Karma means action, and what we are doing right now, mentally, verbally, and physically, is the most important karma to concern yourself with, I believe. Practicing the 5 precepts is a way to help us do that. I believe it is taught that if we purify our minds, lessen anger, delusion, and greed, then we will be born more beautifully in the future, and so we all have the potential to move towards more beautiful and fortunate rebirths by molding how we think, speak, and act to be more in line with the virtues expounded by the Buddha and other wise people. This goes for beautiful people too, despite the benefits afforded to them by society. There is much more to a person than their superficial qualities. Meanwhile the Buddha didn't care what society thought about these individuals. During his lifetime, if Brahmins laid eyes upon an untouchable they had to perform a cleansing ritual. In another, there is an outcaste/untouchable who the Buddha stopped his entourage for and allowed him when requested to join the sangha. In the suttas there is a dwarf monk who the Buddha praises for his wisdom and virtue, despite being ugly, stunted and ridiculed by others. The Buddha said you've been beautiful, mediocre and ugly in your past lives. You could also consider it a learning opportunity within samsara. What's important is what you do with your self now. It could be something to consider, but again I wouldn't dwell on the past regardless. You'll notice that when you become angry, you are uglier than normal. He did say in one sutta that a person could be born ugly if they were angry in a past life. The Buddha made it clear a person isn't gauged based on their physical characteristics but instead what they do in terms of skillful or unskillful physical, verbal and mental conduct. It could be, but there isn't any point speculating about it. The above links for browser difficulties. r/Buddhism Buddhist cheat sheet! Blue Red Minimal Poster Allĭid the Buddha really say that? Buddhist sūtra/sutta sources "I'm an Atheist/Christian and interested in learning more about Buddhism…" Understand that in our attempt to reduce trolling, questions from new or “throwaway” accounts will be reviewed more closely. What is the actual question, and why are you asking? Please assign link flair for your submissions. Link flair helps other users find your submission. Promoting a personal blog or website? Please see our rules here. Racist, sexist, or otherwise derogatory comments may be removed at the moderators' discretion. r/Buddhism is not the place for other religious traditions to proselytize their faith. r/Buddhism is not the place for sectarianism. Please place your meditation and drug related experiences in the weekly meditation thread. Please place your submissions about activism at /r/EngagedBuddhism. Please direct your questions seeking medical/psychiatric advice to /r/AskDocs, mental health subreddits or the SuicideWatch hotlines and chat support. We are not here to change anyone's mind on the matter. If you feel the need to discuss it further talk to your teacher about it. Please do not post questions or beliefs about vegetarianism/veganism. Posts with New Kadampa Tradition-supporting content will be removed. No pictures with text, including memes and memetic videos. Posts disparaging other subreddits will be removed. Name calling, harassment or trolling will not be tolerated. Off-topic posts will be removed at mod discretion. We encourage relevant and thought-provoking submissions.įull explanation of posting rules can be found here and may include additional rules not listed in the sidebar. New to Buddhism? The Sidebar has so much to offer you! :) Read Our Posting Guidelines
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