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Which traditions have gurus?
On the site I often read posts referencing gurus. My Buddhist group (Triratna) doesn't really have a concept of gurus - certainly no-one uses the term. Which traditions have gurus? I most associate it with Tibetan Buddhism but I could be wrong in…
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Mindfulness and mental habits
When we practice mindfulness we notice our mental habit and mental pattern. What makes us angry, jealous, greedy, etc.. My question is, when you notice them, do you change it to positive mental quality or just watch it?
Someone angry for 'no…
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What is meant by "possessed by spirits" in Buddhism?
In this answer there is a quote from The Buddhist Monastic Code 1 - The Patimokkha Rules Translated and Explained by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, which reads in part
only when one is possessed by non-human beings
In that book there are several references…
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Is shellfish aquaculture considered a wrong livelihood?
I am currently employed on an aquaculture farm that specializes in clams and oysters. According to our modern system of taxonomy, both of these organisms are considered animals. I also know that a profession in which one trades animals is not right…
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How does kamma create a new set of aggregates for a rebirth; how do the mechanics of this process work?
In the booklet "A Discourse on the Bhāra Sutta", by The Venerable Mahāsi Sayādaw, I read the following:
"As we make great efforts to fulfil desire, kamma and mental formations are brought into play. They create new aggregates. So, after one life we…
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What is meant by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw in regards to "The Attainment of Fruition"?
In The Progress of Insight by the Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, in the section The Attainment of Fruition, it is said that:
This occurs in precisely the same way as the path and fruition consciousness that occurred earlier in the consciousness-sequence…
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Why I can't think in anything while I'm meditating
Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe that when I'm sitting to improve myself, I have to watch my mind to see what is passing through it, and to figure out the reason for that thought and then let it go sometime. But when I'm sitting, my mind doesn't seem…
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Can I count my contribution to the open source as a dharma?
It is mean, that if I am professional developer and I can help other people for free, can I think, that software development, that is my hobby and profession, in the same time is my Dharma?
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Tathagatagarbha and dhammakaya
Can we consider 'tathagatagarbha' and 'dhammakaya' as synonyms? If not, what is the difference between those words.
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Right speech in social situations
My boss has a tendency to gossip and speak negatively about his clients when they are not present. Sometimes he speaks to me about these people, and I am unsure of how to respond with regard to right speech. To not respond at all may hurt his…
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Mahasi Sayadaw Walking
In the tradition of Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw, it is taught that walking and sitting meditation should be practiced balanced with one another. I am wondering where it can be found that the Buddha taught this, or how the venerable sir came to this…
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When seeking information is sarcasm seen as a deliberate lie?
I will be completely honest in admit that I do not get sarcasm.
When a person says something sarcastic I end up believing what they say, until they give that look that almost says 'Um, that was sarcastic. Duuh!" And I'm left at the butt of the…
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How to discipline self to practice meditation everyday?
It's very hard for me to discipline myself to practice meditation every day. Every time I decide I am going to meditate every day no matter what, after a few days I cannot not keep it up. Sometimes it is due to lack of time, but mostly it is because…
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What is the meaning of 'defiled cognition'?
I have noticed in discussions of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy that the way ordinary folk see things is described as 'defiled cognition'. I would like some pointers on what this means and where to do some reading on the idea.
Also is there any…
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Do doctors waste their chance?
Instead of dwelling on the true nature of the body right in front of their eyes, Doctors have become PROBLEM SOLVERS. Doctors see birth, aging, sickness and death on a daily basis but have somehow become deaf,dumb and blind to all that they see and…
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