The fifth of the Five Precepts the Buddha advised humans to adopt is to abstain from intoxicants that occasion heedlessness such as alcohol, drugs, and such substances [12, 13].
The Five Precepts (guidelines for morality, virtue, human ethics, harmlessness, ahimsa) are called pañca-sīla, binding on all Buddhist laypeople. They are to abstain and refrain from:
killing any living being
stealing (taking what is not given)
sexual misconduct
false speech (which means speaking falsehoods or lying and malicious speech, harsh speech, and frivolous speech or "animal talk"* mislabeled as gossip)
the use of intoxicants (such as beer and spirits or surāmeraya).
Early Buddhist texts nearly always condemn alcohol as do Chinese Buddhist later post-canonical texts (of the Mahayana tradition).
Smoking is sometimes also included here.
In modern times, traditional Buddhist countries have seen revival movements to promote the Five Precepts, the least good karma if we hope to ever be reborn on the human plane again and avoid the subhuman planes.
In the West, the precepts play a major role in Buddhist organizations. They have also been integrated into mindfulness training programs -- though many modern "mindfulness" specialists, having changed the definition of "mindfulness" (which the Buddha called sati) to something that better suits them -- do not support this because of the precepts' spiritual religious import.
Lastly, many conflict prevention programs make use of the precepts. More
What do we do when drinking other than "animal talk"?
Back off, Bich! - Don't call me 'bich,' Birdbrain!
*What is "animal talk"? It is lowly speech, literally "beastly talk," the name the sutras (ancient texts) give for the following: "Talk about:
(Origins Explained) AI decoded ancient Sumerian texts and stone tablets (Latin being closer to Akkadian than English). Humans were NOT the first on Earth. There were "gods" (intelligent space beings) here before that. What is this Sumerian language writing system? The mythological story of "Adam and Eve" is older than the Christian and Jewish Bibles. Creation myth: the Enūma Elišh
Why does researcher Graham Hancock (grahamhancock.com) talk like this, not only about ancient Egypt but also the Americas. He's written about it, looking at the data that science dare not speak about for fear of losing funding or being ridiculed for contemplating explanatory theories beyond the current consensus. It is like Michael Cremo's forbidden archeology (mcremo.com).
Before Göbekli Tepe | Boncuklu Tarla | exclusive site exploration and museum visit | Megalithomania
(MegalithomaniaUK) Imagine exploring ancient Turkey (Turkiye) in May 2025, including Göbekli Tepe, Derinkuyu [the underground city], Karahan Tepe, Çatalhöyük, and more. For limited time discount, see: megalithomania.co.uk.
On the upper reaches of the Tigris River in Turkey are several archeological sites that predate Göbekli Tepe, including one that could be up to 13,000 years old.
This is Boncuklu Tarla ("Beaded Field"), where excavations have revealed 30 residential houses, six public structures, and the skeletons of 130 individuals. More than 100,000 beads and shaped raw copper have been unearthed (also found at nearby Gre Filla Höyük).
Much of this material is on display at Mardin Museum, which is investigated in this video. The square enclosures at the site are up to 30 feet wide and contain standing stones about five feet tall, some of the earliest megaliths on the planet.
Notably, one enclosure has a holed stone in its wall, just as is found at Karahan Tepe and Göbekli Tepe. Could this be evidence of very early astronomical observations?
Boncuklu Tarla, like many of the earliest sites in Turkey, was buried beneath a mound with finds that date from nearly 13,000 to 9,000 years old (Epipaleolithic period through to the Late pre-pottery Neolithic B).
Megalithomania May 4-5, 2024, Town Hall of Glastonbury, featuring a stunning lineup of speakers at the cutting edge of ancient mysteries and archeology. Christine Rhone introduces the ‘John Michell Memorial Lecture.’ Speakers' forum hosted by John Martineau. There are four days of tours. Details: megalithomania.co.uk.
Megalithomania's Hugh Newman and many other great speakers were at The Cosmic Summit 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA, on June 15-17. Speakers included Randall Carlson, Scott Wolter, Ben Van Kerkwyk, Martin Sweatman, Praveen Mohan (India expert), and more. Tickets: cosmicsummit.com.
(Holy Koolaid) April 30, 2025: Could the story of Noah's Ark actually be true? Is there evidence of a global flood? Does science conflict with the Bible?
Even today, 40% of Americans believe in a literal global flood, but the evidence tells a completely different story.
Let's explore 12 undeniable pieces of scientific evidence that prove beyond any doubt that the Earth was never entirely submerged underwater.
Jimmy Bright Insight on Gobekkli Tepe, Turkey
From ancient ice cores in Antarctica and Greenland, lake varves in Japan, and tree rings spanning thousands of years, to archeological finds, delicate coral reefs, and cave formations that have survived hundreds of thousands of years — each clue dismantles the global flood myth.
Let's also explore genetic diversity that contradicts a global extinction event, intact ancient soil microbiomes, continuous written records predating the supposed flood, and how flood myths themselves reveal localized rather than global events.
Stay tuned for Part 2 to expose why the logistics of Noah's Ark itself would be utterly impossible.
(History with Kayleigh) Feb. 16, 2025: CARAL, Peru - Archeologists have just discovered a pyramid structure at the Chupacigarro ["Suck-cigarette"] archeological site, which is part of the Sacred City of Caral-Supein Peru.
The pyramid may date back to 3,800 years ago.
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8.7-million-year-old skull just discovered in Turkey rewrites history!
These are my ancestors, the hominines
(Discovery Future) A groundbreaking discovery in Turkey (Türkiye) is challenging the long-held belief that humans and great apes evolved exclusively in Africa.
Meet Anadoluvius turkae, an 8.7-million-year-old fossil that has sparked a bold hypothesis: The evolutionary lineage leading to humans — known as hominines — may have originated in Europe before migrating to Africa.
Unearthed from the Çorakyerler fossil site in northern Turkey (central Anatolia), this remarkably well-preserved partial cranium sheds new light on our evolutionary past.
Scientists believe that Anadoluvius turkae lived in dry forest environments alongside animals like giraffes, zebras, and lion-like predators, many of which later migrated to Africa.
The implications are profound. If true, this discovery suggests that hominines evolved and diversified in Europe for over 5,000,000 (five million) years before spreading to the eastern Mediterranean and eventually moving into Africa.
This challenges the traditional "Out of Africa" narrative and rekindles debates about where our earliest ancestors first emerged.
Join us as we explore the fascinating story of Anadoluvius turkae, delve into the broader context of primate evolution, and examine the shifting environments that may have driven these migrations.
What does this mean for our understanding of human origins? And what mysteries still await beneath the earth?
🔍 Stay tuned for more insights into humanity’s ancient history, and don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for updates on the latest discoveries in science and archaeology!
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What do the Sefer Tepe skulls look like, space alien, earthling human, or hybrid?
Sefer Tepe skulls found? 2024 excavation update and new pictures
(History with Kayleigh) Premiered 11/21/24: SEFER TEPE. Kayleigh got a chance to see the current excavations at Sefer Tepe, near the area of Gobekli, Karahan, and many other tepes or mounds (stupas, tels, barrows, tumuli) when she was in Turkiye in October 2024. She took pictures and decided to make this video to share the amazing experience with viewers who want a first peek at a remarkable find.
Enjoy! Music: Adrian von Ziegler.
Finely crafted solid rock entrance to Lomas Rishi Cave, one of the carve outs at Barabar
Ven. Dharma from Penang stands in glassy, polished, granite Lomas Rishi Cave, Barabar
The photo above is looks inside, whereas this is the outside of whale-shaped granite boulder.
Unsolved Mysteries: The Impossible Whale-Shaped Cave of Ancient India at Barabar
(Boxoffice) | (Full Movies) Aug. 22, 2024: Welcome to the heart of ancient India to a forgotten chapter of its history that could very well alter the course of history. ARE WE REALLY THE FIRST ADVANCED CIVILIZATION ON EARTH? No. We are not alone. We were never alone. There are others. And in the past, they left their fingerprints carved in stone all over the world -- from Mexico and Mesoamerica to Peru and Bolivia, from Egypt and Lebanon to Turkey's Karahan Tepe and Gobekli Tepe, from the USA (Mound Builders of Cahokia) to the South Pacific and Easter Island -- but perhaps nowhere in more a spectacular a fashion than ancient India. About 2,300 years ago, in what is now India (which at that time were many smaller kingdoms and republics eventually united by the Buddhist Emperor Ashoka into "India"), five rock cut chambers were carved inside enormous granite rocks. #FullMovieENGLISH #FullMovie
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While the caves remain a mystery and are in the style of other Buddhist rock cut architecture in India and Afghanistan, some inscriptions say they were a product of Mauryan rulers and were dedicated to the Ajivikas, a wandering ascetic group formed by Makkhali Gosala, a curious figure and close student of Mahavira, the founder of Jainism. Both are said to have developed samadhi and the siddhis (psychic powers, which the Buddha also developed but warned against using. Everyone in India who knows of these powers warns against their use). Makkhali Gosala must not have heard or in any case did not heed the warning. One day, becoming incensed at his erstwhile teacher, he lashed out with his psychic powers, attempting to incinerate him. But Mahavira, who was more powerful, immediately put up a psychic shield. Disciples who saw this unbelievable display were shocked. Jains later explained it as an anomaly that could only happen once in an aeon, which is not much of an explanation, but is only to say it was highly unusual and out of step with the ahimsa all of the seven main wandering ascetic schools advocated. Buddhism was one of these schools (Dharmas) as was Mahavira or the Nigantha Nattaputta's Teaching (Jainism), which are the only two shramana (wandering ascetic) traditions to survive in India, both having been coopted by later Hinduism which did not exist at that time. What did exist was Brahmanism, the old Vedic religion of the Brahmin priests. They were opposed to wandering ascetics but could not ignore their growing popularity. Their solution was to assimilate and neutralize them from the inside and in a nice way by telling their followers that there was really no difference in what was being taught by all these traditions -- indeed, by all disparate spiritual practices, which the British later dubbed "Indus'ism" to give a Western spin to the dizzying diversity of spiritual life in the subcontinent under British rule -- and Sri Shankara later codified the central beliefs and came up with a systematic religion (Hinduism), dating it back thousands of years to the purported time of the Vedas, making it the oldest religion in the world, much as Judaism makes itself ancient by attaching itself to much more ancient Sumerian, Mesopotamian, and Babylonian mythologies and narratives.
The Ajivikas ["Followers of the Way of Life" or the "Fatalists" who do not believe in freewill but teach that everything is preordained] are frequently mentioned in Buddhist texts and rarely if ever in praise. Rather, the Buddha distinguishes his Dharma (Doctrine, Teaching and Disciplinary Code) from theirs and all other wandering ascetic groups who have it partly right but are missing major pieces of the picture and so cannot lead anyone to actual enlightenment and liberation. They do, however, teach students to their versions of these two things, which the Buddha criticizes and warns against, which would not be a very nice thing to do in polite company except that he is warning his followers and them of erring. The Buddha is so convincing, always offering other to "come and see" for themselves, laying bare his Teaching without a secret doctrine for an elect, that many from other schools do come and see, angering those other teachers for making converts of their students. Of course, we never hear it from their side; we hear it from the side of Buddhist writers, so it is obviously slanted. An Ajivika might be a name for any wandering ascetic one disagreed with over some view or another, much as Christendom used the word "Heretic," for instance, during the Spanish Inquisition, Crusades, Councils, purges, pogroms, while setting up religious communities or going about ordinary clerical affairs to maintain the status quo.
Ajivika (Sanskrit आजीविक, Ājīvika) is one of the nāstika or "heterodox" schools of ancient Indian philosophy [5, 6, 7, 8]. Believed to have been founded in the 5th century BCE by Makkhali Gosāla, it was a Śramaṇa ("wandering ascetic") movement and a major rival of the old temple-based Vedic religion of the Brahmins, early Buddhism, and Jainism [5, 6, 9]. Ājīvikas were organized renunciates who formed discrete communities [5, 6, 10]. The precise identity of the Ājīvikas is not well known, and it is even unclear if they were a divergent sect of Buddhists or the Jains [11]. [Indeed, anyone might have left one wandering ascetic school to join another at any time, finding another teacher or Teaching to their liking, all more or less striving for the same goals -- moksha (liberation from rebirth) and wisdom, gnosis, spiritual knowledge and power -- by different means.] More
Jayan Films, narrated by Johannah James, Box Office Full Movies, Aug. 22, 2024; Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
The "heads" are whole bodies, far too tall to have been nearly buried by natural erosion on the island in just 800 years. Taking soil samples from the depths of the base of the statues will show they are 12,000 years or older. There would be no surprise in finding the remnants of a superannuated culture from before the ice age, as Michael "the Forbidden Archeologist" Cremo constantly addresses. There are ancient records of solar flare plasma from 10,000 BC, which Dr. Robert Schoch and his wife Catherine Ulissey.
Could the megalithic Easter Island heads be over 12,000 years old?
In Rapa Nui, Chile (aka "Easter Island") the natives do a Polynesian dance for tourists (Lufke)
Gobekli Tepe (Andrew Collins)
(Gaia) Could the megalithic Easter Islandmoai of the southeastern Pacific Ocean (Chile) connect with the ancient structures of Göbekli Tepe ("Potbelly Hill") in Turkey (Anatolia), and if so, does that mean they were carved over 12,000 years ago? #Gaia
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"We are going to leave further excavations (beyond the 5% so far uncovered) to future generations"? That's what someone said and what the team intends to do because of Schwab. Attention is being turned to an older neighboring site, another tepe or tell (Karahan Tepe or Gürcü Tepe?) instead. Which billionaire is making this decision? What does Klaus "World Economic Forum" Schwab (not to be confused with the original German archeologist to excavate here Klaus Schmidt) have to do with it? What are they hiding under structures and by planting an orchard of trees on an arid and barren hillside that cannot easily be dug up the more it grows and becomes established? Even ground penetrating radar will have trouble seeing what's underneath. What are they keeping buried, unexcavated, and therefore secret?
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