do they have a form like humans? heard that ghost look exactly like humans isnt it.
what abt devas? heard that they wore ancient costumes as their clothing isnt it?
Ghosts do not look like human unless they want to appear to you in that form. They are actually much uglier than humans. Devas are much more beautiful than humans and do not resemble anything you can think of.
has anyone before saw how a deva looks like in real life?
I personally have not seen a deva. However my dharma teachers have seen them. I also have a friend who was a Brahma in his past life.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:I personally have not seen a deva. However my dharma teachers have seen them. I also have a friend who was a Brahma in his past life.
how do they look like you know?
Different levels of devas have different looks. Some are very beautiful and majestic. I can't remember what are their description. My local dharma teacher saw one that was very tall and the suit looks a bit warrior like. My Taiwanese teacher had visited heaven twice (he also visited hell) and saw amazing palaces made entirely of jewels, and even went there with one other person. Oh and my Taiwanese dharma teacher met the Maras from the 6th heaven. I wrote this before:
The maras stories are true and my teachers and Master have actually really encountered them in their experience. For my Taiwanese teacher, right before his liberation, a very very beautiful woman beyond anything one has ever seen appeared right in front of his eyes, covered with silk like semi transparent clothes, and was trying to seduce my teacher. He recognised it was Mara (or mara's daughters) and remained unmoved and even verbally reprimanded Mara. Right after that, Mara disappeared, along with where he is sitting on, and the whole room, and the whole universe... just disappeared. Nirvana is attained.
In another occasion, my Master (same as my Taiwanese teacher's master) looked as if he was very very sickly and looked like he was dying in the airplane. After the journey my Master explained he was having a battle with the maras who are preventing him from spreading the dharma in South East Asia and Singapore as they knew there are much favourable conditions in the region.
you mean your master was having a battle in psychic powers not seen by the naked eyes or afflicted internally by mara in his mind?
have you ever heard that monks succumbed to the temptation of mara and lost?
I mean how do mortal not succumbed to a beautify woman, esp from heaven.
Originally posted by Rooney9:you mean your master was having a battle in psychic powers not seen by the naked eyes or afflicted internally by mara in his mind?
A battle in psychic powers.
Originally posted by Rooney9:have you ever heard that monks succumbed to the temptation of mara and lost?
I mean how do mortal not succumbed to a beautify woman, esp from heaven.
I'm not sure about that, but I know maras have manifested and disturbed sanghas in their practice before.