May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

I am very impressed by some of the responses on here. Very proud of the posters. There is definitely some true Dhamma wisdom being shown on his thread. Congratulations!

idea of being in somebody is imagination by thought when beingness thought arises, stress arises when beingness thought cease, stress cease when ur dog dies u cry because u assume a entity dog inside dog body suffers pain and die but when u see ur dog 5 aggregates (non living thing if seen properly...

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

A big problem with Buddhists including myself is that there is always that feeling we are giving up something important. Actually there is nothing important worth attaching to in the conditioned world. Nothing in Samsara is worth our attachment. I would encourage you to spend time in a monastery as...

Does theravada accept this statement ? This is a common Zen saying. I would that indeed Theravada Buddhism accepts the idea that we all have potential to become a Buddha. They won't utter the words the Zen use, but say it differently. They are more likely to say that you to have awaken to become Bu...

Around 4 - 6 year ago I was going to various Mahayana/Vajrayana groups and activities as this was the time I was opening up to Mahayana/Vajrayana Buddhism. Part of that exploration also involved me visiting Mahayana groups. I have been to a few Zen groups, a Seon group and a Chan group. I have a hi...

I share many of the issues you do, dear friend.

While in Buddhism we have strong morality, one should have no shame.

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

May you fulfill your deepest wish for happiness.

Yes, Theravada is very cut and dry. Really? :tongue: If you have ever dabbled in Tibetan Buddhism, Theravada looks like a much easier maze. I could never get my head around Tibetan Buddhism, even though I have greatly enjoyed their talks on emptiness, visualization meditations (the great silence), ...

How long did he last in robes? I actually find Theravada practice terribly boring. Those who can do it for a living are troopers. Theravada Buddhism isn't for all Buddhists. Some people prefer other traditions, based on their personalities. Yes, Theravada is very cut and dry. But that's the beauty ...

Monks disrobing doesn't make the Dhamma less true, Peace is the highest happiness, which comes from seeing that all external pleasures lead ultimately to suffering; it comes with knowing that you have no real identity; it comes from knowing that everything is fine as it currently is somehow. :anjali: