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  1. Samana Johann

    A Statement

    Vaca Sutta: A Statement "A statement endowed with five factors is well-spoken, not ill-spoken. It is blameless & unfaulted by knowledgeable people. Which five? "It is spoken at the right time. It is spoken in truth. It is spoken affectionately. It is spoken beneficially. It is spoken with a...
  2. Samana Johann

    [Virtue] Talking about right speech and purification

    When asked about virtue most, if investigating truthfully, find the virtue of right speech, headed by abstaining from giving signs of what is not true, most difficult. Since it is one of the topics contuctive for long term benefit, it's good to try to give it space and to provide a "teaser" for...
  3. Samana Johann

    Re-ligion vs. no-re-ligion vs. ligion ☸✝☮☪⚕

    Some desire for bonds toward reunion, seeing liberation in it, some desire to abound bonds before liberation, some desire for bonds pulling toward liberation. What would be, is, the wise crack, what's your argument against the wise crack?
  4. Samana Johann

    Becoming a lay follower of the Buddha, Refuge and precepts (here and now).

    Since seldom to meet, seldom to have a possibility: They go to many a refuge, to mountains, forests, parks, trees, and shrines: people threatened with danger. That's not the secure refuge, that's not the highest refuge, that's not the refuge, having gone to which, you gain release from all...
  5. Samana Johann

    [Virtue] What are the causes for illness, many pain?

    Many may wonder that actually no one else to blame and how to stay and gain long term health: The Shorter Analysis of Action ...As he was sitting there, he said to the Blessed One: "Master Gotama, what is the reason, what is the cause, why baseness & excellence are seen among human beings...
  6. Samana Johann

    [Conviction] "Faith, faith,..." they say. But what is meant by "faith" What is a person of faith??

    "Faith, faith,..." they say. But what is meant by "faith" What is a person of faith?? There is the case that a person has conviction that deeds by body, speech and mind make a different. Having convicion that his actions make a different, he thinks before he acts. Furthermore there is the case...
  7. Samana Johann

    Fear of others?

    Since a most present issue for dwellers in the internet-realm, my person thought of trying to giving it space here and to provide food for thoughts as possible release or teaser to get into the matter a little deeper: Fear of others, by Ven. Thanissaro Bhikkhu (2003; 3pp./7KB) , transcribed by...
  8. Samana Johann

    [Virtue] On why there are ugly and beautiful people, the case of your appearance.

    No need to claim or honor Gods or whom ever, as for how it came about: Except from: Cula-kammavibhanga Sutta: The Shorter Analysis of Action ...Then Subha the student, Todeyya's son, went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him. After an exchange of friendly...
  9. Samana Johann

    [virtue] Right speech - wrong topics for religious people

    And what are the topics religious people with virtue abstain from? How does one protect oneself and others that greed, hatred, delusion arises an bad kamma by wrong speech is conducted? "Whereas some brahmans and contemplatives, living off food given in faith, are addicted to talking about...
  10. Samana Johann

    How can a ordinary person find a Noble teacher, how to gain the stream?

    Householder @siti asked on different occation: in relation to previous share to the question after raised:
  11. Samana Johann

    Freedom from Jesus-Natur/Buddha-nature

    My person thought to introduce some of that "Jesus-nature" addicted from other religions as known. It not easy to let go of old habits, repeat-offending. Once on long walk my person met a former buddhist monk (now again Jesus inJesus in Seattle...), just had finished a small biography on Preah...
  12. Samana Johann

    Don't give/do to others what you wouldn't like to receive yourself!

    That's a great insight, isn't it? It has just some problems: - If some doesn't like himself (at least would not know of what is his), it would work for such a person, nor for them around him/her. - If somebody is not really smart, used to tend to hurt himself, it would be either. So what do...
  13. Samana Johann

    Three common views about pain and pleasure that lead to inactivity

    In how far do you follow a way of inaction "actually"? "There are brahmans & contemplatives who hold this teaching, hold this view: 'Whatever a person experiences — pleasant, painful, or neither pleasant nor painful — that is all caused by what was done in the past.' There are brahmans &...
  14. Samana Johann

    The Sublime Buddha didn't taught only the path to Nibbana, but also to heavens and your God

    A broad misconception that the Sublime Buddha, known as the unexcelled teacher of humans and Gods, taught only the Ending of Birth might be well overcome to know that the Buddha taught also the path of conduct to really reach heavens and unification with ones God (Brahma) as well, especially to...
  15. Samana Johann

    Brahma (God), meaning and origin (ethmology) on word.

    Since it had another time leaded to much off-topic, my person thought of creating it an own realm. As for a simple explaining, peprived from Pali, Vedic, the word comes from Brah, "a stand", so someone having a "real" stand, status, a Lord, a "real" being. here some from the Pali society...
  16. Samana Johann

    The origin of God (Brahma)

    Thought that many of your might wonder about the origin of (their) God, their inclination and religion, my person will here share how such came about, for those interested: May it be of many's support for good undertakings and wise choices headed upward and toward release.
  17. Samana Johann

    Reasons for wrong doings and rejecting responsibility of bad deeds

    Seeing here may conflicts around right and wrong and possible one incorrect fighting the other, my person thought of giving some good food into it, not thought to take side or a single weapon out of that, but to possible de-weapons ones defiled committee of opposition in ones good leadership of...
  18. Samana Johann

    Merit is More Important Than You Think

    A possible useful talk to get ride of certain misunderstanding of the Buddha Dhamma by Bhante Thanissaro in France 2017 Download (not sure if there would be a tag for streaming)
  19. Samana Johann

    Marxism against Religions - a maybe not so known novel

    Peppone vs. Don Camillo is something that came to mind when watching the treads of your modern world. Not sure how much know in English spheres, even ever all synchronized in it's whole. Much food for thought, here or there, not getting caught in simply amused.
  20. Samana Johann

    [Gratitude] Fathersday - way children honor their parents (traditions)

    Being fathers-day tomorrow, an actually modern way of reminder, it might be possible an inspiration for others how parents are honored in different cultures and traditions and maybe you feel inspired to make a share. Here is Cambodia it's an nearly everyone's tradition, rooted in Brahmanic but...
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