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I would agree with you. That person is selling nonsense for a profit. Has no idea. Quote:
That is the complete opposite of every spiritual teaching. That is law of attraction **. |
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Buddhist would disagree that he was an avatar of Vishnu. Quote:
I can't remember where I read it but in one sutra the Buddha talks about being Brahma for a long time before he move beyond. Interesting stuff. |
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So now, it does get interesting! The Vaishnavas state that Buddha was an avatar of Vishnu, but the Buddhists say that he was not, so who is correct and who is incorrect, or is it up to what we personally believe is the truth, irrespective of whether it was or not? This can also be said for basically everything in existence. lol Are things which cannot be proven true, simply because we believe them to be so? even if another says that it is 'not true' and so, it will be 'not true' for them, but true for us? and where does the 'real truth' fit in, in these scenarios? Aum Namah Shivaya |
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True, Do you believe in a God an all powerful being or that we can all be God? Throwing in a Christian view :) Quote:
Remember some of the old Brahma views were there was only one being. When the Buddha came he changed that view. You can also look at things as levels. Being Shiva is the realization of universal mind. Realizing the emptiness of universal mind is a Buddha. The Tao Te Ching say's much the same thing. The Tao begot one. One begot two. Two begot three. And three begot the ten thousand things. The Tao being emptiness and the One being Universal Mind or One like Siva. Also, why would you look to some other tradition to get an understanding on Buddhism and it's beliefs? What you are saying is more that tradition is trying to incorporate and validate it's own beliefs while dismissing the teachings of another. |
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I could also say that Brahman exists as a 'universal Truth' as Sat...but that is still only a 'theory' until experientially realised, but the realisation cannot be proven either - not that it could ever be, or needs to be. Is it really "emptiness" to say that all things arise from within it, when manifestation cannot come from 'nothing'...like the Big Bang? there must be 'something' from which 'other things' issue forth, no? Aum Namah Shivaya |
As for whether God is a 'being' or we are all God...six of one, half a dozen of the other.
It is is difficult for me to reconcile the belief that I am God...because I am too preoccupied with loving and worshipping Siva as an 'external entity' for that to ever occur...but such is the lot of a Bhakti Yogi. |
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There are many Gods and Buddhas and it can be proven if you are interested :smile: Not with words either. As far as emptiness, maybe this will help. Quote:
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Everything in existence is only the vimarsha (reflection) of the spanda of purusha siva. Of course, I understand all you have said and it can be related without words, but only to one who is open to receiving it...but then again, if one in enmeshed in Maya, what they perceive is 'real' to them....but is that any less real to the perceiver as Brahman is to an enlightened being? So, can we say "Neti Neti" or "Iti Iti" and both are the same and lead to the same non-dual awareness, even though the awareness is attained through the duality of "non-being" as opposed to "being". I guess all of this rides on the back of many synchronicities that I have experienced lately, which all my friends and relatives have all discounted as being 'coincidences' but their definition of 'coincidence' is totally different to mine....and that's why I have been playing the 'devil's advocate' on SF lately...because for some reason, I have been out of sorts with seeing and perceiving 'reality' as being somewhat different from all those around me and I am confuzzled. lol Aum Namah Shivaya |
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To me Shakti and Shiva are real beings that one can connect to or become one with. Non being is the realization of emptiness of self which allows for the realization that you are one with everyone and everything. With such a realization you can help others by sharing that oneness. Much like the post I did on direct introduction. The Master is for his disciple Siva Himself for it is he who through his initiation, teaching and grace, reveals the secret power of spiritual discipline. Instructing in the purport of scripture he does more than simply explain its meaning: he transmits the realisation it can bestow. The Master is at one with Siva's divine power through which he enlightens his disciple. It is this power that matters and makes the Master a true spiritual guide,25 just as it was this same power that led the disciple to him in his quest for the path that leads to the tranquility that can only be found 'in the abode beyond mind'.26 The Master is the ferry that transports the disciple over the ocean of thought if, that is, the disciple is ready. |
A touching and beautiful account of enlightenment by Gary Weber.
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