having a bad temper these few days...
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i wonder why... i wasn't like that in the past.... now, my friends tease me and i will get angry easily.. what's happening lol
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Too stressed?
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lol i dont feel any stress leh..
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I am not exactly sure what is happening... but since you do not even know what is happening then maybe I would say it is 'ignorance'Originally posted by gamesharkuser:i wonder why... i wasn't like that in the past.... now, my friends tease me and i will get angry easily.. what's happening lol
Getting angry easily is a 'xi qi'... 'habitual energy'. As a Buddhist we should constantly be mindful... whenever our anger is arising we are aware of the arising of the thought... but not be attached to it.. simply being aware. It will pass. And you will start to understand 'what is happening'. The problem with most of us is that we are often not self-aware...
BTW did you chant guan shi yin pu sa often as i have advised..? -
anyway, ur english is too profound for me lolOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:I am not exactly sure what is happening... but since you do not even know what is happening then maybe I would say it is 'ignorance'
Getting angry easily is a 'xi qi'... 'habitual energy'. As a Buddhist we should constantly be mindful... whenever our anger is arising we are aware of the arising of the thought... but not be attached to it.. simply being aware. It will pass. And you will start to understand 'what is happening'. The problem with most of us is that we are often not self-aware...
BTW did you chant guan shi yin pu sa often as i have advised..?
lol, i always forget to chant guan shi yin pusa , i promise i will chant guan shi yin pusa as often as last time -
That's good..Originally posted by gamesharkuser:anyway, ur english is too profound for me lol
lol, i always forget to chant guan shi yin pusa , i promise i will chant guan shi yin pusa as often as last time
Getting angry easily is a habit deeply rooted in our 8th consciousness.
8th Consciousness is like a storehouse... where all our memories are stored. Where all our karmic seeds are stored and will one day ripen. -
I heard that if u have bad karma , u chant for someone it will be worse for the person u chant???? i saw something like this in lioncity forum...Originally posted by An Eternal Now:That's good..
Getting angry easily is a habit deeply rooted in our 8th consciousness.
8th Consciousness is like a storehouse... where all our memories are stored. Where all our karmic seeds are stored and will one day ripen. -
Chanting Buddha Name/Bodhisattva Name for someone else is perfectly fine.Originally posted by gamesharkuser:I heard that if u have bad karma , u chant for someone it will be worse for the person u chant???? i saw something like this in lioncity forum...
But if you wish to help someone, for example if he is sick, and you use mantra power to help him, maybe better not... that is a different story, but it is not because of your bad karma.
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few months ago , on lioncity forum??? i forget which topic..Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Chanting Buddha Name/Bodhisattva Name for someone else is perfectly fine.
But if you wish to help someone, for example if he is sick, and you use mantra power to help him, maybe better not... that is a different story, but it is not because of your bad karma.
Where did you read about the bad karma thing? -
hmm..
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haha...when im angry i usually vent it on somethingOriginally posted by An Eternal Now:I am not exactly sure what is happening... but since you do not even know what is happening then maybe I would say it is 'ignorance'
Getting angry easily is a 'xi qi'... 'habitual energy'. As a Buddhist we should constantly be mindful... whenever our anger is arising we are aware of the arising of the thought... but not be attached to it.. simply being aware. It will pass. And you will start to understand 'what is happening'. The problem with most of us is that we are often not self-aware...
BTW did you chant guan shi yin pu sa often as i have advised..? -
What?Originally posted by SoulFire21:hmm.. -
Better be careful.Originally posted by ceecookie:haha...when im angry i usually vent it on something
http://buddhism.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=98448quote:If anyone wants to hurt you and pushes you into a great fire-pit, if you contemplate the power of Avalokitesvara, the fire-pit will change into a pond. - Lotus Sutra
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So, this is what the translation says. But my master explained that, the great-fire-pit refers to the fires of hatred and anger, while the pond, clear and pure, refers to our Buddhamind. This relates to a true story, or experience, back in Taiwan.
My master had once observed that one of his disciples will meet a tribulation in the coming days... He called him up, and advised him not to be moved away from the triple jems (buddha, dharma, sangha), CHANT Guan-Shir-Yin frequently, and never to be affected by any anger. Just next day, this disciple was working at the construction site (he is a construction worker). Then, he got into an argument with someone on who should use the machine first. Tension rosed, and finally they decided to "settle it" outside. Suddenly, this person remembered my master's words, and began to truly regrett his earlier harshness. He chanted Namo Guanshiryin Pusa, and became very peaceful and calm, and smiled happily. The other person then went there to "settle" the issue, but seeing that he was smiling, he walked away. He threw a vegetable knife he was hiding onto the table. On seeing this, the person (who chanted guanshiryin) was extremely shocked, and realised what could have happened if he had continued the conflict. He was without any weapons, how could he be able to survive, fighting him with a fist?
From this, we should chant, pay reverence, learn, and most importantly, Be Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. We should learn to be compassionate in all situations, a Bodhisattva's compassion is selfless.
This is the testimonial to the "power of Avalokitesvara", of course, testimonials are really a lot, many people meeting disasters, car accidents, those that one definitely could not have survived, are saved miraculously by the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
Those who suffers from bad temper and strong hatred can try chanting regularly.. perhaps, 108 times a day. Most importantly, when we chant, we must not let our mind wander, and practice Samadhi (concentration, one-pointedness) on the chanting. In this way, chanting works best to remove our minds of sentient, samsaric thoughts.
We should all learn to be compassionate like Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
“The ultimate goal of teaching is that Emptiness whose essence is Compassion.” - Great Pandita Atisha -
If a person gets angry really easily, he could even be a Asura incarnate
There are a lot of Asura incarnates in the world, according to my master.
This is because even celestial beings from the heavens know how to fight.. some of those who fight the most eventually turn into Asuras. Asura is still one of the 3 virtuous realms.
On the other hand, it is not important to know whether we are asuras from the past. What is important is not to become an asura in the future -
You say Asura is still one of the virtuous realms so why don't become an asura?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:If a person gets angry really easily, he could even be a Asura incarnate
There are a lot of Asura incarnates in the world, according to my master.
This is because even celestial beings from the heavens know how to fight.. some of those who fight the most eventually turn into Asuras. Asura is still one of the 3 virtuous realms.
On the other hand, it is not important to know whether we are asuras from the past. What is important is not to become an asura in the future -
http://www.jenchen.org.sg/vol8no4a.htm
Asura
Although a person may have carried out many virtuous deeds in his life, if he had a very jealous disposition, and was quarrelsome and hostile, then he would be reborn in the asura realm after his death. His blessings in the asura realm would be similar to that in the heavens. But if his rage was overly intense and he committed evil deeds, when his asura karma became exhausted, he would descend into the three evil realms. Even if his living family and dependants were to perform all sorts of virtuous and kind deeds in an effort to increase his blessings, an asura would nonetheless receive no benefit from it. -
Hmm...my anger usually will last for days not just a few hours so do I qualify for a asura?
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Err... you qualify for a very very angry person (as of now).Originally posted by maggot:Hmm...my anger usually will last for days not just a few hours so do I qualify for a asura?
If I were you I would chant Namo Da Ci Da Bei Guan Shi Yin Pu Sa 108 times a day. -
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You might need to find out why you are always having bad temper.. maybe can find sometime to relax and think bout it.. and yes, stress is quite possible also.
Also, chanting mantras can help in curbing bad temper too i heard. You can try chanting Namo BenShi ShiJia MoNi Fo (sakyamuni buddha) or any chant you like.