Showing posts with label suffering. Show all posts
Showing posts with label suffering. Show all posts
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Ghost Month continues: Shadow Realm
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| Get outta my way! Hungry ghosts are after me! |
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| Guanyin feeding (Stephen Asma) |
The Hungry Ghost Realm: A Buddhist Teaching of Hope in Addiction
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| Maha Moggallāna (Ven. Mulian) |
The journey of one of the Buddha's chief disciples, Maha Moggallāna (Sanskrit Maudgalyayana, Chinese Mulian), to this realm provides a first step for how to break the vicious cycle of addiction borne of trauma.
Many of us have a "hungry ghost" (peta, preta) lurking inside of us. If anyone is struggling, please reach out to a professional as there are many great organizations, including @TWLOHA, filled with people trained and willing to help.*
Politics of hungry ghosts: Israeli imperialism
Trump trashes countries of the world at UN in front of the world’s leaders (Ian Masters, Background Briefing, Sept. 23, 2025, KPFK.org)
TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:31 Bhavachakra at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, photographed by Bernard Gagnon, licensed under Creative Commons
- 00:49 The Six Realms of Birth, Edo Period Japan, British Museum
- 01:13 Ghosts from the Bangkok National Museum
- 01:26 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
- 02:06 Unending Hunger
- 02:09 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
- 02:50 Haunting Ghosts from the Thirty-Seven Nats
- 03:15 Dr. Gabor Maté, In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
- 03:54 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
- 04:39 Maudgalyayana [Maha Moggallana] Rescuing His Mother, Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
- 05:05 From Darkness
- 05:08 Ven. Maha Moggallana at Wat Olak Madu, Kedah, photographed by Ven. Anandajoti Bhikkhu, licensed under Creative Commons
- 05:38 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
- 06:37 Yulanpen Sutra, Mahayana canon
- 07:12 Shakyamuni Buddha from the Dazu Rock Carvings, photographed by Michael Gunther, licensed under Creative Commons
- 07:42 Mulian Saves His Mother, 19th Century China
- 08:26 Into Light
- 08:30 Silk Roundel with Endless Knot Symbol, 19th Century China, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- 09:00 Rahans Receiving Offerings, 19th Century Burma
- 09:18 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
- 09:57 Offering at Hong Kong Ghost Festival, photographed by Rose Tim Wing Mxuiek, licensed under Creative Commons
- 10:10 Begging monk in Himeji, photographed by Nesnad, licensed under Creative Commons
- 10:20 Mukaebi of the Bon Festival, photographed by Batholith
- 10:55 Conclusion
- 10:59 Homeless man in New York, photographed by CGP Grey, licensed under Creative Commons
- 11:09 The Drinker by Albert Anker
- 11:26 Sinhalese manuscript, photographed by Wellcome Images, licensed under Creative Commons
- 11:51 Floating Lanterns, photographed by San Lie, licensed under Creative Commons
- 12:25 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum Ambient - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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- Parittas: Protective Buddhist Chants (Theravada Pali canon)
- Mythos & Logos, Oct. 31, 2021; CC Liu, Dhr. Seven, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Friday, April 25, 2025
Bashar on Moses, ETs, dinos, time travel
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| Was Moses, living in Northern Africa in Egypt or Kush or Kemet, not then a Black man like J? |
Unveiling Moses' Journey: Insights on the Ten 'Commandments' from Bashar channeling - Bashar Darryl [Anka]
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| Behold, my God in space parts the sea for us!! |
Jewish God's Prophet Moses?
- What if Moses didn't exist? | Prof. Bart D. Ehrman, PhD
- The Moses and Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten LINK
- The forgotten space alien Pharaoh Akhenaten (Moses?)
- "Bashar" is not explained. Who or what is it? It is likely -- if Jerry and Esther Hicks' "Abraham," another almost identical couple's "Galactica," and the source of America's Sleeping Prophet Edgar Cayce's information is any hint -- a council or group of entities, light beings, celestial bodies, tricky demons, or ascended masters sending knowledge and wisdom. It may just be Mr. Darryl Anka's alter ego or subpersonality, his "higher self," his connection to spirit.
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- Bashar (channeled by Darryl Anka) via Transcendent Bashar Vibes; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Thursday, March 20, 2025
See Led Zep's Robert Plant live (5/6)
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| I like me a bit of Zen on me own without the lads. Wish Jimmy had played on more tracks. |
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| I'll never get old but will just get better. |
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| Robert Plant's Carry Fire |
Friday, February 28, 2025
Everything feels real, but look closely
Everything feels real…until we look closer
📌 TIMESTAMPS
- 00:00 – What if reality isn’t real?
- 02:14 – The invisible forces shaping our mind
- 05:30 – Why our brain hides the truth from us
- 09:48 – The illusion of free will
- 13:10 – What quantum physics reveals about reality
- 16:00 – If everything is an illusion, what’s left?
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| I'm at work. This is definitely real. As for my boyfriend at home, I don't know what he feels. |
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Why do we suffer? The power of awareness
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| What's reality? "F around and find out," they say, so I will dive into this soft pile of snow. |
Drawing on discourses like the Kalama Sutta, the Buddha reminds us not to simply accept beliefs, but to directly experience reality for ourselves.
This mindful practice of clear, non-judgmental attention is key to understanding the roots of our (emotional, psychological, physical, and existential) pain and breaking free from unskillful reactions and patterns.
(All Time) It's not only a misperception. We live in a simulation
- Experience trumps belief: the importance of directly experiencing life rather than relying on inherited belief systems
- How mindful awareness transforms mere knowledge into enlightening insight
- The role of mindfulness: Why paying bare attention to details — breath, feelings, mind, and objects of mind — is essential for breaking the illusion, gaining inner clarity, and ending delusion
- How mindfulness helps us observe then let go of unwholesome reactions
- Practical applications: techniques to observe the mind’s activity without judgment.
- Ways to replace reactive patterns with skillful responses, paving the path to the end of suffering (nirvana)
- The bigger picture: how inner awareness not only alleviates personal suffering but also contributes to a more harmonious life.
Join the journey: If ready to explore how bare (unvarnished, unaltered) awareness can end suffering and lead to wisdom, insight, and inner peace, please like, share, and subscribe. Let's walk the Buddha's path of mindfulness together.
#Mindfulness #InnerClarity #BuddhistWisdom #EndingSuffering #Nirvana #BareAwareness
- Solace Fox, Ego Podcast (Buddhism), Feb. 27, 2025; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Friday, March 15, 2024
How I knew this relationship was over
Joy Canoy, May 28, 2023; Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Unfortunately, the quest to find our one true love, often referred to simply as “The One,” is a universal aspiration shared by everyone.
It is, however, disheartening to acknowledge that simply desiring this connection does not guarantee its attainment, as many individuals have learned through great personal experiences of suffering and turmoil.
Time and time again, hopeful romantics invest their utmost efforts into relationships, only to witness them crumble. Similarly, there are unfortunate individuals who gradually come to the realization that their relationship is not progressing in the most favorable direction, to put it mildly.
Here we find anecdotes shared by individuals recounting the extraordinary moments that led them to understand that their partners were not “The One.”
- Relationships aren’t meant to make us feel whole | Elephant Journal | Mindful Love, Loss, Lust | Medium
- Why are guys so sweet in the beginning, and as the relationship progresses, they are not as sweet anymore? How do I change this? | Quora
- Why did you stop putting effort into your relationship? : r/AskMen (reddit.com)
- Harvard psychologist: If you use any of these 9 phrases, ‘your relationship is more successful' than most (cnbc.com)
- Finland psychologist, happiness researcher: Phrases we use every day (cnbc.com)
- Nothing Higher to Live For: A Buddhist View of Romantic Love
- manifestinglifedaily.com
- The Lost Ways (lost-ways.net)
- Maybe I should fix my diet so my stomach will stop hurting: GundryMD (thehealthiestfat.com)
- For some it's a pain in the neck, for others the back; for me, I have a lower opinion of it (iron-neck.com)
- 10 boys vs 10 girls were left unsupervised in a house for 5 days and the results were wildly different
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Heat Seekers in Death Valley (video)
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| There's only death here and djinn (monstrous shapeshifting genies) luring us to our deaths. |
Heat Seekers' revel in Death Valley's record temperatures
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Run in the Sun
Darth Vader (Jon Rice) runs a mile in 131-degree temperature, dressed in black in the blazing sun of the hottest place in the world, California's Death Valley? Good thing he didn't die. But this was not the last time he pulled this stunt.
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Good Catholic goes to HELL: religion to blame
Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Good Catholic goes to hell and says religion is to blame (shocking NDE)
- 0:00 - Intro
- 2:14 - NDE in Hell
- 17:17 - NDE in Heaven
- 21:49 - Why did I go to Hell?
- 28:40 - Are you trying to get rich?
- 29:14 - Could it have been a dream?
- 30:22 - Do you have nightmares from your NDE?
- 31:55 - How did your NDE change you?
- 35:36 - An email from Heaven
- 37:16 - What is the purpose of life?
- 38:51 - Are you afraid of death?
- 39:18 - Her book
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| Buddhism describes many hells (narakas) |
She found herself wandering around [in a place Buddhists would describe as] hell [naraka-loka], but eventually ended up in heaven [Buddhist sagga or the deva-loka].
An NDE occurs when someone dies, is revived, and knows for certain that there is an afterlife -- life after life, life after death.
A distressing NDE like Kathy had happens to 3 in 10 people who have an NDE. For Kathy her NDE both distressed and amazed here, and it changed her life forever.
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| But "hell" is not really real, right, Bart Ehrman? |
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Saturday, June 3, 2023
Strawberry Moon Buddhist Observance
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| Strawberry Moon June 2023, a year with 13 full moons (The Old Farmer's Almanac) |
This weekend's Strawberry Moon
Now let's hear from the Buddha, keeping humans and shining ones (devas) informed for nearly 30 centuries:
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1. “A noble [awakened] disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the full enlightened (arahants) give up [abandon, avoid, abstain from] killing living beings, giving up the cudgel and sword. They are very kind and careful with their behavior and live full of compassion for all living beings. I, too, for this day and night shall give up killing [and causing others to kill] living beings, giving up the cudgel and sword. I shall be very kind and careful with my behavior and live full of compassion for all living beings. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is the uposatha's first factor.
This is the proper way to consider and think when observing Buddhism's Eight Precepts. [When is it observed? It is observed weekly at each of the four phases of the moon, but the full moon feels like a particularly significant for its observance.
SUTRA: "The Eight Factored Lunar Observance"
"The Lunar Observance with Eight Factors in Brief," Saṅkhittūposatha Sutta (AN 8.41)
Thus have I heard. At one time the Blessed One (the Buddha) was living in the City of Sāvatthī, in Jeta’s Grove, at the multi-millionaire Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. There the Blessed One addressed the meditators saying, “Meditators!”
“Venerable sir,” they replied. The Blessed One then said this:
“Meditators, the lunar observance (uposatha) with its eight factors is very beneficial, brilliant, and expansive. How should it be observed?
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2. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up stealing. They take only what is given and expect only what is [freely] given. They keep themselves blameless by not stealing. I, too, for this day and night shall give up stealing. I shall take only what is given and expect only what is given. I shall keep myself blameless by not stealing. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its second factor.
3. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up noncelibacy. They are celibate, set apart, avoiding the low practice of sex. I, too, for this day and night shall give up noncelibacy. I shall be celibate, set apart, avoiding the low practice of sex. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its third factor.
4. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up lying [false speech, bearing false witness]. They speak the truth and keep to the truth. They are honest and trustworthy and do not trick the world with their words. I, too, for this day and night shall give up lying. I shall speak the truth and keep to the truth. I shall be honest and trustworthy and shall not trick the world with my words. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its fourth factor.
5. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up intoxicating drinks and drugs. I, too, for this day and night shall give up intoxicating drinks and drugs. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its fifth factor.
6. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened eat before noon, giving up eating at night and from eating food from midday until dawn the next day. I, too, for this day and night shall eat before noon, giving up eating at night and from midday until dawn the next day. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its sixth factor.
7. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up dancing, singing, music, seeing shows, beautifying and decorating themselves with flower garlands, perfumes, and makeup. I, too, for this day and night shall give up dancing, singing, music, seeing shows, beautifying and decorating myself with flower garlands, perfumes, and makeup. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its seventh factor.
8. “A noble disciple thinks and considers, ‘As long as they live, the fully enlightened give up luxurious and fancy seats and beds. They sleep in a low place, either a small bed or a straw mat. I, too, for this day and night shall give up luxurious and fancy seats and beds. I shall sleep in a low place, either a small bed or a straw mat. I shall keep the lunar observance by doing as the fully enlightened do in this way.’ This is its eighth factor.
“Indeed, the lunar observance with its eight limbs kept in this way is very fruitful and beneficial, brilliant and expansive.”
Monday, February 20, 2023
Don't let the Devil know anything (Alan Watts)
Alan Watts via Cosmic Jokes. Text: Dhr. Seven, Ananda (Dharma B Meditation), Wisdom Quarterly
WARNING: This Dharma talk might rattle long held belief systems of listeners! QOTSA knows:
WARNING: This Dharma talk might rattle long held belief systems of listeners! QOTSA knows:
Don't let the Devil know anything (Alan Watts)
(Cosmic Jokes)
Alan Watts talks about karma (intentional action). Escape karma and you escape the Devil. But how can we escape it? The historical Buddha laid down the path. And many are confused by it, including Watts, by confounding what the Buddha taught and what Hindus, Brahmins, and the Vedas teach about karma. It is not necessary to exhaust karma to break free of the cycle of rebirth and suffering. If it were, no one would ever be able to do it, as each act -- whether physical, verbal, or even mental -- lays down seeds that later bear fruit. It's happening all the time. In one life, one lays down enough karma for a thousand future lives or more. It's happening all the time. There's no need to do more, as the number of future lives we already face is endless. This is the problem of samsara, the endless round of birth and death. The solution is calm and mindfulness, which yields liberating insight into the true nature of things, which causes the heart/mind to let go. When one really lets go completely at this deep level, an irreversible change happens. One glimpses nirvana, the highest bliss, and one "changes lineage" from an ordinary worldling to a noble one (arya), having put a limit on how much future suffering is possible. One may yet live for a long time, but now there is a limit. It will no longer be endless and impermanent (dying from moment to moment between deaths and rebirths). Those who say we must exhaust all of our previous karma simply have not understood the historical Buddha's teachings or Dharma. And it is not what any other spiritual tradition teaches -- not Hinduism, Brahmanism, Vedanta, Jainism, Christianity, or New Age beliefs. The real way to "the end of all suffering," which is what nirvana means, is the Buddha's 37 Requisites of Enlightenment implicit in the Ennobling Eightfold Path.► Subscribe.
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Friday, February 10, 2023
Pema Chodron quote when we don't feel right
Nicole Cameron (elephant journal, 1/11/23); Ananda (DBM), Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Lately, I’ve had the sensation that I’m crawling out of my skin.
It’s a constant state of discomfort -- of not being able to sit without feeling antsy.
On another level, there’s a buzz of excitement…of plans and moments that I’m looking forward to. And still, my mind and body struggle to relax.
I try to rest, to listen to meditations and will my mind to settle. I pray and light candles and sage [smudge] my space until I get scared I’m going to set the smoke detector off.
My anxiety likes to convince me that this feeling is proof that something is wrong or that if something isn’t wrong right now, it’s most certainly coming ― so I better be ready.
My anger tells me that I’m holding something in that needs to burst out, that it’s time to take all my latent frustration out on whoever is closest, consequences be damned.
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| You want to watch the Big Game rather than come with me to yoga class to get closer? |
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| Author Nicole Cameron (elephant journal) |
[It's a feeling] of not being able to lay down without adjusting and readjusting, of feeling like there’s something I’m forgetting to do, of wanting things to feel “just right” but not being able to reach that imaginary point.
I’m not drowning in unhappiness, and I’m not facing major personal drama at the moment. In fact, things feel relatively calm on one level.
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| Listen to my podcast, Nicole! I'm Sahara Rose! |
I move my body. I stretch and do yoga sun salutations. I dance salsa and swing my kettle bell. I breathe and bend and squat until it feels like my legs are begging for mercy.
But that current of discomfort remains a quiet, nagging whisper.
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| Kendall is miserable when she gets anxious. |
My stubbornness tells me that I just haven’t found the right cure, the right mix of self-care practices, that will allow me to chill the f*ck out. That maybe a different meditation or podcast or ritual will do the trick.
My optimism tells me that I just need to be more gracious, that I need to be outwardly thankful for all the good in my life. That if I can focus more on the positive, those antsy feelings will slowly disappear.
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| American Buddhist nun Pema Chodron understands |
My rational mind tells me I need to call my therapist.
The truth is that I could try all of these things and still feel like I want to bust out of my skin.
...Instead, I can be guided by these words from American Vajrayana Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön:
“We think that if we just meditated enough or jogged enough or ate perfect food, everything would be perfect. But from the point of view of someone who is awake, that’s death. Seeking security or perfection, rejoicing in feeling confirmed and whole, self-contained and comfortable, is some kind of death. It doesn’t have any fresh air. There’s no room for something to come in and interrupt all that. We are killing the moment by controlling our experience.”
As crappy as this feeling is, it is also proof of life ― of my life in this moment. It is my fresh air. More
- A Pema Chödrön quote for when it feels like we’re crawling out of our skin (elephant journal)
- LA COMPOST (food waste becomes fertilizer)
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