New: kammaAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krsteemhive-183959zzanhive-166405hive-180932photographyuncommonlabhive-185836hive-144064bitcoinhive-188619hive-183397hive-150122krsuccesshive-101145hive-124908hive-139150hive-109690hive-145157hive-184714hive-150943lifeTrendingNewHotLikerswasana (53)in hive-107252 • 3 years agoModes of Birth and Death."Again,again the slow wits seek rebirth, Again,again comes birth and dying comes, Again,again men bear us to the grave." (Samyutta Nikaya) The formula of paticcasamuppada describes the process…wasana (53)in hive-107252 • 3 years agoWhat is kamma? (Anguttara Nikaya)The pali term kamma,literally,means action or doing.Any kind of intentional action whether mental,verbal,or physical is regarded as kamma.It covers all that is included in the phrase,"Thought,word…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XIX)Considering that time simply does not exist, it clearly follows that the movement does not either. Not the speed. Not the acceleration. We are observers mediated by our kammic composition, or…tomasmorales (30)in buddhismo • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (XIX)Considerando que el tiempo simplemente no existe se deduce claramente que el movimiento tampoco. Ni la velocidad. Ni la aceleración. Somos observadores mediatizados por nuestra composición…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XVIII)Reality depends on the observation capacity of the observer. What an observer does not observe, does not exist. And if the observation is deficient, the reality is deficient. The culture is…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (XVIII)La realidad depende de la capacidad de observación del observador. Lo que un observador no observa, no existe. Y si la observación es deficiente, la realidad es deficiente. La cultura se basa…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XVII)As each observer has his own clock, his own time, no one but himself is right now, and now is a huge two-dimensional sheet, without any thickness, determined by the distance that the speed of light…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XVI)The observers in the Samsara behave like a child playing with the dry leaves that they find where they are going. There are no leaves until the child observes them, they are created in the eyes of…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XV)As we have seen, time does not exist, so Samsara is a fixed, static field of possibilities. So, what is "wandering", what gives name to Samsara himself? The misconception of time is based on the…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XIV)Emotions, the erroneous conception of free will and the concepts of good and evil are ways in which ignorance acts. If we put ourselves from the real perspective, we have an observer coagulating a…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (XIV)Las emociones, la concepción errónea del libre albedrío y los conceptos del bien y del mal son formas en las que se constata cómo actúa la ignorancia. Si nos ponemos desde la perspectiva real…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XIII)The way in which the vagabonds of Samsara see this rather than condition them determines them. Although it seems a palpable obvious, that everything is conditioned is something that very few see…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XII)A good simile of reality can be an enormous amount of dominoes falling against each other, expanding and causing the fall, the first initial impulse, to be uncontrolled until infinity as limit.…tomasmorales (30)in buddhismo • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (XII)Un buen símil de la realidad puede ser una enorme cantidad de fichas de dominó cayendo unas contra otras, expandiéndose y haciendo que la caída, el primer impulse inicial, se descontrole hasta el…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (XI)In spite of how simple Samsara is, it is our tendency to create illusions that makes everything complex and even magical. As the rules are indeed what they are, and the illusions do not like to be…tomasmorales (30)in buddhismo • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (XI)A pesar de lo simple que es el Samsara es nuestra tendencia a crear ilusiones lo que hace que todo resulte complejo e incluso mágico. Como efectivamente las reglas son las que son, y las ilusiones…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (X)At this level we will contemplate the function of consciousness and with it, we can define in a general way what we consider "life". Samsara remains like a huge videotape that, if it is not read…tomasmorales (30)in buddhismo • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad (X)En este nivel vamos a contemplar la función de la conciencia y con ello, podemos definir de forma general lo que consideramos “vida”. El Samsara permanece como una inmensa cinta de video que, si…tomasmorales (30)in buddhism • 7 years agoThe Structure of Reality (IX)Sometimes, the simplest object is the one that does not serve to understand the whole. To understand reality, it is essential to understand the mechanism by which conditions work. And before that…tomasmorales (30)in buddhismo • 7 years agoLa Estructura de la Realidad - IXLa Estructura de la Realidad (IX) A veces, el objeto más simple es el que nos sirve para entender la totalidad. Para entender la realidad, es fundamental comprender el mecanismo por el cual…