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In Topic: Maitreya - What Do You Think?

Today, 12:17

View PostGrahamR, on Yesterday, 13:48 , said:

The problem I have personally is: why do merit to be reborn in 2500 years, why not practice and escape from the cycle?
Although since the 14th century various texts have encouraged Thais to seek rebirth in the time of Maitreya, these days no one seems to be interested. For most Thais the immediate objective is to make enough merit for a fortunate rebirth, and that usually just means a good rebirth in the human realm. This is seen as the easy alternative compared to becoming a monk and seeking nibbana.

In Topic: How Can You Achieve Serenity?

Today, 12:05

View Postrockyysdt, on Yesterday, 22:15 , said:

If you really analyze it, unless Awakened, no one does anything unless there is something in it for them, even friendship itself.

If you ask the question, "What purpose is a friend?" you will see what I mean.
This isn't as bad as you think. Our objective is to do things for the common interest, for everyone concerned - including ourselves. All my friendships are based on mutual interest, sometimes companionship, sometimes other things.

In Topic: Maitreya - What Do You Think?

Yesterday, 10:44

View PostNoorE, on Yesterday, 00:12 , said:


So which one is really Buddhism?  Did Buddha really say that?  Is this what Buddha taught?  Which one is his?

We can again see that we have to go back to the prophecies fulfilled.  Buddhism is no longer what Buddha taught.
What you fail to acknowledge is that despite the many additional texts and treatises that people have added to Buddhism over the centuries, we still have the Buddha's basic teachings (the Vinaya and suttas) in Pali, Chinese and Tibetan.

You say that because of the confusion of views we have to go back to the prophecies fulfilled, yet the prediction made by the Buddha in the suttas that Maitreya will come "in the time of the people with eighty thousand-year life-span" is clearly not yet fulfilled.

In Topic: Blessings Of The Bhikkhuni

Yesterday, 10:21

In the Nation article she was photographed in front of a statue of the Medicine Buddha. Posted Image

In Topic: How Can You Achieve Serenity?

2012-05-28 20:56:28

There's no easy way to serenity. In the long-term, following the Buddha's Eightfold path (as a layman, not a monk) will give you a measure of serenity. It won't ward off greedy individuals but it will make dealing with them easier. However, some sacrifices have to be made...

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