All beings experience suffering because they sowed its seeds, sowed the seeds that ripen when the right conditions arrive. Its my understanding "enlightenment" describes a being having ceased the causes for suffering rebirth no longer takes a form birth. Going beyond means becomes god like e.g. pure energy that has no negativity...
Its not purpose for living rather for as long as we create the causes for suffering; personally and collective negative karmas we suffer. Whereas the teachings (Dharma) explains the Buddhist Path (Tibetan schools are known as the Mahayana) teach in the Tibetan tradition the Four Noble Truths that contain the essence of the Buddha's teachings. The truth of suffering The truth of the origin of suffering The truth of the cessation of suffering The truth of the path to the cessation of suffering
Shown in wheel of life paintings in Tibetan Art a mandala: I have copied and pasted a description from other site than the image was copied off: A mandala - is a complex picture representing the Buddhist view of the universe. To Buddhists, existence is a cycle of life, death, rebirth and suffering that they seek to escape altogether from.
The Wheel is divided into five or six realms, or states, into which a soul can be reborn. It is held by a demon. Around the rim are depicted the twelve stages of dependent origination.
no no they are just taking a bath and drink of water. Water holes are good spots in Australia to photograph birds mostly because water isn't always abundant and the creature travel to it...they don't make cars, drive etc but do lots things but lacking same enhanced ability to reason that humans have (in some areas).
Since beginningless time without end, far fewer than other rebirths, human rebirth pales in comparison by the share number of other sentient rebirths the other rebirths i refer to appear before our eyes constantly.
Many people will spend their whole life experience seeking happiness for just themselves, the outcome of that sought of self cherishing is constant unhappiness.
Constant thoughts producing ever more suffering within our minds occurs I believe, because we don't examine the interdependent nature of our sufferings.
the other rebirths i refer to appear before our eyes constantly birds, cats, dogs, cows, fish, horse, lion, tiger, butterflies, moth, worms, insects all manner of creature sentient rebirths some think matter less than our very temporary human birth; silly silly thinking
Generally speaking I think that is the sought of ignorant thought process that most hinders our human communities, hinders the ability to develop true compassion towards each other, because no matter where we look (if you look) we can see all sentient beings are suffering. By examining the nature of the rebirths of other sentient beings including none human clearly evident to us if we look right here on this planet we can learn and apply antidotes to our ills thus its possible to not only experience more lasting happiness we are better able to benefit others, which is actually recommended path to follow...
Since beginningless time without end, i say again, our nature is moving energy (subtle winds) we cannot fathom its beginning and its not possible that energy has an end, change yes but end is an impossibility. That's what saves humanity its true nature
The truth is America had been selling arms to the saudi's who's in turn been a arming terrorists in Syria (including ISIL) trying to pull down Assad as well as bombing the crap out of Yemen.
Trump claims to have approved 110 billion arms sell to Saudi Arabia when in fact the sale was done deal previously before his election, in the main the arms funded and supplied not by Obama but the republican scumbags in control of the senate and the congress, including participation by John McCain, so its actually dirty dirty dirty Republican Party style big time. No wonder the Pope has just come out in support of Trump
i disturbed them grassing on a local golf course, they are wild and heading back into the bush, i took a series of pictures as the politely exited in turn, stood in the que until there turn, which i thought was really good. Its pretty unusual to see that many together so i was really elated to get the picture, then also very close encounter with wedgetail eagle to...night night time here
what you saying tat for lookin, if you hold down CTRL and SHIFT keys then with your other hand the + sign on your keyboard your internet browser will zoom in / increase the font size of the whole page
The man was arrested after a threat was made on board the Virgin flight.
Passengers on a domestic flight in Australia have jumped from the plane onto the tarmac after being told by cabin crew to "get out and run, run, run" as soon as the plane landed.
A passenger on the 8.05am (local time) flight said that passengers were urgently evacuated as soon as the plane landed at Albury Airport in New South Wales on about 9.35am on Tuesday.
The doors of the plane were "ripped off" from the outside by authorities and passengers were told to leave their luggage and jump about 1.2 metres from the front exit onto the tarmac, the passenger said.
A male passenger on the 68-seater turboprop was arrested on the tarmac and taken away by police.
India See also: Decline of Buddhism in India Various personages involved in the revival of Buddhism in India such as Anagarika Dharmapala and The Mahabodhi Movement of the 1890s as well as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar hold the Muslim Rule in India responsible for the decay of Buddhism in India.
In 1193, Qutb-ud-din Aybak, a Turkish commander, seized control of Delhi, leaving defenseless the northeastern territories that were the heart of Buddhist India.
Buddhism spread across ancient India and state support by various regional regimes continued through the 1st millennium BCE. The consolidation of monastic organisation made Buddhism the centre of religious and intellectual life in India. Pushyamitra the first ruler of the Shunga Dynasty built great Buddhist topes at Sanchi in 188 BCE. The succeeding Kanva Dynasty had four Buddhist Kanva Kings.
The decline of Buddhism has been attributed to various factors, especially the regionalisation of India after the end of the Gupta empire (320-650 CE), which lead to a competition with Hinduism and Jainism and the loss of patronage and donations; and the conquest and subsequent persecutions by Huns, Turks and Persians.
to the contrary people should not engage in killing. Bit like chopping all the heads of all the Buddhist in whole of India, Afghanistan to probably, all the lunatic faith based religions right across the world without acceptation should be shut down until they 100% embrace nonviolence no acceptation
Meanwhile people need to understand when one side murders millions then they create hate rid on an even a bigger scale than there own stupidity produced. More violence only leads to more hate rid, creates more so called enemy's which is why faith based religions must take responsibility for there actions before more bloodshed. That includes Christians Jews and Muslims and even Buddhist if the shoe fits.
i regularly watch MASH, in Vietnam on number occasions i visited the NZ armed forces medical team who patched up Vietnamese civilians including injured VC, myself i assisted a nz medic cut a ladies arm off and assisted medic inspect and dress young healthy Vietnamese guys nice clean bullet hole in the palm of his hand, The Vietnamese told us he was hand hoeing his rice paddy and the hoe hit bullet that went through his hand...VC they patched up the VC so our troops wouldn't run out of civilians or win the hearts and minds while the GI's metal detected the road outside
The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration or Mandatory Iraq was created in 1921 following the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia, and enacted via the 1922 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty. Wikipedia
A Saudi-led coalition which for more than two years has been fighting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen separately announced that Qatar was no longer welcome in the alliance.
something to do with Israeli backed Arab think tank and leaked emails to the US of A.
Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of backing militant groups and spreading their violent ideology, in an apparent reference to Qatar's influential state-owned satellite channel Al Jazeera.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and United Arab Emirates cut ties with Qatar
The Qatari News Agency report claimed Qatar had withdrawn its ambassadors from Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE because of “tension” with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Qatar is also home to the sprawling al-Udeid Air Base, which is home to the US military’s Central Command and some 10,000 American troops.
Qatar has long been at odds with its neighbours over its support for the Islamist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and its close relations with Iran. The Muslim Brotherhood is a Sunni Islamist political group outlawed by both Saudi Arabia and the UAE as it challenges the nations’ hereditary rule.
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