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bhava (kammabhava, upapattibhava) and jati
How is the connection between bhava (as kamma-bhava and upapatti-bhava) and jāti as links in the twelve link formula of dependant arising to be understood?
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If karma is objective, how come it's cause for "good" rebirth?
EDIT: I'll try to be clearer in what I want to know.
The philosophy of good/bad, like/dislike is really irrelevant.
Question: If karma is neutral, then how come "good" karma leads to "good" rebirth. These aren't my words, I've heard it being said:…
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Is Nirvana redundant?
I'm confused over Buddhism's lack of afterlife, yet belief in rebirth.
If there is no soul, how can there be rebirth?
What happens to the five aggregates after death?
Consciousness in Nibbana
From reading answers given on this site, there is no…
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Looking for references to skeptical debates on the subject of rebirth
I am a huge proponent of scientific skepticism, rationalism and critical thinking. As a former Christian, I enjoy watching debates and more recently, discussions on YouTube. I like the debate format because it allows for the use of…
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What does buddhism say about bodybuilding (and weights training)?
Bodybuilding and powerlifting are making us stronger and more manliness, body can produce more testosterone and we're generally healthier. Yes, there are some bad things about this like anabolics or synthol, but in general - can someone who trains…
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Is the mind different from the other 'six senses'?
In Buddhism as I have been taught it, the mind is included as part of the six senses. So in contrast with the 'normal' five senses we have those five plus mind giving us six. However mind still feels different in some way to the other senses. Is…
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What is a wrathful Buddha?
In reading this answer to another question there were many references to "the peaceful and wrathful buddhas" in the quote from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. This is a tradition that I'm not very familiar with. Is it possible to explain what a…
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How to accept and surrender to the mind's non-acceptance of doubt and ill-will?
I have a question that I would like some input on.
Lately, I have been able to see the fruit that total acceptance and surrender can bring to one's experience. I have tasted moments of pure joy, compassion, and equanimity. In these states,…
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Devas and Asura?
I recently came across the in depth teaching of Buddhism and have a few questions.
Can a human through the right path be reborn a Deva or Asura?
And is there a type of "god karma" that will run out causing highly divine beings to be reborn as a…
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Can anything in Buddhist theory explain phenomena like Buck Fever?
A surprising number of people whom I know, who are generally kind and compassionate, are also avid hunters or at least enthusiastically support hunting by others. They feel hunting is a healthy activity and a good way to provide food. They site…
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What is Direct Seeing?
Am I wrong or is "beginner's mind" a Zen term that means "seeing the experience you are aware of, moment by moment, as if you have never experienced concepts before... Like you have just been born with a mind that has not developed concepts yet and…
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How should satipatthana be understood in regard to external/internal minds?
"In this way he remains focused internally on the mind in & of itself, or externally on the mind in & of itself, or both internally & externally on the mind in & of itself. (Thanissaro)
How should the fragment above be understood and practiced in…
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What are the resources a Buddhist can use during very hard times?
I will try to fit that in a question so it will make sense in this forum: What are the resources a Buddhist can use during very hard times?
Currently I'm working 12h a day under a lot of pressure, everybody is so stressed out, on their limits, that…
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Buddhism and self-improvement
For a person to have a will to change, there must be some dissonance between its real self and a mental image of ideal self. To put simply, one must be dissatisfied with oneself somehow. This dissatisfaction, or "unacceptance", is the driving force…
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What did the Buddha say about music?
Do music help? Why sometimes it feels equal to meditation in terms of achieving bliss (may be for short span of period) Or music is just an another time wasting thing? Text with links and pictorials in your answer are the most welcome. All are…
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