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 | Is Church on Wrong Side of Same Sex Marriage Debate? | | | November 5, 2009, 12:01 am | visits: 0 | | Over the last few years, and especially in the last few months, I have read countless editorials that have asked the question "Is the church on the wrong side of the same sex marriage debate"
Many critics of the Christian church have used history to state that the stance of many congregations on the same sex marriage debate is wrong, comparing it to the stance of many churches of previous generations that used "biblical teachings" to uphold the institutions of slavery and segregation | |
| How the Belief in Halloween Spirits Started Our Halloween Customs | | | November 4, 2009, 10:22 pm | visits: 0 | | For many, many years, Halloween has been associated with witchcraft and evil Satan's one night of the year to claim souls for Hell has been the belief of the church and pious individuals Halloween began as a pagan festival that celebrated nature and its gifts | |
| Explanation of the Seventh Stage Part 4 | | | November 4, 2009, 8:22 am | visits: 0 | | Meeting the Buddha is like finding a pure gem, but being unable to receive the taste of the good Dhamma which gives rise to profit and gain is like intending to keep the gem for use in the next life This is the type of demerit which is due to the conventions accepted by people of the world | |
| The Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel | | | November 3, 2009, 6:15 pm | visits: 0 | | An Archangel at its most basic definition is a high ranking angel The predominant religions of Christian, Judaism and Islam all recognize some form of archangel and it is generally accepted that there were four archangels | |
| Renaissance Art and the Depiction of Archangels | | | November 3, 2009, 6:08 pm | visits: 0 | | Archangels were a commonplace subject for artists from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance Period As Angels of Presence, with the permission to enter the presence of God, the four Archangels - Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael and Michael were recognized across the religions of Christianity, Juadaism and Islam, although their greatest roles were often documented in apocryphal writings | |
| Short Aphorisms | | | November 3, 2009, 6:57 am | visits: 0 | | The following are the sayings of some of the wisest of men, which are put down in order that one may clearly see the way to go:
1 One who is watchful of all his actions of body, speech and mind, is clearly aware of those actions which are of benefit both to himself and to others | |
| Short Aphorisms Part 2 | | | November 3, 2009, 6:49 am | visits: 0 | | 7 The belief that we ourselves exist, and that other things belong to us, are, in the ultimate sense (paramattha), both wrong notions, because one cannot find nor come to know either of them | |
| Short Aphorisms Part 3 | | | November 3, 2009, 6:43 am | visits: 0 | | 16 Liberation [Moksha] is understood to be the attainment of the unchanaing, in which there is no Self [Atta and Atman] and no Aggregates | |
| Explanation of the Sixth Stage Part 3 | | | November 2, 2009, 4:15 am | visits: 0 | | The Characteristic-of-Impermanence then becomes apparent In other words, when the Citta has become steady or fixed, it will see the Citta which is unsteady (or impermanent) | |
| Explanation of the Sixth Stage Part 6 | | | November 2, 2009, 4:07 am | visits: 0 | | When one has stopped thoughts in the three times, knowledge still remains, and its nature is quite stable It does not cease except when one lies down and goes to sleep, or one dies, or when the Noble Disciple (Ariya) enters the state of the cessation of consciousness (Nirodha) | |
| Explanation of the Sixth Stage Part 7 | | | November 2, 2009, 3:57 am | visits: 0 | | The Aggregates as Oneself and the Aggregates Correctly Understood
Concerning the truth of suffering it arises and ceases within the Aggregates which are on their own Do not becom involved with them; beware of the cause of suffering, for it will in due course give rise to suffering; therefore leave them alone | |
| Explanation Of The Seventh Stage Part 3 | | | November 2, 2009, 1:07 am | visits: 0 | | One who practises correctly does not cling tightly to things, because all things (Dhamma) have the quality of Non-Self (Anatta-or non-entity) | |
| Explanation of the Seventh Stage | | | November 2, 2009, 1:00 am | visits: 0 | | Base Seven is the way to assess the result on one's Citta due to following the Path (Magga) The Path is the actions which one performs; the result (Phala), is the reaping of the reward | |
| Explanation of the Seventh Stage Part 2 | | | November 2, 2009, 12:56 am | visits: 0 | | 1 The "Stream-Winner" (Sotapanna), takes refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha (Ti-Saranฺa-Gamana), and the Moralities, and dispenses with five unhealthy types of the Citta as follows:
a) Four types of the Citta connected-with-opinion (Ditฺtฺhi-Sampayutta-Citta), which lead one to do evil deeds, and which arise from the Root-of-Greed (Lobha-Mula)
b) One type of the Citta with Doubt-and-Uncertainty (Vicikiccha), which arises from the Root-of-Delusion (Moha-Mula) | |
| Explanation of the Sixth Stage Part 5 | | | November 1, 2009, 6:08 pm | visits: 0 | | Similarly, the ear with sounds, is the form-aggregate and the consciousness which arises from them is the mind-aggregate | |
| Explanation of the Third Stage | | | October 30, 2009, 10:43 pm | visits: 0 | | The third stage is concerned with Insight (Vipassana), which leads one to, become free from the present conditions It is called the Transcendental-State (Lokuttara-Bhumi) and is like the soldier, mentioned in Chapter Six, who now has to face the enemy in the final battle | |
| Explanation of the Third Stage Part 5 | | | October 30, 2009, 10:35 pm | visits: 0 | | Those who are in the process of gaining freedom are sub-divided into several stages; these being:
Both these attain these states by
1 The Stream-Attainer (Sotapanna)overcoming the defilements, by
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| Explanation of the Third Stage Part 3 | | | October 30, 2009, 10:28 pm | visits: 0 | | When one does this, one may get a temporary freedom, but only to the extent of freedom from the Corruption-of-Sense' Desires (Kamasava) One still has internal knowledge which is of a subtle nature | |
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