Rael Buddhism

Buddha Teaching on Paying respect to unfortunate departed families or relatives in ghost realms. Basic Passages 7, Outside the wall. Outside the walls, the departed families in ghost realms stand and wait, at the junctions and the crossroads. Returning to their former homes they wait beside the door posts. But when lavish food and drink of many kinds of foods are being served, no-one remembers them at all,  nor  their deeds from the past. That’s why the relatives, who have compassion, give to their departed relatives food and drink at the right time, that’s clean, delicious, and suitable. “May this be for our departed families or relatives! May our departed families or relatives be happy!” Those departed families in ghost realms who have gathered there, the departed families who have come for the lavish food and drink gratefully express appreciation: “May our relatives in human realm live long! For those to whom we owe this gain, who have given honor to us, it will not be...

How Buddha Battle a Wild Elephant At one time in Rajagaha in old India, there was a fierce and man-killing elephant called Nalagiri. Just then Devadatta, A monk who try to split the sangha, a community monk lead by Buddha, entered Rajagaha, went to the elephant stables, and said to the elephant keepers,  “We, who are relatives of the king, are capable of having people promoted and getting them a raise. So then, when the ascetic Gotama comes walking along this street, release the elephant Nalagiri down the street.” “Yes, sir.” Then, one morning, the Buddha robed up, took his bowl and robe, and entered Rajagaha for alms together with a number of monks. And the Buddha walked down that very street. When the elephant keepers saw the Buddha coming, they released Nalagiri down the same street. Nalagiri saw the Buddha coming. He blew his trunk, and with ears and tail bristling, he charged toward the Buddha. When the monks saw Nalagiri coming, they said to the Buddha,  “This eleph...

Guarding the Mind: Teachings of the Buddha to Young Monks and Lay Folks. Linked Discourses 35.127, With Bharadvaja. At one time Venerable Bharadvaja the Alms-Gatherer was staying near Kosambi, in Ghosita’s Monastery. Then King Udena went up to Bharadvaja the Alms-Gatherer and exchanged greetings with him. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side, and said to him: “Mister Bharadvaja, there are these young monks who are youthful, with pristine black hair, blessed with youth, in the prime of life; and they’ve never played around with sensual pleasures. What is the cause, what is the reason why they practice the full and pure spiritual life as long as they live, maintaining it for a long time?” “Great king, this has been stated by the Blessed One, who knows and sees, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha: ‘Please, monks, think of women your mother’s age as your mother. Think of women your sister’s age as your sister. And think of women your d...

The Five Kinds of Loss and Accomplishment in Life and Afterlife,  Numbered Discourse 5.130, Being Accomplished. This is said by Buddha: “Monks, there are these five kinds of losses.  Which kinds of five losses?  Loss of relatives,  Loss of wealth,  Loss through disease,  Loss in terms of virtue,  Loss in terms of views.  It’s not by reason of loss of relatives, loss of wealth, or loss through disease that beings—with the break-up of the body, after death—reappear in the plane of deprivation, the bad destination, the lower realms, in hell.  However, It’s by reason of loss in terms of virtue and loss in terms of views that beings—with the break-up of the body, after death—reappear in the plane of deprivation, the bad destination, the lower realms, in hell. These are the five kinds of loss. “There are these five ways of being accomplished.  Which five?  Being accomplished in terms of relatives,  Being accomplished in terms of weal...

Buddha Teaching on Result of Bad Actions in life, Numbered Discourse 8.40 This what Buddha said:  “Monks, the killing of living creatures, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. The minimum result it leads to for a human being is a short lifespan. Stealing, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. The minimum result it leads to for a human being is loss of wealth. Sexual misconduct, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. The minimum result it leads to for a human being with many enemies, rivalry and enmity. Lying, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. The minimum result it leads to for a human being is false accusations. Divisive speech, when cultivated, developed, and practiced, leads to hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm. The minimum result it leads...

From Riches to Wasted: The Story of Untapped Fortune by Buddha | Buddha Moral Lesson Linked Discourse 3.19 Without Children. Once upon a time at Savatthi (in India). Then King Pasenadi of Kosala went up to the Buddha in the middle of the day, bowed, and sat down to one side.  The Buddha said to him,  “So, great king, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?” King Pasenadi replied: “Sir, here in Savatthi a businessman householder has passed away. Since he died without any children, I have come after transferring his fortune to the royal compound. There was eight million in gold coin, not to mention the silver coin. And yet that businessman ate meals of rough gruel with pickles. He wore clothes consisting of three pieces of sun hemp. He traveled around in a vehicle that was an old little cart, using a leaf as sunshade cover.” Buddha replied: “That’s so true, great king! That’s so true!  When an untrue person has acquired exceptional wealth they don’t make th...

And what is the fire element? The fire element may be internal or external.  And what is the internal fire element?  Anything internal, pertaining to an individual that’s fire, fiery, and appropriated. This includes: that which warms, that which ages, that which heats you up when feverish, that which properly digests food and drink; or anything else internal, pertaining to an individual, that’s fire, fiery, and appropriated.  This is called the internal fire element.  And what is the external fire element?  There comes a time when the external fire element flares up. It burns up houses, villages, towns, cities, countries, and regions until it reaches a green field, a roadside, a cliff’s edge, a body of water, or cleared parkland, where it’s extinguished due to not being fed.  There comes a time when they go looking for a fire, taking just a chicken feather or a scrap of sinew as kindling. This is called the external fire element.  The internal fir...

Buddha Heal An Angry Person: A Tale of Anger, Fool and Awakening Linked Discourse 7.2, With the Abuser At one time the Buddha was staying near Rajagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. The brahmin Bharadvaja with Nickname "the Rude" heard a rumor that one of brahmin of the Bharadvaja clan had gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in the presence of the ascetic Gotama. Angry and displeased he went to the Buddha and abused and insulted him with rude, harsh words.  When he had spoken, the Buddha said to him: “What do you think, brahmin? Do friends and colleagues, relatives and kin, and guests still come to visit you?” Bharadvaja replied: “Sometimes they do, Mister Gotama.” Then, Buddha asked again: “Do you then serve them with fresh and cooked foods and savories?” Bharadvaja replied: “Sometimes I do.” Then, Buddha asked: “But if they don’t accept it, brahmin, who does it belong to?” Bharadvaja replied: “In that case it still belongs to me.” Buddha conc...

Faith and Wisdom: Buddha's Comforting Words to Noble Disciples about Fear of Death Linked Discourse 55.21 So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery. Then Mahanama the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, this Kapilavatthu is successful and prosperous, populous, full of people, with cramped cul-de-sacs. In the late afternoon, after paying homage to the Buddha or an esteemed monk, I enter Kapilavatthu. I encounter a stray elephant, horse, chariot, cart, or person. At that time I lose mindfulness regarding the Buddha, the teaching, and the Sangha. I think: ‘If I were to die at this time, where would I be born in my next life?’” Buddha replied: “Do not fear, Mahanama, do not fear! Your death will not be a bad one; your passing will not be a bad one. Take someone whose mind has for a long time been trained with faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom...

Buddha's Power and Wisdom of Holy Life, Superhuman Distinction Insight, Middle Length Discourse 12 The Longer Discourse on the Lion’s Roar So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying outside the city of Vesali in a woodland grove west of the town. Now at that time Sunakkhatta the Licchavi had recently left the Buddha's teaching and training. He was telling a crowd in Vesali: “The ascetic Gotama has no superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones. He teaches what he’s worked out by logic, following a line of inquiry, expressing his own perspective. And his teaching leads those who practice it to the complete ending of suffering, the goal for which it’s taught.”  Then Venerable Sariputta robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Vesali for alms. He heard what Sunakkhatta was saying. Then, he wandered for alms in Vesali. After the meal, on his return from almsround, he went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and to...