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Samabudhi is running around and around, driven by his restless mind... With no one to guide him and show him the benefits of virtuous living, he finds it a little forboding. He would like to try different methods and see for himself, but people keep hitting him... A faithful but blind man...

Maybe less so, but to say it won't happen is a bit much.

Buddhists don't really see being humble as a target as such, since it affirms the idea that there is anyone to be humble - the personal self seen as a fantasy. But we do recognize that a being's mind is defiled by 3, elaborated to 5, negative mental states. These are ignorance/naivety...

Deities of various levels all came to Buddha to receive teachings. Gods still suffer. They may live for a long time, but they eventually die too. Those who are fortunate receive teachings from the Buddha and enter the path. So all Buddhist sects believe in supernatural beings, yet Buddhists...

After Buddha attained enlightenment, he was left with only one intention, to help others achieve the same. Through his compassionate activity, he passes the Dharma to us whenever we are open to it. To do this, it is necessary to speak in the language of those listening. And not only language...

I'm not sure you know what my interest in the Digha-Nikaya is, nor Buddha's intention in the Tevijja sutta. you have not properly researched the ideas you want to synchronize you have not properly researched whether such a synchronization has already been attempted you want other people to...

Thank you for drawing my attention to this sutta. Certainly not mainstream, but most interesting. It sounds like you want the icing but you're not willing to eat the puffy, bready part of the cake. ;) Speaking for myself, I feel I've found a rewarding and fruitful path to follow. So I'm...

By equating Buddhism with "closeness to Brahma" you've shown you don't know the first thing about Buddhism. Surely you would need an understanding of each religion you plan on drawing relationships between? Indeed.

For what end would this untenably monstrous task take as it's inspiration?

The hallucinogenic state of mind would dissolve into the dharmadhatu just as any and every mind does at death. I don't think the dissociation typical of hallucinogenic states has a strong effect on where you go after death, since it is not a karmically strong event. Kill someone before you die...

This is the stick. There is also the carrot, which I think is an equally important object of contemplation. If no alternative is acknowledged, then it will, of course, become depressing. "Middle way". Just keep thinking "middle way". :)

The shear quantity of teachings attributed to him should be proof enough. There is also ample archaeological evidence. Most importantly, the effect his enlightenment has had on the world, asia in particular.

There are two selves. The conventional and the ultimate. You choose to recognize a portion of the truth, the ultimate self. This results in the conventional self, the fabrication.

That's sort of what I was driving at, that creation IS intentional whilst reaction is not. As an aside, there is nothing that was not at one stage intentional. We simply choose to ignore its consequences, and thus, they keep coming up again and again. They say life is a series of lessons...

My agenda is to free myself from reactions. I want a happiness not based on external conditions. Whether I am hot or cold, surrounded by filth or beauty, I would not have reaction to anything. My actions, through body, speech and mind, should be as you say, spontaneous. A natural creation free...

What's the difference between creation and reaction?

Unless you practise Dharma according to the Dharma, Dharma itself will become the cause of lower rebirth. - Gampopa The nature of the enlightened mind is beyond our understanding. But with learning, contemplation, debate and meditation, we're bound to achieve it. :)

The highest dharma is based on the highest view, which takes precedence over any level of intention. "O Atula! Indeed, this is an ancient practice, not one only of today: they blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is...

Hey fool! Don't search for a suitable prison cell. Take the teachings and run! Or ask yourself what it is you're actually looking for.

Primordial ignorance is the root cause, which is regrettably what we base our free-will on, our decisions. This disempowers us, since we misapprehend the way things are. All efforts to attain happiness are then lost, since they are based on a falsity. When our actions are based on attachment...