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Tag Archives: causes and conditions
WHY DOES BUDDHISM GO ON ABOUT SUFFERING?
Why Does Buddhism Go On About Suffering? βI’m not suffering!βLife is perfect for you, is it?π When the Buddha left his perfect palace, he saw suffering for the first time. He witnessed birth, old age, sickness and death. Nowadays, we … Continue reading
SPIRITUAL MERIT
Spiritual Merit Merit creates our karma, our life and our future life. All our thoughts, actions and reactions in this moment now are products of our past. Merit is the blueprint for the next incarnation β the next moment. Positive … Continue reading
REALISE THE PATTERN THROUGHOUT OUR HISTORY
Realise The Pattern Throughout Our History The pattern: create belief; create an enemy. Creating a belief engenders fear and hope. Belief gives rise to injustice and divides people. Divided people become angry. Angry people react. Reaction is suppressed. Suppression creates … Continue reading
CONSCIOUSNESS BRINGS SUFFERING
Consciousness Brings Suffering Consciousness brings suffering. Realising the nature of consciousness brings happiness. We will never find happiness until we realise we are suffering. Pure consciousness is at peace with everything, as everything is in a state of impermanence. Pure … Continue reading
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
One Way Or Another Humans have the potential for enlightenment, but are, unfortunately, malleable. When we forget what goodness is, we swap it for sentimentality, and become vulnerable and easily scared. Everything comes about due to causes and conditions: being … Continue reading
ARE WE BEING CHEMICALLY AND MENTALLY PRIMED?
Are We Being Chemically And Mentally Primed? It isn’t one chemical or idea that turn us: it is a build up of chemicals and ideas in our substructure, this is why it is difficult to see a cause. Everything comes … Continue reading
EVIL IS DHARMA (KNOWLEDGE) UNREALISED
Evil Is Dharma (Knowledge) Unrealised The true Dharma is the realisation of our pure nature or essence of consciousness, and that which obscures this knowledge. These obscurations are the three universal laws of attraction, repulsion and indifference. In human terms, … Continue reading
FEELING FLAT OR HEAVY?
Feeling Flat Or Heavy? There is a reason for feeling flat or heavy, and it’s fine. The same goes for every feeling we all experience. In Buddhism, there is an explanation known as the twelve links of causes and karmic … Continue reading
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“ORDER OUT OF CHAOS”
βOrder Out Of Chaosβ Old Latin:ORDO AB CHAO Everything is created by causes and conditions; everything follows an order. Nothing just suddenly happens. If we are unwilling to look at both the causes of world events and what goes on … Continue reading
HOW AM I EMPTINESS?
How Am I Emptiness? How is everything emptiness? Emptiness doesn’t mean having no qualities, for the reason that awareness simply has to be present to acknowledge emptiness. It’s like this. Before a thing is identified as a thing, and we … Continue reading
DON’T BE SURPRISED; NOTHING IS RANDOM
Don’t Be Surprised; Nothing Is Random Everything has a cause, due to conditions. Each leaf grows and falls in a precise way, due to causes and conditions. In the autumn, leaves cannot not fall. A deluded person cannot not be … Continue reading
CAUSES AND CONDITIONS
Causes and Conditions. Β Everything including this Earth and the solar system is created by causes and conditions. Every situation, every conflict is created by causes and conditions. Nothing ‘just happens’! There are accidents, but they again are a result of … Continue reading