Dear All,

Thanks for your posting. I've grab a general understanding on this now.



Darren

Dear All, I've been thinking about this for sometime and obviously cant get the answer. What was the difference between a Buddha and an Arahant, interms of enlightenment / nibbana. I'm at the opinion that the attainment of nibbana is the same for both Arahant and Buddha; as it is indiscriminate, equ...

Dear All, Dharma Sangha (aka. Buddha Boy from Nepal) has recently asked his attendance to observe 8 moral precepts. One of the main precept is to not discriminate living beings according to their race, religion, caste; which I've found to be pretty interesting and decided to practice it for a few da...

Peter, To be honest, from an Eastern side point of view. In the west, where objects are viewed through scientific lenses and more to christianity biased environment; might be the reasons for the different in opinions between us. If you were to look into both Thai and Chinese Buddhism, the amount of ...

Dear Andy, Your term of human being reborn as human is too generalised and should not be compared apple to apple with the sutra, as they are 2 different senario. Human being reborn as human; can and only happen if their merits are strong enough to be so, but not overly strong for they can be reborn ...

Dear All, I've read this from a book written based on stories of Luang Phor Jaran (Abbot of Wat Ambhavan) which explain the kamma as such : Lets take the example of us trying to killing a tortise. 1. You know it is a tortise (a living being). 2. You intend to turn it over. 3. You know that your acti...

Salmon,

Thanks a lot for the very informative information.

Regards,

Darren

Dear all, I'm planning to go to Wat Ambhavan, Thailand next month (August 2010). However, the usual website that host its information such as phone and address are no longer available. Do anyone of you have this information or who i can get into contact with? Would appreciate further suggestion and ...

Darren, do Arabs only eat meat and no veggies? What's up with toast or bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, yoghurts, cheese, fresh fruit, and so forth? A lot of things don't have to be cooked....raw is a lot healthier...a friend of mine is bringing lunch with him from home. Don't know, is that an option? M...

Hi Anna, I'm now working in middle east (arab country). Its quite hard to get vegetarian foods here (since im not cooking as well). We do have some shops selling vege burgers, but that is kind of all here. I've tried 3 months full vegetarian before, but till today, i will still get veg foods if poss...

On the protein matter, how bout this?

We know a lot of Indians (especially the brahmins) are life time vegetarians. Perhaps someone should test their blood, to see if they really are lack of protein and compare them against the rest of meat eaters.

Hi... I'm not sure bout others.. But for me, I've never felt hungry when I turn to vegetarianism. Why? Hahaha.. because i load myself with a lot of carbo. The carbo keeps you full and they are veg. So it means, if previously I would have 1 plate of rice with chicken strips, i would have 1.5 plate of...

Hi & Welcome, Good to know that u've taken the first few steps into Buddhism now.. Its never too late =D Same as you, I frequent BMV too~! but now working abroad, so cant really make it. One good book that you can pick up, is 'The law of Karma' by Sudassa Onkorn. I think BMV still have some of t...

Thanks~!

Dear All, I've just visited a website : http://www.waynedhamma.blogspot.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and came across this : "According to Buddhist teachings Karma is but one of the 4 causes that cause things to happen the way that they have." My knowledge on...