both of them are safe bets but many masters have advised holding back meditation if you suffer from mental illness as it amplifies it. So i heard.
Metta is a very safe meditation. I have heard of people doing kasina , due to their past kamma, they cannot switch off the kasina nimitta in their mind....
They keep seeing the kasina even not in meditation..
last time when i joined a novitiate program i knew one guy.
he seemed ok but after awhile he turned different.
i would theorize he forced meditation on himself and meditated wrongly.
i remember one case where he was in the meditation hall for quite sometime, got out of meditation and saw there was another person still in the meditation hall still meditating.
i can only assume he's kiasu as he went to that lady and tapped her shoulder (breaking her out of her meditation) to tell her that he was going out from the hall and asked her to close the doors when she got out.
kasina yes very much so. vipassana 50-50 but rarely see people go bonkers unless they have an unstable mind to start with. on normal circumstances, it is most often than not the guilt/regrets of past actions being played over and over again when one tries to do vipassana. dats why metta to oneself and other living beings is so important. if we cant forgive ourselves, we cant go beyond the threshold of meditation progress.
i thought we malaysian buddhist actually worship some mixture of taoism and buddhism?
cos most temples got Tua Pek Khong, Goddess of Mercy Guan Yin, Kuan Ti Kong, the Laughing Buddha, the Jade Emperor, Confucious, Sun Wu Kong etc etc, and Sakyamuni Buddha.
and if you go to some temples, there are actually 3 Buddhas instead of 1. the Sakyamuni buddha is the one in the middle. anybody know what the other 2 are?
If you go to Theravada temples, Sakyamuni is in the middle, and the two beside him bowing to him should be Ven. Sariputta (1st chief disciple) and Ven Mahamoganalla (2nd).
Mahayana temple , depends, normally the middle one is Amitabha but the two beside it I not sure...
1. The Forenoon Session (6a.m. – 12 noon) Spiritual Assistance to all Beings; As a rule, He went in search of the Vicious and the Impure; e.g. Anguilimala, and the Wicked Demon Alavaka. The Pure and Virtuous came in search of Him, e.g. Visakha, Anathapindika ‘the generous millionaire’ and Intellectual Sariputta and Moggallana came up to Him for Spiritual Guidance.
Immediately after Lunch 2. The Afternoon Session (12 noon – 6 p.m.) Buddha takes a seat in the Monastery. Bhikkhus assemble to listen to Dhamma. Some approach Him for suitable objects of meditation, others retire to their cells. After Discourse, He retires to His Perfumed Chamber to rest. Attains to the Ecstasy of Great Compassion, surveys the World with His Divine Eye, provides spiritual advice to Bhikkhus, admonishes the erring disciples and retires to His Chamber.
Evening Lay followers flock to Him to hear the Dhamma. Buddha preaches for one hour. As a rule, Buddha converts others through homely illustrations and parables, appealing more to the intellect than to emotion. Only on rare occasions as in the case of Anguilimala and Khema did the Buddha resort to His Psychic Powers to effect a change of Heart in His Listeners.
3. The First Watch (6 p.m. – 10 p.m.) Exclusively reserved for instructions to the Bhikkhus :- Questions on the intricacies of the Dhamma; Suitable objects of meditation; Clarification of doubts.
4. The Middle Watch (10 p.m. – 2 a.m.) Celestial Beings such as Devas and Brahmas question Him on the intricacies of the Dhamma. Several discourses and answers given to their queries recorded in Samyutta Nikaya.
5. The Last Watch (2.a.m. – 6 a.m.) The wee hours of the morning comprise of :-
2-3 a.m. – Paces, as a mild form of exercise; 3-4 a.m. – Sleeps mindfully on the right side; 4-5 a.m. – Attains to the Fruit of Arahantship and enjoys Nibbanic Bliss; 5-6 a.m. – Attains the Ecstasy of Great Compassion radiating thoughts of loving kindness towards all Being and surveys the World with His Buddha Eye to see if He could be of service to any.
source: www.basicbuddhism.org
This post has been edited by soul2soul: Oct 29 2011, 09:10 AM
yes, i do it all the time especially when doing something good. this is very important bro. adithanna is synonymous to determination/wish/vow. it is NOT asking for something in return for the good you do but a sincere mind focused on the purpose and the result of such dana/good deeds.
think of it like this, making an adithanna is like having a compass to guide/steer your boat (good deeds) in the right direction. it is focused not doing something for the sake of doing. the resulting effect of the dana performed is DIFFERENT due to the added determination/sincere wish
Added on January 13, 2012, 10:09 ami can give you an example on how to do it in a simple manner, can?
Please do share. I know the only safe adithanna are those associated with attainment of nibbana as other adithanna would actually create kamma for further becoming.
I would like to further learn about Buddhism. I am born into a Buddhist family but my parents never taught me anything about this religion. Any Buddhism 101 to read?
Dear friend,
As highlighted by Joe-mamak, this is a really good book to start.
coz when like at nite u kena sleep paralysis or so caled "ghost on top of u" then i say amitabha to like release it. but i sometime scold f words also can wohhh...
Do you always get it? I got friends who got nightmares every night. Kesian, too bad he not buddhist so I can't recommend methods to deal with it lor...
wish for nibbana is safe? heheh... u sure? do u know the more you wish for nibbana, the easier your evil kamma come to surface to cancel off your "debt" faster?
adithanna can be anything as long as it is done with wholesome aim/goal/intention in mind. my teacher who is already touching 74 years old always make this adithanna: "may my body and mind remain healthy enough to continue serving the Śāsana". wonderfully he's still as strong and fit as ever to do good deeds and benefit his students. put youths to shame really...
on the tibetan buddhism aspect, many gurus vow to reincarnate and continue their lineage and spread buddhism.
both these 2 examples above r noble intentions bro... NOT dangerous at all
talking about dangerous wish, I share with you my own experience. That time I just practiced buddhism, I did make some wish that some evil kamma in my life will be exhausted ASAP.
Guess what?
I got into accident a few weeks after. Rammed by a motorcycle on the road. Could see the motorcycle coming, but can't avoid it. I knew it was kamma. After that I don't cincai make adithanna, but only for those related to practice such as easier to reach concentration , more opportunity to do dana, to observe sila, to attain sotapatti magga.
I think those are safe la... hu hu
This post has been edited by soul2soul: Jan 13 2012, 10:39 AM
so you see my point it is SCARY i tell you... hahaha. anyways this what i do "With the merits that I've gained in this dana/good deed may....(followed by your vow/determination/wish)" Sadhu3x! can d
syadux3... how long you practice buddhism already?
btw, my teacher also told me certain kamma would arise in meditation too, so yogis are normally instructed to keep short fingernails, and don't sit at places where they might be exposed to danger like beside a stream, water, etc. Just in case evil kamma arise during meditation and ....
This post has been edited by soul2soul: Jan 13 2012, 10:44 AM
erm... since form 3 i think? i'm 30. actually i was exposed much earlier but no effect on me except i grew up to be very skeptical & rebellious on things that do not conform logically which usually landed me in hot soup.
yes, it does arise in meditation, hence it is not advisable to meditate at those places you mentioned in the forest. u might see Petas too asking you for merits (serious)
Wow, any stories of petas manifesting asking for merits?
not me.. but got heard form others. tell u if we meet hahahaha... here not scary enough
were the yogis terrified when the Petas manifest? But i heard from my teacher normally they don't dare disturb because our kamma protects us wor....
have you ever recited the protection suttas? those asking the generals of the cathumaharajika gods to aid those monks or upasakas who are being disturbed or possesed by the yakkhas?
This post has been edited by soul2soul: Jan 13 2012, 11:25 AM
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