what i mean is the fighting in the past is the past. what can you do about the current fighting in the present, that is the more urgent question u and i must answer. u can't just simply equate their fighting with the truly sincere teachers around the world who are of tibetan background, can u? yes, Buddha never condoned. neither did i justify their killing each other, did i? for me, i rather not judge them, why would u?

yes it can turn to bigotry.

you only need to trace the Tibetan scriptures involved to know the truth. u might want to ask joey kun on this. he's more knowledgeable on this

hope that helps

pardon me for my lack of knowledge

This post has been edited by hotjake: Jan 20 2012, 04:57 PM

I just watched Penn & Teller going against the Anti-Porn Activist last night. All the Prof that thinks Porn could lead to Child Porn and Rape is pure "BULLSHIT". wat a coincidence here..hehe

yea, usually very hard solid jhanas once you come out of retreat then worry about wife/girlfriend, kids, paying bills, what clothes to wear, what movies to watch will affect the thoughts that come up during your sit.

but it's important to know what concentration feels like at the very least so when you vipassana you'll know if you're in lethargy and just drifting in thoughts. that's true for me doing mahasi noting at least, other people may have different experiences.

yin and yang is tao teaching right? does buddhism touch on this as well? i understood that buddhism ask to learn about death because according to steve job, we learn more about the beauty of living but very little on death but once we begin to understand death, the world u use to see it will be different and u begin to appreciate life more as one cannot see the suffering until when it approach them.

This post has been edited by hackwire: Jan 20 2012, 09:45 PM

Ying yang is tao. Buddhism tara.

Death contemplation is one of the meditation subject. See yourself dying... etc..

Ok so u c, Tao teaching is another part of continent and both seem no influence of each other during different time am I right?

Just finish reading the Tripitaka. Theravada Buddhism is the origin of Buddhism right, what about Mahayana , it.s has been manipulated?

Mahayana buddhism emerged when Buddhism when it was first brought to China and subsequently being modified to suit the local's taste...the teaching however still remain the same...

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file...150&sec=central

is this a religion practiced or just a traditional custom? if a chinese practice buddhism or tao, does all this meant anything to them? one has to separate tradition and religion all totally right? if a family reunion is a tradition than it's a not a religion. if u read the article , there's a union of traditional custom + religion in it. Seem like it becoming more of a compulsory practice every year .

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Added on January 21, 2012, 6:35 pmsometimes i really hate these people for f our mind up.

This post has been edited by hackwire: Jan 21 2012, 06:35 PM

Chinese beliefs and custom. which is why i am puzzled sometimes how christians celebrate chinese new year because they won't be bothered to do all these things.

they said they are chinese too.

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This post has been edited by soul2soul: Jan 30 2012, 03:19 PM

good afternoon. How's everyone's new year celebration?

Today is the Ninth day of lunar new year, some people worship Jade emperor. Isn't that Lord Sakka in Buddhism?



The one with 4 faces is a brahma, normally depicted to have 4 faces to represent the four stations of a brahma. Lord Sakka , the king of the gods is depicted beside the Brahma.

This post has been edited by soul2soul: Jan 30 2012, 03:28 PM

Lord Sakka is Jade Emperor ? the one that save the hokkien clan from the demons ?

jade emperor is a buddha/bodhisatva? i tot he is the taoism god ?

This post has been edited by pandah: Jan 30 2012, 09:50 PM

In buddhism, there is a similar deity called Sakka or Indra. He is the king of the gods that resides in Tavatimsa heaven. He is a sotapanna (stream-enterer) after the Buddha preached to him the Dhamma.

Maybe Tiangong (king of the gods) in Chinese tradition is referring to him?

Lol for me i don't really give a damn where these gods originated or whatsoever la.. just listen to what the pioneers say..

ask for toto number

I finally found a good, clear and concise explaination on vajrayana and tantra and what is it all about. If you guys really wanna know, you could have a watch: http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-rinpo...mic-tantra.html

Great disciples of the Buddha

Sariputta - Foremost in Wisdom

Moggallana - Foremost in Supernatural Powers

Maha-Kassapa - Foremost in Ascetic Practices

Upali - Foremost in Keeping the Precepts

Ananda - Foremost in Hearing Many Teachings

Rahula - Foremost in Quietly Doing Good

Anuruddha - Foremost in Divine Insight

Kaccayana - Foremost in Explaining the Dharma

Subbhuti - Foremost In Understanding the Doctrine of the Void

Punna-Mantaniputta - Foremost in Teaching the Dharma



This post has been edited by soul2soul: Feb 23 2012, 08:38 AM

Good morning to every Buddhist here