Who is the one who changes his destiny? Is it an individual self? In the final truth there is nothing seperate that could change anything. Relatively it looks like one can achieve Nibbana, but in final truth there is noone to decide or change. Or what is it that decides?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
The question relates to relative appearances and not the ultimate truth. If the liberation was spontaneously arising then there would be no need to apply one self to virtue and the remedies to suffering. As clearly we don't go to bed at night and wake up spontaneously Buddha, the question should be "why isn't liberation self arisen for us when the ultimate truth or natural state is primordially present?" In the Buddha Dharma there is no individual to call a self, and the variety of experiences of the mundane world arise out of fundamental ignorance that is the notion that this self does indeed exist. And so to get rid of our delusion we need to get rid of self clinging and clinging to appearances. And that is why all spiritual practice is about eradicating our clinging. Now there are infinite methods for coming to realise the truth of no self, but one needs to find the method that will be effective in getting rid of one's own clinging. And those who merely upon hearing the words "everything s empty" achieve liberation are rare rare as daytime stars. Further I have to add that in the context of the Buddha Dharma at least, whereas the notion that everything is the responsibility of God or infinite consciousness can go a long way to reduce self clinging, ultimately this notion itself is a form of clinging to reality and so can never lead to ultimate awakening. Still most of us never get anywhere close to eradicating our self clinging let alone our clinging to phenomena so it is still a valid remedy to a lot of worldly woes. Thanks for sharing your ideas and doubts 🙏🙏🙏
@DavidKolbSantosh
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning any antidote will necessarily fail, it is already perfect, this is Atiyoga Remedies are preliminary they can set the stage, and they arise as ones karma, some call it grace, but a medicine can cure or act as a poison. Any effort re-enforces sense of self. Practice without a goal, practice as duty. See the inaction in action and action in the inaction, they are the same. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. God, in his intrinsic state is non-contingent Being, which is like non-being and inconceivable, He shows Himself as Providence, Synchronicity and as the Guru. You are he, there is no abiding phenomena, there is the Self-organizing system/process that is a teleological process of eternal self-realization. "The way the self arrays itself is the form of the entire world See each thing in this entire world as a moment of time. Things do not hinder one another, just as moments do not hinder one another The way-seeking mind arises in this moment. A way seeking moment arises in this mind." ~ Dogen Uji (being-time) villagezendo.org/wp-content/pdfs/uji_text.pdf
@jhhjyjkkkjgfjjk
Ай бұрын
@@Quaterzau There has been an ongoing misunderstanding (wrong view) about the Buddha's teaching on "anatta". Everbody thinks there is no self at all. Anatta does not mean there is no self. Anatta means "not-self" or "non-self" referring in contrast to the then widespread Old Indian concept that there is a fixed, unchanging, permanent soul that reincarnates from life to life. To such, that is "not-self". Nothing is permanent and unchanging. The Buddha acknowledges that there "is" a self (in relative sense) and that is our body. But he also taught that this body exists by the joining and working together of its 5 aggregates, where if these 5 aggregates wear out, there is no more self (absolute truth). If there is no self or individual at all (like most Zen students misunderstood), then why did the Buddha exhorted people to realize the 4 noble truths and follow the 8fold path? Who then is exhorted to follow the path if there is no self at all? That self is the "relative-sense" of self, where in reality is "not-self" (this is realized upon awakening).
@danielhopkins296
Ай бұрын
@@Quaterzau As ships are blown by wind on sails, As arrows fly from twanging bow, So, when the force of thought directs, The body, following, must go. Just as machines are worked by ropes, So are the body's gear and groove; Obedient to the pull of mind, Our muscles and our members move. "No independent 'I' is here, But many gathered mobile forces; Our chariot is manned by mind, And our karma is our horses. Assailed by death in life last throes On quitting all thy joys and woes What is thine own, thy recompense? What stays with thee when passing hence? What like a shadow follows thee And will Beyond thine heirloom be? "'Tis deeds, thy deeds, both good and bad; Naught else can after death be had. Thy deeds are thine, thy recompense; They are thine own when going hence; They like a shadow follow thee And will Beyond thine heirloom be. "Let all then here perform good deeds, For future weal a treasure store; There to reap crops from noble seeds, A bliss increasing evermore. "-Paul Carus : GOSPEL OF THE BUDDHA
@danielhopkins296
Ай бұрын
@@Quaterzau thnxs for the feedback brodhisattva 🙏
@louisj2256
Ай бұрын
I think your voice radiates stern compassion, like a good teacher or a strict yet loving father.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
😊
@AnnDrogyne
Ай бұрын
When people say to me "Who created the Universe?". I respond, "Who created God?". And you'll get the answer that God has been around forever. To which I say, "Which is as illogical as saying the Universe came from nothing. So, it's a draw!"
@gary36104
Ай бұрын
Well get your head around this where does space start and end and if it ends just over there then what’s on the other side
@simovihinen875
Ай бұрын
It's a draw, except we experience the universe (call it that or call it mind), but god? It seems evidence of god boils down, at best, to some feeling. Especially a Christian-style god, which is actively opposed by the evidence in the natural world! Unless you ascribe traits to god that make it impossible to test whether it exists or not, it doesn't seem likely. At any rate, doesn't seem necessary, and definitely seems psychological, with needy people more likely to believe in it. I've never seen this combination of god beliefs and Buddhism before. Can't say I'm a fan.
@gary36104
Ай бұрын
@@simovihinen875 I’m with you always doubt but paranormal and pyramids just don’t happen by chance
@amalksuresh2538
Ай бұрын
@@gary36104pyramids mystery been resolved
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
There are definitely issues with an eternalist view. 🙏
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
Lama la, I've often thought that the original "weapons of mass destruction" are our negative emotions and a mind that chooses to cause harm to serve its own interests. That's why the altruistic mind is such an amazing gift to sentient beings. Thank you for this precious Dharma teaching!❤
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thank you for your wonderful thoughts 🙏🙏🙏
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@bodhicitta3jewels don't be afraid of destruction. There can be no construction without it. Anyways nothing is being destroyed.
@I_scribbles
Ай бұрын
I love the example, I dont recalled in what year, but in NY 6,000 people meditated on peace and in that day, crime rates and terrorism fell by 72% Let that sink in folks. Imagine what we can do together if we were allowed to unite instead of being played against each other in this War of the Mind. In the age of technology and information the Mind is a battle field. It is easy to manipulate someone, first one has to enter the emotions, and once the emotional gate is open, the mind can easily be influenced. Being centered will help, it offers some protection, but real gnosis of truth leaves no doubt no waiver.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yeah, great and there was the transcendental conference in Washington D.C. the local police chief wrote them a thank you note! Thank you for sharing that friend♥♥♥
@ominous-omnipresent-they
Ай бұрын
Correlation does not imply causation.
@I_scribbles
Ай бұрын
@@ominous-omnipresent-they it wasn't a correlation. Or a coink-I-dink
@LifeIsThePrayer
Ай бұрын
Turns out that was manipulated data. Just like the cherry picked photos used in Massaro Emoto’s Secret Life of Water research.
@I_scribbles
Ай бұрын
@@LifeIsThePrayer yet his work has been replicated several times.
@michaelrainbow4203
Ай бұрын
I'm so glad I found your channel. I love what you are communicating. Your words come from a place of humility, simplicity, compassion. My heart responds. I think what we really crave, what we want more than anything (and are mostly oblivious to it), is responsibility. Accountability. Many people spend so much time watching movies or reading stories about protagonists who (taking a common story arc) transform from irresponsible deadbeats into heroes who take full responsibility for their actions and the path they follow. I think we want that in our own lives, more than anything.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
And I am glad you are part of the conversation and have the courage to share your inner most feelings. Thank you Michael ♥♥♥
@Rational_animal2016
4 күн бұрын
I agree michael I've thought this myself before about the protagonist story archs being so popular in stories yet so absent in the world. And as much as people often become influenced by media, the heroes journey seems absent. But I look at how much change I've gone through from my 20s into my 40s where I am now, and It leads me to believe 2 things. One is that the individual journey towards humility, accountability, valuing truth, having respect for others, etc,etc is played out in slow motion over decades of a persons life, obviously, But We see someone and judge them as they are now. The second thing plays off of the first, and that is that because of this slow growth curve, it's the older people that are more likely to have a better grasp on things because they've had longer to work through their human experience. To the youth that often means 'old fart' or 'boomer' and any useful life advice is so often discarded and rebelled against in search of what they beleive as the better way. So society ends up going on a ride in a sort of negative feedback loop like a snake eating its own tail. you'll remember though, there was once a time when people respected their elders and said things like 'gee willikers dad, thats swell!' The thing is This journey society goes on also plays out in slow motion, and its story arch plays out and repeats like an ebb & flow or a pendulum swing. I geuss what I'm saying is that things will probably get alot worse before they get better, they certainly did in prevous stories past, but sooner or later The Tide will change. I'm also glad I found this channel because the current chapter of my life's story is crossing paths with the current chapter of society's story. For better or worse, lol
@janwag6856
Ай бұрын
“We are responsible for our own delusions.” Lama Choga. Center, breathe, generate boddhicitta, rest there. Contemplate. Stop. Think. Act. Review … 2nd grade wisdom. 🙏🦋❤
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thank you Jan! ♥♥♥
@PeteWaan
Ай бұрын
Free will is an illusion. ✌️
@raykeller6693
Ай бұрын
@@PeteWaanfree will is the background base, of the Soular System. Individually, It is a spiritual “stem cell”. Consider the birds and how they love to be free. A caged bird, has lost its free will. Free-will is our spiritual essence, with which one decides to discipline the weak-willed self and get on the path of ego mastery!
@uncleurda8101
20 күн бұрын
@@PeteWaan People think "illusion" as meaning the subject at hand is actually opposite. What people don't consider is that an illusion doesn't make something ultimately false, it just means we are not perceiving it in its ultimate truth.
@colt4505
5 күн бұрын
I disagree. I think it's more nuanced than that. If someone is self-aware of ones own delusions, then they are responsible for them. If someone is unaware of their delusions, and they are being deceived, manipulated, or otherwise influenced into a delusional state, then they are not responsible for their own delusions.
@keekwajou4930
Ай бұрын
16th Karmapa Dream Flag hanging in the background… My kind of teacher 🙏
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@miguelangelous
Ай бұрын
“As a spiritual practitioner it’s your responsibility… you have to do your best not to add to the negativity; not to put more fuel on fire. It is our own negativity that shapes the world and we all contribute to this.” ~ Lama Choga
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
You are quoting me again Miguel. It kind of makes me feel like a dead person! ⚰☠ jj 😆🤣😆
@miguelangelous
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning you’ll always be truly alive for me beloved Lama Choga. Now I can’t deny your existence and I’m grateful 🙏🏼
@usarmyveteran177
Ай бұрын
Take all your suffering- sorrows, pains, losses, fears, misery and the miseries of the world, and use them. They’re all vehicles for awakening. Each birth is precious and useful, a gift and a blessing. ~Ram Dass
@jhhjyjkkkjgfjjk
Ай бұрын
Very clear dharma lecture. Much like how the Buddha taught - direct to the point, supported by real-life examples as expedient means. Thank you for this. Namo Buddhaya 🙏
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thank you for participating my friend! 🙏🙏🙏
@S3RAVA3LM
Ай бұрын
You're the man! I have been devoted to many teachings and books, particularly Shakyamuni Buddha and the nikayas, but i didn't go out looking for a Buddha teacher because it's a mess as much as christianity today is - however I do know of a few most excellent and erudite teachers regarding the bible....I'm elated to have found this man and teacher. Thx you for committing yourself to youtube videos so many can reach for your teachings.
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
Agreed, friend! We have the good karma to have a wonderful teacher! No praise intended to Lama Choga, just saying it like it is!!❤
@TheKing-qu8cm
Ай бұрын
@@bodhicitta3jewels higher powers make parts of universe , each parts of universe has specific creator he and his subordinates use creativity , and he has certain age, for humans it's certain aeons , the creator after his time he gets emancipation. And another creator get into his place and so on so on , it's continuous process ,
@janwag6856
Ай бұрын
@@S3RAVA3LM Lama Choga is well versed in the teachings of the Buddha Dharma. He experiences our present mundane world like we do. His remedy for the absurdity of life is to frame these experiences from a dharma perspective. He is worth listening to with an open mind. 🙏💫
@TsnDvn
Ай бұрын
How is Christianity a mess? Do you know the difference between truth and a heresy?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Well it is risky but I thought I'd give it a try as the potential to contact sincere practitioners is promising! please to meet you friend
@krobbins8395
Ай бұрын
I follow many teachings including Buddha and Tara. I begin to think of it as the mental, emotional and physical body as the cause of suffering expressed through karma, trauma and ama. Karma is a action that create trauma and ama. Someone hits or hurts someone it causes trauma so they hit them back most often or you eat certain foods that create disease that causes suffering and ama. Keeping people in a fight or flight mode response creates trauma to mind, emotions and body. It's tough in the world at this point to stay in a peaceful mind and always take the right actions.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that. Also there are four classes of karma, positive, negative, neutral, and immovable karma. Not all karma causes conflict 🙏🙏🙏
@daveycrockett64
Ай бұрын
I am interested in Buddhism and try to practice, but I no longer believe that free will exists. I make decisions and act as though it does exist, but intellectually cannot understand how it can, taking the line of Sam Harris. This doesn't change most of the lines of reasoning on Karma presented here, but I can't see how everything is not pre-determined.
@daveycrockett64
Ай бұрын
You do these things for many reasons, which are too complicated to fully analyse. Although everything is predetetermined, it is too complicated to predict, unless you take a large number of people or things and use statistics. You choose because you cannot help choosing or your choices. There is no puppetmaster just causality. On a practical level, I think one should forget about all this, because it cannot usefully inform any decision you make. Just carry on and don't worry. This is the best I have come up with so far.
@daveycrockett64
Ай бұрын
Of course at the quantum level things are not pre-determined, there is a degree of randomness, but freewill still can't affect outcomes because then they wouldn't be random.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Sorry I am not familiar with Sam Harris, but there are certainly major issues with predetermination.
@acex222
5 күн бұрын
Pretend to choose to be pre-determined to reach liberation.
@StellaByLuna
3 күн бұрын
One of my most fundamentally held beliefs is that all effects have physical causes, and I think that's why religion and spirituality bounces right off me. (though it is itself a pretty spiritual belief.) And I do believe that all religions recognize effects that don't have physical causes to some degree, that's what makes them religious in the first place, without it they're just perspectives, and from what you said in this video, the buddhism you follow sounded like more of a perspective than a religion but also I am so so sleepy right now so who know's if I'll stand by any of this in the morning
@ultimatemeaning
2 күн бұрын
😆🤣😆 The important point is that all composite phenomena arise from causes and conditions and so a causeless creator is refuted.
@irianscott1062
Ай бұрын
Straight talking. No sophistry designed to appeal to egos and agendas. Thank you.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Oh thank you Scott, not sure I am deserving, but I appreciate your support none the less! 😊
@johngatewood4638
3 күн бұрын
I believe an acceptable answer is that there was so much nothing that there had to be something. People often ask "is nothing sacred?" Yes. Nothing IS sacred.
@AzmialPrime
Ай бұрын
Lord Buddha was clear on this point. He did not deny the existence of a so called "Creator God". But on the issue of that being having created the universe, and assuming they aren't lying - that they are in fact deluded. My guess, based on Buddhist scripture, is that "He" simply can't remember how it all happened, and so assumes "He" himself created it all. Lord Buddha also hinted that many of the gods and devas are probably quite insane by human standards, and not particularly helpful. Finally, Lord Buddha was crystal clear, no being created it all. He does go on, and in various scriptures - to describe how everything comes to be. For me, that idea crystalizes in Vajrayana Buddhism and Quantum Physics. Similar ideas are taught by various Buddhist teachers I have followed. It goes something like this.... Think of Time and Emptiness as fields. When/where those fields collide, they turn inside out. Time turns back on itself (recurses) and becomes conciousness. Emptiness turns back on it self (recurses), and becomes the quantum field - a near infinite number of possibilities. You are one of those possibilities. I do not believe that Awakening will lead to apathy for how bad our world sucks. I just don't. And I don't believe Awakened beings won't desire and do things to make this current world a little better. If I did, I most definitely would not seek transcendance. I will keep trying to save as many sentient beings as I can, in my case - as many dogs as I can. Mostly because all the other critters and humans seem to get quite a bit more compassion. A dogs life, right? I want to make them experience total happiness. Good on you Lama Choga, pointing out once again the obvious - transcendance should not turn you into an un-feeling zombie. The world does suck, and it's on you to help change that. 🐕🦺🙏🐕🦺
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
Beautifully stated!❤
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@AzmialPrime sentient beings dont have any foundations.life is about as real as the dream you had this morning. but virtue maybe its own reward.
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@AzmialPrime the Buddha here is talking about Brahma,the initial demi god. Go is above Brahma and is his creator
@EricHanefi
20 күн бұрын
"It is not enough to know. Teach. Only once others have come to see the truth of this knowledge for themselves does it becomes their own personal mental karma."
@kevinlipps2817
Ай бұрын
Essentially, the universe is a manifestation of God's being, as it reflects all of creation that originates from the Creator. Therefore, one could argue that the universe has existed eternally, just as God has. Nevertheless, the concept of God is highly ambiguous, causing the word to lose much of its meaning. However, this fundamental aspect of reality is the source of all that will be.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that Kevin. In terms of the Buddha Dharma at least then the question is whether there is any substantially existent phenomena or not. And also one must ask "Can there be an uncreated creator?" The short answer (in terms of the Buddhist position) is that such a question doesn't make sense on the grounds of its own assumptions. 🙏🙏🙏
@Waxican
Ай бұрын
"The Tao is like a well: used but never used up. It is like the eternal void: filled with infinite possibilities. It is hidden but always present. I don't know who gave birth to it. It is older than God." - Translated by Stephen Mitchell, 1988, Chapter 4 of the Tao Te Ching Reality is the cosmic dance of god and creation, heaven and earth. Is simply is, governed by the pillar of change. God is not one with creation, but connected, unity-in-distinction.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Interesting, thank you for sharing that. It seems that Buddhism really does have a different take on reality when compared to all other paths 🙏🙏🙏
@tyamada21
Ай бұрын
A segment from 'Saved by the Light of the Buddha Within'... My new understandings of what many call 'God -The Holy Spirit' - resulting from some of the extraordinary ongoing after-effects relating to my NDE... Myoho-Renge-Kyo (Lotus Sutra) represents the identity of what some scientists are now referring to as the unified field of consciousnesses. In other words, it’s the essence of all existence and non-existence - the ultimate creative force behind planets, stars, nebulae, people, animals, trees, fish, birds, and all phenomena, manifest or latent. All matter and intelligence are simply waves or ripples manifesting to and from this core source. Consciousness (enlightenment) is itself the actual creator of everything that exists now, ever existed in the past, or will exist in the future - right down to the minutest particles of dust - each being an individual ripple or wave. The big difference between chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo and most other conventional prayers is that instead of depending on a ‘middleman’ to connect us to our state of inner enlightenment, we’re able to do it ourselves. That’s because chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo allows us to tap directly into our enlightened state by way of this self-produced sound vibration. ‘Who or What Is God?’ If we compare the concept of God being a separate entity that is forever watching down on us, to the teachings of Nichiren, it makes more sense to me that the true omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of what most people perceive to be God, is the fantastic state of enlightenment that exists within each of us. Some say that God is an entity that’s beyond physical matter - I think that the vast amount of information continuously being conveyed via electromagnetic waves in today’s world gives us proof of how an invisible state of God could indeed exist. For example, it’s now widely known that specific data relayed by way of electromagnetic waves has the potential to help bring about extraordinary and powerful effects - including an instant global awareness of something or a mass emotional reaction. It’s also common knowledge that these invisible waves can easily be used to detonate a bomb or to enable NASA to control the movements of a robot as far away as the Moon or Mars - none of which is possible without a receiver to decode the information that’s being transmitted. Without the receiver, the data would remain impotent. In a very similar way, we need to have our own ‘receiver’ switched on so that we can activate a clear and precise understanding of our own life, all other life and what everything else in existence is. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day helps us to achieve this because it allows us to reach the core of our enlightenment and keep it switched on. That’s because Myoho-Renge-Kyo represents the identity of what scientists now refer to as the unified field of consciousnesses. To break it down - Myoho represents the Law of manifestation and latency (Nature) and consists of two alternating states. For example, the state of Myo is where everything in life that’s not obvious to us exists - including our stored memories when we’re not thinking about them - our hidden potential and inner emotions whenever they’re dormant - our desires, our fears, our wisdom, happiness, karma - and more importantly, our enlightenment. The other state, ho, is where everything in Life exists whenever it becomes evident to us, such as when a thought pops up from within our memory - whenever we experience or express our emotions - or whenever a good or bad cause manifests as an effect from our karma. When anything becomes apparent, it merely means that it’s come out of the state of Myo (dormancy/latency) and into a state of ho (manifestation). It’s the difference between consciousness and unconsciousness, being awake or asleep, or knowing and not knowing. The second law - Renge - Ren meaning cause and ge meaning effect, governs and controls the functions of Myoho - these two laws of Myoho and Renge, not only function together simultaneously but also underlies all spiritual and physical existence. The final and third part of the tri-combination - Kyo, is the Law that allows Myoho to integrate with Renge - or vice versa. It’s the great, invisible thread of energy that fuses and connects all Life and matter - as well as the past, present and future. It’s also sometimes termed the Universal Law of Communication - perhaps it could even be compared with the string theory that many scientists now suspect exists. Just as the cells in our body, our thoughts, feelings and everything else is continually fluctuating within us - all that exists in the world around us and beyond is also in a constant state of flux - constantly controlled by these three fundamental laws. In fact, more things are going back and forth between the two states of Myo and ho in a single moment than it would ever be possible to calculate or describe. And it doesn’t matter how big or small, famous or trivial anything or anyone may appear to be, everything that’s ever existed in the past, exists now or will exist in the future, exists only because of the workings of the Laws ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ - the basis of the four fundamental forces, and if they didn’t function, neither we nor anything else could go on existing. That’s because all forms of existence, including the seasons, day, night, birth, death and so on, are moving forward in an ongoing flow of continuation - rhythmically reverting back and forth between the two fundamental states of Myo and ho in absolute accordance with Renge - and by way of Kyo. Even stars are dying and being reborn under the workings of what the combination ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’ represents. Nam, or Namu - which mean the same thing, are vibrational passwords or keys that allow us to reach deep into our life and fuse with or become one with ‘Myoho-Renge-Kyo’. On a more personal level, nothing ever happens by chance or coincidence, it’s the causes that we’ve made in our past, or are presently making, that determine how these laws function uniquely in each of our lives - as well as the environment from moment to moment. By facing east, in harmony with the direction that the Earth is spinning, and chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo for a minimum of, let’s say, ten minutes daily to start with, any of us can experience actual proof of its positive effects in our lives - even if it only makes us feel good on the inside, there will be a definite positive effect. That’s because we’re able to pierce through the thickest layers of our karma and activate our inherent Buddha Nature (our enlightened state). By so doing, we’re then able to bring forth the wisdom and good fortune that we need to challenge, overcome and change our adverse circumstances - turn them into positive ones - or manifest and gain even greater fulfilment in our daily lives from our accumulated good karma. This also allows us to bring forth the wisdom that can free us from the ignorance and stupidity that’s preventing us from accepting and being proud of the person that we indeed are - regardless of our race, colour, gender or sexuality. We’re also able to see and understand our circumstances and the environment far more clearly, as well as attract and connect with any needed external beneficial forces and situations. As I’ve already mentioned, everything is subject to the law of Cause and Effect - the ‘actual-proof-strength’ resulting from chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo always depends on our determination, sincerity and dedication. For example, the levels of difference could be compared to making a sound on a piano, creating a melody, producing a great song, and so on. Something else that’s very important to always respect and acknowledge is that the Law (or if you prefer God) is in everyone and everything. NB: There are frightening and disturbing sounds, and there are tranquil and relaxing sounds. It’s the emotional result of any noise or sound that can trigger off a mood or even instantly change one. When chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo each day, we are producing a sound vibration that’s the password to our true inner-self - this soon becomes apparent when you start reassessing your views on various things - such as your fears and desires etc. The best way to get the desired result when chanting is not to view things conventionally - rather than reaching out to an external source, we need to reach into our own lives and bring our needs and desires to fruition from within - including the good fortune and strength to achieve any help that we may need. Chanting Nam-Myoho-Renge-Kyo also reaches out externally and draws us towards, or draws towards us, what we need to make us happy from our environment. For example, it helps us to be in the right place at the right time - to make better choices and decisions and so forth. We need to think of it as a seed within us that we’re watering and bringing sunshine to for it to grow, blossom and bring forth fruit or flowers. It’s also important to understand that everything we need in life, including the answer to every question and the potential to achieve every dream, already exists within us.
@BrianG3515
5 күн бұрын
These words ring true. Test them for yourself and discover it for yourself. Thank you, brother for your insights and wisdom. ☮️❤️
@SARASTANLEY-dg2wu
Ай бұрын
🔥 I am in the mind and the mind is in me 🙏🏻 thank you Lama Choga 🙏🏻
@brianarsenault8882
Ай бұрын
No one has the power within itself to create itself.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Well the point of Karma isn't that we created our self (or a universe for that matter) but that we create our delusion. There is a big difference. Our ultimate aim is to transcend delusion. Thanks for sharing
@dennisdolan7250
Ай бұрын
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🙏🙏 from a Catholic brother😎👍🏻
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Please to meet you Dennis welcome to the community! 🙏🙏🙏
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@dennisdolan7250 that you are a catholic is an illusion
@jan-olofmallander9622
Ай бұрын
Through some kind of coincidence I found this at the close of Saka Dawa duchen day, On my part, I thought it unusually invigorating. ,very much appreciating the urgency and authenticity - rare combination in these circumstances . As i did not quite get it, all of it,or the essence of it, I will return to this talk ,with keen interest. Thank You . Karma chöchung tashi lamas talking
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Hi Jan, as they say there is no such as coincidence. Tashi Delek ChoChung Tashi la
@hawkkim1974
Ай бұрын
Events happen. Deeds are done. There is no individual thereof. - Buddha -
@metwig2369
9 күн бұрын
you are a very wise teacher, i have only seen three videos of your so far but intend to watch more. I say this as a Christian as well. I think that i will learn much from this channel.
@Stephpuro
4 күн бұрын
I believe more the question of where the universe came from or what came before that is irrelevant to us on our mortal path, it is what is and the real question is "what are you going to do/feel/experience in this moment that we call "now" "
@gracegladden3279
Ай бұрын
There are only two answers to : if God didn't make the universe then where the hell did everything come from: 1: It all came from hell. Or 2: It always was. And 3: Just think of God as the caretaker of the building called life. Or 4: Just be God like, but turned back to front: a Dog - who is happy 'cos he just enjoys life. Besides - if we are eternal and always reincarnate we do have to have puzzles we can't answer to ponder for the whole of eternity. Don't fuss over what you believe - just believe, in the moment, the idea that brings you what you want, in that same moment. And that is always something that is immediately available to you: a sleep, a good movie, a walk, a bath, a dog to pat, and it doesn't even have to be yours. And mate: sex is sacred and necessary for robust health.
@maryfreund4957
Ай бұрын
I'm interested in learning about how this could apply to the double slit experiment. For example, if humans are the particles and our interactions with each other (our attitudes and ideas) change the outcomes of our interactions. And then how would that work with the observer of the experiment? Would that be our consciousness? Sorry if im complcating things here lolz 🙏💚
@PP-G
Ай бұрын
@maryfreund4957 that's a fine idea! Wouldn't the outcome of the experiment be ultimately affected by the observer?🙏🙏🙏
@maryfreund4957
Ай бұрын
@PP-G oh yeah!! That makes more sense! But now I'm more confused lolz. I'll have to think about this more. Or maybe don't think about it 🤣💀
@PP-G
Ай бұрын
@@maryfreund4957 it's an awfully deep one .
@I_scribbles
Ай бұрын
One has to include the consciousness behind the conscious. You may call it the subconscious, either way, to be mindful of the awareness behind being aware should also be tested in quantum theory. Mind is ALL and All is Mind. We test this on humans all the time both consciously and subconsciously. Results may depend on the mental strength of an individual and the emotion put into the intention, luckily most are not equipped for such things. And this day and age in the western world the Will is severely under developed. Those who are trained to use mental powers in conjunction with the Will is for the most part forbidden unless under severe circumstances.
@maryfreund4957
Ай бұрын
@I_scribbles yeah I agree with some aspects of your idea. I guess it would have been better for me to say awareness is the observer. Then, I wouldn't have confused myself so quickly. It seems finding the answers in our practice and developing that insight through our experiences must be the best approach 🙏💚
@MiserableAmerica
7 күн бұрын
You are so well spoken. This video has helped me greatly.
@STRIDER185
5 күн бұрын
Nice, i don't know how to explain it but it seems right to me. Im Catholic raised but im looking forward to learning more about this stuff. Thank you 👍
@wthomas5697
Күн бұрын
We don't have a choice. We don't have the choice not to attempt to mitigate suffering. How we go about it is a function of cause and effect. This is how we're made. At human scale everything is a function of cause and effect. At the quantum level the universe is probabilistic.
@donellacurley4941
Ай бұрын
Was so happy to see you put up another video, snippets of wisdom! Thank you Llama Choga!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
You are too kind donella. Nice to hear from you again! ❤💛💙
@donellacurley4941
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning 🌻
@samuelmacdowell559
Ай бұрын
Nice talk but he didn't answer the question who created the universe. Ok, he talks about Karma as cause and effect but where did the original cause come from? From a universal mind?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
The meaning is that we create our own illusion and will continue to do so until we drop our clinging to false reality. The question "where did everything come from?" Is predicated upon the notion that there is something substantially existent. The example from the scriptures is someone waking up from a dream about their unborn son Dorje having died, and then thinking ""Its ok Dorje didn't die" of course he was never born
@ApPersonaNonGrata
Ай бұрын
Interesting. And this is certainly a more rational, healthy, and productive way to define "Karma" than the magic-versions I've heard about. Although, my understanding of cause-and-effect seems to be a little different than yours (?). I am a "determinist". I'm also a "fatalist" in the sense that we can't deviate from whatever path pure physics demand. However, the reason I look both ways before crossing the street is: Physics dictate what I care about. Physics insists that I look, by insisting that I care about not being killed (or worse). There are many things and many people I care about. Physics insists. So then I act accordingly. Thus, when I try (and when I succeed) in preventing or correcting a situation, I wasn't over-riding causality. I was merely part of causality. And that part was scripted for me by physics. I'm not merely an actor on the stage. I'm not even truly separate from the stage. Nor am I separate from the other actors, nor from the floor, the props, and the air. It/we are all integral happenings within a larger happening. The actions which conscious-entities take to both cause and correct for imbalances are all just the larger living system balancing itself.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yes I am also interested in Physics especially the frontiers where Physics and MetaPhysics meet. For example Quantum Physics shows us that the very fabric of the physical world exists in an indefinite state (superposition) and then very intelligent men are forced to guess (based on the assumption that classical reality is something definite) what mechanism causes waveform collapse. It is essentially the same leap of faith that spiritual practitioners need to make. from the prospective of Buddhism it is more productive to look at the assumptions (for example the assumption that there is wave form collapse and the notion that this is predicated on "that observables had some fixed identity)
@Isakaadland
7 күн бұрын
I think if you believe in that everything is determined, it doesn't necessarily mean that you can't act or change things. I just means that whatever you do, that is determined by previous causes as well.
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
Wearing ochre clothes, shaving ones head,adopting a different name and hankering after various concepts and philosophies following people will never bestow spiritualality.only karma can lead us somewhere
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
It is true that the outer aspects of monastic discipline can not by themselves lead to liberation but there is also a definite reason for these aspects that is discussed in detail in the Vinaya basket. Ultimately it is only infallible karma that will lead to liberation whereas worldly virtue and non virtue alone only lead to rebirth in the mundane world.
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Good 👍. Peace to you. My Saturn is in the ninth house. Such people never submit to a particular religion but often create their own. What's important is to tear the veil of illusion and go beyond it.
@ՆաթանիելՄաշ
Ай бұрын
We can choose not to suffer so hard. Like fire up a joint if you feeling bad. It's hard but I believe we can transcend suffering somewhat.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Well we know there are good times, bad times and "uh whatever "times. Please to meet you friend
@ՆաթանիելՄաշ
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning blessings
@Da_Xman
24 күн бұрын
Fantastic presentation. Wish I could put all thst together! ✨🌈♥️✨
@foxdavion6865
5 күн бұрын
Trying to comprehend the nature of the universe is attempting to comprehend infinity.
@ultimatemeaning
5 күн бұрын
Important distinction between understanding and realisation 🙏
@equilibrum999
Күн бұрын
but even time itself is subjective: it in reality counts differently, 24 hours dont exist anywhere else, the only real count began when the 宇宙 expanded.
@franzhaas5597
Ай бұрын
"What does god...wont with a Star ship?" CAPTAIN KIRK
@MacShrike
Ай бұрын
I remember that line =) Then again, in the old series when they reach a planet (planet Cannabis perhaps) and everybody is happy. He says: "But what about suffering? and pain? and War!" Kirk truly was a rock-it-man =))
@franzhaas5597
Ай бұрын
@@MacShrike A...rocket...man
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
😆🤣😆 Never realised you had such a good sense of humour Franz. I must find that scene! Which movie was it again, I remember it but not the title 😆🤣😆
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@MacShrike Rocket man Burning out his fuse up here alone
@franzhaas5597
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Star Trek V the Voyage Home
@CoSelf
Ай бұрын
I genuinely appreciate the video and what you shared. However, I don’t feel you answered the question in the video title. If you have time, please direct to more information on the source of creation from the Buddhist perspective. Thanks!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Hello friend, it is as stated. Apparent reality is created by our karma and because of this "reality" is 1. subjective", and 2. illusion-like. The Buddha taught that there is no substantial reality to be created and so the notion of a creator is essentially flawed. Having said that, there is a further question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" An answer for which can not be satisfactorily accommodated by religion or science. After years of contemplating this issue in retreat my conclusion is that the Middleway philosophy of the Buddha Dharma can. The problem is that we cling to our preconceptions about the ontological truth so strongly we can not accommodate this truth. Thanks for participating in the discussion 🙏🙏🙏
@CoSelf
27 күн бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Wonderful! Thanks you for the thoughtful response and going beyond my question. Best wishes
@snoutysnouterson
Ай бұрын
So why did physical life have to start in the first place? If we we were just conciousness without a physical body, wouldn't we all be fine and free of suffering?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Well the scriptures say that the reason why we manifested in the desire realm (embodied in our universe) was because we gave rise to craving. The story is very much like a parable and certainly allegorical. But existence is seen to be cyclical in Buddhism and not linear.
@snoutysnouterson
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Thank you. I've had depression all of my adult life, about 15 years ago at a particularly low point I discovered Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, I was a typical atheist at this point, but after watching him for several months and seeing how much sense he made I started to believe in the spiritual realm, at first it gave me great joy to think that I would exist forever, but now the thought of being born again and again is the worst thing I could imagine. I would do anything for this to be my last life.
@raykeller6693
Ай бұрын
Excellent points of clarification. You are clearly ready to address the world. We must keep the memories of the Great Ones, alive! They have have had high and subtle truths, revealed to them! It’s up to us to pay attention. Thanx so much.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Who are the great ones BTW?
@raykeller6693
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning sorry. my reference is to all the self-realized and/or God-realized, dualists, who channelled the Ways to culture the beast, and gave deeper spiritual meaning to life and death. The One’s whose conceptions upset but up-levelled, civilization’s conscious level.
@whizziethewise2924
Ай бұрын
Nobody knows, that is the is the most accurate answer.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thanks Wizzie, that is a very honest answer that many are afraid to admit🙏🙏🙏
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
BINGO! "Wink, we have a winner!"
@clodhopper-dodo
Ай бұрын
God himself is the universe. He created himself but will not tell us how he did that.
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@clodhopper-dodo why would He create something so useless,
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Why would god need to create herself? If she was already an agent capable of creation would there be any need? Thanks for sharing
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@BeALiteU2urself or "Why create suffering?"
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning agree
@obeb787
Ай бұрын
So where did God come from? If we’re going to use the same logic fairly or why do you think there is a special exception to your belief?
@AscendingGuru
Ай бұрын
Some of us have a bone to pick with Buddhism, because we kinda really need that nirvana power as soon as possible. Sidartha used 6 years in asceticism that he considered a waste, then did 1 year doing a middle way, attaining nirvana. These days people in monastery can waste 40 years without even getting it.
@moltenchocolate9725
29 күн бұрын
if a buddhist does not succeed in becoming enlightened in their life, does their spiritual progress continue into the next life?
@zacdemarest5493
17 сағат бұрын
he made the universe. nobody was arguing this.
@clan-ki7dm
Ай бұрын
Its nothing. When it has forms it is finite when it is formless it is infinite.😱😱🥱🥱 Eternal landscape. -advait vedenta, bhuddism, Hinduism, quantum fileds theory.
@mateoruales9120
13 күн бұрын
Aren’t the ideas of self, choice, good and bad ideas that arise from believing oneself to be separate from the whole? What is chaos and battle at one level is harmony and cohesion at another.
@jonmustang
Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! Regarding the state of the world and how to use one’s freewill to alleviate suffering, can you please comment on the Buddhist concept of the three ages of the dharma? If it was, for instance, the latter days of the dharma or the so-called degenerate age, doesn’t that imply that the world’s level of consciousness is cyclical and inescapable and is therefore resistant to change? I ask because I’ve made some study of the world’s eschatological traditions. Maybe not all Buddhists believe in the ages or cycles so I’d like to hear your beliefs. There’s a quote I jotted down attributed to the Buddha when asked about the final age. I don’t know if this is apocryphal, but I’ll attach it as a reply to this comment. Would really love to know your perspective regarding freewill versus the teachings on ages of the dharma.
@jonmustang
Ай бұрын
“The venerable Subhuti asks the Buddha, ‘Bhagavan, will there be any beings in the future, in the final epoch, in the final period, in the final 500 years of the dharma ending age, who will give birth to a perception of the truth of the words of a sutra such as that which is spoken here?’” The Buddha says, “Subhuti, do not ask a question like will there be any beings in the final epoch who give birth to a perception of the truth of the words of a sutra such as that spoken here? Surely, in the future there will be fearless bodhisattvas who are capable, virtuous, and wise, who give birth to a perception of the truth of the words of a sutra such as that spoken here. Indeed, Subhuti such fearless bodhisattvas will have honored not just one Buddha, and they will have planted auspicious roots before not just one, but such fearless bodhisattvas will have honored countless hundreds and thousands of Buddhas, and they will have planted auspicious roots before countless hundreds and thousands of Buddhas. In the words of a sutra such as that spoken here, they are sure to gain perfect clarity of mind.’” “The Tathagata knows them, Subhuti, by means of his Buddha knowledge. And the Tathagata sees them by means of his Buddha vision. The Tathagata is aware of them, for they all produce and receive a measureless, infinite body of merit.” “‘And how so?’ ‘Because Subhuti, these fearless bodhisattvas do not create the perception of a self, nor do they create the perception of a being, a life or a soul. Nor do these fearless bodhisattvas create the perception of a dharma, much less the perception of no dharma. Subhuti, they do not create a perception, nor no perception.’”
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
@jonmustang Great question and comment! Thank you for posting this! In my opinion (not sure how much that counts for😊), it seems to me the Buddha is showing us that a fearless Bodhisattva will remain free of fixation and remain in a state of emptiness and transcendent compassion, perhaps this is the place Bodhisattvas will benefit beings best in the degenerate age. As Lama la says, outcomes are dictated by karma, cause and effect. Subtle factors make big shifts in outcomes, too. So, perhaps Bodhisattvas by virtue of their lack of generating any negative karma and being a well spring of positive karma and auspiciousness they will impact the outcome of all sentient beings in a positive way. I hope the Lama corrects me, if I'm wrong. ❤🙏🙏🙏 I'm also going to add that this is why we, as Dharma practitioners, should repeatedly and often generate Bodhicitta. With every we do, we should remind ourselves to benefit all beings with our body, speech, and mind. I'd ask the questions, what the does idea of a final epoch mean in the face of ongoing samsara/cyclic existence, which is by all accounts generated by endless ignorance? Does it mean something else will come to replace it? Or is it a conceptual fallacy on the ultimate level? Will ignorance ever cease to exist? The Prajnaparmita Sutra is good to contemplate for this, I think. "Therefore, Shariputra, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, no discrimination, no formation, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no form, no sound, no smell, no taste, no tangible object, no phenomena, no eye dhatu (dhatu means building block that makes up the physical body) up to no mind dhatu, no dhatu of phenomena, no mental consciousness dhatu; no ignorance up to no termination of ignorance..." This seems to be a key to realizing that these are all appearances and they are generated by karma, cause and effect. Again, I hope the good Lama will correct me if I'm seeing this erroneously.
@maryfreund4957
Ай бұрын
@@jonmustang thank you for sharing!! It's blowing my mind 🙏💚
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Many say that we have already entered the age of degeneration. But there are many ages of degeneration, they go in cycles and these cycles are primarily dependent on the appearance of a teacher (so this could apply to any spiritual tradition) A teacher appears and spreads the dharma and this influences others. It is like dropping a peddle into the lake. The ripples spread out over time but eventually lose their energy and then fade away. we can see even a year after the Buddha passed their were doubts about exactly what he taught, so naturally after nearly 3 millennia the power of the Buddha's speech (the primary means of sharing his realisation) has diminished. Also nothing is predetermined because experience is personal and as the Buddha taught is made from karma (of body speech and mind) Thank you for your insightful comments 🙏🙏🙏
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning 🙏🙏🙏🧡🧡🧡
@Zen_Techniques
Ай бұрын
Buddha taught there was no foreseeable beginning or end.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yes and how do you interpret this teaching on Samsara that is without beginning? Thanks for sharing🙏
@eugenei7170
Ай бұрын
OK but you didn't answer the question "where the hell did everything come from?" The idea that our ignorance somehow magically makes the world to appear does not explain anything and makes no sense. How does our ignorance make the world to appear in such a way that it always exactly follows the physical laws (Schoedinger equation for example) down to each tiny elementary particle?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
if you take two people who have a totally different experience of the same situation you will get a good idea of what the difference is
@eugenei7170
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning true but that does not explain how is it that two people experience the same situation. Even more puzzling is that the physical aspects of the situation follow the exact mathematical rules of physical laws. Buddhism has no explanation of how this happens, therefore it is incomplete.
@CPS_Leaks
Ай бұрын
@@eugenei7170 Two people never experience exactly "the same" situation. We only have direct knowledge of our own experience. Samsara means this illusion of reality exists eternally - a circle of existence or a continuation driven by karma, the law of cause and effect.
@eugenei7170
Ай бұрын
@@CPS_Leaks Two people experience the same objects of the external world with their sensory experiences. Of course, their subjective experiences differ, but when they communicate, they can verify that these objects look and behave the same way, even following the same physical laws with exact mathematical precision. What is it that crates these mathematically structured sensory experiences? There has to be an explanation for that mathematical consistency, but Buddhism offers no explanation for that, therefore the Buddhist philosophy is incomplete, it has a huge explanatory gap. How can you know your place and role in a bigger picture of reality if you don't even know how it works and why it works that way?
@eugenei7170
Ай бұрын
@@CPS_Leaks Ironically, there is a root tantra "All-creating king" in Dzogchen - the highest Buddhist vehicle, and it teaches that everything is created by the All-Creating King. Dharmakaya is not just a kind of insentient clarity-awareness-emptiness, it is also creative intelligence that creates all sentient beings and the world of appearances. This is that the root tantra of Dzogchen actually teaches, but the Buddhists choose to ignore it or interpret it in their own atheistic way. But what it actually says is that the universe and the sentient beings are created by the All-Creating King, timeless but conscious and intelligent nature of reality, or in other words, God. "Oh great hero, understand this nature of mine! I am the nature of bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the all-creating king. The nature of the all-creating king is body, speech, and mind. There isn’t a single thing body, speech, and mind do not do. All that is done by the bodies, speech, and minds of the buddhas of the three times and also the bodies, voices, and minds of the sentient beings of three realms, are done by my body, speech, and mind, the all-creating king. Everything included in appearance and existence, the universe and inhabitants, is done by my body, speech, and mind, the all-creating king in the state of dharmatā’s unfabricated suchness." from "All-creating king" root tantra of Dzogchen Semde
@alexkt3400
4 күн бұрын
Love the message and everything, but if some politicians are liars doesn't that also mean that some conspiracy theories are true?
@brianbuczynski3555
Ай бұрын
Thank you for your reminder to virtuous action and how we are always influencing outcomes. It’s an important contemplation to ask myself am I doing my best to add virtue and wholesome states and actions.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Wonderful Brian if more people thought like this the world would be much better
@stephenowen5229
Ай бұрын
Many thanks for this profound teaching and for sharing the precious dharma. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thanks Steve!
@DADTHEFATHER
27 күн бұрын
Thankyou for the lesson🪷♥️
@ultimatemeaning
27 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching Dad!
@Baysunrise
Ай бұрын
I’m not certain what “god” is. What does “god” even mean?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏 Good question, for most it is an end to doubt and inquiry 🙏🙏🙏
@Baysunrise
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning how does one reach the end of inquiry about that which cannot be comprehended? Shouldn’t that increase doubt?
@Baysunrise
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning also your beads I find of interest.
@jonmustang
Ай бұрын
It seems to me that the end of enquiry is when the mind is quiet. If the mind is quiet, it’s naturally not asking questions. I think that’s why meditation is the gold standard of almost all spiritual paths. “Be still and know that I am God” as the Bible verse goes ;)
@Baysunrise
Ай бұрын
@@jonmustang awww the Hebrew god, Elohim sits in counsel with the Elohim, but what exactly is an Elohim and how are we to be certain the Hebrews picked the correct one?
@raykeller6693
Ай бұрын
This is what I’ve realized! The vices are what politicians employ, 24/7, while virtues are cultivated by those who realize that cultivating virtue is what the yoga path is!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yes and it is so dangerous, I hope others realise that all our problems arise out of negative emotions
@friedrichfreigeist3292
8 күн бұрын
To be fair: The Universe does not owe anyone to be understandable. Respectufully, I want to comment the following. "Where the hell did everything come from" begs the question, that everything needs to come frome something. I, personally, never understood why an infinite regress should be a problem. Math teaches us, that even infinite things can converge to a finite value, for example the geometric series. Or maybe the universe just exists, but it changes its shape. The conservation laws of thermodynamics come to mind. Another problem I do not understand is, why the "laws of the universe" have to come from somewhere. First of all, these "laws" are just human descriptions of certain regularities we see and we notice. Second, maybe the fundamental laws and constants, as we observe them, just could not have been otherwise. So asking why they are the way they are might be asking the wrong question. These are just a few possible solutions out of many, that might or might not not be true. I just honestly dont know what model of cosmology is true. And I'd like to use Okhams Razor: If the model has unaccounted parameters (like god) we might want to use another model, with less parameters. Regarding determinis: Why should determinism lead to us not acting in self preservation? I mean, if the universe is deterministic, why should that lead to me not wanting to have a good life? A deterministic universe would have me programmed by nature to strive for a good and prosporous life, dispite me thinking that everything is predetermined. Even tho I personally think that procreation just leads to more suffering. I truly think, that if we accept determinism, we can be more passionate human beings. Just think about people with a dissability in reading and writing. Back in the days we thought such people are stupid, and needed more discipline. Today we know: They arent responsible for their illness and maybe they just need a bit of help. I would love to live in a world, where people arent punished just for the sake of punishment. I think this is true compassion for other human beings. I mean what would it mean for our actions to be free? Either, I have a reason for my acting. Then this would imply a chain of causality. Which is deterministic, according to my understanding of nature. Or I dont have a reason, but then my acting would be random. I wouldnt say that random behaviour is free. One thing I want to add: You spoke of Chaos. Chaos means deterministic. If you swing a double pendulum, the initial conditions 100% determine how the movment will evolve over time. This is one of Newtons great insights. Chaos just means: Small pertubations in initial conditions make it incredibly difficult to unlikely or impossible for us to get the right trajectory. But the system still is deterministic, even if we cant calculate it in a right way. I respect your kind view and you definetly speek truth, that suffering can be impacted by once view of the world. Especially when it comes to ones desires. I just wanted to share my views with you, as a scientist in training.
@rayhill5767
Ай бұрын
If karma was a thing then you wouldn’t need a police department. Karma is bs you tell kids to keep them in line.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Karma is taught to be empty, but also infallible- go figure? 🤔 Also the police powers are far to limited to encompass the entirety of causality, for example what can the police do about an asteroid knocked out of its orbit headed on a collision course with the earth?
@rayhill5767
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning simple explanations are the best. If you have to over explain then it’s not a thing.
@BeALiteU2urself
Ай бұрын
@@rayhill5767 then why do parents teach their children manners?do unto others...it's important that we behave.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@rayhill5767 True in general but for example when it comes to a complex topic (like quantum mechanics) there is no choice but to go into detail. But because of this many people have no access to profound concepts
@dr.mordecaicassiusmarcellu1639
7 күн бұрын
Where did the god come from? Who made the god?
@johnbolton292
Ай бұрын
Your points aren't bad. I still will see things as predetermined in this universe. But my thoughts towards this universe are a matter of calculated probabilities. Nothing seems then to be coincidental and instead is set to occur, like the tides and the stars in the sky. I think that Buddha's teachings, like Jesus' teachings, like Confucius' teachings hold a core truth but were meant mainly for a given people at a given time, or at least a given moment in their development spiritually. It is not my choice as to moving you towards certain truths and away from other truths, but what I value in this existence is that I can communicate with you more directly and explain my own gear in the watch. What I appreciate most from you is your aim and intention of moving some forward. Now I believe things to be predetermined because in chemistry down to the smallest particles and even the wave forms without mass there is movement that triggers other parts to move and so on and so forth. In medicine, the chemicals in a mind and the electrons jumping from synapse to synapse follow the rules of those particles and waves they are comprised of. Therefore, my mind and body and words will be dictate of the actions that are certainly not fully understood with our current knowledge. I certainly believe in God and that God is free of our ridged movements as gears in the watch, but then it is only those who God resides in who have what might appear as freedom. God must reside in you because you seek peace, understand, enlightenment, and good will for others. I understand God to be strict about who he will reside in, or at least when he will reside in us. Some are free and some are trapped. All arevin motion and guided by the finiest waves. Now, when it comes to probability, I don't believe that the actions of anything without God acts on its own, so the dice thrown in a game rely on you, but will fall exactly as they will in a predictable way. So, our current level of understanding in probability is not yet developed so certain things seem by chance. I think keeping God with us can be challenging for many because we act on fleshly thoughts and brain chemistry. But then, if we are acting based on these chemicals made of waves moving and interacting in predictable paths, do we really have free will or are things predetermined? Without God, they are predetermined. With God, they themselves are fluid.
@johnbolton292
Ай бұрын
In short, I think you will positively influence a few people on here.
@Stringbandmama
26 күн бұрын
Beautifully said. :)
@robertkneisel1360
9 күн бұрын
Thanks. I do see the truth in your words. Testing truth is what I feel I have been doing with what I have been calling my spiritual practice. But, it feels so tangled up in other things. Like I have been trying to do too many things at once. I do a lot of contemplating. Compulsively even, which does not feel like a good thing. I really don't worry too much that I will get stuck on a particular teacher, or belief offered to me from another source, or seemingly other, as the case may be. I am diagnosed as being Bi-Polar, and, I do believe that what is being described by that word is something that I suffer from, but, I also struggle to accept the way it is looked at through the lens of modern psychiatric medicine. It is obviously part of my path, it has caused me great suffering and loss. But, it has also given me the experience of feeling terribly low; and not giving in to the desire to escape this life, and very very high, when in a manic space, feeling so certain of some truly bizarre beliefs, which in the episode I take much too literally, but when I am once again in a more balanced state, I see that it was my own understanding and comprehension that was flawed, that what truth lies in these "insane" or unfounded ideas is not very literal at all. And, it is true that the cycle of suffering and bliss that is my experience from my perspective of this disorder has in many ways shown me what beliefs and ideas from any source, my own mind, a book, a teacher, divine inspiration even have wisdom and truth to them. All that being said, I do feel like my disorder has in many ways made my life ridiculously difficult. And, I don't feel able to continue to try to manage it in the world as it is alone, which is where I find myself after my most recent episode. And so, I am trying to find assistance in how to deal with it, and the only game in town it often seems is to go back to the psychiatric medicine, which I am struggling to accept, but feel I must. It does occur to me, that both things can be true, that for me and what I exist for, I needed the experience, and that now that I no longer feel like I have more to gain from it in the way I have interacted with it over the last 10 or so years (in college when I first had any sort of manic episode) and how it has torn down most of not all of my attachments to other people. I am setting my intention on going through with whatever it takes to get it under control. Anyway, that was a little off topic, and this is very poorly written. My point I suppose, is that I do believe we have the same goal of desiring to bring about awakening, enlightenment, whatever word fits for you to everyone I can, and, I appreciate that it is not your desire to convert me, as, I also feel no desire to convince you of anything, and, I seek to be tolerant of all beliefs, held honestly from a good practice. This is so easy, when that sense of honest intention is felt, but so hard when I feel uncertain of the intentions of another, or I feel they are in bad faith. How to deal with someone like this... I must continue to work on not rising to conflict when another does not want to share the space of belief to also seek greater truth and understanding. I myself am guilty of this, often, in my younger days without even seeing it, mostly only during the 7-10 days I am manic on average per year, but I often still manage to mishandle things so spectacularly during those times that I often find myself without friends, family, work, a home, or some combination of these things. And, it is not as though I become violent physically or anything like that, I do not think I could have continued to try to manage it without medical intervention after the first couple years of trying it the way the doctor suggested, with pills and therapy if I physically hurt another during those times. But, I realize that I both feel like I have attained that what I seek, and that my egoic "false" identity feels completely in control during those times, without being able to realize it in those terms. I am usually a very empathetic person, I do care about the feelings of others, but in that state, I seemingly am disconnected from this, and I say whatever I think or feel like I believe in the moment, and, I do act erratically, moving from one thing to the next, seeking solace while believing I have contentment when I am not at all peaceful in my thoughts... Anyway, thanks, if anyone reads this. I would love to have anyone to talk more to about any of it. I am in the process of trying to get back into therapy and medication, wish me luck. Maybe after some time with it, this time, I might feel right with my own experience enough to come to something like your retreat. I hope so. Thanks again.
@LoadedDiaperz
Ай бұрын
I'm thankful for the insight that pain is optional 😉
@SpeaktheTruths
Ай бұрын
Yes, some think all things are predetermined and they could argue that elections are also predetermined. Just by saying that what happens is meant to happen, rather they vote or not on either person which is based on their conditioning. That would be the outcome of that predetermination. The only way someone can genuinely think all things are predetermined is if they feed the thought that there is interdependent existence. If one knows a cause the condition is predictable which would make the condition predetermined by the cause. By the nature of a ball being round and by your ability to push it moving it, naturally it will roll. The roundness of the ball making it a ball and your ability to move it are the conditions that will allow it to roll as balls do. That creates the sentence 'i rolled the ball', if it is not a ball that sentence cannot exist as an accurate means of social convenience, it would not be a ball. All things that change are illusory. The only thing that can't change is truth, the nature of things.
@sykopath4785
Ай бұрын
from our toughts, we are that god
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Sounds about right friend!!
@strangecurrency
Ай бұрын
“The Hindus teach that god is responsible for everything, and whether I experience happiness or suffering, it’s all down to god.” I thought hinduism was premised on karma, rebirth, samsara, and liberation from samsara (moksha) through one’s own volition and effort. This is the instruction I’ve encountered anyways, in the Vedanta tradition.
@TheKing-qu8cm
Ай бұрын
That knowledge came from unorthodox folks who are not religious , learn from real source , Hinduism says our actions responsible for all actions whether good or bad , planets or devas or angels as you can call them coordinate our results , those planets have their own specific structure on how to deliver , they have professional altitude they don't take pleasure or sadnnes in their duty they just follow karmic algorithm orders
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Herein lies an inner contradiction in the Vedic presentation that I have not as of yet found and answer to, and that is "how can Karma work if God is responsible for creating the UNiverse and everything in it?" Also "how can there be free will exist in such a universe?" and this likewise a point of contention for Christian theologians who do not all agree.
@strangecurrency
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning I don't know enough about the Vedic presentation to answer that question. But Swami Sarvapriyanada is a legit Advaita Vedanta monastic who also has some training in Buddhism, and he offers some food for thought in several videos. I'll link one below. As for how free-will can exist in a universe created by an intelligent first principle, CS Lewis gives the Christian view here: “God created things which had free will. That means creatures which can go wrong or right. Some people think they can imagine a creature which was free but had no possibility of going wrong, but I can't. If a thing is free to be good it's also free to be bad. And free will is what has made evil possible. Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having. A world of automata -of creatures that worked like machines- would hardly be worth creating. The happiness which God designs for His higher creatures is the happiness of being freely, voluntarily united to Him and to each other in an ecstasy of love and delight compared with which the most rapturous love between a man and a woman on this earth is mere milk and water. And for that they've got to be free. Of course God knew what would happen if they used their freedom the wrong way: apparently, He thought it worth the risk. (...) If God thinks this state of war in the universe a price worth paying for free will -that is, for making a real world in which creatures can do real good or harm and something of real importance can happen, instead of a toy world which only moves when He pulls the strings- then we may take it it is worth paying.” Swami Sarvapriyananda: kzitem.info/news/bejne/13eQtouraWploGk
@1littlebrainthatcould
Ай бұрын
Dear sir, For me, the idea of Karma would indeed be easy to accept if it simply had to do with recognizable and uncontroversial causation--such as is exemplified by your examples involving persons in rooms and on buses and so on. Karma is difficult to buy, for me at least, because it seems to suggest that those who cause suffering are bound to suffer themselves (as a consequence of causing suffering), whether in this life or the next. There is then an extended version of Karma that includes a suggestion of necessary reciprocity--a law of return even. I suspect this is the sticking point for many. For instance, imagine a demented individual who enjoys hurting and murdering. Imagine further that this person lives out his whole life hurting and murdering and is never impeded or caught--he dies of old age happy for what he had done and without remorse. What about causation says this is impossible? Do we then have to believe in reincarnation to believe that this man's Karma will eventually catch up with him? I wonder if it is best for one such as me not to engage with this extended version of Karma since a more limited one suffices as a moral motivator and it is beyond my powers of perception and intellect to verify the extended one. Warm regards, T
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Hello sir, whereas it appears that karma is such a force, what we understand from the Buddhist view from the mind only school and upwards is that subjective experience arises from habitual imprints in consciousness. So by that we understand there is no need for an impelling force that must span one life time to another, or likewise one world to another. Its just about conditioning.
@codyspinelli5609
Ай бұрын
I wouldn’t say I’m a spiritual practitioner but I’ve been interested in the spiritual path for some time now. Recognizing the mundane and the futility of it all, how does one begin to practice dharma Buddhism?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Well according to the Buddha you have already made the most important first step, and that is "Recognizing the mundane and the futility of it all" the next step is to determine the cause of this. Well that's how the Buddha's path started anyway! 🙏🙏🙏
@codyspinelli5609
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning suppose I answered my own question by subscribing and listening to what you have to say. Thank you for sharing these insights, I look forward to learning more Buddha dharma. I believe we can transcend the mundane but like you said it’s not easy.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@codyspinelli5609 Yes I believe it as well Cody. And good luck on your journey. Feel free to DM me anytime you like
@natmanprime4295
Ай бұрын
creating from nothing isnt creating, it's actually becoming. one needs raw material in order to create. if there's nothing other than you, how can you be doing anything other than becoming? to make from scratch, you need "scratch" lol
@infiniteAll144
10 күн бұрын
you are a pleasure to listen to
@ultimatemeaning
10 күн бұрын
Thank you Ben I appreciate it ♥
@vincecallagher7636
Ай бұрын
I have debilitating anxiety till I started meditating, now I suffer less.. simple.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your story Vince that is really inspiring! 🙏🙏🙏
@weewee2701
28 күн бұрын
Make peace with the idea that sometimes, we cannot do anything. Let yourself cry. Let yourself submit to God. We are not special. We need to be humbled.
@JungleJargon
Ай бұрын
In physics matter and energy cannot make or direct themselves. So there was a time when matter and energy were made as well as time itself since time can’t exist without a great amount of matter. This means there was a time when time was made in the not too distant past. This shows that every physical thing is the result of the Creation. Only your Creator can perfectly cover for you Himself and remake you again from the inside out by the power of His true word as no one else ever can. This is the only absolute truth in existence.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thanks for that. How do we interpret the earliest times of the big bang when there is said to be only energy and no time?
@JungleJargon
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning That might be a problem. There is no measurable time without the formation of matter with mass.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@JungleJargon "in physics matter and energy cannot make or direct themselves... This shows that every physical thing is the result of the Creation" in term s of the Buddha Dharma this logic is based on the assumption that matter and energy are substantially existent or have fixed identity. Similarly the idea that there is waveform collapse (or bifurcation) is based on the notion that conventional reality has taken on substantial existence or specific identity.So if this assumption was incorrect then there would be no need for creation as such. Therefore creation isn't proven in his manner only possible. So how do we determine if "something" is real or substantial? Well we need to investigate it, right? That's what we have been doing for centuries, at first with mortar and pestle and then recently by accelerating particles. So what are the results? Have we found substantial building blocks or finite constituents of matter and energy?
@JungleJargon
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Every physical thing is made of energy. It’s bound up forces. It’s substantially existing considering it’s what you are made of. It’s what the earth is made of.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@JungleJargon I've always wondered- What is energy?
@No2AI
Ай бұрын
Then the question is , who created ‘God’ …. Somewhere on the ‘existence’ timeline there must be a start a genesis OR ‘Time’ is the key …. Base reality does not exist in TIME! So this Universe is a construct, a design managed in TIME!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
In terms of this path we do not believe in a beginning because that notion is predicated on the acceptance of something substantially existent. This also means that the universe and everything in t is a mere construct. 🙏🙏🙏
@sanekabc
Ай бұрын
There was no beginning to the laws of physics and no beginning to God. They are eternal.
@No2AI
Ай бұрын
No time and space … try and wrap your mind around that state of being - it’s mind boggling. So just as we creating simulations as an extension of this reality, so ‘they’ create the physical universe as an extension of their own reality…. Then we could consider that their state of being could similarly be an extension of another , and so on and so on ! Multiple possibly indefinite Levels of ‘realities’. Wow imagine that.
@AwakenTheEarth
Ай бұрын
Probably over time things kind of spliced off and did their own thing. If the earth has been around for billions of years, thats likely how things evolved as is
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
spliced off what my friend? please clarify
@MacShrike
Ай бұрын
Small perturbations... very well put, that one flew over my head many times. On the other hand (or is it in the other hand?) these perturbations are also the ever expanding divisions that lead from the grabbing death and desire and so on, extinguishing and creating desire, that is samsara. A very spirited talk on being subdued, but it is a very doubly edged sword. This is, in my mind, very important, or the only importance. But also, and obviously, we(I) are not very good at this at all. Thank you once more for your love, energy, time and effort. Come on baby hit me one more time (Britney Spears)
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
You got the music MAc. And not to worry we aren't supposed to be good at this stuff. We progress from one mistake to another until Buddha hood ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
@janwag6856
Ай бұрын
@@MacShrike One by one Day by day Inhale Exhale That’s the way….
@AwakenTheEarth
Ай бұрын
Who knows....nobody! Its better to admit you dont know then to assume or assert that a god did
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Good point !
@enstigatorofficial
13 күн бұрын
I skimmed this video. I don't think you ever answered the question. The Pali Canon goes into this specifically in a sutra, i will not give you, because i think you are misusing the dharma for personal gain. It is called the beginingless beginning, a starting point is not evident, because that would be impossible. Beings began to dip into physicality and became more course. The funny part is that the ethereal beings watched the course physical beings have sex feeling disgust and proclaimed,"How could you possibly do that to another being!"
@sonjalingchungtsang1097
Ай бұрын
Sādhu Sādhu Sādhu 🙏🙏🙏
@kelseykjarsgaard5774
Ай бұрын
May never know especially if it's spiritual realms involved
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yes this isn't in any way a foolish position to hold. The question is how does this understanding affect one's conduct? If it leads to a nihilistic view it is concerning. Thanks for sharing! ♥♥♥
@kelseykjarsgaard5774
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning I have spiritual and nihilistic view. Especially since think dark entities may have control of certain things and mind wipe us..
@TheWayofFairness
Ай бұрын
All that is, is a form of nothing at all. Nothing does not require being created because it is nothing. That which is form is that which is formless and that which is formless is that which has form. Nothing is real.
@kushy2508
Ай бұрын
how do you know this?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@kushy2508 Good question!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Can "nothing at all "have aspects, facets or forms? If it does does it not cease being "nothing at all?" Just thinking to myself 🙏🙏🙏
@user-ou3cm5kr3b
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning So, if I understand correctly, the current form we are in is nothing more than a conditioned phenomenon with an uncertain shelf life and a definite ending. Nothing else.
@tycovai
Ай бұрын
If existence was always here there is no need for a creator.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Yes that is true and one possible solution, but it depends on how you define existence. Buddhism says that Samsara is without a beginning but there Samsara is seen as illusory and adventitious.
@DennisMC1974
Ай бұрын
I Really Enjoy Your Channel And Videos Thanks My New Teacher 🌟🙏🖤
@OfTheVoid
Ай бұрын
Research Zero Point Energy/Field, virtual particles, high energy photon collisions, matter from light, true and false vacuum universe, event horizon, information theory, hawking radiation, the holographic principle, and the true meaning of E=mc² and M=E/c².
@OfTheVoid
Ай бұрын
The only things that are certain are vibration and change.
@robinhood6954
Ай бұрын
@@OfTheVoid..and paying tax!
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Thank you for the pointers friend 🙏🙏🙏
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
@@robinhood6954 😆🤣😆
@mintusaren895
Ай бұрын
I hailed from earth.
@maha-madpedo-gayphukumber1533
Ай бұрын
Out come of voting is predermined. If voters has allready decided whome to vote and whome to not. Isn't this is right?
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
So why do people need to show up? Couldn't we save millions of dollars and spend it on healthcare instead? 😆🤣😆
@organicbrain7029
Ай бұрын
The question is: what do you mean by "god". Probably you were made in laboratory by more intelligent species - it doesnt mean that they are gods.
@DavidKolbSantosh
Ай бұрын
all action both gross (physical) and subtle (mental) is causative i.e. an effect of prior causes. But both cause and effect have no inherent existence, they are interdependent. The "self" that is making these apparent choices also is empty of inherent existence (svabhava). The present moment contains all of the past and all of the future in a compressed form. From within that hidden already existing compressed causative structure, which is wholeness, your limited relational view has emerged. When one side is illumined the other is dark. In flow there is no agent of action other than that wholeness.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Hello David pleased to meet you. So can we afford to just ignore the "limited relational view?" for example we have the limited relational view that poison is dangerous, so do any of these philosophical ideas change that fact? Thanks for sharing your thoughts🙏🙏🙏
@DavidKolbSantosh
Ай бұрын
@@ultimatemeaning Its all OK! Being, as such, cannot not be an object of comprehension. All is TRUTH. "IT" has been accomplished, past, present and future have no inherent existence.
@montanacentralbank2370
Ай бұрын
Here, Now, and this./.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@maha-madpedo-gayphukumber1533
Ай бұрын
Is feeling of transedence and awareness is possibly without brain. and body. Beacause meditation induce ego desolation, transedence, Nirvana feeling requires brain and body. But is it outside of human sences,boddy and brain?
@georgeadams5835
27 күн бұрын
Kia ora, I really enjoyed your video! I've been exploring Christianity recently and the thing I've found most challenging is people trying to invalidate my Buddhist beliefs in favour of their own. I noticed in myself a tendency to do the same, and I notice quite frequently in most religious circles, and I noticed (to a small amount) in your video. I find this hard to reconcile. I believe my beliefs to be true! Otherwise I wouldn't believe them. But I also can see that it is not helpful at all to push them onto people. What are your opinions on this?
@ruanstrydom7533
Ай бұрын
Great video!I am so glad that I found your channel.Been wondering if you can recommend any books about Buddhism for beginners.
@ultimatemeaning
Ай бұрын
Hi Ruan. I started with "Beginners Mind", "Breathe, You Are Alive", "The Joy of Living", "Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep", "Taming the Tiger", and the list goes on and on. But I guess you have encountered some of these. Many People recommend Pema Chodron, but I have never read any of her books.
@bodhicitta3jewels
Ай бұрын
@ultimatemeaning I've started reading Pema Chodron's "Take the Leap," which has great suggestions for using mindfulness to deal with the onslaught of negative emotions. It's short and to the point. I definitely recommend it to Westerners who are looking for practical techniques for dealing with negative emotions.
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