Tweet “Is it possible to escape the fruits of karma?” Yes, if you become enlightened, all karma must be paid off in your last life. Therefore, any karma that has not been paid off at the end of your life as a Arahant will be considered paid off since you will never return and karma …
Tweet Once you serve your karma, that particular karma is ended. However, due to the nature of human beings and our inability to see the big picture of karma and all our actions, the karma that we served usually leaves a lasting emotional scar on our psyches which thereby leads to us doing actions that …
Tweet “If you meditate upon Anatta, Annica and Dukkham and yet remained bad, can you become enlightened?” A person who can successfully meditate upon the concepts of Anatta, Anicca and Dukkha would have become enlightened. Once enlightened, you will not be able to do evil ever again. Depending on the level of enlightenment, you will …
Tweet Whether you end with different people depends on three things: 1. Your actions 2. Her actions 3. External forces You cannot change her actions, only influence them. You cannot change external forces, just be prepared to deal with them. However, you can ALWAYS take responsibility and change your actions. 1. Your actions – Depending …
Tweet To reach and obtain our goal in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Now allow to me to explain. For each Buddhist, the goal can vary, but the ultimate goal set by the Buddha is to change your wrong views into right views which will lead to obtainment of Full Enlightenment which will …
Tweet Karma is not external, it is internal. Karma is not the workings of a powerful being sitting around waiting to punish us. Karma is us and our decisions. Karma is our choices and their results. Many people believe Karma is destiny. This is not always true, but many times it is. Allow me to …
Tweet The only thing that we can rely on to stay the same…is that everything must change…nothing can stay the same… In trusting and believing in change, we can never be disappointed… Change is the backbone on which life is created and exists… สิ่งเดียวที่เราพึ่งได้คือความเปลี่ยนแปลง ทุกอย่างต้องเปลี่ยนแปลง ไม่มีอะไรสามารถอยุ่เหมือนเดิมได้ ในการไว้วางใจและเชื่อในการเปลี่ยนแปลงเราจะไม่มีวันผิดหวัง … ความเปลี่ยนแปลง (ความไม่เที่ยง) เป็นพึ้นฐานของมนุษย์และชีวิตทั้งหมด
Tweet Always remember, you are still learning. You are allowed to make mistakes…in fact, you are expected to! It is okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them and learn not to repeat them. Each mistake is an opportunity for you to explore your faults and become a better, more complete person. …
Tweet Just remember, that nothings lasts…nothing stays the same… Even bad things will have to end… Even bad situations will have to end……. Eventually bad people will have to leave… Eventually good things will come back to us…. Eventually good situations will begin again…. Eventually good people will come back…. Whatever problems that we are …
Tweet You can not run out of time, you can only run out of yourself…that is…you can run out of effort, endurance, understanding, faith, belief, ability…..but never out of time…..There will always be enough time…just not enough us….so we should stop blaming “time” for “running out” and see what we can do about utilizing the …
Tweet We are all different…in fact, no two people are the same….yet why do we always try to make people, “More Like Us?”….If we are all so different and so unique, why do we go against nature and keep trying to force people to be more “like us” and getting upset when they remain themselves?
Tweet In our growth in life, we tend to accumulate more knowledge then wisdom…that is why we have problems in life…Knowledge alone cannot fix any problems…however, wisdom is essential in fixing all problems …If we spend some time converting the knowledge to wisdom…we can have a lot less problems and therefore have a lot more …
Tweet There are three types of Buddhist in terms of their practice: TYPE 1: This type of Buddhist will see things externally. They will see how the world has suffering and lament that the WORLD is full of suffering. They will see pollution and lament that the WORLD has pollution. They will see violence and …
Tweet Depending on the word proof, this question is very hard to answer. There is no scientific or physical evidence to prove or disprove reincarnation. However, through investigative thinking and inference we can discern whether reincarnation makes sense or not. There have been some recorded instances of people being able to recollect past lives. Many …
Tweet Buddhism does not just teach you to forgive people. If you merely forgive people, you still end up thinking that you are better than them. Instead, you should try to search for how you might have hurt other people in a similar way. Once you are armed with that perspective and knowledge, you will …
Tweet I was searching the web and came across this question: Question: What then is Eternal Happiness? How do I obtain it? Can you provides with a diagram of Eternal Happiness? The answer on the forum was this: Answer Hello, **** Thank You for letting me answer your questions. From a Mahayana point of view, …
Tweet How can Buddhism help me? Buddhanet.net says that: “Buddhism explains a purpose to life, it explains apparent injustice and inequality around the world, and it provides a code of practice or way of life that leads to true happiness.” In addition to their answer, Buddhism can also help you directly solve and eradicate your …
Tweet Why do Buddhist give everything up to become monks? The quick answer to your question is: To reach and obtain our goal in the fastest and most efficient way possible. Now allow to me to explain. For each Buddhist, the goal can vary, but the ultimate goal set by the Buddha is to change …
Tweet If you are enlightened, you have become an Arriyapuggala – or a Noble Person The four levels of enlightenment are as follows: Sotāpanna- Stream-enterer Sakadāgāmī – Once Returner Anāgāmī – The Non Returner Arahant – Fully Enlightened This is the direct passage from the Majjchima Nikaya “In this community of monks there are monks …
Tweet The Fourth Noble Truth is that there is a path, that once followed, will lead to the cessation of suffering. That path is called the Noble Eightfold Path. In addition, the Noble Eightfold Path is the way to follow the Middle Way. The Noble Eightfold Path: Right Perception, Right View Right Thought Right Speech …
