Pre-Buddhist Thai-Burmese Spirit Worlds

(GO Asia) Thailand and Burma's secret Spirit World | culture and spirituality documentary (AMP)

• What are Burma's and Thailand's "Nats" (Spirits)?
• The "Nat" spirits of Burma (gomyanmartours.com)

Pantheon of animist "Nat" spirits on altar

A spirit house is a shrine to the protective spirit of a place that is found in the Southeast Asian Buddhist countries of Thailand (Siam), Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia (Khmer Kingdom), Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. They are normally in the form of small, roofed structure mounted on a pillar or a dais. They can range in size from small platforms to houses large enough for people to enter. Spirit houses are intended to provide a shelter for spirits that could cause problems for the people if not appeased. More

• Before monks, there were wizards: weizza or weikza (shamans, ceremonial alchemists to deal with the nats the way Shinto priests deal with the kami in pre-Buddhist Japan)
• A night with the wizards of Burma (aljazeera.com)
• Spirit houses in Southeast Asia (nl.pinterest.com)

What is a nat or "spirit" in SE Asia?

Venerate me and I will help you from beyond.

The nats (နတ်) are spirits, deities, god-like ancestors, poltergeists, unseen (invisible) beings venerated in Burma (aka Myanmar) and neighboring Southeast Asian Buddhist countries in conjunction with Theravada Buddhism.

Nats are divided between the 37 Great Nats, who were given that status by King Anawrahta when he formalized the official list of nats. Most of the 37 Great Nats were human beings who met violent deaths [1].

There are two types of nats in Burmese belief, nat sein (နတ်စိမ်း), which are humans who were deified after their deaths, and all other nats, which are spirits of nature (like the kami of Japan, elementals, spirits of water, trees, etc.)

Much like sainthood, nats can be designated for a variety of reasons, including those only known in certain regions in Burma. Nat worship is less common in urban areas than in rural areas and is practiced among ethnic minorities of Burma as well as in mainstream Bamar society.

However, it is among the Theravada Buddhist Bamar that the most highly developed form of ceremony and ritual is seen [2]. More: Nat (deity)

Folk Magic, Mahayana Buddhism, and Chinese Taoist syncretism

(Benebell Wen) Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism in Asian Folk Magic and Religion explained

• Why do Bangladeshis look fully different from Burmese people even though they are neighbors?

Atheism makes many good points

New Zealand Atheist Bus Campaign | Facebook

(Cynic Machine) The most simple atheist speeches in 17 minutes

• Atheist Bus Campaign (Atheism)

Japanese boy: we inherit parents' memories

([X] SCOPE) Discovery of 10-year-old Japanese genius boy shocks adult scientists all over world

Mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh

How do we have reverence for all life?

Thich Nhat Hanh: "To live, we must die every instant. We must perish again and again [like flickering individual stills run in a series of connected frames of a filmstrip, one passing away and the next appearing] in the storms that make life possible."

Thay (Thích Nhất Hạnh) was a Vietnamese Zen (Thiền) teacher who practiced Engaged Buddhism. He often spoke of mindfulness (Buddhist sati) without, to our knowledge, doing much to define or explain it in detail. He lived it. It is, after all, a practice of doing (karma) much more than a theory of being.

• Wisdom Quarterly: "Mindfulness" defined (Ven. Analayo)

Vietnamese Zen?

Buddhist nuns and laywomen

Thiền (Zen) Master Thích Thanh Từ (1924–2022) is credited for renovating Trúc Lâm in Vietnam. He was one of the most prominent and influential Thiền masters of the 20th and early 21st century. He was a disciple of Master Thích Thiện Hoa.

The most famous practitioner of modern Thiền Buddhism in the West was Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022), who authored dozens of books and founded the Plum Village Monastery in France together with his colleague, Thiền Master Bhikkhuni (Nun) Chân Không.

Bhikkhuni (Nun) Chân Không

Other influential Vietnamese teachers in the West include Thích Thiên-Ân, who taught philosophy at UCLA, said "We all shed salty tears and shed red blood; all is one," and founded a meditation center in Los Angeles, and Thích Thiện Tâm, the author of several books in English such as Buddhism of Wisdom & Faith: Pure Land Principles and Practice.

In recent years, the modernization of Thiền has taken a new global dimension, as Vietnamese Zen is becoming influenced by the teachings of influential overseas Vietnamese Buddhist leaders such as Thích Nhất Hạnh, who have adopted Thiền to Western needs, focusing on mindfulness.

As a result, Vietnamese Buddhists have also now begun to practice these modernized forms of Thiền [17]. More

• Magnolia Grove Monastery (Instagram)
• Thay (Thich Nhat Hanh); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit

Conscious Life Expo 2026 (Feb. 20-23)

Los Angeles' massive annual spiritual bazaar pops up near LAX every February around Valentine's Day. The Conscious Life Expo presents cutting edge spiritual, scientific, health, and wellness information as well as life-changing experiences. Thousands of attendees flood into this annual event in Los Angeles, the City of [Lost] Angels. Join CLE's hundreds of speakers and exhibitors, vendors and gurus, whistleblowers and mystics, filling three floors of the LAX Hilton as everyone happily participates in the transformation of the world. (Tickets)

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KEYNOTE ADDRESSES: Ross Coulthart, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Dana Kippel, Koya Webb, Danny Goler, Rayan Raelsbek

SPECIAL EVENTS: Seances with Susan Slaughter, Astrology Symposium Forum, Disclosure Lunch, Plant Medicine Symposium, Live Play About Ascension, Hall of Healing

FEBRUARY 2026 SPEAKERS: Darryl Anka-Bashar, Elizabeth April, Linda Moulton Howe, Matias De Stefano, Robert Edward Grant, Sarah Breskman Cosme, Billy Carson, Althea Lucrezia Avanzo, Debbie Solaris, Ross Coulthart, Paul Hynek, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Jimmy Church, Stephen Bassett, Gail Thackray, Dr. Bryan Ardis, Riz Virk, Ismael Perez, Thomas Winterton, Adam Apollo, Megan SolarGlow, Daniel Sheehan, Caroline Cory, Tigo Bizzel, Sitara Fe, Dana Kippel, Koya Webb, Jason Martell, Danny Goler, Wendy Kennedy, Susan Slaughter, Rayan Raelsbek, Lisa Garr, Sondra Sneed, Sacha Stone, Dannion Brinkley, Oracle Maureen, Karyn Reece, The Nurse Medium Maureen St. Germain, Maverick Approach, Deep Prasad, Monique Guild, Dr. Clint G. Rogers, Blake Bauer, Maria Martinez, Melina Takvorian-Mishra, Jerry Sargeant, Fer Broca, Masati, Neil Gaur, Amy Robeson, Rissa Vibes, Deborah Stuart, Matt Young, Toni Ghazi, Michelle Dragon, Galaxy Starborn, Sarah Shook, Rebecca Dawson, Sid Goldberg, Yama Mitsu, Susanne Wilson, Master Clarice Chan, Emy Shanti, Marzcia Techau, A.L. Garris, Melissa Feick, Marilyn Gewacke, Drs. J.J. & Desiree Hurtak, Leigh Anne Harrison, Shima Moore, Opal Unicorn, Banafsheh Sayyad, Paget Kagy, Uri Lee, Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon, Victoria Pippo, Paul Harris, Serena Wright Taylor, Cassandra Joan Butler, Guru Matthew John, Jerome Martin, Aurora Luna Star, Alan Steinfeld, Emily Harrison, Ken Lloyd, Bridgette, Eleonora, Delssy, Marisa Grieco, Blitz, Gold Porter, Marlu Harris, Carol Margaret Lowell, Dani Heise, Aurea Lara, Mary Buckingham, Anastasia Armanova, JJ Brighton, Eva Krom, Lori Spagna, Gary Kiss, Phil Wilson.

2026 POST-CONFERENCES: Bashar, Dr. Diane Hennacy, Ross Coulthart, Wendy Kennedy, Linda Moulton Howe, Sarah Breskman Cosme, Jerry Sargeant, Robert Edward Grant, Blake Bauer, Danny Sheehan, Billy Carson, Darryl Anka, Sylvie Sterling, Toni Ghazi, Anthony Kalask, Ken Lloyd, Master Clarice Chan, Tracee Dunblazier, Gail Thackray, The Nurse Medium, Brandy Weld, Koya Webb, Astrology Symposium, Entheogenic Medicine Symposium, Plant Medicine Symposium.

2026 LECTURES: Tracee Dunblazier, Mike Ricksecker, Debra Guisti, Michelle Freed, Drs. J.J. & Desiree Hurtak, Debbi Dachinger, Jos Daniel, David Palmer, Dr. Sharnael Wolverton Sehon, Ashlee DiSalvo, Opal Unicorn, John Klug, Neil Gaur, Paget Kagy, Sandra Biskind, Dr. Christopher McLaine, Gina Vance, Suzanne Ross, Naoko Tamada, Renee Baribeau, Donna Pombriant, Maria Martinez, Dr. Q Moyad, Brian Besco, Galaxy Starborn, Guru Matthew John, Keith Seland, Jane Masteller, Kathleen Ball, Adrienne Bawa, Paul Harris, Dick Larson, Anya Starlight, Jacob Hoy, Jose Zambrano, Oracle Maureen, Helen Plehn, Unicole Unicron, Melissa Winterton, Jim Ohneck, Stan Kurtz, Terry Brussel-Rogers, Sylvie Sterling, Joanna Espinosa, Stacey Shell, Pamela Nicolas, Ken Lloyd, Marzcia Techau, Margarit Mane' Yetaryn, Masati, Deborah Stuart, A.L. Garris, Rehmannia Dean Thomas, Aurea Lara, Gaia Mariana, Melissa Feick, Yama Mitsu, Bruce White Feather, Carmen Froment, Denea Hugunin, Brent Bruning, Matt Young, Douglas Taylor, Nguyet "Moon" Nguyen, Andy Hnilo, Uri Lee, Douglas Sutton, Mayra Rath, Amy Starseed, Katarina Reyes, Maria Eleonora Magdalena, Samuel Kiwasz, Papa-Yoni Das, Shahin Jedian, Barbie Godoy, Khorsian Blanc-Ridings, Maureen St. Germain, Tom Kerber, Mark Kohl, Kathleen Lee, Marlu Harris, Carol Margaret Lowell, Dr. Darrell Wolfe, Dr. Har Hari Khalsa, Carolin Hauser & Tim Nelsen, Dr. Luke Cua, Linda Canary, Michelle Watkins, Sanjay Soni, Larry Oberau, Chris Bradley, Matt Alexander, Melissa St. Hilaire, Ewa Zender, Sy Wind, Raffaele Gianfrancesco, Antoinette Rootsdawtah, Kathleen Gildred, Krissy Colasonno, Rebecca Vindenoff, Naya Cosmic, Tanjila Islam, Monique Franceschini, Medizen Mama, Wendy Reitz, Gary Kiss, Kommany Angelstar, Phil Wilson, Melina Takvorian-Mishra, Jason Schmidt, Mona Loring, Roy Abadi, Jerry Sargeant, Janelle Corpuz, Anistara Ma Ka, Apu Adman & Zanny Morales, Marta Maria Marraccini, Shamananda Lee, Brahmachari Luciano, Tecpati Mictlantecuhtli, Abi Ferrin & Txana Tuwe, Irene Schulz, Jason Stiles, Tamika Aaron, Seadar Green, Jenna Lee, Chris Shelton, Tammy Lynn Calderon, Victoria Shaw, Leslie Zerman, Amy Sikarskie, You?

• consciouslifeexpo.com

Christians: These other religions are false

Nice Jesus the Anointed One, the Christ (Kristos) loves a prosperity gospel in his name?

Why Christians say these 10 religions are false

Is this fool's gold? It looks so shiny and pure.

For millions of faithful followers calling themselves "true Christians," truth isn’t a spectrum but a line drawn by scripture, and these ten belief systems cross it in ways they say matter eternally. [Should other religions be banned when Trump is installed as True Leader before Christmas 2026?]

Religion is often a hot topic at dinner tables across the country, especially when beliefs clash over who holds the ultimate truth about life and the afterlife.

Hey, you Goddamned sinners, send me $$!

For many Christians, their Bible serves as the final rulebook, the final truth, and any belief or faith that deviates in the slightest from [their translation and interpretation of] its core teachings is frequently viewed as missing the mark ("sinful").

This perspective stems from a deep belief and conviction that spiritual truth is not subjective but a narrow path defined by specific scriptures, some of which are apocryphal or not really found written anywhere, like the details of the "Rapture" to come.

While modern human society often encourages a flexible approach to spirituality, orthodox Christianity draws hard lines in stone regarding the nature of God and what counts as "salvation." Everyone else is wrong.

This often leads to strong disagreements over the validity of other faith systems (and often bigger fights within a single system, sect, or Christian denomination, some of which have no right to even call themselves "Christian"), from ancient traditions to newer spiritual movements.

Here is a look at ten belief systems that Christians often reject, along with the theological reasons they push back against them....

1. Mormons and Latter-Day Saints
2. Islam and the Prophet Mohammed [PBUH]
3. Jehovah's Witnesses and the Watchtower
4. Scientology and Thetans [but genocidal Ziontology is okay]
5. Hinduism and the many gods [here's looking at you, Usha]
6. Buddhism and the Path to Nirvana
7. Wicca and Modern Paganism
8. New Age Spirituality
9. Unitarian Universalism
10. Atheism and Secular Humanism.

Coming in at Number 6, Buddhism and the Path to Nirvana: While Christians often respect the ethical discipline of Buddhism, they reject its central non-theistic stance (which many take as atheistic).

Buddhism does not acknowledge an ultimate Creator God (like Maha Brahma, the "Great Supremo" who imagines himself the Creator of all things), which is the very foundation of the Christian worldview

• [with their Demiurge Yaldabaoth the vengeful Judge Yahweh/Jehovah of the Old Testament, even if Jesus spoke out against this impostor in the name of the True God of Light that stands behind everything, a kind of Brahman figure behind the illusion of Maya, if one only took Gnostic texts into consideration as was the case before the official Church banned and burned any such gospels and teachings by Jesus].

The Buddha taught the Path to Nirvana

The ultimate goal of Nirvana (the "Deathless," "freedom from all suffering and further rebirth"), which is the cessation of craving and cycling and wandering through the illusory and miserable Wheel of Life and Death (Samsara), is viewed as a hopeless end compared to the Christian promise of eternal life.

Christians also disagree with the idea that suffering is something to escape solely through human effort and mental cleansing. They believe that suffering has purpose and that God is present with believers through their torments, trials, and tribulations. [Smile, the Christian God wants you to suffer.]

A study by Arizona Christian University found that only 4% of American adults hold a biblical worldview, which might help to explain why Eastern philosophies (such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Sufism to some extent) are gaining traction over traditional church teachings.

• [Adding an "-ism" to any word or doctrine is a good way to discredit it right off the bat, at least in the imperial Christ-ism/ propaganda we are fed in the West.]
• MSN (Why Christians say these 10 religions are false) edited by Wisdom Quarterly

China's great empire before religion

(Audio Point) How ancient China survived without a single holy book. Can a human society survive Freedom from Religion?

• Confucianism
• Taoism
• Chinese shamanism (Pantheism)
• Mahayana Buddhism
• Meritocracy
• Empress Dowager Cixi

A woman was able to rise to supreme power?

Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) was a Manchu noblewoman of the Yehe Nara Clan who had de facto but periodical control of the Chinese government in the late Qing Dynasty as empress dowager and regent for almost 50 years, from 1861 until her passing in 1908. Selected as a concubine of the Xianfeng Emperor in her adolescence, she gave birth to a son, Zaichun, in 1856. After the Xianfeng Emperor's passing in 1861, his 5-year-old son became the Tongzhi Emperor, and Cixi assumed the role of co-empress dowager alongside Xianfeng's widow, Empress Dowager Ci'an. Empress Cixi ousted a group of regents appointed by the late emperor and assumed the regency along with Ci'an. Cixi then consolidated control over the dynasty when she installed her nephew as the Guangxu Emperor at the death of the Tongzhi Emperor in 1875. Ci'an continued as co-regent until her death in 1881. More

Great Chinese Empire: Terracotta Army

(The Curious Mind)

Poem: Death, be not proud; Buddhism

Why Death is NOT the end – The Buddha’s Wisdom on Dying and Beyond
(Buddhism Podcast) Sept. 11, 2025: Buddhism Explained. Discover the historical Buddha’s timeless wisdom on life, death, and what lies beyond [rebirth in endless samsara]. In Buddhism, death is not the end—it is a transition in the endless cycle of rebirth. This video explores key teachings such as

• mindfulness of death (maraṇasati),
• the Five Remembrances, and
• the Path to Nirvana (Nibbana)—the ultimate freedom beyond rebirth and death.

Through the story of the mother Kisagotami, the Buddha’s “Three Knowledges,” and profound insights into impermanence, we learn how to transform fear into understanding and live with clarity, compassion, and purpose. Let Death become a teacher, not something to fear.

• 00:00 - Death in Buddhism: Teachings from the Awakened One
• 06:56 - Why the Buddha understood Death so deeply
• 13:08 - From doubt to understanding, from understanding to liberation
• 19:03 - Living with this understanding.

Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud

By John Donne

Death, be not proud, though some have called thee

Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;

For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow

Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be,

Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow,

And soonest our best men with thee do go,

Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery.

Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men,

And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,

And poppy or charms can make us sleep as well

And better than thy stroke; why swell'st thou then?

One short sleep past, we wake eternally

And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

• "Death Be Not Proud," Wikipedia:

Mara's daughters: Craving, Lust, and Surfeit

"Sonnet X" is also known by its opening words as "Death Be Not Proud." It is a 14-line poem, a sonnet, by English poet John Donne (1572–1631), one of the leading figures in the metaphysical poets group of 17th-century English literature.

Written between February and August 1609, it was first published posthumously in 1633. The poem is included as one of the 19 sonnets that comprise Donne's Holy Sonnets or Divine Meditations, among his best-known works.

Most editions number the poem as the tenth in the sonnet sequence, which follows the order of poems in the Westmoreland Manuscript (c. 1620), the most complete arrangement of the cycle, discovered in the late 19th century.

However, two editions published shortly after Donne's death include the sonnets in a different order, where this poem appears as 11th in the Songs and Sonnets (published 1633) and sixth in Divine Meditations (published 1635).

What is it about?

What I meant was... (John Donne)

"Death Be Not Proud" presents an argument against the power of death. Addressing Death as a person, the speaker warns Death against pride in his power.

Such power is merely an illusion, and the end Death thinks it brings to men and women is in fact a rest from world-weariness for its alleged "victims."

The poet criticizes Death as a slave to other forces: fate, chance, kings, and desperate men. Death is not in control, for a variety of other powers exercise their volition in taking lives.

Even in the rest it brings, Death is inferior to drugs. Finally, the speaker predicts the end of Death itself, stating, "Death, thou shalt die." More

• Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud | The Poetry Foundation

First 40 days after death; Bardo Thodol

Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?

Edgar Cayce was once America's "Sleeping Prophet," a healer who channeled many healers, guides, and a mysterious consortium of helpful beings trying to give a message to humanity and those who came seeking cures and answers as to why they were sick. The cures were provided in many case studies preserved by the A.R.E. (Association for Research and Enlightenment) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The reason for strange illnesses that didn't seem to have a cause was often found to be past karma from past lives. Cayce was a Protestant Christian. He didn't believe in past lives, as that did not seem biblical nor in line with the belief system of the official church. He, however, studied the Bible and saw that it did teach that there were past lives and it certainly taught that karma (sowing what we reap) was real and an official position of the church today. His psychic abilities were present from childhood, but his greatest power came when he stepped out of the way in a trance like state (mistaken for sleeping) when he channeled information for those seeking it for themselves or others. He worked on much more than health and wellness. He predicted wars, discoveries, stock market trends, and even engineering through remote viewing, once going through a bridge to find defects in its construction. Cayce, who live a century ago, is alive and well today, reborn as David Wilcock (divinecosmos.com). You or anyone can talk to him and ask him questions about that life or this, as he is glad to answer. We almost traveled to Egypt with him to see the pyramids. He is now very busy with his ongoing research and his show on Gaia.com TV. (How can we know Cayce was reborn as Wilcock? Author Wynn Free proved it in his book on the subject, The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?: Interdimensional Communication and Global Transformation).

The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Bardo Thodol

(ReligionForBreakfast) What is the "Tibetan Book of the Dead"? The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Vajrayana Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Freud's protege Carl Jung loved it. So did Beatle John Lennon. But why? What is this text all about?

Sources

• Lopez, Donald S. Jr. The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011.
• Coleman, Graham, and Thupten Jinpa, eds. The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation. Translated by Gyurme Dorje. New York: Penguin Random House, 2005.

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Edgar Cayce via AI; Religion for Breakfast, March 23, 2023; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Cosmic Summit 2025, North Carolina (6/20)

Is monoatomic gold "manna"? - Randall Carlson on ancient calamity

Urfa Man, oldest human statue - Praveen Mohan on the giant skeletons of the USA, 18 feet tall

Giants are real, and the Smithsonian knows it.

WHAT IS COSMIC SUMMIT?

The Cosmic Summit is a live, four-day event featuring speakers who challenge what we think we know about human history, earth history, science, and the hidden patterns shaping our world. With over 20 fascinating speakers, Cosmic Summiteers can expect to be blown away by the latest findings from scientists with decades of academic experience, ancient history podcasters, and boots-on-the-ground explorers. More: CosmicSummit2025.com

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• Greensboro, NC (JUNE 20-23, 2025)
• The Monoatomic Secret of Ancient Egypt

• VIDEO: Ancient Peru: link between elongated skulls and megaliths (MSN)
• Early human ancestors used their hands to both climb trees and make tools, new study shows
• The sunken world of Lake Titicaca: myths, artifacts, and submerged structures
• Early Christian graves in Israel reveal rare African figurines made of Asian wood, hinting at cultural exchange
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• Last ever Neanderthal ‘Thorin’ helps scientists crack mystery of the disappearance of our ancient [dumb white] relatives
• 14 lost cities that continue to fascinate historians
• This ancient Alabama cave contains America’s most complete record of prehistoric life
• New big-eyed creature found lurking in ancient Roman mine
• VIDEO: Exploring the Osirion, Seti 1 Temple, and more at Abydos in Egypt (Brien Foerster)
• Explorers mistook 500-year-old artifacts for ‘trash’ that was found deep inside a Mexican cave
• 300,000-year-old skull of ‘Maba’ continues to puzzle scientists because it does not match any human species
• Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Rebirth: dying countless times: Samsara

We’ve died [countless] deaths and still don’t know why: Buddhist Abhidhamma explained

Ocean of Saṃsāra (Bhavacakra)

(Buddhist Audio books) May 17, 2025: Why have our lives always felt incomplete? This video reveals the shocking truth behind why 🌌 Samsara — the Endless Cycle of Birth, Death, and Rebirth — has no beginning.

[Samsara also has no foreseeable end, like a carousel. Like a whirlpool in the ocean, it will not stop, but it is possible to escape get off.]

Drawing from powerful Buddhist sutras like the Anamatagga Samyutta and deep insights from the Abhidhamma (the "Doctrine in Ultimate Terms" or "Higher Teaching"), let's reveal the hidden causes of our suffering and why we keep returning again and again.

🧘‍♂️ LEARN:

• What is Samsara and why does it feel endless?
• How our past lives shape our present life
• How to escape the cycle according to the Buddha.

📜 Based on the Anamatagga Samyutta and other Theravada sutras (Pali canon) and Theravada Abhidhamma teachings and ancient Buddhist meditation teachings.

We are on infinite repeat (Groundhog Day)

SUTRA: All the Foliage in a Forest

(Linked Discourses 15.1, Chapter One, "Grass and Sticks")

Thus have I heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī within Jeta’s Grove, in millionaire’s monastery. There he addressed the meditators, “Meditators!”

“Venerable sir,” they replied.

Then the Buddha told them, “Meditators, this Samsara (Cycle of Rebirth) has no discernible beginning. No first point is to be found of sentient beings wandering and being reborn, clouded by [the smoke of] ignorance and fettered [and being burned] by craving.

“Suppose a person were to strip all the grass, sticks, branches, and leaves in the Black Plum Tree Land, gather them together into a single pile, chop them into pieces, and lay them down, saying:

“‘This is my mother, this is my grandmother...’ The grass, sticks, branches, and leaves of the Black Plum Tree Land would run out before that person’s mothers and grandmothers were all counted. Why? Samsara has no discernible beginning. No first point is to be found of sentient beings wandering and being reborn, clouded by ignorance and fettered by craving.

“For a long time have we all undergone disaster, disappointment, and agony, swelling the cemeteries. It has been more than long enough for one to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed from all conditions.”

🙏 The Buddha realized the endlessness of Samsara through his fully awakened wisdom on the night of his great enlightenment (maha bodhi). With the divine eye (dibba cakkhu) he developed, he gained the recollection of countless past lives, his own and others'.

He saw beings being born and dying over vast aeons (kalpas), across uncountable realms (on 31 Planes of Existence, which are divided into three spheres), with no discernible beginning point to the impersonal, impermanent, and impossible-to-satisfy cycle.

The Buddha taught in the Anamatagga Samyuththa, “The beginning of this continued wandering on is not to be discovered.”

This is stated not based on faith but direct knowledge. Samsara is endless because each life is caused by previous karma (deeds), which are willed and carried out due to ignorance and craving and aversion. These in turn arise from previous conditions, in a chain of 12 causal links beginning with ignorance.

Thus, the Buddha clearly saw that there was no ultimate creator, no first cause [or prime mover], only a wheel of conditional existence turning without beginning. More

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• Buddhist Audio books, May 17, 2025; Dhr. Seven (trans. based on Ven. Sujato, suttacentral.net), Wisdom Quarterly

Channeled guidance from Bashar

WARNING: Is "Bashar" right? We do not know. Ask Darryl Anka, his channel. As when "Seth" speaks or "Abraham" advises, we ourselves must judge and decide.

What is the way? Shall we follow our bliss, like Abraham-Hicks says of the Law of Attraction? Are we to follow our feelings and heart...maybe our reason and head? Is it the Law of Vibration? What is the way of manifestation?

All asking, none knowing. All talking, none showing. All searching, none finding, traveling roads that go on winding. Channel Darryl Anka seems so passionate and sure.

The experience of our physical reality is mediated by our thoughts and views, our cognitive labels and feeling tone. Our response matters more than the world or universe that provokes us. Life is 51% response to 49% things that happen. Maybe what happens is the result of our previous karma, but what it (the results) will mean is yet to be determined, discerned, designated?

The road opened up before me. The Universe said, "Not this way" but did not seem to say which way then. Who or what was that up to? Might I choose? Did I fail to see the signs? Whither go I? Which way is "right"?

The Dharma knows all. The Buddha articulated a path (of practice) to bring about realization. Is it in line with what Bashar is saying? How about Galactica and Abraham-Hicks? Who can say, who can say when it can be any way?

The simulation seems adaptable. Now what? It's always the now. That means it's ours to choose. But we know not which way this leads or that -- so what to do? What is the guide?

I know, I'll call 888-CALL PSYCHICS and they can tell me for as much as $9.99 a minute or more. There was also that mysterious lady at the palm reading shop at the pier. And there's Aunt Lucy the Slatanic seance meister who listens to Slayer while prognosticating futures. Cash only.