The original buddha knew what he was and so did every buddha before him and since.
Jesus knew what he was and so did every Jesus before and since.
Socrates knew what he was and so did every Socrates before and since.
Free men know they are free.
Only a buddha can talk about buddhism, the rest talk about the history of buddhism. Only a free man can talk about freedom, can see what is free and what is not. The rest talk about a freedom that does not exist outside themselves.
Following someone who is not free to freedom is a waste of time.
All hierarchies are false, do not participate in them. There are no steps to freedom,there is only freedom and self.
All culture is false, all ceremonies are false, all appearances are false, all traditions are false. the past and future are false, what is repeated by word or ink is false.
This has never been before and never will again for it is dead.
You will either spend your short life free, or spend it wallowing in hope.
Good luck.
I am a "buddha"
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So tilt, how long ya think this one will last?
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Nice try, but Lord Buddha did not talk about buddhism - he talked about the four noble truths and "the path"gben wrote:
Only a buddha can talk about buddhism, the rest talk about the history of buddhism.
Good luck.
Be well and happy, my fine feathered friend
If you didn't care
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
Re: I am a "buddha"
Not as long as the Christ Consciousness one, I wager.plwk wrote: So tilt, how long ya think this one will last?
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
(Anything in Latin sounds profound.)
(Anything in Latin sounds profound.)
Re: I am a "buddha"
Fredom and what?There are no steps to freedom,there is only freedom and self.
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Damdifino.plwk wrote:So tilt, how long ya think this one will last?
>> Do you see a man wise [enlightened/ariya] in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<< -- Proverbs 26:12
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond. -- SN I, 38.
“Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” HPatDH p.723
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Isn't that a fishing resort in Liguria....?
Oh no, I apologise.
That's PORTOfino.....
Oh no, I apologise.
That's PORTOfino.....
You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.
Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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Otherwise we wouldn't call him as the Buddha!gben wrote:The original buddha knew what he was and so did every buddha before him and since.
They say "Jesus is coming". We can figure it out then.gben wrote:Jesus knew what he was and so did every Jesus before and since.
Not only the buddha, so do those who realised the Pathgben wrote:Only a buddha can talk about buddhism, the rest talk about the history of buddhism.
“Cunda, that one who is himself sinking in the mud should pull out another who is sinking in the mud is impossible; that one who is not himself sinking in the mud should pull out another who is sinking in the mud is possible. That one who is himself untamed, undisciplined, [with defilements] unextinguished, should tame another, discipline him, and help extinguish [his defilements] is impossible; that one who is himself tamed, disciplined, [with defilements] extinguished, should tame another, discipline him, and help extinguish [his defilements] is possible.”gben wrote:Following someone who is not free to freedom is a waste of time.
-Majjhima Nikaya 8, Saleyyaka Sutta (abridged, copied from page 72)
They are conventions. Some need them some don't.gben wrote:
All hierarchies are false, do not participate in them. There are no steps to freedom,there is only freedom and self.
All culture is false, all ceremonies are false, all appearances are false, all traditions are false. the past and future are false, what is repeated by word or ink is false.
I'll restart my yearlong meditation retreat on 15th June 2014, hence will not be here.
"Bhikkhus, there are these three things that shine when exposed, not when concealed. What three? (1) The moon. (2) The sun. (3) The Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathagata."
- Anguttara Nikaya, 3.131, Paticchanna Sutta
"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."
– Rumi
Introduction: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20572
"Bhikkhus, there are these three things that shine when exposed, not when concealed. What three? (1) The moon. (2) The sun. (3) The Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathagata."
- Anguttara Nikaya, 3.131, Paticchanna Sutta
"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."
– Rumi
Introduction: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20572
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That's true. But the problem is that many not-free men also 'know' they are free.gben wrote: Free men know they are free.
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Welcome to Dhamma Wheel . . . I think.
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"Welcome to my Mother-in-Law.
And you are.
Welcome to her."
(Les Dawson)
And you are.
Welcome to her."
(Les Dawson)
You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.
Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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Hello and welcome to the forum its nice you joined maybe you can take part in the debate in other threads
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Sam Vara wrote:Fredom and what?
Freedom and Self, there are no other modes. There are no degrees or levels of freedom, you are free or you are not.
There is no dimmer switch, only an on and off position. The watch shows only the present time.
Don't give time or money to those selling time or hierarchies.
Until the switch is flipped you are no closer or further from anything.
The free can flip the switch at will, the free can be light or dark at will as is required.
The light is always there, the switch turns the dark on or off, the self on or off, the thought on or off.
You were born in the light and lost in the dark. You forgot where the switch is. When you remember where the switch is you will turn off the self and see the world again.
Finding the switch is your only priority. You will find it when you no longer wonder where it is or what it is.
Never think unless it helps the continuity of life, all other thoughts are destructive.
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SamKR wrote:That's true. But the problem is that many not-free men also 'know' they are free.gben wrote: Free men know they are free.
gben wrote: The rest talk about a freedom that does not exist outside themselves. .