If we put our mindset into focusing the differences of religions, there will be a lot of differences
Focusing on differences = Conflict
If we put our mindset into focusing the similarity of religions, there will be love
Focusing on similarity = harmony
The core of Truth is love,
Hence every religion also based on Truth
No a religion can against [...]
In theory,
There is first cause, middle cause, middle effect, final effect.
A middle effect can become the middle cause for the next effect.
If the final effect is achieved, a phenomena for the whole chain of causes and effects will arise.
“A picture worth a thousand words”
So does an example,
In example,
cause of altruistic joy for other’s possession effect invitation of possession to the self
cause of invitation of possession to the self effect real possession to the self
cause of real possession to the self effect invitation of peacefulness to the self
cause of invitation of peacefulness to the self effect real peacefulness to the self
cause of real [...]
Look at the faces of this and come back here again, angry face pictures
What happened to an angry face ?
The skin of the face is folded
The skin of the face is bent
The skin of the face is curled
In simile, if a thin nail is
Folded
Bent
Curled
using bare hand, it’s hard to straighten back,
then, a folded, bent, curled [...]
Truth
In happiness context, it simply means, one that potentially brings happiness
its contrary is untruth, it simply means, one that potentially brings unhappiness
Truthful
In happiness context, it simply means, one that practice the truth
its contrary is untruthful, it simply means, one that practice the untruth
Truthfulness
In happiness context, it simply means, the degree of being truthful
its contrary is [...]
In theory,
There is lost = There is another gained
at the same time
Although cannot be measured,
amount lost
=
other gained amount
nothing
increase
without
something
decrease
Although cannot be measured,
Amount of thing increased
=
Amount of something decreased
In example,
While knowing something,
With believe
=
+ fasten the process of knowing
- decrease understanding
With understanding
=
- slowing the process of knowing
+ increase understanding
While explaining ‘something’
With theory
=
+ widen the concept scope of ‘something’
- [...]
Vipassana meditation = Detachment meditation
Cause
Practicing Vipassana Meditation
Effect
Improve the mind
Increase of wisdom
equivalent to increase of intelligent
equivalent to increase of smartness
Increase of creativity
Increase of peacefulness
then increase of happiness
Decrease of disturbing thoughts
equivalent to decrease of worry
equivalent to decrease of anxiety
equivalent to decrease of depression, if any [1]
ego
cause
conflict
effect
Or just read it as a full sentence : “ego cause conflict [...]
1. The greatest enemy of a human is himself.
2. The greatest human failing is arrogance.
3. The greatest human stupidity is being untruthful.
4. The greatest human sadness is the feeling of jealousy.
5. The greatest human mistake is not to be true to the best he knows
6. The greatest human sin is being untruthful to himself and [...]
Extracted from The Essential Teaching, published by Dian Dharma
Teaching of All the Buddhas
He who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha;
sees with right knowledge of
The Four Noble Truths :
There is suffering (dukkha)
The cause of suffering is craving
To cease the suffering is by ceasing the craving
The way leading to cessation of [...]
There is nothing in this world that is easy (mentally) on the first trial
There is nothing in this world that the second trial is more difficult (mentally) than the first trial
There is nothing in this world that the third trial is more difficult (mentally) than the second trial
There is nothing in this world that the [...]
the mind = writer’s mind
In the mind understanding,
Albert Einstein is a scientist of physic, or more than that
Buddha is a scientist of mind and happiness, or more than that
Albert Einstein found the law of energy-mass equivalence, E = mc ^ 2
Buddha found the law of happiness, Law of Cause and Effect
Many did not say anything [...]