A complete introduction to Buddhism & practical tips on how to apply it to your life. This channel is designed to bring the Buddha's teachings (the Dharma) to life. I've been a Buddhist practitioner for over 10 years. I spent 3 years as a Buddhist nun and 3 years in solitary retreat. You'll find guided meditations as well as plenty of informative videos on this channel to help you experience the peace and joy that comes from practicing the Buddha's teaching.
My name is Mindah-Lee Kumar (but you can call me Mindah). I'm Australian Chinese, 42 and live in Australia.
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"Neither mother, father, nor any other relative can do one greater good than one's own well-directed mind." ~ The Buddha
I was diagnosticed as autism , but after the long medical tests it became esquizofrenic. I can speak 7 languages,english, portuguese, italian, german , chinese japonese and hindi. I am from brazil, i am descendent of italian
I hope you're all doing well and that you're already familiar with me! Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Amber Kaur, currently residing in Toronto, Canada. While my professional work revolves around Talent Acquisition consulting, I'm also deeply passionate about subjects like spirituality and science. Your videos have truly captivated me, giving me goosebumps. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to share your personal meditation journey in a podcast? It would be incredibly insightful and inspiring for me and many others. Please let me know if you would be willing to spare some of your valuable time for this. Thank you for your consideration and for taking the time to read this. Warm regards, Amber Kaur
My dog passed away 4 years ago. The animal hospital wanted me to euthanize him, but I refused. I didn't want to kill him. I wanted God to take him naturally, which he did. Now I am very cautious about stepping on ants and killing any insect. I see the life in them.
I appreciate you sharing this walking meditation instruction. But is this from Buddhas teaching? I walk and meditate all the time without any specific instruction other than following my breath if I start thinking. Whether my body is sitting or walking I can achieve the same result. Your thoughts please?
Thanks to your teaching I was able to understand what Buddha-nature actually is. It's the spark that is your true self if ego, body, mind, consciousness, even the aggregate of karma were removed. It's not wrong to say "you" or "I" at all, it's simply misunderstood. As I understand it, to turn that spark to a flame which will itself become an ultimate consciousness not inhibited by Samsara, one must do something and I don't know what that is yet. I've found my Buddha-nature because I was trying to understand it even before I knew who Buddha was. Did you ever wonder, why are you experiencing the experiences of this brain and not someone elses? Why are you in this particular consciousness.If you've met someone with dementia, they'll no longer know who they are, but something unique, a spark sits at a quantum level even beyond their senses allowing them to experience the personality that the mind, body and other skandhas produce. That very thing is Buddha-nature. For most of us, that's not cultivated and I'm guessing meditation and chanting, wisdom and compassion might cultivate it but I am not sure. A Buddha, I believe, has turned that spark into a mighty flame.
Annatto is explained no soul .every one is identified by a given name ' but inreality there is no such person as given. It is only for convenience e sake for us to live in the society. Every ting in our physique keep changing every moment.no change concept is false misunderstanding of the reality
I began reading Buddhism several years ago. Somehow it is not for the average mind. l realized my thoughts and ideas started to flow simply. My daily attitude or routine also became very good.
Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
Please allow me to interrupt. I do research on how Buddhism disappeared in Bihar. I realized it never disappeared from Bihar. Buddhists simply failed to research Indian Buddhism. They looked at Buddhism through the sphere of their own cultures searching for only the Buddha. Buddha had a myriad of names in different villages according to his teachings there. Example. His favorite teaching was 'Lust and desire causes pain. Remove lust and desire, and pain is removed'. Translated into Bihari (where the Buddha story took place) it is DHUKH HARAN meaning to remove dukha. Three dozen villages pray to DUKH HARAN Baba. Its clear that DUKH HARAN Baba is none other than the Buddha. Problem is Buddhists are searching only for the Buddha. In the real Vaishali the Buddha begged for alms. The locals there pray to 'BHIKHAINI' Baba (Beggar Baba). Bhikhaini was mispronounced by Buddhists as Bhikshu. Who is BHIKHAINI Baba. The Buddha no doubt. But people are searching for a man called Buddha. In the real Vaishali, in Beluha the Buddha suffered a sickness and felt he had grown old. The locals pray to 'BURHA' Baba (Old Baba). Who is BURHA Baba. The Buddha no doubt. In the real Vaishali the Lichavies pressurized Buddha not to die. They trailed him to Bandagawan pressurizing him not to die. To put pressure in Hindi is DABESHWAR. Three dozen villages around the stupa where Buddha gave the Lichavies his patra, the villagers pray to Baba 'DABESHWAR NATH' meaning the man who won the pressurizing game. It was the the Buddha no doubt as he gave the Lichavies his patra and succeded in sending them back. But Buddhists are searching for the Buddha. In Pidhauli (Vaishali) the local deity is Bardiha Baba. Bardiha means the Baba who didn't allow us to stay where he was staying. Bardiha Baba is the Buddha no doubt because he didn't allow the crowd of Lichavies to stay with him in Bandagama. Forgive me for commenting out of the topic. I just wanted to impart this information to Buddhists.
If one wants to touch religious texts at all, one should have "a clear understanding of the nature of myth". Search Google for the nature of myth, understand it thoroughly before diving deep into any religious text. If you choose to touch the holy books at all, you must have "a clear understanding of the nature of myth". Believe me, it is your most important lesson, if you want to touch religion at all.
The worst kind of suffering is 'meaninglessness'. We see that people throughout history have endured every form of suffering for the sake of meaning. A woman going through the pain of childbirth for example. A soldier fighting to defend his nation. Suffering is a sacrifice to the sacredness of life.
A foundational aspect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches that our feelings are to be “discredited”. Basically the same teaching as feelings being unreliable as with traditional Theravada Buddhist teaching. So, Western psychology is incorporating more and more Buddhism but only in limited aspects thus far.
What is the motivation to attain Nirvana? When there is no self according to Buddhism,.. there is no individual soul or consciousness that is unique to an individual , then why do I care whether the aggregates come together in the next birth (again, you can't call it is as MY rebirth because there is no I or ME in Buddhism). If my life is alright and I am not going through a lot of dukkha (frustration) and I am for the most part, an ethical human being, then WHY should I care about going the spiritual path to attain Nirvana? If what we have in this word is NOT the ultimate reality, and I am not ME as a separate entity/soul, then why the heck should I care what happens to my aggregates? If the goal of Buddhism is to REMOVE consciousness - the one that FEELS and is aware of dukkha, then theoretically, if all sentient beings were to evaporate because of a meteor colliding with earth or Nuclear holocaust or whatever, then that ALSO solves the problem of more sentient beings coming into Samsaara. There are simply too many illogical things in Buddhism. .What is the motivation to pursue Nirvana? One's current life's suffering can be educed by making different life choices as well. My question is specific to attainment of Nirvana and how it benefits the current group of aggregates that a human being is comprised of, when those aggregates don't retain their integrity in the next birth. All human beings at the moment, are let's say, blissfully unaware of their past lives. So if the point of view is restricted to the current life at a given time, then those sufferings can be eliminated by other means too. Nirvana is not meant for the current life necessarily, it is to "blow out" of existence and thus eliminate suffering completely forever. But why should one care when a> we are only cognizant of our current life at a given point and b> we don't have a permanent identity/self that sticks with us in our future births.
I have tried meditating a few times in my life. Did not understand what may become of it and gave it up rather easily. I am new to studying Buddhism. I sure like the guide lines that have been simplified and written down. I am attracted to it. I have a long way to go as I am one of the least disciplined persons on earth. "practice" that is a new concept to me as I have learned to be a couch potato. I really like this extended look at the 8 fold path. I typed something up for myself to have as a Handy tool. I needed this extended version. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I look forward to exploring more of your videos.
I do bekieve..my son recalled a past life brief story of him being on an island mention if a brown and white dog named Thalgi.. he kept sayung this when he was 2 half years old ..despite the fact we've never been to an island or had a dog till my son was 3 years old in this life
