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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kalyanamithra" data-source="post: 2610294" data-attributes="member: 99586">Pinwath mithurani,This article has good points; thanks my friend for posting it <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" /> But I have to caution all the readers... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/oo.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":oo:" title="Oo    :oo:" data-shortname=":oo:" /> It's good if we can rely on articles that agree with the original teachings...But like many scholarly articles aim of its author is highlighting some thoughts (like in research publications); therefore it's not good to learn Buddhism...I am highlighting few distortions to Dhamma it embraces...These distortions are accepted by many 'Buddhists' out of ignorance; that's why I am highlighting them (I've made them bold)... to prevent people from getting mislead... Rebirth occurs only at actual death...  what presented is an idea developed at latter time...Best thing is to examine Paticcasamuppada to clear away the doubts you may have... Please see "Nagara Sutta" where Sammasambuddha gautama explains his experiences in attaining Nibbana... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/no.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":no:" title="No    :no:" data-shortname=":no:" /> Mahayana ideas...  I do not say more... Be careful when taking things as Dhamma... Doing 'only' Kamma that ends Kamma; Is it practicable?This is not what we are supposed to do...  Formation of Sankara stops on attaining Nibbana; but not before...It's ok to do meritorious deeds while following the Path... Why? There returns are nullified if we attain Nibbana before death; if we fail to achive that they will help us till we attain Nibbana... We should not worry about 'Bad' Kamma we've done in past (cannot be helped now); and should resolve not to do them again.. and keep following the Path...If we attain some Marga-Pala we are 99.999999..% safe from there returns... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" />True, when we follow the Path; Kamma that ends Kamma happens... But it does not mean that we should do only those things... It's possible to follow the Path amidst day-to-day work and all household chorse... And what we gain in the Path won't be lost... so the Path can be followed across life times till we attain Nibbana...That's why the solution presented in Dhamma is practicable... <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy    :)" data-shortname=":)" />That's what we have to do; following the Path as Buddha has advised...without getting carried away by 'scholarly articles' (esp. by westerners)...Theruwan saranai!Theruwan saranai</blockquote>

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