Bruce Lee's philosophy - NewBuddhist
WEBJun 26, 2012 · The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action." "Nirvana is to be consciously unconscious or to be unconsciously conscious. That is its secret. The act is so direct and immediate that intellectualization finds no room to insert itself and cut the act to pieces." " 'To desire' is an attachment.
Does karma ALWAYS happen - NewBuddhist
WEBJune 2017 edited June 2017. Just to clarify @vinlyn, I think you mean the results of karma always happen. Karma just means any "intentional action" undertaken so I don't think any of us could argue that this doesn't happen at present for us. Anyways, I have heard that only a Buddha can fully understand the workings of karma and its results.
What does Buddhism say about Guilt? — NewBuddhist
WEBSep 24, 2011 · Buddhism is about using the mind, it's partly a discipline of the mind. You're using your mind to torture yourself, but that's a choice, not a lifelong sentence. You can choose to look forward, not back, and put your skills and your heart into constructive pursuits. Guilt is regret.
What happens to the world when everybody attains Buddhahood?
WEBApr 13, 2022 · As we have seen, we cannot logically accept, in the same time, the law of karma and the existence of a creator god, as the two mutually exclude one another. Instead of a creator god, the collective karma of a multitude number of beings is the primary cause and first impulse for the appearance of a new universe.
"Sayings and Quotes" Thread. — NewBuddhist
WEBMay 18, 2014 · Combined with quotes thread begun by @MeisterBob. If it's a saying, it may not have an author, or a definite confirmed provenance. If however, you choose to quote a saying or passage, by a specific author, that author and its source, (book, article, website) should please be given credit.
Karma brought into question. I struggle to accept karma. Please …
WEBMar 6, 2022 · We exist in an amoral and opportunistic universe. Buddhism is the most perfect intricate religion which addresses the fundamental and most trenchant facts of sentient existence but karma I can no longer accept. Could it be that karma was a later accretion to Buddhism or does it all fall part without karma?
When someone reaches Nirvana, where do they go? - NewBuddhist
WEBMay 13, 2011 · I'd agree that after death, there's a state most can't imagine now. In Vajrayana, this is called the bardo state. I wish I could remember which thread it was where someone said enlightened beings still have karma to work out from past lives, so they return in order to do that. But I think the historical Buddha probably didn't have any neg ...
Why doesn’t karma just dissipate and become ineffective?
WEBMar 12, 2012 · The heat from a campfire dissipates into the space and becomes weak and unnoticeable after a while, so why doesn’t the result of our actions just dissipate and b…
Would you kill a fly? — NewBuddhist
WEBDec 17, 2010 · If you kill a man out of spite, you have bad karma. If you kill a man to save another, karma does not change. If you kill a man to save several people, you get good karma. So, if you kill a fly, who has a small life span to begin with and doesn't have a full-fledged nervous-system to feel pain in the first place, does that mean you get bad karma?
Buddhist quotes - Page 2 — NewBuddhist
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