tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post3820649806481948668..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Hot Monks!Shravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-24661191890854328782016-09-04T10:09:49.237-07:002016-09-04T10:09:49.237-07:00thank you very much, It's not easy to find a g...thank you very much, It's not easy to find a good article like thisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01736826126810240497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-83467644880815048532016-08-23T21:47:20.396-07:002016-08-23T21:47:20.396-07:00Before I speak, I want to say that I am very sorry...Before I speak, I want to say that I am very sorry to see this photo of the man that burnt himself in protest because of his cultural heritage. (Very sad, and nobody should do that at all.) I don't beleive this photo is appropriate for the topic you wrote.<br /><br />In my own beleif is that the "fire" in which you are speaking of is energy of the spirit via to body that one can harness within via mind full and focused meditation to release your mental limits. (Releasing your mind to the limits of the body, kind of hard to explain. "Chi", " ki" or "spirit" you become aware of the true nature of your spirit and what it entails. Finding goodness, peace and love within. ) <br /><br />We are a spirit within the body and the body is limited but the spirit is not. (Spirit is from the creator of all things, the absolute love that created everything in time and out of time.) <br /><br />According to your mentioning about the buddha or someone vanishing in fire, I beleive that when a spirit controls all of the aspects of the body sub consciously and consciously and finds love and control of oneself similar to release of suffering they become more aware of their spirit. Releasing of sins or karma... etc. I'll get straight to the point. "The buddha released himself from the bandage of the flesh (by mind to soul) and may have de-materialized from physical." Ref. To burning fire but no ashes. (But I think I heard that the Buddha passed away and was burried in the end of his life, not sure.)<br /><br />The reference to the fire is the warmth of the spirit that we all possess, basically the world we live in is what is not really real (non-eternal, spirit is eternal). (Think of when people say "this person is very cold" meaning cruel or complete lack of goodness, but when people say this person is warm.... People already reference to things that they are not aware of... God the all loving one, compassionate and all knowing created us from itself. Therefore, our true being is love.. To be a "warm" and an enhanced spirit "living in the flesh" will begin to spiritually glow of warmth. (Look at Christian iconography of Saints, healers and of the Christ) To release themselves from the circle of karma in mind, action and thoughts.)<br /><br />I beleive karma is the essential law of good and evil (eve and Adam) or the ying yan, which is the balance of this place we live in, physical non eternal life. (If you do bad, you must re balance by doing good, but doing all good does not bring bad to you, it attracts more good.) So when your living here the bad actions will come back to you until you find balance internally and externally. (Forgiveness of sins, peace, balance of Karam... then you can spiritually develop.)<br /><br />Everybody is created equal, nobody smaller nor bigger, no slaves, no kings. All beings are similar, we are from the same parent. We are all kings to our own self.<br /><br />I recommend to seek within. Not outside. Everything we do and live in today (externally) is based on the past of previous people that lived, doesn't mean everything is accurate. Release yourself within from desire, fear, and etc. Find reasoning in all we do. (I do this all the time.) Focus on goodness, realistic of everything and always find solution within.<br /><br />I am Christian because I believe that the Christ is the only spirit that will help ourselves release from the circle of sin. (Or Karma) to open eyes to the truth of our nature of being. (Our true self, the spirit that is real not the flesh.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889637444064443190noreply@blogger.com