tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post3712043462450444577..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Spirit PossessionsShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-41432048921924589052021-12-13T07:04:13.090-08:002021-12-13T07:04:13.090-08:00send birthday gifts to India online<a href="https://www.indiagift.in/occasions-delivery-online/birthday" rel="nofollow">send birthday gifts to India online</a>Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345431336454023899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-16972256630327464512021-12-07T02:55:42.154-08:002021-12-07T02:55:42.154-08:00order cakes online, send online cakes to India<a href="https://www.indiagift.in/cakes-delivery-online" rel="nofollow">order cakes online</a>, <a href="https://www.indiagift.in/cakes-delivery-online" rel="nofollow">send online cakes to India</a><br />Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345431336454023899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-65118344119869827862016-09-20T19:53:54.227-07:002016-09-20T19:53:54.227-07:00Dear Yashas, thanks for the interesting comment an...Dear Yashas, thanks for the interesting comment and the question. I am not an expert in the Abhidharmakosa but I do know that as Bu Indian Buddhism proceeded it picked up more and more popular superstitions and incorporated them into itself. This may be The example you give looks like it might be a manifestation of this sort of thing. In the Pali suttas there is nothing like this. An interesting study of popular superstitions creeping into Buddhism is Robert DeCaroli’s ‘Haunting the Buddha’. Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-36267245121528800952016-09-17T02:35:30.687-07:002016-09-17T02:35:30.687-07:00In the Abhidharmakosa of Vasubandhu, chapter on Ka...In the Abhidharmakosa of Vasubandhu, chapter on Karma, the text mentions five causes, other than karma-results, that can cause a troubled mind. This is like a minor footnote almost, although it is crucially important for the whole theory of karma. In these five there are: demons, disturbance of the elements, fear and terror. Some of these are rather obscure, why fear? What is terror as distinct from fear? Is there some special sense for fear in the Buddhist Abhidharma? Anyway, this means that demons can harass you, and it is not necessarily a result of karma. Does fear imply bandits, thiefs, kings, tax-collectors, and wild animals etc ? What is behind it in the ancient Indian thinking?<br />Demons are accepted in Abhidharmakosa as forces that are not necessarily the result of one's karma. Any comments on this?Yashashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531349728636182477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-52157445321304064242016-09-13T23:15:42.453-07:002016-09-13T23:15:42.453-07:00Hello! My name is Juan, I´m from Colombia. For yea...Hello! My name is Juan, I´m from Colombia. For years I have been following Buddha Dhamma. But in my country doesn't exist a Buddhist Sangha, for that reason i feel my buddhist way far away from Arhat... I must to give up :(<br /><br />Can you help me with some Buddhist Lessons? For example how to meditate and achieve a Jhana? <br /><br />In the future I want to be a Bikkhu... Bu i don know how or where...<br /><br />Mi e-mail is: jgbuitrago90@gmail.com <br /><br /><br />Sadhu-sadhu-sadhu!Juan Guillermo Buitragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788914742880090421noreply@blogger.com