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. By watching the breath, naturally awareness of thoughts will be developed. Different mental states produce different breathing patterns. By watching the breath one watches the physiological side of the coin, the other side, being psychological is known by effect but isn't directly observable in of itself.
Buddhism has this idea of blamelessness. I think it is wonderful. When you are truly blameless, or even just strive for blamelessness, how can you have any ill will towards yourself?
In D, everyone is born a sinner who needs saving. This is why some D baptize their babies right after birth. It’s to wash the baby’s sins away.
How has a baby sinned? What have they done wrong?
PRARABDHO KARMA?
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D REINARNATION
From about my early adolescence I started believing in reincarnation and from that time, came across some teachings that reincarnation and karma were taught by Jesus but covered up.
In one particular Bible story, Jesus and his disciples come across a man who was born blind. The apostles thought to ask Jesus, whose fault was it that he was born blind? The man's, or his parents? The only way I could see it even possibly being the man's fault is if he committed a sin in a past life.
John 9New International Version
Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind
9 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go,” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.
8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg?” 9 Some claimed that he was.
Others said, “No, he only looks like him.”
But he himself insisted, “I am the man.”
10 “How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see.”
12 “Where is this man?” they asked him.
“I don’t know,” he said.
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Baptism is to wash away the 'original sin', but it ultimately seems as some purification ritual to wash away past sins.
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The only way I could see it even possibly being the man's fault is if he committed a sin in a past life.
Baptism is to wash away the 'original sin', but it ultimately seems as some purification ritual to wash away past sins.
Sure, karma you commit in the past life could lead to being born blind. But according to Buddhism its impossible to get rid of past karma by somebody else performing a magical ritual on you, so baptism is useless in that sense...
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What is the illusion of self?
Recognition that the self is a false construct.
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ye or not ultimate stable reality
BBTBR X COD QUESTION
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The most obvious illusions are the illusions of separation, of solidity, and of permanence.
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For Buddhism, paradoxically, genuine self-confidence is a natural quality of egolessness. To dispel the illusion of the ego is to free oneself from a fundamental vulnerability. Genuine confidence comes from an awareness of a basic quality of our mind and of our potential for transformation and flourishing, what Buddhism calls “buddha nature”, which is present in all of us.
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Buddha was not a god and never claimed to be a god.
The word "god" in English has a wide semantic range and might rightfully apply to Buddhas. The idea that the Buddha never claimed great supernatural power or knowledge or whatever is a Western revisionist fiction. The Buddhist scriptures are replete with examples of the Buddha doing miracles and saying it is meritorious to venerate him. Frankly, I think I relate to the Buddhas and bodhisattvas in a way similar to how Hindus Relate to their deities. I think that is probably true for most Buddhists.
Western Buddhists who have accepted the revisions and thus are not as close to traditional understandings may have different perspectives on Buddhas.
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because everything depends on Ks being the son of the Universe‘s creator. Otherwise he is just some guy who thought it would be a nice idea if people would be friendly to each other for a change.
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B MIRACLES
there are plenty of miraculous things about the Buddha there. Hiding Yasa in Plain Sight, Subduing the Nāga with Fire, The First Twin Miracle and the Miraculous Rain, Outpacing Aṅgulimāla, Teaching Khema Impermanence, Knowing the real name of Anāthapiṇḍika, the twin miracle at Sāvatthī, Levitating over the Rohini River to stop the war, Teleporting Across the Ganga (a lesser known one, but found in Mahāparinibbānasutta), challenging the Brahmā in Brahmanimantanikasutta, Taming the Drunken Elephant, Healing Suppiyā (also lesser known, but in the Theravāda Vinaya, not sure about the other Vinayas)...
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If the ego were really our deepest essence, it would be easy to understand our apprehension about dropping it. But if it is merely an illusion, ridding ourselves of it is not ripping the heart out of our being, but simply opening our eyes.
Rather than weakening the individual, the understanding of the non-existence of an independent “self” leads to a deep rooted sense of inner freedom, strength and openness to others that allows the flourishing of altruistic love and compassion, rooted in wisdom.
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Now, there are also plenty of examples in the poems written by the early monastic assembly. As an example, from Ven. Khemā's poem:
"Worshiping the stars,
serving the sacred flame in a grove;
failing to grasp the true nature of things,
foolish me, I thought this was purity.
But now I worship the Buddha,
supreme among men.
Doing the teacher’s bidding,
I am released from all suffering.”
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ROME V CARTHAGE
SHIPS RAM STRIKE
BRONZE V BRONZE
300 BCE
BATTLE OF EGAIDI ISLANDS
POLYBIUS HISTORY
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Let me respectfully remind youLife and death are of supreme importanceTime swiftly passes by and opportunity is lostEach of us should awakenAwaken. Take heed. Do not squander your life.~ Zen Buddhist Chant
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