Rael Buddhism

Numbered Discourse 3.29 Blind Discourse. Sometime ago in India, Buddha said this: “These three people are found in the world.  What are the three people?  They are The blind person, the one-eyed person, and the two-eyed person. Who is the blind person?  It’s someone who doesn’t have the kind of vision that’s needed to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired. Nor do they have the kind of vision that’s needed to know the difference between qualities that are skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and superior, and those on the side of dark and bright.  This is called a blind person. Who is the person with one eye?  It’s someone who has the kind of vision that’s needed to acquire more wealth and to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired. But they don’t have the kind of vision that’s needed to know the difference between qualities that are skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and supe...

Numbered Discourse 3.19 A Businessman Sometime ago in old India, Buddha said this: Monks, a businessman who has three characters is unable to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.  What are the three characters?  It’s when a businessman doesn’t carefully focus on their business activity in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon. A businessman who has these three characters is unable to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired. In the same way, a monk who has three characters is unable to acquire more skillful characters or to increase the skillful characters they’ve already acquired.  What are the three characters? It’s when a monk doesn’t carefully focus on the samadhi features in the morning, at midday, and in the afternoon. A monk who has these three characters is unable to acquire more skillful characters or to increase the skillful characters...

Middle Length Discourse 51, With Kandaraka So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying near Campa on the banks of the Gaggara Lotus Pond (in old India) together with a large Sangha of monks. Then Pessa the elephant driver’s son and Kandaraka the wanderer went to see the Buddha. When they had approached, Pessa bowed and sat down to one side. But the wanderer Kandaraka exchanged greetings with the Buddha and stood to one side. He looked around the monk Sangha, who were so very silent, and said to the Buddha: “It’s incredible, worthy Gotama, it’s amazing! How the monk Sangha has been led to practice properly by the worthy Gotama! All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas in the past or the future who lead the monk Sangha to practice properly will at best do so like the worthy Gotama does in the present.” “That’s so true, Kandaraka! That’s so true! All the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas in the past or the future who lead the monk Sangha...

Middle Length Discourses 14: The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering. Why We Still Have Bad Thoughts: The Buddha's Answer to Lay Householder 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,  “For a long time, sir, I have understood your teaching like this: ‘Greed, hate, and delusion are corruptions of the mind.’ Despite understanding this, sometimes my mind is occupied by thoughts of greed, hate, and delusion. I wonder what qualities remain in me that I have such thoughts?” “Mahanama, there is a quality that remains in you that makes you have such thoughts. For if you had given up that quality you would not still be living at home and enjoying senses delights. But because you haven’t given up that quality you are still living at home and enjoying senses delights. Senses delights give little gra...

Three Types of People: Which One Are You? Numbered Discourses 3.13, Hopes This is said by Buddha: “These three people are found in the world.  What are the three people?  The hopeless, the hopeful, and the one who has done away with hope.  And what, monks, is a hopeless person?  It’s when a person is reborn in a low family—a family of corpse-workers, bamboo-workers, hunters, chariot-makers, or scavengers—poor, with little to eat or drink, where life is tough, and food and shelter are hard to find. And they’re ugly, unsightly, deformed, sickly—one-eyed, crippled, lame, or half-paralyzed. They don’t get to have food, drink, clothes, and vehicles; garlands, fragrances, and makeup; or bed, house, and lighting.  They hear this: ‘They say the aristocrats have anointed the aristocrat named so-and-so as king.’ It never occurs to them: ‘Oh, when will the aristocrats anoint me too as king?’  This is called a hopeless person. And what, monks, is a hopeful person?...

Numbered Discourse 2.33, The Chapter on the Peaceful Mind. At one time, Buddha said this in old India. “Monks, I say that these two people cannot easily be repaid.  What are the two people?  Mother and father. You would not have done enough to repay your mother and father even if you were to carry your mother around on one shoulder and your father on the other, and if you lived like this for a hundred years, and if you were to anoint, massage, bathe, and rub them; and even if they were to defecate and urinate right there. Even if you were to establish your mother and father as supreme monarchs of this human world, abounding in the seven treasures, you would still not have done enough to repay them.  Why is that?  Parents are very helpful to their children: they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world. But you have done enough, more than enough, to repay them if you encourage, settle, and ground unfaithful parents in faith,  unethical parents in et...

Wisdom about Loss of Family: A Lesson from the Buddha Inspired Utterances 8.8, About Visakha. So I have heard.  At one time the Buddha was staying near Savatthi (in old India), in the stilt longhouse of Migara’s mother, at the Eastern Monastery. Now at that time the dear and beloved granddaughter of Visakha Migara’s Mother had just passed away. Then, in the middle of the day, Visakha with wet clothes and hair went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down.  The Buddha asked her, “So, Visakha, where are you coming from in the middle of the day with wet clothes and hair?”  She replied: “Sir, my beloved granddaughter has just passed away. That’s why I came here in the middle of the day with wet clothes and hair.”  Buddha then asked: “Visakha, would you like as many children and grandchildren as there are people in the whole of Savatthi?”  Visakha answered: “I would, sir.” Buddha continued: “But Visakha, how many people pass away each day in Savatthi?” She replied: “E...

Buddha's Insight on human's sufferings due to Senses Delights, Forms, and Feelings. Middle Length Discourse 13, Longer Speech on Mass of Sufferings. So I have heard.  At one time in old India, the Buddha was staying near Savatthi in Jeta’s Grove, Anathapindika’s monastery. Then, several monks robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Savatthi for alms foods. Then, it occurred to them, “It’s too early to wander for alms foods in Savatthi. Why don’t we visit the monastery of the wanderers of other religions?”  Then, they went to the monastery of the wanderers of other religions and exchanged greetings with the wanderers there. When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side. The wanderers said to them: “Friends, the ascetic Gotama advocates the complete understanding of senses delights, and so is our teaching.  The ascetic Gotama advocates the complete understanding of forms, and so is our teaching.  The asc...

Eternal Truths: The Buddha's Insights on Life and Mortality Linked Discourse 3.3, Old Age and Death. At one time in old India, at Savatthi. Seated to one side, King Pasenadi said to the Buddha, “Sir, for someone who has been born, is there any exemption from old age and death?” “Great king, for someone who has been born, there’s no exemption from old age and death. Even for well-to-do aristocrats, brahmins, or householders, who are rich, affluent, and wealthy, with lots of gold and silver, lots of houses, properties and assets, lots of money and foods; when they’re born, there’s no exemption from old age and death.  Even for monks who are perfected, who have ended the defilements, completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their own goal, utterly ended the fetter of  existence, and are rightly freed through awakening; their bodies are liable to break up and be laid to rest.” That is what the Buddha said. Buddha continued: “Fa...

Buddha's Wisdom: Higher Value of Generosity Lead to Higher Heavens Numbered Discourse 7.52, Super Benefit of Giving in Buddhism. At one time in old India, the Buddha was staying near Campa on the banks of the Gaggara Lotus Pond. Then several lay followers of Campa went to Venerable Sariputta, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,  “Sir, it’s been a long time since we’ve heard a Dhamma talk from the Buddha. It would be good if we got to hear a Dhamma talk from the Buddha.” “Well then, friends, come on the next sabbath day. Hopefully you’ll get to hear a Dhamma talk from the Buddha.” “Yes, sir” they replied.  Then, they rose from their seats, bowed to Sariputta, and respectfully circled him before leaving. Then on the next sabbath the lay followers of Campa goes and meet Venerable Sariputta, bowed, and stood to one side. After that, they went together with Sariputta to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.  Sariputta said to the Buddha: “Sir, could it be that...