nibbana..." For the phrase "everything is impermanent", make sure to understand the scope of th...
by Bothi
Sun Mar 04, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: Shrine Room
Topic: Your favorite historical teachers
Replies: 30
Views: 14587

Re: Your favorite historical teachers

Okey then, if only historical teachers should be mentioned here my best historical teacher is Nagarjuna.
by Bothi
Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Shrine Room
Topic: Your favorite historical teachers
Replies: 30
Views: 14587

Re: Your favorite historical teachers

I do not know if she could be accepted as an historical or not, but my favorite teacher is Upasika Kee Nanayon... Very simple and very helpful explanations she had...

With respect to all,
by Bothi
Sat Mar 03, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: All religious faiths are attachments.
Replies: 16
Views: 3745

Re: All religious faiths are attachments.

...And never one can be on the other side. Other side can be reachable after the death...As nibbana or parinibbana... There is nibbana with remainder and nibbana without remainder. Regarding the rest of your post about attachments, perhaps an analogy might help: You build a house primarily using a ...
by Bothi
Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:58 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did the Buddha experience dukkha?
Replies: 211
Views: 31874

Re: Did the Buddha experience dukkha? Sure.

No one can cover up the natural truth! Bodily pain, any sort of aching is suffering for sure. No matter who is feeling this, whether Buddha or any lay person always shall feel physical pain. If and only if, any tranquilizer was used, the person may not feel the pain. So Buddha clearly feels the suf...
by Bothi
Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:45 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: All religious faiths are attachments.
Replies: 16
Views: 3745

Re: All religious faiths are attachments.

Not at all. Haven't you heard of the simile of The Raft? The raft carries one to the other shore. Once there you don't need to carry the raft around with you wherever you go. But since we are still on this side, the Raft can be useful. Haven't you heard there is no self. So raft is not available......
by Bothi
Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Did the Buddha experience dukkha?
Replies: 211
Views: 31874

Re: Did the Buddha experience dukkha? Sure.

No one can cover up the natural truth! Bodily pain, any sort of aching is suffering for sure. No matter who is feeling this, whether Buddha or any lay person always shall feel physical pain. If and only if, any tranquilizer was used, the person may not feel the pain. So Buddha clearly feels the suff...
by Bothi
Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Attachments might lead us to discover new truths
Replies: 15
Views: 2730

Re: Attachments might lead us to discover new truths

If pain, a physical pain is not suffering, what do you call it? Lets be mindful, if anything hurting,that is suffering. So pain is suffering but, the cause a tooth ache (suffering) is not attachment as stated in 4NT... This is substantial and natural truth, no one can cover up a natural truth! With ...
by Bothi
Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: All religious faiths are attachments.
Replies: 16
Views: 3745

All religious faiths are attachments.

Howdy,

In reality, all religious faiths are attachments, therefore according to 4NT all religions must be causes of sufferings.

What is your opinion on this issue ?

With respect all,
by Bothi
Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Attachments might lead us to discover new truths
Replies: 15
Views: 2730

Re: Attachments might lead us to discover new truths

I have a simple question here. According to 4NT attachments are the cause of suffering. But do you really think that this is completely correct? Because we all know that there are many discoveries as light bulp of Thomas Edison, and airplanes and many others that these sort of things are the result...
by Bothi
Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:39 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Attachments might lead us to discover new truths
Replies: 15
Views: 2730

Attachments might lead us to discover new truths

Howdy, I have a simple question here. According to 4NT attachments are the cause of suffering. But do you really think that this is completely correct? Because we all know that there are many discoveries as light bulp of Thomas Edison, and airplanes and many others that these sort of things are the ...
by Bothi
Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:53 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
Topic: Yoga and Buddhism
Replies: 29
Views: 9561

Re: Yoga and Buddhism

I love doing hatha yoga for about 20 years. If one tries yoga as stated by Sri Patanjali, that is 8 steps all together, then can easily gets into the results of it. Actually what Patanjali says ''yogas chitta vritti nirodhah'' which means almost the samething in Buddhism, as there is no vritties in ...
by Bothi
Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Buddhist Mudras
Replies: 1
Views: 1590

Buddhist Mudras

Howdy,

Very intersting Buddhist mudras are presented by a video, I wish you enjoy it all,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7PAUlRNSM" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

With respect to all, :anjali:
by Bothi
Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:18 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Where are you from?
Replies: 138
Views: 206239

Re: Where are you from?

Howdy,

I am from Istanbul, as Buddhism the only religion which gets its interest in human mind, I feel very close to Buddhism. I am here to exchange the ideas and to learn more about the natural truths.

With metta