Buddhism culture and traditions

Pushing onself too much?

A few questions about "becoming"

Does reality fight back when you want to meditate?

Misunderstanding of the Buddha’s words on karma

Does Samadhi realm of desire require single-pointed focus?

Why the emptiness brings fear in to our mind?

What were Nagarjuna's seminal contributions to Buddhist philosophy?

Balancing the Five Powers

Difference between satipatthana and vipassana

Keep motivation to stick on one meditation practice :Ven. Mahasi Saydaw

Is shellfish aquaculture considered a wrong livelihood?

How is semchen (sentient being) defined?

Does Zen have a concept similar to stream entry?

How can Buddhist believe in Re-Incarnation, when they do not believe in soul?

What is breath?

What is the exact difference between samatha and passadha?

There is a conventional self, so is anything conventionally permanent?

Can the seeds of desires bowed in the past lives can now be eradicated from the mind completely?

What do the words of the Mahayana Buddhist mean?

Celibacy and contradiction with modern medical science

Remembering past lives

Are "Concepts about Real" Concepts?

Types of Meditation in Theravada Buddhism

All sentient beings?

How can I end my attachment to holidays?

Is Buddhism methodological solipsism?

Can a being be reincarnated as multiple beings which exist simultaneously?

What is the difference between approaching the idea 'no-self' and the act to 'depersonalize'?

How old was Buddhism/Shinto before Shinto began to adopt aspects of Buddhism

Advice for a young person living in a western city

If you are/become very sensitive for sounds what could be the reason/cause?

What would a sotapanna do?

To what extent do Zen students study Dhamma?

Help with finding a specific sutta

Preparing for the Bardo while remaining detached

Getting answers as per the perception of others only, not at all mine?

"I fear the man of one book" - What is your attitude towards this thought?

Wearing a bracelet to remind me to be mindful

Discussion with Chih-Tao in the Platform Sutra

Buddhism vs Advaita Vedanta

Why I can't think in anything while I'm meditating

Is it important to have a traditional understanding of Buddhism?

How to focus on one thing like a monk?

Why ancient Prasangika buddhist Chandrakirti claimed "There is no chariot which depends on its parts"?

If i use visualization mediation will the nimatta still appear?

Opening my third eye experience

The arising of arrogance

Transfering merits to parents after their death

Direct Experience of Meditation

Is the Noble Eightfold Path a path of celibacy?

Does the Maha Parinirvana Sutra acknowledge the existence of eternal spirit/soul?

How can mindfulness/awareness be employed effectively for Forgiveness?

Dharma-ending age in suttas and solution?

Which Living Ajahns are considered to be Arahants today?

Why is focusing on the breath more difficult than focusing on Mantras, and how important is it before vipassana?

Logic vs Karmic principles

Emptiness in mind and in reality

Intuition in Buddhism

Buddhism and terminal illness

Why meditate? want a truthful answer without spiritual terms?

How are the three marks of existence experienced through Samadhi meditation?

What is the purpose of the Mahayana 'emptiness' doctrine?

How to handle torpor?

Can bad karma be created and paid back in the same lifetime

Did anyone equate the tathagatagarbha with the past?

Monks, their hospitalization and their medical treatment

What is the authority of the Kathavatthu (points of Controversy) and the 3rd counsil?

how do I let go of everything?

What are the rotating cylinders in monastries, and why are they there?

How to calculate the number of years in a kalpa?

How does one become a lay Buddhist?

According to Buddhism, what separates humans from animals?

Attention to the breath: sensations at the nostrils vs sensations at the abdomen, as they relate to serenity and insight

Zazen for metta reasons

Dhammaṭṭhitatā and Dhammaniyāmatā versus "Ontology" & "Phenomenology"

Should I address myself as I/my or you/your to remind myself of non-self?

How is the Anatta (not-self) doctrine useful?

What are the 4 wheels and 9 doors in Snp 1.29?

Need advice on how to handle my emotions

Differences between the tilakkhana and the Dhamma seal

What chapter of the Abhidharmartha Pradipika talks about infinite universes?

What is the meaning and origin of “Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sambuddhasa”?

What is life-continuum?

What's the karmic cause for shyness?

What are these three things Buddha cannot do?

Is there a pali term for "natural concentration"?

Relying upon a Spiritual Guide, who created this idea? Is it actually a necessity for liberation?

What is Generation Stage Meditation also known as Utpattikrama?

Is another person necessary to produce merit?

Examples of Buddhist traditions that are derived from popular superstitions

Sense of Accomplishment in Meditation

Monastery or Temple in California

What is yoniso manasikara and ayoniso manasikara?

Would Buddhists object if Gautama Buddha were seen as a Prophet by Islam

Action committed through self-interest

What are the effects of discourageing one from going forth?

What am I doing to my self to make my natural state "I am trapped in pain" (This seems like a must for me and there is nothing I can do about it)

Multiple meditation practices

Can long sits be easier than short sits?

How can I be sure if the Buddha actually woke up?

In how far does involvement in certain undertaking effects one, good or bad?

Arahants, Precepts, Monasticism, & Worldly Things

Is Mahayana Buddhism a form of idealism?

Is it possible for absolutely everyone to attain enlightenment?

Should I maintain my mindfulness 24 hours a day?

In breathing mindfulness ,why only long and short breaths are taken into consideration?

How to deal with bad past karma that makes my current life miserable?

Does contemplation activity, before hand, give rise to the mental image?

Establishing What is Not Dhamma

What is the Sanskrit for "Universal Gate"

Is Buddhism the fastest growing religion in the West

The emptiness of nirvana

How does Emotional Intelligence go along with Dhamma practice?

Is "doing according to one's best understanding" a protection from wrong-doing?

Can rebirth-linking conciousness (patisandhi-citta) actually be rooted in knowledge?

Must Lay Arahants become Buddhist Monks?

Does "empirical evidence" challenge "scriptural authority"?

Talents/Skills we possess as Humans

Death vs Birth - Birth & Death of what?

How is the pendulum understood in Buddhism?

Is ignorance a form of superstition?

A concentrated monk discerns things as they actually are?

(Radical) pacifism and governmental force (army, police, etc.)

Please explain when and where to use the terms Theravada and Hinayana

Buddhist pursuit of peace questions

What is "stillness" or samatha?

Question about vitakka and vicara. How to reinforce upper jhanas (without vitakka and vicara)

How is the exterior suffering?

Is the emptiness of final nirvana an illusion?

Loneliness: Rhinoceros-Horn Sutta from a Lay person's perspective

Questions on Cakkavala in Buddhist Cosmology

Importance of the first three Brahmaviharas in Theravadan Buddhism

nirodha vs nibbana?

Would Buddhists help non-Buddhists continuing their attachments?

Did The Buddha promise to send a Paracelete, or Holy Spirit?

Seeing things as they are

Disenchanted with Buddhism

Did Pudgalavada Buddhists claim the the "person" existed between lives and / or in one life?

How does a forest-dwelling dhutanga practitioner get food?

Vijñāna and Śūnyatā... How are they seen as different?

a good definition of consciousness

Meditation and Internal Tremors

is it possible to send merit for a future action ?

Buddhas (and Bodhisattva) are real individuals or manifestations?

About the compatibility between meditation methods, guides, trainings and teachers, and other questions regarding Samadhi

Is Bhikkhu allowed to keep his food in refrigerator for next day or for long period?

How does an ordinary person adopt Right View concerning the the hardships of the Buddha's earthly life?

Wholesome Actions, Three Poisons, and Dukkha

Karmic remnants after advice

What is meant by "No limiting action remains there"? MN 99

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