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Can bad kammas be eased by apologizing?

For example if I have lied to my parents and can the bad kamma be deleted when I apologize to them? What is the difference between the bad kamma that are committed to parents and ordinary people?
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What are the Four Noble Truths?

What are they? Where are they found in the literature? Are there any significant differences in them among the traditions?
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Meditation for Psychosis

I have psychosis. I have no ability to understand reality from birth. Can meditation give me the ability? Or will I never be able to end my mental suffering? Do you know how can I end my pain and fear, and get peace and happiness?
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Is it useful (and polite) to ask a potential meditation teacher about their attainments?

In another question, it was discussed whether it's possible to recognize if someone is an arahat. I'm interested in something slightly less formidable, namely the "attainments" that may lead to enlightenment. Specifically, if I want to choose a…
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Relationship between Buddhism, Hinduism and Yoga?

All these 3 philosophy/religions are born across Tibet/Nepal/India and they all share numerous concept and practice. Some points of connections could be: Noble Eightfold Path are very similar to Yamas in Yoga Concept of…
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Why did Mahayana leave out the Pali Canon?

I'm quite familiar with Theravada and Zen but I can't understand the historical reasons for not keeping the original Buddha's teaching as a core. The schools do not contradict each other, so why reinvent a wheel? And also the Pali Canon feels more…
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Can a Buddhist truthfully say, "You insulted / offended / angered / hurt me?"

I feel that in his Ball Of Honey Discourse, the Buddha advised his followers to reflect within whenever they felt offended: and to identify the processes of their mind that caused perceptions or sensations to arise, which then led to anger. In the…
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How to address wrong view

Did the Buddha give any teachings on how to deal with individuals spreading wrong view? If someone is expounding their beliefs in a public forum under the guise of the Buddha's teaching, given the possibility that these views may misinform and lead…
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Did the Buddha really say that "life is suffering"?

I often see the first noble truth (duḥkha) stated as "life is suffering". I have yet to come across a passage in a Buddhist text which phrases it like this - mostly they don't talk about "life" in this sense. So where does the idea that "life is…
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Textual reference vs. Direct insight

Somewhat loaded question... According to Buddha, what is more reliable -- textual reference or one's own direct insight that came from experience? If one's own insight is in conflict with a text, should one trust the text or one's own insight? Is…
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Why are Buddhas always Indian, male and human?

Dipankara, Siddhartha Gotama, Maithreya to name a few (of the 28 named in the Buddhavamsa) - it feels a bit like a Hollywood plot where it's always only an all American hero that fights off the alien invasion of planet Earth. Given that the dharma…
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Words of the Buddha

This question is motivated by a comment from another user. Highlights in the quote are made by me. It's written: "You have no reason to believe that any words of the Buddha are preserved except uncritical acceptance of traditional narratives. There…
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Paradox of the ego - our desire to improve vs Buddhism

There was a question on my mind lately, regarding ego. It is not paradox per se but I find it slightly paradoxical. Because people have such a strong ego, humanity has risen above the animal level. Our ego was main reason that we progressed, our…
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How effective are guided meditation sessions in achieving the benefits of meditation?

I find it difficult to meditate without guidance. I wish to use guided meditations for my practice. How effective are guided meditation sessions in achieving the benefits of meditation? What is the best way to use guided meditations to maximise…
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How to deal with body pain during meditation?

I am doing vipassana meditation as taught by Goenka. I get numbness and tingling in my feet from nerve pressure while sitting cross legged. I put up with it for quite a long time and then the sensation becomes so unpleasant I have to move. Do I…
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