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Almost all the teachings can aim to a pleasant abiding in the present moment, not in future rebirths.
A pleasant abiding for the practitioner or the ones that interact with him.
There is a sutta where i think some kings asks the Buddha that question.

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Hi: Well people can "contemplate" the stars without actually visit them, but it take a person that is able to see the sky. If he is blind, maybe there is some contemplation while reflecting on just the idea of a universe that is made of this things. Regards. is present moment non clinging awareness...

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Well people can "contemplate" the stars without actually visit them, but it take a person that is able to see the sky.
If he is blind, maybe there is some contemplation while reflecting on just the idea of a universe that is made of this things.

Regards.

Hi: Not being able to have closure is just a HINDRANCE. You deal with every hindrance allowing, relaxing, letting go of the unwholesome state and going to a wholesome state. Or you deal with some hindrances having right view (example: this was not something personal, directed to me). Or you apply ri...

I apologise for phrasing my question so badly at the start. Let me try again. For example, if a person was provoked by a feature of another person, he went on to verbally abused or even doing some physical harm to the person, after the act he felt gratified for some reason. Is this craving for plea...

Hey, I have a question about god realms, in buddhism that can be reached when you do good karma. 1. The god realms are full of hapiness, but my question is will gods eventually get bored of this continuous happiness even before there good karma finishes. Does this mean without letting go, too much ...

Hi: I dont mean to be rude, but that sound a little like lack of responsibility. Food, toilet, shelter, internet, etc. it is hard to have all that with just $100 monthly. So if you plan to stay at your parents house without having a job in mind, it might make them feel like you are a burden, which i...

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You should keep relaxing on the meditation, but without moving. All the body, even the head and the neck.
Of course you can stretch before sitting.

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Because the experience of nirodha is not the same as the experience of going to sleep.
Also, the realization of "Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation" comes after deep insight to dependent origination,
the mind cant sink that just thinking.

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...... because you are identifying with those thoughts and want to make them stop, taking them as "mine", or "i". 1. Herein lies the catch, Sir. 2. Can we elaborate this point further ?? 3. Also, please, suggest a book that covers ALL THE ESSENTIAL features of buddhism for MEDITATION AND CHARACTER ...

Hi: Do you get like sexual images, sexual thoughts while meditating? , is that the hindrance?. Regards. No. I am able to go into rapture when I meditate and such thoughts do not disturb me as long as I am meditating. Quite obviously, as a house holder, I cannot devote unlimited time to meditation. ...

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Do you get like sexual images, sexual thoughts while meditating? , is that the hindrance?.

Regards.

Hi: Not sure what you mean, but sound like overthinking. The Buddha was a monastic, and the teaching is lived at the highest standard as a monastic, but there is plenty of domain for lay people, just like there is plenty of domain for someone that is not a body builder at a gym, and plenty of use of...

Also, there is a sutta where the Buddha explains "there can only be one Buddha at a time per Solar System". So it is fair to assume there are Buddhas in other solar systems, where pretty much same thing happens. Regards. I'm pretty sure it's not one Buddha at a time per Solar System. I remember mor...

Hi: Like dinosaurs?. If you mean previous beings like humans with larger lifespans that appear on the suttas, its so long ago that there are no fossils. Regards. but are they in our earth or another planet before big bang? In AN 5.180, the Buddha smiles while arriving at certain place. Ananda ask h...