Wisdom of Buddha!

[Tattva]

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@everyone

daghan daghan na diay ta ani? a little bit of everything kind of people

But lately i have decided to take on the buddhist path and took refuge on the triple gem for i find it very REALISTIC and mystical.

[Tin_Tin]

ahhh nice. . . i think of buddhism as more of a philosophy rather than a religion. . .

[Tattva]

My take on Impermanence, Clinging, Not-self or No self


1) Impermanence


Nothing in this world is permanent. Beauty fades, Material things are lost and destroyed by time, Feelings of happiness and peace are disrupted by certain events. Nothing last as it is in this world, everything changes and some are even lost.


2) Clinging


If everything is impermanent then its useless to cling to it. Im not saying that we dont marry nor should we try to aspire to possessed material things but the feeling and the thought that it will last or that it will give us a lasting so-good-feeling is useless. By the time that those feelings faded, our interest is lost, sadness and disappointments will pull our existence to the bottom. Possess things and love people with a thought that this is impermanent so that by the time it is taken away from us the pain is not too hard to bear.



3) Not-self or no self

This doesnt mean that there is no one existing but it means that there is no Mr. Tattva that exist because Mr.Tattva is just my own perception of myself. This conception of who i am and what i am is not permanent therefore there is no self. One day this SELF perception will die therefore again there is is not self.

[geoseph]

@geoseph....parehas2x ra sad ta....one time gi label gud ko ug "cafeteria catholic" kay pa buot lang daw ko unsa akong tuhuan..he he he

my husband is also into universal spiritual philosophy...his expertise is more on advaita vedanta....ako tuhik2x lang....but i like to meditate and buddhism teachings resonate more with me...

Now that you mentioned Catholic, seminarians for the priesthood nowadays study the other religions.

I think I have an idea of what it means to be different. When I started, I was accused of studying withcraft, as if they knew what it was. It was not and I would have told them if it was. The painful thing was that these persons were very close to me, and I had to struggle emotionally because of that for some quite some time.

I'm not too sure if your husband is in a school or part of a tradition. I think SankarAcArya is one of the great thinkers of his generation, perhaps quite comparable to the Shakyamuni. I personally quite enjoy trying to figure out difficult to grasp philosophies, hehehe.

Regarding the search for truth, I believe that if a person is sincere, he or she might, at least, get a glimpse, and find some rest after a long and weary travel.

I guess it boils down to being true with one's self. I wish you the best of luck.

[geoseph]

@geoseph

Mao ba a little bit of everything diay ka sir. Is there any possbility where mabalik imong interest sa buddhism?

My studies were formal and followed its curriculum. The reason I used the term comparative spirituality is to drop a hint to those in the know, and to give some idea to those who are not. Some persons might call it comparative religion. It was actually only incidental or anecdotal to the main course, as that religion or philosophy gave more light to the current topic.

The Shakyamuni also called himself the Tathagata, hinting that he was not the only one or the last person to attain. Others have also attained, and they are not Buddhists. It may not be obvious, but the attainment is also part of the major religions. Nibbana is whether one is Buddhist or not. But if one is not Buddhist, one might call it by another name.

And so, this is the origin of “knowing a little bit of everything”. I still have a lot to learn, and am a child in the studies.

With or without enlightenment, I have had been interested in understanding people, and I find it rewarding to understand their philosophies as well.

I am interested in Buddhism for its own sake, and to study its formula for attainment. My more general goal is to demystify the mysteries by clarifying and simplifying public domain resources. If I share, it’s more like comparing notes with classmates (not the during the exam type, of course). I kind of think everyone as essentially equals.

As for my current path, I find in it the others as well, where else would I go? Thanks.

[geoseph]

My take on Impermanence, Clinging, Not-self or No self

1) Impermanence

Nothing in this world is permanent. Beauty fades, Material things are lost and destroyed by time, Feelings of happiness and peace are disrupted by certain events. Nothing last as it is in this world, everything changes and some are even lost.


2) Clinging

If everything is impermanent then its useless to cling to it. Im not saying that we dont marry nor should we try to aspire to possessed material things but the feeling and the thought that it will last or that it will give us a lasting so-good-feeling is useless. By the time that those feelings faded, our interest is lost, sadness and disappointments will pull our existence to the bottom. Possess things and love people with a thought that this is impermanent so that by the time it is taken away from us the pain is not too hard to bear.


3) Not-self or no self

This doesnt mean that there is no one existing but it means that there is no Mr. Tattva that exist because Mr.Tattva is just my own perception of myself. This conception of who i am and what i am is not permanent therefore there is no self. One day this SELF perception will die therefore again there is is not self.

Nice one Tattva.

[Tattva]

My studies were formal and followed its curriculum. The reason I used the term comparative spirituality is to drop a hint to those in the know, and to give some idea to those who are not. Some persons might call it comparative religion. It was actually only incidental or anecdotal to the main course, as that religion or philosophy gave more light to the current topic.

The Shakyamuni also called himself the Tathagata, hinting that he was not the only one or the last person to attain. Others have also attained, and they are not Buddhists. It may not be obvious, but the attainment is also part of the major religions. Nibbana is whether one is Buddhist or not. But if one is not Buddhist, one might call it by another name.

And so, this is the origin of “knowing a little bit of everything”. I still have a lot to learn, and am a child in the studies.

With or without enlightenment, I have had been interested in understanding people, and I find it rewarding to understand their philosophies as well.

I am interested in Buddhism for its own sake, and to study its formula for attainment. My more general goal is to demystify the mysteries by clarifying and simplifying public domain resources. If I share, it’s more like comparing notes with classmates (not the during the exam type, of course). I kind of think everyone as essentially equals.

As for my current path, I find in it the others as well, where else would I go? Thanks.

I see.

Enlightenment can be achieved even in other religions. it is really up on us and in our sincerity.

[geoseph]

Tattva bai, I like Buddhism, and the Shakyamuni Buddha is held in high regard by many schools. I hope you figure out the path, that is may you attain.

I'd really love to figure out its formula for attainment, then tie it up to the rest of the teachings, in order to come up with a coherently simple and practical system for most people.

I remember searching youtube.com for videos regarding Marian apparitions, this in response to a thread, and what I instead found was an interview of someone I don't know, a Joseph Goldstein. I got curious and took a look. It was about Buddhism. It looked promising and as I was studying the guy who looks more like a geek than an ascetic. He might have gained insight himself, or at least he has an understanding of Buddhism I can learn from.

Here's a portion of the interview:

Wright: Theravada Buddhism and so on. They're now kind of America is becoming kind of a melting pot for these. The subtitle of your book is "the emerging Western Buddhism." And one thing you're trying to do here is see I gather to what extent you can come up with kind of a common denomination, to what extent can you harmonize these things. So with that in mind, if somebody gave you just like two sentences to characterize the essence of Buddhism generically, could you even do that?

Joseph Goldstein: The Buddha did.

Wright: Ok.

Joseph Goldstein: He kind of summed up the whole thing in one sentence. He said, "Nothing whatsoever is to be clung to as I or mine."

Wright: Ok.

Joseph Goldstein: He said, "Whoever understands this has understood all the teachings." So all the teachings are an elaboration of seeing through the you say illusory nature or conceptual nature of self, of I, of ego. And all the teachings are just helping to facilitate seeing with that clarity.
[transcript - http://meaningoflife.tv/transcript.p...aker=goldstein. The same site also has the video.]

I was intrigued and thought it's promising to pursue this. I'm still studying. Right now, I suspect that realization is not only intellectual (though it can be an anchor), but holistic. However, learning the basic skills with the mind, like what I posted earlier gives a person a certain skill with himself or herself. It helps with introspection, which is the next set of techniques, again largely borrowed from the same author of the previous techniques (not Goldstein). Don't worry, I won't post any technique common sense can't examine.
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3) Not-self or no self

This doesnt mean that there is no one existing but it means that there is no Mr. Tattva that exist because Mr.Tattva is just my own perception of myself. This conception of who i am and what i am is not permanent therefore there is no self. One day this SELF perception will die therefore again there is is not self.

[Tattva]

@geoseph

thank you for your concern if realization wont come this lifetime, maybe in the next life whats important is i am piling the blocks toward realization.


I sense a bodhisattva spirit in you and its more active than mine,hehehe.


That would be a "pursuit" worth taking geoseph and i wish you well. I agree that realization is not only intellectual but also holistic.


Go ahead post more helpful techniques. I know that many of us here will benefit and appreciate it.


"Don't worry, I won't post any technique common sense can't examine. smiley" --- Ok , that would be good and very helpful specially to those who arent that involved in spirtuality. Thanks!

[geoseph]

Thanks.

Regarding the bodhisattva spirit activity, it may only be that I got into it earlier, or I may be older than you, or both. I'm not sure it can be said what the future might bring.

I hope seekers (not the Harry Potter type) would have a less turbulent or painful learning process on the path.
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Having mentioned bodhisattva spirit, it got me wondering what if there was ad that goes, "Since ancient times... preferred by the discerning tastes of the legendary drunken masters... guaranteed to improve your kung fu", hehehe. (I'm not in the habit of getting inebriated, just in case you might wonder.)
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It also somehow reminds me how many Filipino words are borrowed from Sanskrit (or i.e. Pali, if my understanding of it is right, the similarity of Pali to Sanskrit is like the similarity of Italian to Latin).

Some articles I found on the net about it:

RP’s bond with India

"Filipino words of Sanskrit origin, however, give a clearer example of the Hindu influence. Francisco observed that the range of these words included in our languages is broad. To name a few: onion is lasuna in Ilocano, lasun in Sanskrit; face is mukha in Filipino, and Sanskrit’s mukha means mouth, face or countenance; silk is sutra in Tausog, and Sanskrit’s sutra means thread or string."

"One could not help but think of the following words: aral, mahal, budhi, mamaya, asa, hari, bahagi, etc."
[http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquirer...icle_id=94282]

"Two Filipino scholars, Tavera and Paterno, have concluded that about 25 % of the Philippine vocabularies can be traced to Indian influence.

bahagi (part, portion), in Tagalog is bhag in Hindi,
katha (story, fiction) - katha;
diwata (god or goddess) is devata
dukha (poor, destitute) is duhkha
guru (teacher) is guru
mukha (face) is mukha
yaya (nurse) is aya and so on.."
[http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/lofi...p/t26201.html]