Buddhism Quiz
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The ability to 'go to the other shore', as said in Heart Sutra, is the best supernatural power
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Without spirits they are powerless?Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Heart Sutra mantra?
And yes, a lot of ppl have special abilities bcos spirits are aiding them.
There's a saying "give the man a fish he can eat for a day, teach the man how to fish and he can eat for a lifetime"
Anyway Buddha teaches us to verify everything that is written in the sutras
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Yes, there are people who are powerless and depends on spirits, but they themselves do not know. Of course this is not a good thing.Originally posted by maggot:Without spirits they are powerless?
There's a saying "give the man a fish he can eat for a day, teach the man how to fish and he can eat for a lifetime"
Anyway Buddha teaches us to verify everything that is written in the sutras
And of course... verify what is written in sutras with your experience. -
There is a lady in my dharma centre who have spiritual powers because of her past life as spirit. For example, my mother asked her to visit this place, she say don't need. I can travel there spiritually, and it is true. She thought she is very powerful. My dharma teacher knew and told her it is her previous life.
Here's an article about 'The Five Eyes'
http://www.chan1.org/ddp/channews/10-1987.html
...Have you ever seen a ghost or a god? Normally people can't see things that are too far, near, big, or small. But some people borrow the power of a ghost or other spiritual being, and gain spiritual vision. There are also cases of heavenly beings who are born into the human realm, who still retain some ability to see ghosts and spirits in the realms below. They can no longer see into the heavenly realm, nor can they see ghosts and spirits in the human realm.
I had a student who came here for a beginner's class. She claimed to have some psychic power. She said that when she was well-concentrated, she could see into people's past, but I had my doubts. I asked her if she could see into my past. I have heavy karmic obstructions, which have their root in past lives, but still she could see nothing of my past. Why? People are not always reborn into the human realm. They might be born into a distant world, and ordinary psychic power would be too limited to see that far. It would be similar to a person who commits a crime in Taiwan and moves to New York. The New York police would have no record of the crime.
The ghostly or deva eye stands at a level between the fleshy and heavenly eyes. This phenomenon occurs when a spiritual being uses the eye of a human being as a medium. People who have experienced this believe that they have been endowed with great spiritual powers, but it is really the power of the spiritual being at work. There is a book about a spirit called Seth who used a woman's body to talk to people in this world. He could only talk through her.
I have a Dharma brother who has such powers. He was once sitting on a train, and suddenly he saw all the people sitting around him as pigs and dogs and other animals. He could see the changes that these people went through in various past lives, but he could see no further. This is not really his power, but that of a spiritual being working through him. I asked him if he could see such things with his eyes closed, and he answered no, but there are people who have such powers.... -
gtg now... meditation time... cya
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More Quiz on Buddhism
What is the largest Buddhist organization that mostly operated by westerners?
a) The European Buddhist Union.
b) International Buddhist Progress Society.
c) Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.
d) Soka Gakkai International.
What is the difference between nirvana and attain nibbana?
a) Nirvana means the state of enlightenment while attain nibbana means to take full control over once' mind.
b) Attain nibbana means the state of enlightenment while Nirvana means to take full control over once' mind.
[c] Both are the same. Synonyms of the same word which means enlightenment.
d) Nirvana can be achieved by everybody while attain nibbana only can be achieved by Buddha.
How many characters of friends (good/bad), Buddha introduced to his followers?
a)Six good friends and six bad friends.
b) Four good friends and four bad friends.
c) Two good friends and two bad friends.
d) Five good friends and five bad friends.
What is the difference between rebirth and reincarnation?
a) None, both are the same. Synonyms of the same word which means "born again".
[b] Reincarnation takes karmic imprints with conditional things while rebirth only takes karmic imprints.
c) Rebirth takes karmic imprints with conditional things while reincarnation only takes karmic imprints.
d) Both take karmic imprints but the reincarnation does not take conditional things.
Do Buddhists believe in god?
a) No, Buddhists are atheists.
b) Yes, because even the Buddha is a god.
c) Yes, they highly trust god and they depend on them.
d) No, They do not depend on dogmas of idealism.