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To all or none,
I often speak of Death as a good friend.Death is part of life ,like Life is part of Death.Every present moment we die a little more .I have a question for all.WHAT would you do if you knew the date or moment of your Death? Do not forget that as a Buddhist and everyone anyway there is always karma like a shadow of every phenomena you create.
Why I ask this question is very simple ,if you knew the moment of your death ,you would not hesitate anymore on something you have been hesitating so long for,to do,to see,to visitetc etc etc.THEN DO IT NOW!Because you will never know the moment of your death unless you have reached a very high spiritual level.
Don't wish,DO
loong simple buddhist
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to all or none.
I am playing with the idea of writing my own book . Title would be "
"What my buddhisn is about" not for publishing but for getting the data accumulated through thousands of hours of reading,analysing,and especially living my Dharma.
Loong a simple Buddhist n.b. This is a project,projects are out of the present moment. Should for whatever reason not happen,it would still be o.k. .
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Koala
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To all or none,
I hope Lisa Shea will be comprehensive,for it is not allowed to do double posting.However this one ,is so important to all the peope that live solitude.It is from the Dhammapada ,another thread I write on .
IDEAL SOLITUDE
Avoid going along with fools.Should one fail to find one better or equal as companion then the one should continue this journey ALONE.There can be no friendship with fools. From the Dhammapada ,Verse 61 ,source What-Buddha-said.-net.
enjoy
loong simple buddhist
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To all or none,
As I was writing in the Dhammapada section about Bhikkhus taking over a monastary,it made me remember that there are 5 sins in Buddhism. They are 1-killing a Buddha 2-killing an Arahat 3-killing Father/Mother 4-killing brothres and sisters 5-If a Bhikkhu ,create a schism in a Sangha,
Mind you ,in Buddhism there is no punisment,
However the "punishment" is in the importance of the karna attached to these sins.
loong simple buddhist.
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To all or none,
Still snobish,pis...ne off.Still sometimes comment in my crazy Mind sem. Fighting with this all my life.I know what iLll do ,stop fighting let it happen,then erase it with a beautiful thought ,hence no karma.
I am far from perfect,should remember that.
loong improving
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To all or none
Just to show I am still ascetic ,I felt guilty because yesterday I bought muself anew wireless keyboard at awhopping price of $29.95
I must find the Middle way.The other I had ,the letters were worn off on 3 letters.Tried to scotchtape little letters ,until I noticed that all letters had half disapeared . The last of the great spender himself.
loong simple bit ascetic buddhist.
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To all or none,
Just finished watching an action movie ,all in Burma. Monks,ceremonies costumes incense Buddhas ,temples stupas.
Very good
loong a so simple buddhist
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To all or none
The one that does not plant good seeds shall not sow Happiness
loong simple buddhist
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To all or none.
For Eons mansworld in it's despair,their non confidence in themselves,hav esearched for a Higher Power ,a God to help them,to heel them to bring them happiness. Thousands of Gods came and went away. What i like about Buddhism there is no God because of the impermanence of everything ,including the Universe we live in. I have yet to read sutas or suttras climing Bouddha saying that he was god like. There remain in Buddhism unanswered questions.That i beleive is one of them.
I remember reading when he was asked about an Eternal God,he mentionned that his path had and was attaining enlightenment by changing ourselves through the The Four Noble Truths,The Noble Eightfold Path and the precepts.
If someone from any lineage can name.I will be more than happy to read them. a sutta or sutra ,where Buddha mentionned HE HAD THE ABILITIES USUALLY GIVEN TO GODS
loong part of the Oneness
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To all or none,
Been trying to find aname for my own blog for over an hour. Quite an hassle
loong
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