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Samsara: How to Escape the Cycle of Suffering | Geshe Namdak
In Buddhism, samsara is the cycle of existence characterized by continuous rebirth, sickness, aging, and death. This cycle, driven by uncontrollable factors such as destructive emotions, leads to various forms of suffering. Samsara represents a lack of control over our existence, similar to how we lack control over our dreams or emotional reactions.
The Buddha taught that by understanding and accepting the realities of samsara, including the inevitability of death and the suffering inherent in existence, individuals can better manage life's challenges. This understanding fosters acceptance, enabling individuals to address issues more effectively. Learn more about samsara and Buddhism's unique teachings that enable us to escape this cycle in this video with Geshe Namdak!
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The Two Types of Buddhist Meditation That Free Your Mind | Geshe Namdak
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Buddhism incorporates two primary meditation practices: concentration (or placement) meditation and analytical meditation. Concentration meditation trains the mind to focus on a single object, cultivating the ability to maintain this focus at will, which is essential for progress in meditation. However, while it fosters a calmer, more aware state, concentration meditation alone does not elimina...
The Power of Vows in Buddhism | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak explores the three types of vows in Buddhism: vows for self-liberation, Bodhisattva vows, and Vajrayana vows, applicable to both monastics and laypeople. Vows serve as commitments to abstain from negative actions. By promising not to engage in certain behaviors, one not only avoids negative actions but also fosters a virtuous state of mind, enhancing personal happiness and spiritua...
The Role of Rituals and Prayer in Buddhism | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak explores how, while the core objective in Buddhism centers on studying philosophy and psychology, rituals, pujas, and prayers also form an integral part of Buddhist practice. He looks at how the primary goal of rituals and prayers is the transformation of the mind, and that understanding the symbolic meaning of implements used in rituals, such as the vajra and bell, is crucial. Fin...
Ultimate and Conventional Reality and The Four Tenet Systems in Buddhism | Geshe Namdak
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Buddhism employs the framework of the "two truths"-conventional and ultimate reality-to navigate and understand existence. Through the study of these truths, practitioners can grasp how ignorance leads to disturbing emotions and suffering, and how the elimination of these destructive emotions through the realization of emptiness is possible. This path is elaborated through various Buddhist tene...
Sharpening Your Wisdom With Buddhist Debate | Geshe Namdak
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Debate plays a crucial role in the monastic educational system, serving as a primary means of learning and clarifying Buddhist teachings. Unlike Western educational models, which rely heavily on lectures and discussions, the monastic system emphasizes daily debate sessions as the main form of study. This method ensures deep engagement with the material, promoting clarity and long-term retention...
Tibetan Buddhism's Geshe Degree | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak explains how, in the monastic system, the path to becoming a geshe or geshema involves an intense study program of 20 to 25 years, culminating in a graduation that signifies not just academic achievement but a profound personal transformation. This program is akin to being in retreat for two decades, focusing on the Buddhist doctrine to understand and deal with the mind, its philos...
The Nalanda Tradition of Buddhism | Geshe Namdak
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After the Buddha's passing, Buddhism expanded, notably through India's ancient monastic universities like Nalanda, Vikramashila, and Taxila, where deep studies of Buddhist philosophy and psychology were conducted. This rich tradition attracted students globally, delving into logic, epistemology, the "Perfection of Wisdom Sutras," Madhyamaka philosophy, Vinaya, and Abhidharma, forming the core o...
How to Find A Spiritual Teacher | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak highlights a multifaceted approach to studying Buddhism, encompassing secular elements, Buddhist mind science, philosophy, and the path to enlightenment. Emphasizing the importance of the teacher or "virtuous friend" in guiding one's transformation, he notes the critical role they play in imparting knowledge and embodying the teachings. The concept of guru devotion is presented as ...
Studying Buddhism in Western Dharma Centers | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak discusses the importance of structured, long-term study programs for deepening one's understanding of Buddhism. Highlighting Jamyang Buddhist Centre's approach to offering comprehensive programs, he emphasizes the benefits of dedicated study over simply sampling various teachings here and there. Discover more about the possible study programs available at Jamyang Buddhist Centre in...
A Guide to Overcoming the Three Poisons | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak explores the elimination of the "Three Poisons" in Buddhism-anger, attachment, and ignorance-through meditation. Find out what these three poisons entail in the video, where Geshe Namdak links the Buddhist concept of emptiness, where phenomena exist interdependently rather than inherently, with quantum mechanics, suggesting a convergence of spiritual and scientific understandings o...
What Are Disturbing Emotions? | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak explores the nature of destructive emotions, or afflictions, as disturbances that compromise our mental peace. Using the metaphor of clouds obscuring the blue sky, he illustrates that these emotions are not inherent to the mind and thus can be eliminated. Geshe Namdak highlights the role of reasoning in Buddhism as a tool for transforming these destructive emotions. By recognizing ...
Practical Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Life | Geshe Namdak
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Geshe Namdak delves into the essence of Buddhism, highlighting its complexity, richness in philosophy, and psychological depth. He emphasizes that Buddhism's goal is not conversion but personal growth, urging individuals to analyze and find the path that resonates deeply with them, whether within Buddhism's various traditions or beyond. In this video, he underlines the importance of applying Bu...
Life as a Buddhist Monk | Geshe Namdak
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In this enlightening talk, Geshe Tenzin Namdak offers wisdom on embarking on a monastic life within Buddhism, stressing the significance of a personal, well-considered decision, grounded in an understanding of Buddhism's foundational teachings. Highlighting his own experiences, Namdak touches on the stringent selection process for ordination under His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the critical ro...
Introduction | Geshe Namdak
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In this video, Tenzin Namdak shares his transformative journey from a hydrology student who enjoyed martial arts and parties to a deeply committed Buddhist monk. Captivated by Buddhism's scientific approach to understanding the mind and its teachings on compassion, wisdom, and the quest for life's meaning, he shifted his life's focus and ended up dedicating himself to two decades of intensive s...
The Power of a Smile | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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The Power of a Smile | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Making Life Meaningful through Awareness of Death | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Making Life Meaningful through Awareness of Death | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Refuge and the Five Precepts | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Refuge and the Five Precepts | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Buddhism & Caring for the Environment | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Buddhism & Caring for the Environment | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
What Is the Fourfold Buddhist Community? | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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What Is the Fourfold Buddhist Community? | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Buddhism in Action | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Buddhism in Action | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
The Bhikkhuni Movement in Southeast Asia | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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The Bhikkhuni Movement in Southeast Asia | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Buddhism in Thai Society | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Buddhism in Thai Society | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
The Past, Present and Future of Buddhism in Thailand | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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The Past, Present and Future of Buddhism in Thailand | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Education for Nuns in Thailand | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Education for Nuns in Thailand | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Seeking Equality: Thailand's Buddhist Nuns | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Seeking Equality: Thailand's Buddhist Nuns | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Becoming Thailand's First Fully-Ordained Theravada Nun | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Becoming Thailand's First Fully-Ordained Theravada Nun | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
Introduction | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
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Introduction | Dhammananda Bhikkhuni
The Final Journey: A Guided Buddhist Death Meditation | Dr. Philippe Goldin
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The Final Journey: A Guided Buddhist Death Meditation | Dr. Philippe Goldin
Dying Well: What It Means to Have a Good Death | Dr. Philippe Goldin
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Dying Well: What It Means to Have a Good Death | Dr. Philippe Goldin

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @deoae9259
    @deoae9259 9 годин тому

    Buddham saranam gacchami Dharmam saranam gacchami Sangham saranam gacchami

  • @elaineroddy9958
    @elaineroddy9958 15 годин тому

    Thank you 😊

  • @SamtenYeshi3012
    @SamtenYeshi3012 21 годину тому

    👍👍👍

  • @ceasar812
    @ceasar812 22 години тому

    This brought me to a new understanding of metta. I tried liking everything and everyone and it just wouldnt work. This motivated me to redouble my studies. Thank you for your words of wisdom.

  • @rogertebb1997
    @rogertebb1997 День тому

    🤣🤣🤣 well, this presentation was absolutely full of emptiness.

  • @AlbinaS6950
    @AlbinaS6950 3 дні тому

    2 comments! Seriously!? For 4 years!?

  • @karolbagh3793
    @karolbagh3793 3 дні тому

    That's how they fool you 😂😂😂

  • @ShevinAndresen
    @ShevinAndresen 4 дні тому

    Buddhism is older than islam

  • @kasikasivendjinn5345
    @kasikasivendjinn5345 5 днів тому

    It’s nice to see Buddhists and Muslims not fighting in the comment section

  • @000Emir
    @000Emir 6 днів тому

    01:56

  • @vinnysing1324
    @vinnysing1324 6 днів тому

    That's why I don't like Thai Monks!

  • @tenzinfreedom2027
    @tenzinfreedom2027 6 днів тому

    Bhuddhist don't believe in god or heaven as it is core concepts of Islam religion..heaven is reserved for Islam n Christ..

  • @ritakali9226
    @ritakali9226 6 днів тому

    Não. Chega de esperar. Devemos exigir que o Dalai Lama volte em um corpo feminino.

  • @Humtohsachbolengey
    @Humtohsachbolengey 7 днів тому

    How much intellectual a person belonging to Islam may be, his tendency of being apologetic when it comes to Muslims and Islam doesn’t go.

  • @MrChristoferoful
    @MrChristoferoful 7 днів тому

    Is she talking about gratitude?

  • @militiaryboymukesh3521
    @militiaryboymukesh3521 7 днів тому

    anybody kindly suggest me any course that is available online that can teach me powerful form of meditation 🧘‍♂️ 🙏

  • @comsee101
    @comsee101 8 днів тому

    🌺🌺🌺

  • @leyxus2395
    @leyxus2395 8 днів тому

    🕉️🕉️🤐🤐💓💓💓

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    @leyxus2395 8 днів тому

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  • @user-xz6zy7nw8m
    @user-xz6zy7nw8m 10 днів тому

    form=feeling=perception= fabrications=consciousness=0/insubstantial

  • @drmiriammaisel273
    @drmiriammaisel273 10 днів тому

    Excellent advice, very clear!

  • @vientoblanco.bienestar
    @vientoblanco.bienestar 11 днів тому

    This yoga is like Nidra Yoga or not?

  • @dorjeartcenter3438
    @dorjeartcenter3438 11 днів тому

    Thank you

  • @howardjamespatterson4119
    @howardjamespatterson4119 12 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @chris4321das
    @chris4321das 12 днів тому

    Joking about Hell - you are a f00I! 👎

  • @chris4321das
    @chris4321das 12 днів тому

    Buddhism WILL lead you to Hell. Hell is REAL. You WILL go there if you don't accept Jesus Christ as your Savior. Watch Dominic Morrow's Hell NDE testimonies. For FAR MORE HORROR read his ebook - 3 Minutes and 47 Seconds in Hell.

  • @BrandonH000
    @BrandonH000 12 днів тому

    Only Christ Jesus can take away suffering… at the end of time when He establishes His new earth and heaven then he will wipe every tear and takes away sadness and suffering… come today to Christ whilst theres still time

  • @28105wsking
    @28105wsking 14 днів тому

    On Ordination into the Tibetan tradition: I am going to play the Devil's Advocate here because I think another point of view is necessary. I disagree. Motivation is not the most important thing. You can have Bodhicitta in every situation everywhere, if you even know what Bodhicitta really is! Ordination is not a game. It is your life. So, putting ALL of your life in a balanced, safe, and sufficient path for your development is the point. Reality and practicality are the most important points. Ordination is a wonderful help, but it is not necessary. If you are going to ordain in America, there is no fooling around with "pie-in-the-sky" hopefulness. The decision to ordain has very serious financial and medical consequences for social security and retirement, not to mention health insurance. It's not La-La land. What about your family? What will they think and do? Will they stand by you, and support you in this decision? What if you get very sick in several years, can't pay your medical bills because you don't have any medical insurance?, will they be there to help you, because the sangha, at this stage, can't? This happens. If your monastery folds thru lack of financial support as the economy worsens, then what are you going to do and where will you go? Do you have the necessary skills to support yourself in that scenario? This happens. Will your family still talk to you? This happens! It would not be a bad idea to speak to a lawyer in elder law and discuss with him what your status would be later in retirement. Without working, social security may not even be available for you by then! Think! Anyone who speaks to you about ordination should be discussing these practical matters with you. If you do not think carefully, you may find that you have burned all your bridges and are left completely alone, without friends or support. It has happened to a lot of us. Misplaced trust. "Be prepared! That's the Boy Scouts' Golden Rule!" Even those of us who trusted and gave our lives to the lamas and the dharma in years and years and years of retreat and attainment, are at the end, left with absolutely nothing. Family all died, no friends, no support, no contacts, no help or assistance, no place to live, no nothing, a greatly attained nun, an Arhant from Albuquerque, shining with joyful light, but hungry, thin, and dying all alone of fever in a shack in Mexico, because that is all anyone offered her, while the irresponsible lamas, her own teachers for all those years, are fat and comfy in the USA, living in comfort, the center has empty rooms and many of the sangha are doctors and nurses!! I cannot express how angry this made me and how it completely destroyed my faith and trust. Don't trust anybody! Make sure you will be safe, no matter what. Do not assume anything! Be sure you are in control of your future and not depending on anyone else or their promises. You must have shelter and finances. If Ordination doesn't work out, you can leave, but then what? Do you have a leg to stand on? That is why I recommend you finish your education and work for two years before deciding to take ordination. You need maturity, experience, references, family, and outside contacts to help you in case it does not work out. It is not always obvious on the surface what situations really are or who people really are and what their motivations are. You don't want to enter a cult-like situation, which is so easy to be swept into for anyone, and if the situations change and become abusive and cult-like, which has often happened in many different groups, you want to be able to get out. If you need to leave, you need outside contacts, friends, and enough money to get started again. Even if you ordain, you are completely on your own. The Sangha will never reach out to you in any way, in friendship or support. They do not have the means to help you. You are either on the bus or off the bus. There is no in-between. Its a very lonely and difficult road. In the Tibetan tradition also, you will have no personal guidance in developing meditation samadhis for Enlightenment as you would have in the Zen tradition or in the Theravada tradition as a laywoman. There is no one to talk to to guide you directly. The bias against women is a real obstacle to getting any advanced training. You may receive so many wonderful initiations, but there is no further guidance! It seems completely hopeless to tears. Altho you do your best, your life is wasted, trusting they are leading you in the right direction. Are they? They want to keep you at the lowest possible levels, cooking, cleaning, working in the office, and telling you that you are creating merits by this grunt work while they advise you to "pray for rebirth as a man!" . Never any regularly scheduled times for meditation as in the Zen tradition, but just chanting, prayers, and physical exhaustion. Other than that, your life as an ordained person in some traditions will just be memorizing prayers and performing rituals. Do you enjoy that? Does it help you? Is that all ordination is for? The Buddha spoke strongly against the excessive ritual performed by Hindus of his day. As a prince, he was trained in them, As a yogi for ten years or more with two separate gurus, he performed many. He did not find that rituals led to a greater understanding of reality. Performing excessive rituals is not why people seek ordination. Study, meditation and guidance toward realization and Enlightenment is the reason why you took ordination! In some traditions, your development in meditation is a real threat to maintaining the status quo and is actively discouraged by their daily schedule and requirements. So look carefully. They may also actively discourage you from ever being alone. so that you can meditate. Red flag for a cult! Red! You should think carefully about these things and what the dynamics of the situation really are. Who is the wizard behind the curtain of Oz? Tell yourself the truth before you act. What do you really need and can you get it? Does it seem to you that there is leadership interested in your development, or do they just want to harass you and tell you that is dharma training? There are vicious narcissists in the sangha who love to bully you as well as anywhere else! Be on your guard! "Be ye wise as foxes and as gentle as doves." In the end, with a good environment and the right conditions, ordination is like fourth gear! Meditation will improve by leaps and bounds and deep satisfaction will be yours. However, ordination is not necessary for realization. Meditation is. One last word of warning: if you find that the overall tone is negative and never uplifting, excessively pejorative, why be there? The higher Mahayana Sutras are full of joy and the descriptions of attainment and encouragement to progress in meditation. They are full of descriptions of the wonderful qualities that develop in meditation practice. If fear and subservience dominate the environment, the ritual words elevate one and dominate another, and the teachings you are getting and every word you hear harps on negativity of one sort or another, or one weakness or another, always pushing your spirit down, dominating you by fears and dreads and hierarchy, instead of encouraging attainment, lifting you up, presenting samadhi levels and how to recognize them, what the obstructions and difficulties are at that level to break thru and how to do it, then what is the point? If you never hear about Enlightenment and its wonderful qualities, why be there? It turns out to be just a control technique to lower some and elevate others. That's not right. Watch out for medieval and feudal attitudes hidden in the rituals, because they are there. Do not let them bamboozle you into false humility, subservience, and obsequiousness. Pay attention to the psychology of the dynamic and its effect on you long term. Remember this line from Boy George: "Some people want to use you. Some people want to be used by you". Think about it. Balance. You do not have to be ordained to have really good practice. Just as there are Fundamentalist Christians who take everything literally and love to thump hellfire and damnation, there are also Buddhists like that. But the Buddha spoke realization and enlightenment. So we should also remember that beauty on the horizon is possible and attainable. If you aren't getting there, keep looking. Study well and sit well. It is traditional that monks travel to many monasteries seeking instruction.

  • @user-cm5vj3pv2g
    @user-cm5vj3pv2g 14 днів тому

    Re-doing addictive patterns. It is the cigarette smoking. It is the coffee many cups. It is the not eating when hungry. It is studying over limit. It is sex with self. Buddha.🙏📿

  • @traveling3732
    @traveling3732 14 днів тому

    Happiest in the world is truth ua-cam.com/video/HxjlFcPd2rE/v-deo.htmlsi=1rjrAvuu1FBvvD60

  • @RajuGogul
    @RajuGogul 14 днів тому

    Saadhu. Saadhu. Saadhu. 🙏🙏🙏

  • @48sharksOfficial
    @48sharksOfficial 14 днів тому

    I always knew Wabi Sabi was an aspect of this. I always knew it was either "the perfection" or the "imperfection". Either, expresses the creativity of that human within that moment whether perfect or imperfect. Finding a simple way to explain this has been a mission of mine.

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 15 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @nicholasgrover2558
    @nicholasgrover2558 15 днів тому

    Thank you. With bows of gratitude.🪷🙏🏻 Nikko

  • @pareshprajapati7916
    @pareshprajapati7916 16 днів тому

    Thank you 🙏 guruji Thank you guru maa 🙏

  • @user-pd4ch1hi5q
    @user-pd4ch1hi5q 16 днів тому

    🌞💎🌈🌝🪷

  • @user-xg8ml4lf3e
    @user-xg8ml4lf3e 16 днів тому

  • @KaiLindaova-dd3wz
    @KaiLindaova-dd3wz 18 днів тому

    I swear I believe in this! I was Christian for many years;- and actually prayed for my Grandad's Spirit to come-down;- and help me through what was effectively Abuse. This was: "One Hell!";- so-far as I experienced it at the time. I had a very: "Rough Sketch!";- of what the Naraka's actually are. I have witnessed;- maybe two Hungry Ghosts;- at two differant time's;- in two differant locations. I cannot say I have reached Enlightenment;- and wouldn't want to profess to know what it feel's like to be enlightened;- as I have my own Strugglel's;- and the Wheel of Samsara keeps turning. I find myself faced: "Possibly...";- by Benevolant Beings;- and then I can become a Hungry Ghost;- Myself. To be fair... The Charity is focussed around Mental Health;- and the people who work for it;- sometimes can be very good;- and I have been subject to the Three Poison's;- (I don't want to go into why;- but it involved me being cast onto the Street's;- and I developed/"Discovered";- that I actually had a diagnosable Mental Health Problem. Does anybody out-there know/"Can Advise?";- how I deal with all this;- when there are so-many Benevolant Being's;- who aren't seeking enlightenment;- and how can I live with this chaos?

  • @pakwanlau6016
    @pakwanlau6016 19 днів тому

    I know of kapalikas who do spiritual practice in the cmetry, on a special day of the month, since we,re shaivite.

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 19 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 19 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 19 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 20 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 20 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @JigmeShiri
    @JigmeShiri 20 днів тому

    🙏🙏🙏

  • @richnaturebaby8759
    @richnaturebaby8759 21 день тому

    Mind is gathered just like body and mind disintegrate to disperse just like body. Nothing continues. No soul no after life nothing. Afterlives is believed hypothesis yet to be proven experienced correctly demonstrated or applied since thousands of years.

  • @Zjulio
    @Zjulio 21 день тому

    sadhu sadhu sadhu

  • @skrrskrr99
    @skrrskrr99 22 дні тому

    Tibetan buddhism is too superstitious and culty for me.

  • @dustlee5404
    @dustlee5404 23 дні тому

    thank you

  • @realzeelink
    @realzeelink 23 дні тому

    Islam corrected Buddhism a long time ago. Prophet Muhammad(PBUH) ordered Muslims to go all the way to China to learn and of course to teach as well. Allah mentions in the Quran clearly to hold no partners with him and believe in afterlife and judgement. Reincarnations in some way purport to evil spirits being revived, that is possible but forbidden to do in Islam being a major sin. Many Muslims believe Buddha was a righteous person, but like many other astray people, after his death the followers casted him as a God in human form and distorted some of his teachings. In fact one synonymous behaviour between the two faiths is that when Muslim men go to Mecca for pilgrimage or Umrah, they are supposed to shave their heads, much like Buddhist followers do at the temple, to symbolize giving away the worldly pride. I am sure good teachings lead to the truth eventually and I hope the same for all the humanity because as humans we are all one family, regardless of differences in our current understanding of the world.