im sorta binging on your videos this week. to those that are doubtful, do go ahead and investigate this bhante, and binge on his videos, mindfully. you will find it very very very hard to discredit his words and directions. i think he's well learnt, well sincere, and well meaning, thats for sure. quite a blessing, really. (have u EVER tried to reach out to bhante's in lay life? but please do yourself a favour and educate yourself first, before asking really cringe questions, wasting everyone's time.)
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.
Buddhist itself is intellectual, you are very intellectual dear Banthe. As l do understand your teachings and complexity all terms of Buddha darhmma, for beginners like my self including and on reflection human mind, any way teachings or darhmma are true. Thank you for reading
Dear Bhante I want to take the eight precepts for the rest of my life, but find it difficult to stop seing my friends (being with them would involve breaking the precept of no entertainment and music). The reason of it being difficult is that I know they would be dissapointed if i stop hanging out with them, but I know in my heart that it would be the wise and right thing to do to take and keep the 8 precepts. Any advice? and sorry for the long question🙏
Maybe you can tell your friends about taking the precepts and explain to them that you cannot be around entertainment or music but you may be able to do things with your friends that don’t involve those things. Like being in nature/the park, charity work together, studying Buddhism together, etc.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.
Hello again. "Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling. And being restraind it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire." What would you answer to Mr Blakes take on desire ? I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Thank you in advance.
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Thank You Bhante. I think I posed my question incorrectly. I visualize words as pictures so I often use an analogy like the baby soiling itself. This is not a pity story, we all have our own suffering but when I was 2 my father was killed in an accident. He was a blackout drinker. When my father dies my mother went into a depression that lasted about 5 years. My mom was a great woman so no blame on her. She did everything she could. But there was that disconnect between her and I in those formative years. I also inherited alcoholism. Here in the states if something like this happens they say it is god's will. To me that is like saying it was the wind. My question is, was that my Karma? Moms Karma? Dads Karma? Why do we bother with Karma? I understand cause and effect in real time but why do we discuss past lives, Karma, Nirvana without having the actual experience?
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.
Question my understanding of Karma is not just “action” of body speech mind ..but VOLITION or INTENT actions . Also doesn’t Buddha draw distinctions in “ perceptions of mind “ meaning MIND has THOUGHT skillful unskillful but thoughts of themselves if not acted on , do NOT create Karma. Mind has FEELINGS both good bad , wholesome not wholesome , but unacted upon feelings do not add to karma either good or bad..???
Given the long periods of meditation and being conscious of the body and mind, are monks prone to hypochondria, or becoming too self conscious (of physical ailments).thank you.
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As I look back on my life, some actions I took, it seemed right at the time but looking back I can see my disillusion. I was standing outside my door and there was a small bug. To amuse myself I gave the bug human gestures and had a conversation with it. Even though I was joking I could see how easy it is to project ourselves onto another. So it seems that I am looking out and projecting my thoughts and ideas into situations that seem to be the right action but as I look in the rearview mirror I see my disillusionment in the past situation. . So I wonder how if all of us are suffering disillusion how can we be responsible for it esp when we are doing our best to become a fuller rounded person? Does the baby create Karma when it soils itself? I really try to stick to things I can understand through experience, This abstract always leads me into a cloud of fog.
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it entirely depends on your intentions behind your comical gestures which u think were just pure fun. were you making fun of/ subjugating the little insect? or were you projecting loving-kindness towards it? in my opinion so far, thats how your kamma bank gets affected. the action itself, is pretty much meaningless in the grand scheme of things, because i honestly think, it was completely out of your control/ will. this whole entire thing is a simulation.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon. ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj Be happy and stay well.
yes. a swami approached buddha and said "buddha, i spent the last dozens of years practising super duper hard. now i can levitate across the river. am i worthy?" buddha said: "sorry, but you wasted those dozens of years. you could've just spent 25 cents and got a boat-rower to row you across the river in 5 minutes. " this was not meant to be a funny joke.
Spot on teaching, Bhante 🙏
Sukhi Hontu
im sorta binging on your videos this week.
to those that are doubtful, do go ahead and investigate this bhante, and binge on his videos, mindfully.
you will find it very very very hard to discredit his words and directions.
i think he's well learnt, well sincere, and well meaning, thats for sure.
quite a blessing, really.
(have u EVER tried to reach out to bhante's in lay life? but please do yourself a favour and educate yourself first, before asking really cringe questions, wasting everyone's time.)
Sukhi Hontu
Thankyou for your wisdom and teachings.You are so honestly explaining things.
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
WORSHIP WITH greatest honour
Sukhi Hontu
nah, ZERO worship please, noooo thank you.
just reverence, and also just as importantly, self-respect.
It's good to see you well Phra Dan. I have a question. I have heard various male Monastics refer to their situation as a career. Thanks.
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Be happy and stay well.
ඉතාම ගර්වයෙන් වන්දනා කරමි නමස්කාර වේවා
Sukhi Hontu
Buddhist itself is intellectual, you are very intellectual dear Banthe. As l do understand your teachings and complexity all terms of Buddha darhmma, for beginners like my self including and on reflection human mind, any way teachings or darhmma are true.
Thank you for reading
You're welcome it's my pleasure. Be happy and stay well
Dear Bhante I want to take the eight precepts for the rest of my life, but find it difficult to stop seing my friends (being with them would involve breaking the precept of no entertainment and music). The reason of it being difficult is that I know they would be dissapointed if i stop hanging out with them, but I know in my heart that it would be the wise and right thing to do to take and keep the 8 precepts. Any advice? and sorry for the long question🙏
Maybe you can tell your friends about taking the precepts and explain to them that you cannot be around entertainment or music but you may be able to do things with your friends that don’t involve those things. Like being in nature/the park, charity work together, studying Buddhism together, etc.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.
Hello again.
"Those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained; and the restrainer or reason usurps its place & governs the unwilling.
And being restraind it by degrees becomes passive till it is only the shadow of desire."
What would you answer to Mr Blakes take on desire ?
I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.
Thank You Bhante. I think I posed my question incorrectly. I visualize words as pictures so I often use an analogy like the baby soiling itself. This is not a pity story, we all have our own suffering but when I was 2 my father was killed in an accident. He was a blackout drinker. When my father dies my mother went into a depression that lasted about 5 years. My mom was a great woman so no blame on her. She did everything she could. But there was that disconnect between her and I in those formative years. I also inherited alcoholism. Here in the states if something like this happens they say it is god's will. To me that is like saying it was the wind. My question is, was that my Karma? Moms Karma? Dads Karma? Why do we bother with Karma? I understand cause and effect in real time but why do we discuss past lives, Karma, Nirvana without having the actual experience?
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.
Question my understanding of Karma is not just “action” of body speech mind ..but VOLITION or INTENT actions . Also doesn’t Buddha draw distinctions in “ perceptions of mind “ meaning MIND has THOUGHT skillful unskillful but thoughts of themselves if not acted on , do NOT create Karma. Mind has FEELINGS both good bad , wholesome not wholesome , but unacted upon feelings do not add to karma either good or bad..???
In this or the last talk I explained that Kamma is based on intention and this is often mentioned in other talks. Be happy and stay well.
what happens to karma after enlightenment?
it is spent
@@englishmonk Good and if so then all Karma is only in mind and its cause and affect, thank u
Given the long periods of meditation and being conscious of the body and mind, are monks prone to hypochondria, or becoming too self conscious (of physical ailments).thank you.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.
As I look back on my life, some actions I took, it seemed right at the time but looking back I can see my disillusion. I was standing outside my door and there was a small bug. To amuse myself I gave the bug human gestures and had a conversation with it. Even though I was joking I could see how easy it is to project ourselves onto another. So it seems that I am looking out and projecting my thoughts and ideas into situations that seem to be the right action but as I look in the rearview mirror I see my disillusionment in the past situation. . So I wonder how if all of us are suffering disillusion how can we be responsible for it esp when we are doing our best to become a fuller rounded person? Does the baby create Karma when it soils itself? I really try to stick to things I can understand through experience, This abstract always leads me into a cloud of fog.
Thank you for watching and your comments. I will talk about this in a Q&A's video coming soon.
ruclips.net/p/PLiX6s1kV1fRMCQyR6F7b6HxXuBUn9Zgck&si=7nWb2Y5dT2JpZjzj
Be happy and stay well.
it entirely depends on your intentions behind your comical gestures which u think were just pure fun.
were you making fun of/ subjugating the little insect?
or were you projecting loving-kindness towards it?
in my opinion so far, thats how your kamma bank gets affected.
the action itself, is pretty much meaningless in the grand scheme of things, because i honestly think, it was completely out of your control/ will.
this whole entire thing is a simulation.
Here is the chant book Phra Dan talks about. 👇
watmarpjan.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/Wat-Marp-Jan-English-Chanting-Book-2562-Edition.pdf
Dear swaminwahanse is levitation possible
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Be happy and stay well.
yes.
a swami approached buddha and said
"buddha, i spent the last dozens of years practising super duper hard. now i can levitate across the river. am i worthy?"
buddha said:
"sorry, but you wasted those dozens of years. you could've just spent 25 cents and got a boat-rower to row you across the river in 5 minutes. "
this was not meant to be a funny joke.