if you could ask the Buddha one question
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if you could ask the Buddha one question
if you could ask the Buddha one question, what would it be?
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the mountain may be heavy in and of itself, but if you're not trying to carry it it's not heavy to you- Ajaan Suwat
the mountain may be heavy in and of itself, but if you're not trying to carry it it's not heavy to you- Ajaan Suwat
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I guess I'd ask him for a contemplation subject. Being that he can read minds and all, he'd know what was most beneficial for me.
- Peter
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
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Great thread idea
Id ask him to explain to me Dependent origination in as much detail as possible
Id ask him to explain to me Dependent origination in as much detail as possible
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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"what's your best advice for me?"jcsuperstar wrote:if you could ask the Buddha one question, what would it be?
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Greetings,
I would either ask what Peter asked, or ask "What are the most important things that the Theravada tradition got wrong?" so I could continue to use Theravada as a framework for my practice, but with those caveats and corrections provided by the Buddha.
Metta,
Retro.
I would either ask what Peter asked, or ask "What are the most important things that the Theravada tradition got wrong?" so I could continue to use Theravada as a framework for my practice, but with those caveats and corrections provided by the Buddha.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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And if he says, "Nothing," boy did you waste YOUR question!retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
I would either ask what Peter asked, or ask "What are the most important things that the Theravada tradition got wrong?" so I could continue to use Theravada as a framework for my practice, but with those caveats and corrections provided by the Buddha.
Metta,
Retro.
I'd go with Peter's choice, which is basically my same choice, because it's guaranteed to get a useful reply. What the Theravada tradition got wrong might not necessarily be relevant to your personal case, too. What if what they got wrong is just something trivial, like a few minor errors in the Tipitaka?
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I would ask the same question as Individual.
Four types of letting go:
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
1) Giving; expecting nothing back in return
2) Throwing things away
3) Contentment; wanting to be here, not wanting to be anywhere else
4) "Teflon Mind"; having a mind which doesn't accumulate things
- Ajahn Brahm
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Oh, see Retro, I was assuming I went back in time rather than the Buddha went forward in time, but your answer is good too.
But wait... if the Buddha was still around... would we even have Theravada?
But wait... if the Buddha was still around... would we even have Theravada?
- Peter
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
Be heedful and you will accomplish your goal.
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Greetings Individual,
It would mean that not only did I get one question answered, but I would be in possession of all the answers found within the suttas, Abhidhamma, commentaries etc. and would know that they were all absolutely rock solid 100% correct and the height of magnificence.
Metta,
Retro.
Frankly, that would be the best possible result!Individual wrote:And if he says, "Nothing," boy did you waste YOUR question!
It would mean that not only did I get one question answered, but I would be in possession of all the answers found within the suttas, Abhidhamma, commentaries etc. and would know that they were all absolutely rock solid 100% correct and the height of magnificence.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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After hearing what the Lord Buddha had to say to Retro, I would then ask: "What are the minor rules?"
Jack
Jack
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
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'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta
Path Press - Ñāṇavīra Thera Dhamma Page - Ajahn Nyanamoli's Dhamma talks
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[quote="BlackBird]...I would then ask: "What are the minor rules?"[/quote]
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Oh, gawd; what would you do if he said that the three life version was correct?clw_uk wrote:Great thread idea
Id ask him to explain to me Dependent origination in as much detail as possible
>> 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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Oh, gawd; what would you do if he said that the three life version was correct?
lol, then i would accept it
metta
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Somehow, I don't think you would.clw_uk wrote:Oh, gawd; what would you do if he said that the three life version was correct?
lol, then i would accept it
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Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
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- Sutta Nipata 3.725
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- Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725
Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global Relief • UNHCR
e: [email protected]..