Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worship. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

I've had it with God, Krishna and Jesus

(Life of BeerBiceps) How Lord Krishna and Jesus Christ are related: Sindu/Hinduism+Christianity

A Hindu's Crisis of Faith
  • NEW: (Neo Dharmism) I stopped feeling God's presence — Hinduism had an answer I didn't expect
  • Great Lord Krishna of Hinduism
    Hindu Lord Vishnu (the Preserver), Narayana, Hari, the Supreme god of Vaishnavism. [This is a beautiful avatar so much so that the Buddha, the Christ, and the dark Lord Krishna (whose name means "black" Kānha, Sanskrit कान्हा, "The dark-complexioned beloved one" 108 Names of Shri Krishna) are said to be avatars and incarnations or emanations of this god. Of course, in the case of the historical Buddha, this can't be quite right. It is a beautiful sentiment, indeed, but the Buddha is not reborn here or elsewhere, is not a "god," and rises beyond the gods.
  • Radha and Krishna=Jesus and Mary
    As for a historical Jesus, maybe, but surely most Christians (or perhaps they should more rightly be labelled Jesuits or Jesevites) would not like to think that their all-powerful, supreme controller, creator of the entire universe were an avatar of a neighboring faith, in spite of the fact that Jesus practiced Hinduism to some extent or was exposed to it in his 18 years of travel in Tibet and India (Nicolas Notovitch). However, the title avatar may well apply to Lord Krishna, the central object of veneration and faith in popular Hinduism today, sometimes rivaling Lord Shiva and the great Goddesses Lakshmi, Sarawati, Parvati, Kali, Ma Durga, and his consort Radha.]
  • Ishtadeva or Ishtadevata (Sanskrit इष्ट देव(ता), iṣṭa-deva(tā), literally the "cherished divinity" from iṣṭa, "personal, liked, preferred, cherished" and devatā, "deity, divinity, godhead, tutelary deity" or deva, "deity"), is a term used in Hinduism denoting a worshipper's favorite deity [1, 2] or favorite form of the deity if approached from a monotheistic or henotheistic point of view. More
Could a Hindu godman restore faith?
Three religions, one teaching?

Are nuns 2nd-class citizens in Buddhism?
(Natasha Yehenara) Are Buddhist nuns, who are forced to accept the garudhammas or "Eight Additional Rules," second-class citizens?

Ayya Tathaaloka (Alliance for Bhikkhunis)
[They sure have been treated as such by sexist and patriarchal monks trying to enhance and preserve their worldly power as abuse-prone clergyman. But these additional rules are NOT historical, as revealed by the scholarship of Ayya Tathālokā Bhikkhunī of California looking into the Theravada Bhikkhuni Vinaya, were not laid down or approved by the Buddha, and have been shown to be later additions. For instance, on one occasion, the Buddha's mother, the first Buddhist nun in history, comes to the Buddha seeking clarification on some matter or other, which would never have happened IF such additional rules had been laid down by him. The fact that she asks what she does, as documented in a vinaya backstory preserved among the ancient Buddhist texts, proves the Buddha didn't do it. And the fact that monks at later Buddhist councils added such sexist and oppressive stipulations is tantamount to crimes against humanity and the Sangha, maybe even a "defeat" (parajika) offense of a schism between monk and nun communities. Wisdom Quarterly stands firmly on the side of nuns, Natasha, and all future female-embodied persons (because we can all be reborn any gender whether we like it or not) seeking enlightenment and liberation. We have covered this topic many times in the past.]

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

All is burning: 'The Fire Sermon' (sutra)

 
The Buddha's FIRE SERMON: the speech that converted 1,000 wanderers

What is the "all" that is burning?
Buddha's Wisdom(Buddha's Wisdom) 🔍 WE’RE BURNING RIGHT NOW — THE BUDDHA’S FIRE SERMON There’s a constant inner heat -- craving, hatred, confusion -- that drives our decisions and drains our peace.

In this guided breakdown of the Buddha’s Fire Sermon (Adittapariyaya Sutta), see exactly what’s burning, why “ALL is burning” became one of Buddhism’s most powerful teachings, and a 5-step method to stop being consumed by it, today.

DISCOVER
  • How the Buddha converted 1,000 fire-worshippers with a single 20-minute speech
  • The three psychological fires burning in our chest right now (and why they always find new fuel and never stop)
  • The hidden follow-up teaching that challenges even clinging to the pursuit of “enlightenment”
  • The 5-step method that extinguished suffering for 1,000 people simultaneously
  • What the Buddha taught AFTER the Fire Sermon that made even enlightened beings question everything
  • Master Buddhist meditation and mindfulness with the Buddha's original Fire Sermon teaching
  • (Dhamma Talks at Dhammagiri) The greatest miracle of the Buddha (instruction): "The Fire Sermon" | Adittapariyaha Sutta
My house burned (commentary)

TIMESTAMPS
  • 00:00 Scan the Fire
  • 01:19 Find Our Fires — Craving • Rejection • Confusion
  • 02:50 1,000 meditators, same burn — The Kassapa Setup (near Bodh Gaya)
  • 04:11 All is burning — the Buddha’s Fire Sermon (SN 35.28)
  • 07:27 Silence: 1,000 awaken — What liberation felt like
  • 09:20 How to stop burning — the 5-Step Practice
  • 11:01 Beyond the Fire
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Comment below: What Buddhist fire burns strongest: craving, hatred, or delusion? Practice Buddhist mindfulness together.