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by paarsurrey
Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:15 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Buddha on looking on the opposite sex
Replies: 7
Views: 2269

Buddha on looking on the opposite sex

And the Blessed One said: [3] “Guard against looking on a woman. [4] “If ye see a woman, let it be as though ye saw her not, and have no conversation with her. [5] “The samana who looks on a woman as a woman, or touches her as a woman, has broken his vow and is no longer a disciple of the Tathagata....
by paarsurrey
Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:00 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide
Replies: 61
Views: 16417

Re: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide

Buckwheat wrote:
paarsurrey wrote:This all happens in this life and continues when one goes into heaven after death, in the afterlife, in my opinion.
That's your opinion, but not at all what the Buddha taught.
I think Buddha believed in heaven and hell where one dwells after death. Didn't he?
by paarsurrey
Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:16 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide
Replies: 61
Views: 16417

Re: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide

Greetings, If one rejects the idea of rebirth then so too does the concept of nirvana no longer make sense. This makes no sense to me. To paraphrase what Aloka said elsewhere recently... nirvana is for the enlightened, not the dead. Metta, Retro. :) Because as I understand it, nirvana is the breaki...
by paarsurrey
Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:18 pm
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: "Living in the Present Moment"
Replies: 31
Views: 7401

Re: "Living in the Present Moment"

I think while living in this world one should do acts and deeds that lead one to slavation or nirvana; that is living in the present moment really and truthfully otherwise one would be lead astray from the right or middle path.
by paarsurrey
Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:19 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: For how many eons was the Buddha a bodhisatta?
Replies: 15
Views: 2339

Re: For how many eons was the Buddha a bodhisatta?

For how many eons was the Buddha a bodhisatta? I don't think Buddha delayed nirvana or salvation out of compassion of others; it is not reasonable. It seems to be like Christians who think that Jesus died for atonement of others. Buddha and Jesus attained salvation or the goal of life; only then th...
by paarsurrey
Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:09 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide
Replies: 61
Views: 16417

Re: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide

I don't think Buddha believed in physical multiple rebirths of man; it is primarily a Hindu concept got mixed up with Buddhism. Buddha meant, in my opinion, spiritual forms one resembles while treading on the middle path till one attains salvation; it is all in one span of life not in multiple rebir...
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:23 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Thoughts on Stream-entry...
Replies: 5
Views: 1612

Re: Thoughts on Stream-entry...

I think steadfastness on treading on the right or middle path is essential for any moral or spiritual progress.
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:12 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide
Replies: 61
Views: 16417

Re: Buddhism, rebirth and suicide

Buddha taught of a middle path; if one follows Buddha one won't commit suicide; despite sufferings he did not teach or allow one to commit suicide.

Thanks
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:08 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Giving away lots of PDF Books for free
Replies: 29
Views: 6183

Re: Giving away lots of PDF Books for free

Yesterday, I uploaded on my website nearly all of the PDF Dhamma books I had collected on my computer over time. I was reminded by Ven. Pesala about copyright restrictions, and so I have removed documents that clearly stated were not to be freely distributed. Books include: Visuddhimagga, Vimuttima...
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:05 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Teaching the Dhamma
Replies: 2
Views: 793

Re: Teaching the Dhamma

I think one should teach when one has acted upon the teaching oneself before one teaches to others.
by paarsurrey
Tue Apr 24, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: happiness
Replies: 4
Views: 1304

Re: happiness

I would like to quote following from Buddha on happiness: 1. "I have recognized the deepest truth, which is sublime and peace-giving, but difficult to understand; for most men move in a sphere of worldly interests and find their delight in worldly desires. 3 "The worldling will not underst...
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:39 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Kill the Buddha- save the world
Replies: 61
Views: 15077

Re: Kill the Buddha- save the world

Killing the Buddha By Sam Harris “Kill the Buddha,” says the old koan. “Kill Buddhism,” says Sam Harris, author of The End of Faith, who argues that Buddhism’s philosophy, insight, and practices would benefit more people if they were not presented as a religion. The ninth-century Buddhist master Li...
by paarsurrey
Fri Apr 20, 2012 6:24 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Sotāpanna requirements
Replies: 60
Views: 16841

Re: Sotāpanna requirements

I think meditation or prayer to seek help from the Immortal Creator is essential... Please correct me if I am wrong. According to the Dhamma, there is no immortal creator, so seeking help from such a being is impossible and fruitless. In fact, holding to such a view of partial or complete eternalis...
by paarsurrey
Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:46 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Sotāpanna requirements
Replies: 60
Views: 16841

Re: Sotāpanna requirements

Consistently mentioned in several suttas (excluding commentaries) such as: SN 55.1 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn55/sn55.001.than.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; SN 55.40 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn55/sn55.040.than.html" onclick=&q...
by paarsurrey
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:44 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Is becoming expainable?
Replies: 9
Views: 2142

Re: Is becoming expainable?

From what little I've gathered, it would seem that dependent origination or co-arising is the cornerstone to the Buddha's teaching of a self-sustaining cycle. Now I know that if one rejects craving that it breaks this cycle since craving leads to clinging... but then... what is becoming? Becoming:T...