No.111133[Reply]
No, I don't mean the band, but enlightenment.
>fedoralords rejoice, for Buddhism is not a religion: you're SUPPOSED to doubt, question, debate what the Buddha and the Ariyas taught, for that is the only way one gains wisdom beyond book knowledge>understanding that life is stupid and pointless, again a perfect fit for edgy atheists>not addicted to sense-pleasures anymore because you realize it's never worth it because you'll always lose what you like and get what you don't want, including your life, and probably suffer tremendously from the consequences of your actions after all that bad karma ("karma" is but the law of cause-and-effect: simply the bed you made after committing immoral acts with hate, greed, and/or ignorance) accrued by pursuing but a drop of fleeting joy>along the way towards achieving enlightenment: living a simple, moral life feels good, man; one must at least obey the conventional five precepts of not killing, stealing, lying, engaging in sexual misconduct, or using excessive amounts of alcohol and other addictions (like doomscrolling and vidya all day erry day) to chill out long enough to strive towards uprooting hate, greed, and ignorance>you CAN meditate in a way that you "feel" a taste of Nirvana even in this very life by temporarily suppressing the five hindrances that keep your mind perpetually agitated ("the eyes are fire, the ears are fire..."); we who are inept worldly beings are stressed out ALL THE TIME but we don't know better until a Buddha arises to tell us how to quit it because that's the only thing we've ever experienced, think of Nirvana as the relief after having an endless traumatic headache your entire life, nothing esoteric about it>eventual ego death at the fourth and final stage: you will be nothing and be happy, a "happiness" of total cooling down from the agitation caused by craving and karmic consequences that is only achievable by total erasure the of hate, greed, and ignorance that keep you trapped by thirst for fruitless funAnd all you gotta do is comprehend, even a tiny bit, the three characteristics of the world: anicca, dukkha, anatta. And no, anicca does NOT mean impermanence, dukkha means a lot more than mere pain and sorrow as we know it, and anatta does NOT mean no-self. And Nirvana isn't s
Post too long. Click here to view the full text. No.111208
>>111195>The NT talks much about being moral and living life DESPITE the fact that Jesus may come back at any momentChristian morality is Satanic though. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus literally told his followers to "resist not evil" and to be kind, even generous, to their abusers. He also recommended not planning for the future at all. You really should read the Sermon on the Mount. It's basically his first teaching scene in the Bible
>Most of the problems secularists have with christianity is that it's followers don't actually practice the religionThe issue with Christians is they think that they have already won and therefore nothing really matters. Faith alone has saved them already
>You're complaining about something that YOU want from christianity. You think that's how the religion should work, but Jesus was a spiritualist, not a pragmatistJesus claimed to defeat both sin and death, yet both remain. It's that simple
>how do I know Jesus isn't purposefully letting planet earth run out of resources and fall apart before he comes back to save everyone?I personally know Christians that litter because one day Jesus will return and "make this world a paradise"
No.111267
>>111256All of these Pali words are completely unnecessary. They make your chart unreadable
Friendly reminder that no one in the history of the world ever spoke Pali. Even most (all?) Theravadin monks couldn't read it until western linguists taught them how
>Theravadins spent more than 1000 years illiterate, not meditating because they forgot how, and merely chanting lines in a language they could't understanding because they think it's magic>this is why Mahayanists called them "hearers" ie shravakas in their own texts, because all they evet did was chant and hear magic words from the Pali Canon No.111727
"Whenever you want to do an act with speech, you should reflect on it: 'These words I want to speakāwould they lead to self-harm, to the affliction of others, or to both? Would it be unskillful speech, with painful consequences, hurtful results?' If, on reflection, you know that it would lead to self-harm, to the affliction of others, or to both; it would be unskillful speech with painful consequences, hurtful results, then anything you would say of that sort is absolutely unfit for you. But if on reflection you know that it would not cause affliction... it would be skillful, moral speech with pleasant consequences and happiness as its result, then anything of that sort is fit for you to say.
"While you are doing an act with speech, you should reflect on it: 'These words I am speakingāare they leading to self-harm, to the affliction of others, or to both? Is it unskillful speech, with painful consequences, hurtful results?' If, on reflection, you know that it is leading to self-harm, to affliction of others, or both... you should give it up. But if on reflection you know that it is not... you may continue speaking.
"Having done an act with speech, you should reflect on it: 'These words I have spokeādid they lead to self-harm, to the affliction of others, or to both? Was it unskillful speech, with painful consequences, hurtful results?' If, on reflection, you know that it led to self-harm, to the affliction of others, or to both; it was unskillful speech with painful consequences and hurtful results: then you should confess it, reveal it, clarify such a deed to the Teacher or a sensible spiritual companion. Having confessed it... you should exercise restraint in the future. But if on reflection you know that it did not lead to affliction... it was skillful, moral speech with pleasant consequences and happiness as its result, then you should stay mentally refreshed & joyful, training day & night in skillful qualities."
No.111728
>>111267You can't translate most Pali terms into any other language. You don't learn Pali, you don't reach nibbana, because you miss the critical meanings that can't be translated.
