Discovering Buddhism Module 6 - All about Karma 

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Only you can end your own suffering.

@@Lee-yn1by yes , of course, because Buddha only can tell us the way how to end suffering. He couldn’t help . We must end the suffering by ourselves.

Please trust in Jesus Christ!

@@jedimasterham2 are you assuming that i don't?

@@KRSNALOKO813 Do you acknowledge Jesus came as God in human form, as an atonement for our sin, that he was buried and was resurrected, and the only way to be saved is through faith in Jesus Christ?

@@jedimasterham2 the tactic of deflection signifies a delusional mindset Carry on with your inquiries about Jesus and your assumptions of my beliefs without constructive feedback thereby continuing the cliche of modern day "Christian" aggressive proselytizing I'm not interested unless you have something intelligible to contribute Also, may i suggest that you work on incorporating a more compassionate approach to your "preaching" style You and other so called Christians may attain better results

Buddhism is just like all other world religions where they talk about a return of some Buddha. The reason for the lack of any real enlightened individuals is cause some Buddha long time ago, like 5000 years ago, foretold that the true meaning of Dharmma would become lost and this returning Buddha would bring back the knowledge of the true Dharmma. The sad part about this whole religion/philosophy is it is the closest to being "correct", I see all religions as having part truths, but they put too much dogma onto their followers. Also, the old transcripts that talk about Buddha seem to have the part skipped over about how the Buddha was more for answering questions, if he deemed it as beneficial to his students and understood that somethings we must learn for ourselves. I wish them all the best, though, and hope they will come to find their path.

Seth Evilsizor i dont think most of schools of buddhism put to much faith in anything other than being in the present, but i know some cultures have warped it to have the message you speak of. i think a lot of zen buddhism is quite barebones, especially because they go as far to say we all have buddha in us, just as the ability to be fully awakened by connecting to your true nature. other traditions like theravada keep true to the more "cultural" aspect that buddhism brought with it, but at the same time limit themselves by being too conservative in the tradition they have been scuffling up the last 2000 years. all i know is, i am happy i have had the chance to learn the teachings of the buddha and test the truth of the doctrines through direct experience. i know the buddhas way is a noble path that is only fruitful and very understanding to the nature of reality. i personally as a buddhist have never really been bothered by the idea of a returning buddha. its actually very true, because the buddha is just the one who comes back to remind whoever will listen about the true dhamma. you might notice the purpose of "returning buddhas" once you realize how as the dhamma is universal, any world system with sentient beings that exists in the universe would have buddhas if they have cognition similar to humans and ponder the universe as we do. at some point, if humans are still around in a long long time, it wouldnt be surprising if we forget about the dhamma as a race, and a buddha comes to start a revival. thats all a returning buddha is. no one views a buddha like a returning christ, at least i hope not.

Seth Evilsizor It's funny that I read this comment today. I am a different person that I was 8 months ago when I first wrote it. I am pulling from numerous sources to be happy and fulfilled. I am watching videos made by Christians, atheists, and whatnot. I don't think the school of Buddhism I am part of has all the answers. Maybe they do offer everything I need but I still feel it's not complete. I think Buddhism comes up short when it comes to addressing addictions. You can't wish them away or tell yourself Happy Happy Happy! You have to understand the underlying causes and take it head on. I rarely see Buddhist masters talking about addiction and how to effectively deal with it.

mahadragon An addiction is just an over attachment, to some particular habit. Basically, you're creating a false sense of need towards something and anxieties rise up to let you know, as it sees it as life or death. Or it could be something as simple, as a continual constant search for distractions against our pervasive sense of aloneness. I did want to express that the same day you posted, I was typing up a message myself, but decided against, as it was not constructive, in the least. Good luck, Sir! Peace, Seth

There is no such thing as demons

No, Buddhism don't believe in any God and Christianity don't believe in karma, they believe all things good or bad is decided by their god, very unfair.

my real name is karma@ if that is true, you should make sure it during the deep sleep! You are not!

Cause and effect is just a part of karma. It's not mumbo jumbo. Thinking that everything happened without a reason or "God did it" is unreasonable and mumbo jumbo.

End of the earth is claimed by other religions to intimidate and get more followers.

But Buddhism don't believe in any god, unlike Hinduism.

Hindhu tantra and buddhist tantra are very different as the ultimate view of reality is completely different even though the iconography etc is very similar.

bayreuth79 Good point! In Tibetan Buddhism, which is the latest form of development in Buddhism, the mind, or consciousness became more and more like there is something out there... Well it may sound like that.

That's why many ignorant people believe in god

No, Buddhism don't believe in any god. Gods are just beings of other worlds and the smart Jews created a God out of them. Here are some evidence, in no.2: 1) Jesus similarities with Buddha. Maya to Mary, miracle pregnancy to virgin pregnancy, birth during a journey home to from home, prophesied soon after birth, both had a disciple who betrayed them, walked on water, Gautama left the palace at age 29 and Jesus appeared at 29, Gautama became Buddha at 35 and Jesus died and resurrected at around 35 too, after they passed away, 500 arahants witnessed compilation of Buddha's teachings and over 500 witnesses to Jesus's resurrection etc. All coincidental ? Beside Buddha, Jesus also copied from Horus and Mithra. Surely they ALL cannot be coincidental. 2) Many of the Bible's mythologies was copied from older pagans, Greek, Egyptian or Hinduism religions(note the names too) E.g. Adam & Eve story similar to Atman and Jeewa, a pair of birds in Hinduism, big flood and survivor Noah/3 sons same as Manu/3 sons although cause of flood is different. Even the names of Abraham and wife/sister Sarah close to Brahma and Saraswathi beside having similar story. Regardless of which religion copied which, it proved this god is NOT the only true god or all mighty as it doesn't makes sense to create or allow more copies or religions.

For you maybe; self cherishing thought is the most difficult one for this mind

dmcarden from my rudimentary understanding, for the person who is experiencing being attacked, it is the ripening result of a negative imprint on his/her mind from a negative action he/she did in the past or previous lifetime. It does not absolve the person who attacked - this person has created a negative karmic imprint on their mind, that unless changed will likely ripen as a negative effect in the future. It is not the result of Person A's karma that another person acts the way he/she acts. Person A is karmically responsible for the experience he/she receives, but the other person is acting out of their own decision. I'm just a baby beginner, so my understanding is not be the best - i highly recommend these sources from which i consulted : next.berzinarchives.com/documents/common-misunderstandings-about-buddhism and www.berzinarchives.com/web/x/nav/n.html_2034651659.html

If an animal is reborn as a human, it is not because of bad karma. Animal to human is a "promotion". Cows and pigs mostly reborn as humans, I believe.

Because of previous lives and bad karma generated there.

I said nothing about a woman. And a child only because there has not been time for them to harm others. But I can certainly see how anyone's life would be more important than yours Kane.

Benjamin Lloyd what goes around comes around

It's still more logical and more fair than thinking a god did it or simply no reasons for it.

No, Buddhism is completely different from Christianity. Buddhism don't believe anything can "forgive your sins".

Buddhism does not emphasise " why " which means the purpose of every things , every phenomena . It wants to know the root , the cause of those , especially suffering . To know the root in order that suffering can be destroyed .by using the right method . The sufferings comes from your mind , from mind an bad habit intentionally cái caried out ( karma ) cause sufering to yourself Or others

That is why when people ask Buddha the metaphysical question , such as where the earth comes from , ... Buddha refused to answer , He said those questions do not help relieving sufferings ( dukkha)

You are mistaken, the Buddha don't create artificial answers. He don't even answer useless questions.

Chanting alone is superstitious, meditation is more effective.

Of course not, the church is afraid their followers will find these truth: 1) Jesus similarities with Buddha. Maya to Mary, miracle pregnancy to virgin pregnancy, birth during a journey home to from home, prophesied soon after birth, both had a disciple who betrayed them, walked on water, Gautama left the palace at age 29 and Jesus appeared at 29, Gautama became Buddha at 35 and Jesus died and resurrected at around 35 too, after they passed away, 500 arahants witnessed compilation of Buddha's teachings and over 500 witnesses to Jesus's resurrection etc. All coincidental ? Beside Buddha, Jesus also copied from Horus and Mithra. Surely they ALL cannot be coincidental. 2) Many of the Bible's mythologies was copied from older pagans, Greek, Egyptian or Hinduism religions(note the names too) E.g. Adam & Eve story similar to Atman and Jeewa, a pair of birds in Hinduism, big flood and survivor Noah/3 sons same as Manu/3 sons although cause of flood is different. Even the names of Abraham and wife/sister Sarah close to Brahma and Saraswathi beside having similar story. Regardless of which religion copied which, it proved this god is NOT the only true god or all mighty as it doesn't makes sense to create or allow more copies or religions.