Drama Lama

a Buddhist with anger issues

[drdramalama]

The Buddha who went into the village to beg… arrived at the village of Sena in Uruvela. He went from house to house and came to the home of Brahmin Senani, standing silently outside the door. Seeing the Buddha’s noble presence and radiance, the girl Sucata came out, took his alms bowl, and filled it generously with food. She offered this to the Blessed One. When the Buddha received the food, he said to her, “You should take refuge in the Buddha and the Dharma.” She then took the twofold refuge. Sucata became the first female disciple (upāsikā) from outside the monastic order to accept the twofold refuge.

[drdramalama]

Some suttas describe Gotama’s enlightenment more simply as attaining nirvana after becoming weary of human life, which is filled with birth, aging, sickness, death, sorrow, and defilement: "Thus, monks, being myself subject to birth, and understanding the suffering of that which is subject to birth, I sought the supreme peace and security of the unborn [Nibbāna], and I attained the supreme peace and security of the unborn. Being myself subject to aging, sickness, death, sorrow, and defilement, and understanding the suffering of that which is subject to aging, sickness, death, sorrow, and defilement, I sought the supreme peace and security of that which does not age, does not fall ill, does not die, does not sorrow, and is undefiled; and I attained the supreme peace and security of that which does not age, does not fall ill, does not die, does not sorrow, and is undefiled. Then knowledge and insight arose in me: “My liberation is unshakable. This is my last life. There will be no more rebirth for me."

[drdramalama]

With the destruction of greed, ignorance is completely eradicated. When ignorance is eradicated, mental formations cease. When mental formations cease, consciousness ceases. When consciousness ceases, name and form cease. When name and form cease, the six sense bases cease. When the six sense bases cease, contact ceases. When contact ceases, feeling ceases. When feeling ceases, craving ceases. When craving ceases, attachment ceases. When attachment ceases, becoming ceases. When becoming ceases, birth ceases. When birth ceases, aging and death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair cease. Thus, this whole mass of suffering comes to an end.

[drdramalama]

Enlightened Gotama was restless, alone, and confused. This is an important point: even an enlightened person can be confused. In other words, enlightenment can arise within confusion (delusion).

[drdramalama]

As people try to escape fear and terror, they become even more affected by those feelings. When they realize that there is no way other than facing them, they can live peacefully. This is the only way to overcome fear and terror. The path we follow as ordinary people is the same path that Gotama walked.

[drdramalama]

Happy is the solitude of one who is content, who listens to the teachings, and who knows the Truth. To refrain from wrongdoing toward others and to exercise self control toward all living beings is happiness. To be free from all greed toward the world and to transcend all desires is happiness. The greatest happiness is to restrain the self conceit that arises from the thought of ‘I’."

[drdramalama]

When we look at intellectual history, we often see that religions tend to hinder progress; however, such an attitude is not inherent in the Buddhist worldview. The absence of conflict between religion and rationalism, or between religion and science, in Buddhist countries is due to the flexibility of early Buddhism.

[drdramalama]

Upasiva asked: “O Śākya, alone and without dependence on others, I am unable to cross the great flood [of defilements]. As the All-Knowing One, tell me the way by which I may cross the flood.”

The Blessed One replied: “Upasiva, seeking nothingness, absorbed in deep meditation, and believing that ‘nothing exists,’ cross over the flood. Abandon desires, dispel doubts, and observe day and night the extinction of craving.”

[drdramalama]

Although we ourselves are destined to die, we seek those who, like us, are also destined for death. Should we not instead seek that which is deathless? Yet people do not do so.

[drdramalama]

The still-worldly Gotama realized that desires bring very little pleasure and far more suffering. Yet he continued to fall into their trap and lamented that he had not found the truer, nobler form of joy and happiness. The discovery of this truth would become his enlightenment.

[drdramalama]

Is it wise to say, “This is who I am,” about something that is temporary, brings suffering, and is destined to vanish?

[drdramalama]

Buddhism did not encourage distinctions or discrimination based on nationality or social background. Consequently, it eventually developed into a global religion.

[drdramalama]

In ancient India, religious teachers taught only a select few, not everyone. Gotama changed that.

[drdramalama]

Unlike most other religions of the afterlife, the Buddha did not receive commands from a supreme god. As a human who had attained perfection, there was no being who could give orders to the Buddha. The decision had to be his own.

[ruhaniya]

[redstonedust]

its probably a normal sign for the economy that all of my adulthood fantasies are like "imagine having your own kitchen living room and bathroom to decorate" "what if i could get on a train" "maybe one day i could purchase a sturdy pair of shoes" "i should save and invest in a single bicycle"

[sailermoon]

having unwashed hair will have you believing shit like i can’t be saved