Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
Saturday, June 25th, 2011
Transcendental Mind
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Which of the following is NOT recommended as a spiritual method for managing stress?
(a) interacting with the environment through physical activity
(b) using mind altering drugs to have a transcendental experience
(c) being mindful of the importance of relationships in our lives
(d) keeping a journal to learn about your emotional responses
D. is my answer.
B isn't really either, it's just that there have been many cultures who have done (and are doing) that to get closer to their god. Even though I don't believe in it, there are many that do.
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Buddha Prayer
Do you have the Smiling or Fat Buddha at home to bring happiness, prosperity, luck, wealth and contentment?
Over the years, the Smiling or Fat Buddha has come to represent several beneficial attributes such as happiness, prosperity and contentment. Consequently, people in East Asia such as China and Japan have placed the Fat Buddha statue in their homes and offices in order to attract these attributes into their lives.
However, the Fat Buddha statue does not only accommodate prayers for prosperity and happiness. Certain derivations of the Fat Buddha statue also represent other benefits. For example, the statue of the Fat Buddha with children also symbolizes his role as the guardian of children and brings good luck to families with young children or are expecting children. Similarly, the Fat Buddha sitting on a pile of gold coins symbolizes abundance and wealth.
Do you have more information on this Smiling Buddha?
And just how does an inanimate, non-living object help you?
Why a statue of fat buddha, why not a junked car in the backyard, has as much power as a statue.
If you want power in your life or someone who can provide real joy and happiness, choose the living God.
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Prayer Buddha
Does Buddha answer prayers?
I've heard some conflicting information about this. Does Gautama Buddha, or any of the other buddhas and bodhisattvas for that matter, actually hear and answer the prayers of the people who are praying?
Gautama Buddha has been dead for nearly 2,500 years. A corpse cannot answer prayers.
Buddhas and bodhisattvas exist within each person. Can you answer your own prayers? Can I?
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Chanting Mala
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Dattatreya Siva Baba mantra help?
To anyone familiar with Dattatreya Siva Baba (or Sri Siva and he's possibly known by other names - I only recently gotten into his work) I have a question about the mantras.
Right now, I'm only chanting Thiru Neela Kantam (the karma-busting mantra). I think you have to do that everyday since karma is continuous. Today since I've found a useful rosary to act as mala beads, I've started doing 108 repetitions of Om Nama Sivaya. Those are the two mantras I most likely will be chanting everyday.
But I want to know what's the time period for mantras? I want to start chanting other mantras for negativity or beauty but it seems as if I " should wait " a few weeks or so to finish clearing up my karma. Is that how it works? Or should I continuously chant Om Nama Sivaya and everything else once in awhile?
You should do what works for you.
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Buddha Buda
How is this Seated Buddha sculpture representative of the culture which created it?
What do you think makes this Chinese interpretation of Buddha different from Big Buddha in Kamakura, Japan, constructed in 1252.
Seated Buddha is found here: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/buda/ho_43.24.3.htm
With a fast mind, you may realize that there is no buddhism in buddhism. Buddhism means nothing.
We are just a product of culture, and we are not self , but social. We are like a car produced by mechanism and lived following mechanism and configuration.
You must not concentrate too mcuh on these matter of right/wrong, all is just for convenience in determining a goal. You should follow your instinct.
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