Collection Of 100 Buddhism Questions Answered For Beginners

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Question 01: WHAT IS BUDDHISM?

Question 01: WHAT IS BUDDHISM?

Question 02: WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BUDDHISM?

Question 02: WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BUDDHISM?

Question 03: DOES BUDDHISM HAVE PRAYERS?

Question 03: DOES BUDDHISM HAVE PRAYERS?

Question 04: WHEN WE FACE DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE, CAN WE PRAY TO THE BUDDHA FOR HELP TO OVERCOME THEM?

Question 04: WHEN WE FACE DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE, CAN WE PRAY TO THE BUDDHA FOR HELP TO OVERCOME THEM?

Question 05: DOES THAT MEAN THE BUDDHA ONLY HELPS THOSE WHO ARE MORAL, YET NOT EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY?

Question 05: DOES THAT MEAN THE BUDDHA ONLY HELPS THOSE WHO ARE MORAL, YET NOT EVERYONE UNCONDITIONALLY?

Question 06: WHAT IS THIS FAIRNESS CALLED?

Question 06: WHAT IS THIS FAIRNESS CALLED?

Question 07: CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE FAIRNESS OF THE LAW OF KARMA TO ILLUSTRATE IT MORE CLEARLY?

Question 07: CAN YOU GIVE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE FAIRNESS OF THE LAW OF KARMA TO ILLUSTRATE IT MORE CLEARLY?

Question 08: CAN YOU GIVE MORE EXAMPLES?

Question 08: CAN YOU GIVE MORE EXAMPLES?

Question 09: THE MORE EXAMPLES I HEAR, THE MORE I UNDERSTAND THE LAW OF KARMA. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE MORE EXAMPLES?

Question 09: THE MORE EXAMPLES I HEAR, THE MORE I UNDERSTAND THE LAW OF KARMA. COULD YOU PLEASE PROVIDE MORE EXAMPLES?

Question 10: THE MORE I HEAR ABOUT THE EXAMPLES OF KARMA, THE MORE I FIND IT FASCINATING AND LIMITLESS. ANYONE INTERESTED CAN EXPLORE AND REFLECT FURTHER. MAY I ASK, WHAT KARMA CAUSES A PERSON TO BE DISABLED?

Question 10: THE MORE I HEAR ABOUT THE EXAMPLES OF KARMA, THE MORE I FIND IT FASCINATING AND LIMITLESS. ANYONE INTERESTED CAN EXPLORE AND REFLECT FURTHER. MAY I ASK, WHAT KARMA CAUSES A PERSON TO BE DISABLED?

Question 11: HEARING ABOUT THE EXAMPLES OF KARMA, IT SEEMS LIKE THE LAW OF KARMA OPERATES OVER A VERY LONG TIME. A HUMAN LIFESPAN OF A HUNDRED YEARS SEEMS INSUFFICIENT. HOW CAN THIS BE REASONABLY EXPLAINED?

Question 11: HEARING ABOUT THE EXAMPLES OF KARMA, IT SEEMS LIKE THE LAW OF KARMA OPERATES OVER A VERY LONG TIME. A HUMAN LIFESPAN OF A HUNDRED YEARS SEEMS INSUFFICIENT. HOW CAN THIS BE REASONABLY EXPLAINED?

Question 12: ACCORDING TO CHRISTIANITY, PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER DEATH. SO IF REINCARNATION TRULY EXISTS, DOES THAT MEAN PEOPLE DO NOT GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL?

Question 12: ACCORDING TO CHRISTIANITY, PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL AFTER DEATH. SO IF REINCARNATION TRULY EXISTS, DOES THAT MEAN PEOPLE DO NOT GO TO HEAVEN OR HELL?

Question 13: ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM, THERE ARE SIX REALMS. IT SEEMS MORE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC. DOES EACH REALM HAVE ANY FURTHER DISTINCTIONS?

Question 13: ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM, THERE ARE SIX REALMS. IT SEEMS MORE DETAILED AND SPECIFIC. DOES EACH REALM HAVE ANY FURTHER DISTINCTIONS?

Question 14: WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF BEINGS IN THE DIFFERENT REALMS?

Question 14: WHAT IS THE LIFESPAN OF BEINGS IN THE DIFFERENT REALMS?

Question 15: WHY DO CELESTIAL BEINGS IN HEAVENS HAVE A LIMITED LIFESPAN? CAN’T THEY STAY THERE FOREVER?

Question 15: WHY DO CELESTIAL BEINGS IN HEAVENS HAVE A LIMITED LIFESPAN? CAN’T THEY STAY THERE FOREVER?

Question 16: WHAT ABOUT THE KING OF HEAVEN, THE RULER OF THE CELESTIAL REALM?

Question 16: WHAT ABOUT THE KING OF HEAVEN, THE RULER OF THE CELESTIAL REALM?

Question 17: IF THE UNIVERSE WAS NOT CREATED BY GOD, THEN WHERE DID IT COME FROM? EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING, RIGHT?

Question 17: IF THE UNIVERSE WAS NOT CREATED BY GOD, THEN WHERE DID IT COME FROM? EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A BEGINNING, RIGHT?

Question 18: SO, IF WE FOLLOW BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, WHICH HEAVEN REALM DO WE AIM TO REACH? 

Question 18: SO, IF WE FOLLOW BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, WHICH HEAVEN REALM DO WE AIM TO REACH?

Question 19: WHAT IS NIRVANA? 

Question 19: WHAT IS NIRVANA?

Question 20: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAUSE MUST BE SOWN TO ATTAIN NIRVANA? 

Question 20: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAUSE MUST BE SOWN TO ATTAIN NIRVANA?

Question 21: CAN NON-BUDDHISTS PRACTICE AND ATTAIN NIRVANA? 

Question 21: CAN NON-BUDDHISTS PRACTICE AND ATTAIN NIRVANA? 

Question 22: WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO PRACTICE, AND WHAT IS THE WRONG WAY?

Question 22: WHAT IS THE RIGHT WAY TO PRACTICE, AND WHAT IS THE WRONG WAY?

Question 23: WHAT IS THE RIGHT INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DHARMA?

Question 23: WHAT IS THE RIGHT INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DHARMA?

Question 24: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING (DUKKHA)?

Question 24: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING (DUKKHA)?

Question 25: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING (SAMUDAYA)?

Question 25: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING (SAMUDAYA)?

Question 26: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE CESSATION OF SUFFERING (NIRODHA)?

Question 26: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE CESSATION OF SUFFERING (NIRODHA)?

Question 27: IS IT TRUE THAT THOSE WHO ATTAIN SAINTHOOD IN BUDDHISM POSSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS AS DESCRIBED IN THEORY?

Question 27: IS IT TRUE THAT THOSE WHO ATTAIN SAINTHOOD IN BUDDHISM POSSESS SUPERNATURAL POWERS AS DESCRIBED IN THEORY?

Question 28: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE PATH LEADING TO THE CESSATION OF SUFFERING (MAGGA)?

Question 28: WHAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE PATH LEADING TO THE CESSATION OF SUFFERING (MAGGA)?

Question 29: CAN YOU EXPLAIN FURTHER WHY THE RIGHT COMPREHENSION, SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTANDING THE LAW OF KARMA, IS SO IMPORTANT?

Question 29: CAN YOU EXPLAIN FURTHER WHY THE RIGHT COMPREHENSION, SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTANDING THE LAW OF KARMA, IS SO IMPORTANT?

Question 30: IS REVERING DEITIES AND PRAYING TO THEM CONSIDERED RIGHT COMPREHENSION?

Question 30: IS REVERING DEITIES AND PRAYING TO THEM CONSIDERED RIGHT COMPREHENSION?

Question 31: IS IT A WRONG VIEW NOT TO BELIEVE IN THE SPIRITS OF THE DECEASED?

Question 31: IS IT A WRONG VIEW NOT TO BELIEVE IN THE SPIRITS OF THE DECEASED?

Question 32: SOME PRIESTS ADVOCATE EXORCISING GHOSTS WHEN HOMEOWNERS DISCOVER A SPIRIT IN THEIR HOUSE. IS THIS RIGHT OR WRONG?

Question 32: SOME PRIESTS ADVOCATE EXORCISING GHOSTS WHEN HOMEOWNERS DISCOVER A SPIRIT IN THEIR HOUSE. IS THIS RIGHT OR WRONG?

Question 33: HOW CAN WE KNOW IF OUR MERIT IS GREAT OR SMALL?

Question 33: HOW CAN WE KNOW IF OUR MERIT IS GREAT OR SMALL?

Question 34: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CULTIVATE TOWARDS THE GOAL OF NON-SELF?

Question 34: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CULTIVATE TOWARDS THE GOAL OF NON-SELF?

Question 35: HOW ARE THE REALMS IN THE UNIVERSE DIVIDED?

Question 35: HOW ARE THE REALMS IN THE UNIVERSE DIVIDED?

Question 36: HOW DOES REBIRTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT REALMS OCCUR?

Question 36: HOW DOES REBIRTH BETWEEN DIFFERENT REALMS OCCUR?

Question 37: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAN ONE DO TO QUICKLY GAIN GREAT MERIT?

Question 37: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAN ONE DO TO QUICKLY GAIN GREAT MERIT?

Question 38: HOW ABOUT PEOPLE FROM OTHER RELIGIONS WHO WORSHIP THEIR DEITIES? WHAT KIND OF MERIT DO THEY GAIN?

Question 38: HOW ABOUT PEOPLE FROM OTHER RELIGIONS WHO WORSHIP THEIR DEITIES? WHAT KIND OF MERIT DO THEY GAIN?

Question 39: WHEN SOMEONE FACES DIFFICULTIES AND PRAYS FOR HELP, IS THIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF KARMA?

Question 39: WHEN SOMEONE FACES DIFFICULTIES AND PRAYS FOR HELP, IS THIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF KARMA?

Question 40: IN THE HIGHER REALMS, DO THE DEITIES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS KNOW EACH OTHER?

Question 40: IN THE HIGHER REALMS, DO THE DEITIES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS KNOW EACH OTHER?

Question 41: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN DIVINE INTERVENTION AND THOSE WHO RELY ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN MERIT?

Question 41: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN DIVINE INTERVENTION AND THOSE WHO RELY ENTIRELY ON THEIR OWN MERIT?

Question 42: WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE DEITIES TO WORSHIP?

Question 42: WHY DO PEOPLE CREATE DEITIES TO WORSHIP?

Question 43: HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE INNER MORALITY?

Question 43: HOW CAN WE CULTIVATE INNER MORALITY?

Question 44: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH UNWHOLESOME TENDENCIES THAT DEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR MIND?

Question 44: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH UNWHOLESOME TENDENCIES THAT DEEPLY INGRAINED IN OUR MIND?

Question 45: WHAT CAUSES GOOD AND BAD KARMA FROM SPEECH?

Question 45: WHAT CAUSES GOOD AND BAD KARMA FROM SPEECH?

Question 46: IF RIGHT SPEECH INVOLVES POSITIVE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE’S MINDS, WHAT DOES RIGHT ACTION ENTAIL?

Question 46: IF RIGHT SPEECH INVOLVES POSITIVE IMPACTS ON PEOPLE’S MINDS, WHAT DOES RIGHT ACTION ENTAIL?

Question 47: WHY IS THERE A VIEW IN BUDDHISM THAT LIBERATION MEANS DOING NOTHING, AND IS THIS CORRECT?

Question 47: WHY IS THERE A VIEW IN BUDDHISM THAT LIBERATION MEANS DOING NOTHING, AND IS THIS CORRECT?

Question 48: RIGHT LIVELIHOOD REFERS TO EARNING A LIVING IN AN ETHICAL WAY. HOW SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND IT MORE THOROUGHLY?

Question 48: RIGHT LIVELIHOOD REFERS TO EARNING A LIVING IN AN ETHICAL WAY. HOW SHOULD WE UNDERSTAND IT MORE THOROUGHLY?

Question 49: HOW CAN WE KNOW WHICH MEDITATION METHOD IS CORRECT, GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TEACHINGS AROUND THE WORLD?

Question 49: HOW CAN WE KNOW WHICH MEDITATION METHOD IS CORRECT, GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT TEACHINGS AROUND THE WORLD?

Question 50: WHAT ARE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF A STANDARD MEDITATION METHOD FOR EVERYONE?

Question 50: WHAT ARE THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF A STANDARD MEDITATION METHOD FOR EVERYONE?

Question 51: RIGHT ENDEAVOUR MEANS PRACTICING MEDITATION WITH THE CORRECT METHOD WITHOUT ACHIEVING RESULTS. HOW CAN THIS CONCEPT BE EXPLAINED FURTHER?

Question 51: RIGHT ENDEAVOUR MEANS PRACTICING MEDITATION WITH THE CORRECT METHOD WITHOUT ACHIEVING RESULTS. HOW CAN THIS CONCEPT BE EXPLAINED FURTHER?

Question 52: DURING THE STAGE OF RIGHT ENDEAVOR, WHEN THERE ARE NO RESULTS FROM MEDITATION YET, HOW SHOULD A PRACTITIONER HANDLE IT?

Question 52: DURING THE STAGE OF RIGHT ENDEAVOR, WHEN THERE ARE NO RESULTS FROM MEDITATION YET, HOW SHOULD A PRACTITIONER HANDLE IT?

Question 53: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF THE WHOLE BODY AND THE SENSATION OF THE WHOLE BODY DURING MEDITATION?

Question 53: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO BE AWARE OF THE WHOLE BODY AND THE SENSATION OF THE WHOLE BODY DURING MEDITATION?

Question 54: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO THOROUGHLY CONTEMPLATE THE IMPERMANENCE OF THE BODY?

Question 54: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO THOROUGHLY CONTEMPLATE THE IMPERMANENCE OF THE BODY?

Question 55: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE BOTTOM OF ABDOMEN DURING MEDITATION?

Question 55: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE BOTTOM OF ABDOMEN DURING MEDITATION?

Question 56: MANY MEDITATION PRACTICES EMPHASIZE FOCUSING ON THE BREATH, ENCOURAGING PRACTITIONERS TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR BREATHING. WHY IS IT NOW RECOMMENDED TO BREATHE SLOWLY, LITTLE, AND GENTLY?

Question 56: MANY MEDITATION PRACTICES EMPHASIZE FOCUSING ON THE BREATH, ENCOURAGING PRACTITIONERS TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR BREATHING. WHY IS IT NOW RECOMMENDED TO BREATHE SLOWLY, LITTLE, AND GENTLY?

Question 57: WHY SHOULD WE CONSTANTLY REMIND OURSELVES THAT DEEP WITHIN OUR MIND THERE IS STILL IGNORANCE AND SINS?

Question 57: WHY SHOULD WE CONSTANTLY REMIND OURSELVES THAT DEEP WITHIN OUR MIND THERE IS STILL IGNORANCE AND SINS?

Question 58: MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT A RESTLESS MIND BELONGS TO AN ORDINARY PERSON, SO WHEN THE MIND IS CALM, IT MUST BE THE MIND OF AN ENLIGHTENED SAINT. IS THAT CORRECT?

Question 58: MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT A RESTLESS MIND BELONGS TO AN ORDINARY PERSON, SO WHEN THE MIND IS CALM, IT MUST BE THE MIND OF AN ENLIGHTENED SAINT. IS THAT CORRECT?

Question 59: ACCORDING TO THE MEDITATION PRACTICE SEQUENCE, AFTER A LONG PERIOD IN THE STAGE OF RIGHT ENDEAVOUR, MINDFULNESS EMERGES, AND THE PRACTITIONER ENTERS THE STAGE OF RIGHT MINDFULNESS, BUT IT IS NOT YET RIGHT ECSTASY. HOW CAN THIS BE EXPLAINED FURTHER?

Question 59: ACCORDING TO THE MEDITATION PRACTICE SEQUENCE, AFTER A LONG PERIOD IN THE STAGE OF RIGHT ENDEAVOUR, MINDFULNESS EMERGES, AND THE PRACTITIONER ENTERS THE STAGE OF RIGHT MINDFULNESS, BUT IT IS NOT YET RIGHT ECSTASY. HOW CAN THIS BE EXPLAINED FURTHER?

Question 60: CAN YOU PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF SAKIYA MUNI BUDDHA?

Question 60: CAN YOU PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF SAKIYA MUNI BUDDHA?

Question 61: IF SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER RELIGION NOW WANTS TO TAKE REFUGE AND BECOME A DISCIPLE OF BUDDHISM, IS THERE ANY OBSTACLE?

Question 61: IF SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER RELIGION NOW WANTS TO TAKE REFUGE AND BECOME A DISCIPLE OF BUDDHISM, IS THERE ANY OBSTACLE?

Question 62: WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TAKING REFUGE IN BUDDHISM?

Question 62: WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF TAKING REFUGE IN BUDDHISM?

Question 63: AFTER TAKING REFUGE IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS IN BUDDHISM, DO WE NEED TO INFORM THE LEADERS OF OUR PREVIOUS RELIGION?

Question 63: AFTER TAKING REFUGE IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS IN BUDDHISM, DO WE NEED TO INFORM THE LEADERS OF OUR PREVIOUS RELIGION?

Question 64: WHAT SHOULD WE DO AFTER TAKING REFUGE IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS?

Question 64: WHAT SHOULD WE DO AFTER TAKING REFUGE IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS?

Question 65: AS A BUDDHIST, WHAT SHOULD WE STRIVE TO DO THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE?

Question 65: AS A BUDDHIST, WHAT SHOULD WE STRIVE TO DO THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE?

Question 66: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF COMPASSION IN BUDDHISM?

Question 66: CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF COMPASSION IN BUDDHISM?

Question 67: HOW SHOULD A BUDDHIST BE CONSCIOUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION?

Question 67: HOW SHOULD A BUDDHIST BE CONSCIOUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION?

Question 68: TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, PEOPLE MUST PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT, AND THAT DETERMINATION IS ALSO A SIGN OF INNER STRENGTH. MANY EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL STRENGTH. DOES THIS CONTRADICT THE BUDDHIST CONCEPT OF SELFLESSNESS AND ALTRUISM?

Question 68: TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, PEOPLE MUST PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT, AND THAT DETERMINATION IS ALSO A SIGN OF INNER STRENGTH. MANY EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONAL STRENGTH. DOES THIS CONTRADICT THE BUDDHIST CONCEPT OF SELFLESSNESS AND ALTRUISM?

Question 69: WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON WHETHER CHILDREN SHOULD OBEY THEIR PARENTS OR TRY TO BE STRONG AND INDEPENDENT?

Question 69: WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON WHETHER CHILDREN SHOULD OBEY THEIR PARENTS OR TRY TO BE STRONG AND INDEPENDENT?

Question 70: IN BUDDHISM, COMPASSION ENCOMPASSES ALL BEINGS, EVEN PLANTS. HOWEVER, IN REALITY, THERE ARE VARIOUS LEVELS OF COMPASSION WE SHOULD PRACTICE, RANGING FROM SMALL TO LARGE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS IN MORE DETAIL?

Question 70: IN BUDDHISM, COMPASSION ENCOMPASSES ALL BEINGS, EVEN PLANTS. HOWEVER, IN REALITY, THERE ARE VARIOUS LEVELS OF COMPASSION WE SHOULD PRACTICE, RANGING FROM SMALL TO LARGE. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THIS IN MORE DETAIL?

Question 71: DOES BUDDHISM OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE OF GLOBAL POVERTY?

Question 71: DOES BUDDHISM OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE OF GLOBAL POVERTY?

Question 72: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAUSES WAR?

Question 72: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, WHAT CAUSES WAR?

Question 73: IN RECENT YEARS, GLOBAL WARMING HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE ON EARTH. HOW DOES BUDDHISM VIEW THIS ISSUE?

Question 73: IN RECENT YEARS, GLOBAL WARMING HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO LIFE ON EARTH. HOW DOES BUDDHISM VIEW THIS ISSUE?

Question 74: MOST RELIGIONS FOCUS ON THE AFTERLIFE, FOLLOWERS HOPE TO ASCEND TO HIGHER REALMS AND DWELL WITH DEITIES AFTER DEATH. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S VIEW ON THIS?

Question 74: MOST RELIGIONS FOCUS ON THE AFTERLIFE, FOLLOWERS HOPE TO ASCEND TO HIGHER REALMS AND DWELL WITH DEITIES AFTER DEATH. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S VIEW ON THIS?

Question 75: IF WE BELIEVE THAT WEALTH AND POWER COME FROM HAVING DONE MANY GOOD DEEDS IN PAST LIVES, WHICH IMPLIES HAVING A GOOD HEART, THEN WHY ARE SO MANY WEALTHY AND POWERFUL PEOPLE ALSO RUTHLESS AND CRUEL?

Question 75: IF WE BELIEVE THAT WEALTH AND POWER COME FROM HAVING DONE MANY GOOD DEEDS IN PAST LIVES, WHICH IMPLIES HAVING A GOOD HEART, THEN WHY ARE SO MANY WEALTHY AND POWERFUL PEOPLE ALSO RUTHLESS AND CRUEL?

Question 76: THE WORLD TODAY IS MORE STRESSFUL THAN IN THE PAST DUE TO TECHNOLOGY DRIVING PEOPLE TO WORK AT A FAST PACE. PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING WAYS TO RELAX AND REDUCE THEIR ANXIETY. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN STRESS IN THIS MODERN ERA?

Question 76: THE WORLD TODAY IS MORE STRESSFUL THAN IN THE PAST DUE TO TECHNOLOGY DRIVING PEOPLE TO WORK AT A FAST PACE. PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING WAYS TO RELAX AND REDUCE THEIR ANXIETY. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON HUMAN STRESS IN THIS MODERN ERA?

Question 77: THERE ARE HERMITS WHO PRACTICE IN SOLITUDE, AND ASCETICS WHO SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO A LIFE OF DEPRIVATION (AUSTERITY). WHAT VALUE DOES THIS HAVE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 77: THERE ARE HERMITS WHO PRACTICE IN SOLITUDE, AND ASCETICS WHO SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO A LIFE OF DEPRIVATION (AUSTERITY). WHAT VALUE DOES THIS HAVE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 78: WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUE IN THE WORLD?

Question 78: WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE CURRENT UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUE IN THE WORLD?

Question 79: WHAT KARMA LEADS TO HOMELESSNESS?

Question 79: WHAT KARMA LEADS TO HOMELESSNESS?

Question 80: MANY THINK THAT TO ATTAIN INNER PEACE, ONE MUST NOT BE CONCERNED WITH ANYTHING. DOES THIS LEAD TO IRRESPONSIBILITY?

Question 80: MANY THINK THAT TO ATTAIN INNER PEACE, ONE MUST NOT BE CONCERNED WITH ANYTHING. DOES THIS LEAD TO IRRESPONSIBILITY?

Question 81: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, ANYONE WHO SOWS THE SEEDS OF KARMA WILL REAP A CORRESPONDING AND JUST CONSEQUENCE. SO, IS THE LAW OF KARMA ALWAYS RIGID, OR IS THERE SOME FLEXIBILITY?

Question 81: ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF KARMA, ANYONE WHO SOWS THE SEEDS OF KARMA WILL REAP A CORRESPONDING AND JUST CONSEQUENCE. SO, IS THE LAW OF KARMA ALWAYS RIGID, OR IS THERE SOME FLEXIBILITY?

Question 82: ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM, CAN HUMANS EVOLVE INTO HIGHER SPECIES?

Question 82: ACCORDING TO BUDDHISM, CAN HUMANS EVOLVE INTO HIGHER SPECIES?

Question 83: IN WHAT WAY DOES MERIT MANIFEST?

Question 83: IN WHAT WAY DOES MERIT MANIFEST?

Question 84: WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION FROM THE PAST, THEY EASILY HAVE AFFECTION FOR EACH OTHER. WHAT IS THIS CONNECTION?

Question 84: WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD CONNECTION FROM THE PAST, THEY EASILY HAVE AFFECTION FOR EACH OTHER. WHAT IS THIS CONNECTION?

Question 85: THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS, WE HAVE HEARD OF THE PHENOMENA LIKE SPIRIT POSSESSION, WHERE ONE SPIRIT OR ENTITY TAKING CONTROL OVER ANOTHER PERSON’S BODY. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON THIS?

Question 85: THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, ACROSS VARIOUS REGIONS, WE HAVE HEARD OF THE PHENOMENA LIKE SPIRIT POSSESSION, WHERE ONE SPIRIT OR ENTITY TAKING CONTROL OVER ANOTHER PERSON’S BODY. WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S PERSPECTIVE ON THIS?

Question 86: DID THE BUDDHA HAVE MANY EXCELLENT DISCIPLES?

Question 86: DID THE BUDDHA HAVE MANY EXCELLENT DISCIPLES?

Question 87: WHY ARE THERE FEWER PEOPLE ATTAINING ENLIGHTENMENT IN LATER TIMES COMPARED TO WHEN THE BUDDHA WAS ALIVE?

Question 87: WHY ARE THERE FEWER PEOPLE ATTAINING ENLIGHTENMENT IN LATER TIMES COMPARED TO WHEN THE BUDDHA WAS ALIVE?

Question 88: HOW DID THE FORMATION OF DIFFERENT SECTS WITHIN BUDDHISM OCCUR?

Question 88: HOW DID THE FORMATION OF DIFFERENT SECTS WITHIN BUDDHISM OCCUR?

Question 89: IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS (TRIRATNA), THE SANGHA REFERS TO ENLIGHTENED MONKS AND NUNS. HOW CAN THERE BE MORE PRACTITIONERS WHO TRULY ACHIEVE ENLIGHTENMENT TODAY?

Question 89: IN THE THREE NOBLE JEWELS (TRIRATNA), THE SANGHA REFERS TO ENLIGHTENED MONKS AND NUNS. HOW CAN THERE BE MORE PRACTITIONERS WHO TRULY ACHIEVE ENLIGHTENMENT TODAY?

Question 90: CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THE CONCEPT OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN BUDDHISM?

Question 90: CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THE CONCEPT OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN BUDDHISM?

Question 91: HOW CAN WE RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THEM THE APPROPRIATE REVERENCE?

Question 91: HOW CAN WE RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THEM THE APPROPRIATE REVERENCE?

Question 92: DOES A TRANQUIL MIND INDICATE THAT ONE HAS ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 92: DOES A TRANQUIL MIND INDICATE THAT ONE HAS ATTAINED ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 93: COULD YOU PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS?

Question 93: COULD YOU PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE FOUR FOUNDATIONS OF MINDFULNESS?

Question 94: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 94: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE SEVEN FACTORS OF ENLIGHTENMENT?

Question 95: WHAT ARE THE TWELVE LINKS OF DEPENDENT ORIGINATION?         

Question 95: WHAT ARE THE TWELVE LINKS OF DEPENDENT ORIGINATION?

Question 96: WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR ORDINATION TO BECOME A MONTASTIC IN BUDDHISM?

Question 96: WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR ORDINATION TO BECOME A MONTASTIC IN BUDDHISM?

Question 97: IN ANCIENT TIMES, SOCIETY WAS SIMPLE, WITH FEW MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES, SO MONKS HAD FEWER OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE WORLD. NOW, WITH THE CONVENIENCE OF PHONES, COMPUTERS, AND TRANSPORTATION, IT SEEMS THAT MONKS ARE MORE CONNECTED WITH THE SECULAR WORLD. DOES THIS MAKE IT HARDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR MORAL DISCIPLINE?

Question 97: IN ANCIENT TIMES, SOCIETY WAS SIMPLE, WITH FEW MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES, SO MONKS HAD FEWER OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE WORLD. NOW, WITH THE CONVENIENCE OF PHONES, COMPUTERS, AND TRANSPORTATION, IT SEEMS THAT MONKS ARE MORE CONNECTED WITH THE SECULAR WORLD. DOES THIS MAKE IT HARDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR MORAL DISCIPLINE?

Question 98: HOW CAN WE EFFECTIVELY EXPLAIN BUDDHIST TEACHINGS TO OTHERS?

Question 98: HOW CAN WE EFFECTIVELY EXPLAIN BUDDHIST TEACHINGS TO OTHERS?

Question 99: WHAT CAN WE DO TO PRESERVE THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?

Question 99: WHAT CAN WE DO TO PRESERVE THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?

Question 100: EVERYONE BELIEVES THEIR OWN RELIGION IS THE BEST AND MOST CORRECT, WHILE OTHER RELIGIONS ARE WRONG. THIS MINDSET IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO HUMAN UNITY. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THIS?

Question 100: EVERYONE BELIEVES THEIR OWN RELIGION IS THE BEST AND MOST CORRECT, WHILE OTHER RELIGIONS ARE WRONG. THIS MINDSET IS A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO HUMAN UNITY. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THIS?