No your not strange, i peronally am not 100% sure about this matter either. Apparently the realm of Sudassa is where all the beautiful devas dwell in a world 41,943,040 yojanas above the Earth. If this is true how does it fit into Samsara? or is it just a symbolic statement?
I believe in...
The issue is that you could have the pefect bible with every word correctly translated. (Perhaps there is a bible this way claiming to be gods word) Yet people will still differ with their views on it. Just like christians today. Each and everyone has a different view which some people /churches...
Hi, Fellow Buddhists'.
Not been online for a while been a busy bee.
I hope everyone is well.
My question is this-which im confused with. I hope not to confuse anyone else with this question.
How does Cosmology for example the Five Suddhavasa worlds, Brhatphala worlds...
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Zenzero, to me the existence of a *god* is irrelevant, no matter what you call him. Allah, Jesus, Krishna...whatever. The fact is that we are existing know and we need to act upon it.
I would allow them. As long as they know about protection ...which they will. Then fine. I would prefer them not to have 'relations' in other places. In my experiance if you don't let them have time to themselfs. They tend to go else were..
If one believes in supernatural beings so be it. In Buddhism there are different realms were beings dwell. Ghosts, gods, demons etc... due to their karma results.
Someones good is somebodys evil.
To look at a rose, is good. To pick a rose could be 'evil'. By picking the rose, will course death to the rose. Yet if i give the rose to a friend. Isn't this good?
It might be wise and valuable next time you have dinner. To sit quietly, observe the dish, notice your hunger,desires for the food, where the food has come from, who picked the grains? Notice the enviroment your in. Once you have ate it the mind seems to drift...'I am satisfied, no longer do i...
Smoke- Yes i've been to Thailand and to their restaurants...perhaps their images are for decoration for westerners.
Laypersons and 'some' Buddhists, practice vegetarianism. They invite Monks and groups to share a vegetarian meal. Which would create merit and for purpose to cure family...
Conivores, Vegetarian, Vegan, Fruitarian and so on...
Which one are you as a Buddhist?
All life is sacred and has feelings. Gautama, felt feelings to other beings and i hope you all do, like myself. So should we eat meat? Would it create negative Karma? What do you believe would be the...
Thankyou Zenzero,
i hope to read your posts and others with an awaken mind set.
I also hope my posts are valuable and help others to reach our goals.
Om Mani Padme Hum :flower:
I have lots of Buddhist Lit, yet i do not own this book ''Book of Living and Dying' I do however own the Book of the Dead. I am sure i will purchase this book soon.
The Book Of The Dead, has powerful meaning and i advise people to read this.
Blessings and Peace to all Buddhists and...
I fail to see how you can judge religion to wars. Christianaty, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc... all religions have problems. Yes wars are happening and have always been happening since day one. Islam have created wars in their history . September the 11th was course by Islamic extremeists. i...