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by tattoogunman
Thu Jan 14, 2016 12:30 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Gofundme for monk trying to finish his studies
Replies: 0
Views: 3298

Gofundme for monk trying to finish his studies

Greetings, this is for a Facebook monk friend of mine from the UK. He is currently back in the UK due to his father passing away. Now he needs to return to Thailand to finish his Buddhist studies and needs help funding his trip back. If you are able to help, please give him a hand - he's about half ...
by tattoogunman
Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:23 pm
Forum: Abhidhamma
Topic: Mindfulness During Driving
Replies: 23
Views: 7278

Re: Mindfulness During Driving

I would say that while driving, your attention should be focused on the road and not to worry so much about breathing :tongue:
by tattoogunman
Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:46 am
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Ordaining in the USA, being a foreigner.
Replies: 10
Views: 3862

Re: Ordaining in the USA, being a foreigner.

I've also talked to some recently ordained monks in Thailand who aren't really happy right now due to what's been happening over there. What has been happening over there? Perhaps: Martial Law in Thailand ? thailand political situation :anjali: Mike To name a few - there are some other things that ...
by tattoogunman
Mon Nov 02, 2015 3:45 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Clarifying Buddhist position on prayer
Replies: 35
Views: 8243

Re: Clarifying Buddhist position on prayer

I think you should consider the reasons why you want to pray and consider the reasons why you want to practice Buddhism, then consider if those reasons are compatible. They might be now but one day in future they might not. I usually use the terminology of paying homage to the Buddha as a teacher -...
by tattoogunman
Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:18 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings
Replies: 68
Views: 17396

Re: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings

I don't stress over this issue because it can't be proven one way or the other, so why worry about it? Same thing with the issue of rebirth - I can't prove or disprove it, so I don't worry about it. I try to live a good life and try to adhere to the Buddha's teachings. Nothing I have read thus far a...
by tattoogunman
Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:14 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: the great vegetarian debate
Replies: 5693
Views: 971926

Re: the great vegetarian debate

I think one of the major things that is different from how we used to eat meat thousands or even hundreds of years ago is that we don't know what happens to the animals we eat up front. All we physically see are neatly packaged bits of flesh at the grocery store. Here is an interesting video: https...
by tattoogunman
Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:39 pm
Forum: Ordination and Monastic Life
Topic: Ordaining in the USA, being a foreigner.
Replies: 10
Views: 3862

Re: Ordaining in the USA, being a foreigner.

Here is the site for the place I think you are talking about - bhavanasociety.org Also see - http://www.pabuddhistvihara.net/uploads/Q47_Ordination.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(t...
by tattoogunman
Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Re: Identity politics
Replies: 65
Views: 10742

Re: Identity politics and 21st century Theravada

Hi Mr. Man I think MP is pointing to a very important fact. We should not turn our blind eye to this far enemy. Buddha worn against all three aspect of Maana. I am superior, I am inferior and I am equal. I colored that quote because it's perfect. The solution to discrimination is not to pretend eve...
by tattoogunman
Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:58 pm
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: "Apatti" - Horror Film May 'Destroy' Buddhism, Activists Warn
Replies: 31
Views: 20212

Re: "Apatti" - Horror Film May 'Destroy' Buddhism, Activists Warn

"In the case of Arpat, the committee thought it could destroy Buddhism. But for others, the film may be interpreted as a promotion of the religion," he said. "The audience should have the right to judge it by themselves." http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/734420/arpat-upro...
by tattoogunman
Mon Oct 19, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings
Replies: 68
Views: 17396

Re: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings

I generally have issues believing in the supernatural and so I take this view - if you do what you are supposed to do, you will be taken care if there is something after death. Hey Tat! The only supernatural reality that matters in Buddhism is Right Release - faiths works there until Right Gnosis -...
by tattoogunman
Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:15 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
Topic: Why one meal a day?
Replies: 705
Views: 363234

Re: Why one meal a day?

Yes, but a baby's nutritional requirements versus those of an adult are completely different ;) A baby's nutritional requirements vary in nutritional quantities compared to those of an adult—in large part due to its size—but it is basically the exact same micro- and macronutrients. Even if this sta...
by tattoogunman
Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
Topic: Why one meal a day?
Replies: 705
Views: 363234

Re: Why one meal a day?

The fact is that there is a scientific controversy regarding the possibility of deleterious health effects of saturated fat and cholesterol consumption. A quick search on PubMed and Google will verify this to be true. To portray the science as being settled or to say that cholesterol and/or saturat...
by tattoogunman
Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:30 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: the great vegetarian debate
Replies: 5693
Views: 971926

Re: the great vegetarian debate

Unless someone is vegan, you can get B12 from dairy products (milk, cheese, etc.) and eggs, so eating meat is not a necessity. You can also buy cereals and most of them are fortified with B12. Even if vegan, some tofu has B12 in it.
by tattoogunman
Sun Oct 18, 2015 6:22 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings
Replies: 68
Views: 17396

Re: Doubts about existence of ghosts & super natural beings

From the Apannaka Suttam link posted above, this sums up my views on this: “A wise man reflects thus: ‘If what these recluses and Brahmins say is true, and there is another world, then on the dissolution of the body after death they will be reborn in a happy destination, or in heaven. Even if there ...
by tattoogunman
Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:59 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: How avoid to say bad words when we are angry?
Replies: 10
Views: 2616

Re: How avoid to say bad words when we are angry?

I've been trying to be more active in my Buddhist practice in the last few months. One of the things I have a tendency to do is to use profanity (no particular reason, just something that has been adopted into my speech over the years). So what I have been doing to keep that in check is that, when I...