Banish ghosts/preta

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Banish ghosts/preta

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Anyone know how to banish/subdue preta/ghosts and other slow path beings that are attracted/addicted to your prana/citta energy field?

I don't necessarily want to mess with the Intention link as that builds both way kamma within in the entire bhavana.

I'm just really tired of them biting off my head, genitals and other acts to basically "a corpse" since they are attached to "form" and only seem to use formlessness OBE concepts as a way to abuse/vampire others instead of seeking the path to freedom and release.

Please understand that feeling to me is simply pain or not pain as a perception/skandha not emotions which are a deeper delusion born of ignorance in the bhavana.

My advice to those that differentiate the "path" ...Become Buddha then choose to satta otherwise; the satta concept is mara and not the correct path. The Buddha/Arhat has no fetters as often erroneously stated saying that they do.

Those attached to jhana? Anagamin at the highest following Buddhaghosa etc. and not a Buddha/arhat to release and in my experience typically the cause of most all "Mara's".

I personally refuse to formally teach no matter the lokka, as my holy life has already been fulfilled.
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It's a bit beyond my experience!
But the suttas talk about radiating metta as being terrifying for ghosts.
And pure, immaculate sila is a super defence.
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:goodpost: I'll add to my personal opinion of these as I have one attached to me. They feed off of your negative thoughts speech and behavior they eat your bad energy and it makes them stronger if you have ego dystonic thoughts thoughts that are evil coming from your mind that disgust you they are not you so one technique is to say that's a lie. Also demons are repelled by positive energy. So it's kind of in an odd way like having a zen master living with you or Ajahn chah someone who will smack you with a zen stick or tell you like it is if you step of the path.
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Do metta practice regularly and also try playing the chant of Ratana Sutta:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vIyo-3 ... =emb_title


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_l1bFHMKk


:anjali:
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your holy life fulfilled? do metta ?
I may be slow learner but im at least learning...
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Metta is a concept I don't care about the same as sila

The concept of holy is the same as clean and unclean... like the practice of keep this cloth in a clean place wash your hands before handling it then take it out of the place and rub your hands with it... rinse repeat the practice.
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Aloka wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:01 pm Do metta practice regularly and also try playing the chant of Ratana Sutta:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vIyo-3 ... =emb_title


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT_l1bFHMKk


:anjali:
I appreciate the thought but that is the same as walking around with a bullhorn whether internal or external as a practice.
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befriend wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 2:41 am :goodpost: I'll add to my personal opinion of these as I have one attached to me. They feed off of your negative thoughts speech and behavior they eat your bad energy and it makes them stronger if you have ego dystonic thoughts thoughts that are evil coming from your mind that disgust you they are not you so one technique is to say that's a lie. Also demons are repelled by positive energy. So it's kind of in an odd way like having a zen master living with you or Ajahn chah someone who will smack you with a zen stick or tell you like it is if you step of the path.
Who is dragging that corpse there?

Would be a good koan/goan/kung-un for you to consider in order to make progress.
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BlackMagic wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:15 pm Metta is a concept I don't care about the same as sila
Are you saying you don't practise good sila (5 or 8 precepts), and don't think metta is useful?
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Due to this; That arises... due to that; This arises.

That is all Buddha Dhamma has ever said.
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BlackMagic wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:07 pm Due to this; That arises... due to that; This arises.

That is all Buddha Dhamma has ever said.
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That Phra gets around...

let me tell you how to navigate the Himalayas

When you land listen for bells and song... head for the bells.
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BlackMagic wrote: Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:21 pm That Phra gets around...

let me tell you how to navigate the Himalayas

When you land listen for bells and song... head for the bells.
Been there, done that. Anything interesting to say? You need to up your game. Stop Making Sense?

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It's not worth participating in any discussion with you BlackMagic. You don't engage fully. You deflect from sincerity and authenticity by hiding behind aphorisms and faux Zen language.
This is called "spiritual bypassing".
But it does confuse me a little, that a fully enlightened being would ask for advice on an internet forum.
I'm sure you have a cryptic response lined up. Go for it!
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If you reject the practice of metta, it is no wonder you are tormented by other beings. Metta is how the Buddha recommended to guard onesself.
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