Pannobhasa Buddhism Q&A

Questions include: what to do if one’s wife doesn’t like sex; troubles with organic evolution; more on the ethics of lying; karma as a mental state; why sobriety can be less pleasant than drunkenness (even though one sees reality more clearly); the ethics of sarcasm; enlightened beings owning cell phones; cases in which people were openly disrespectful to the Buddha, and how he dealt with it; what Trump will do with Iran; the (largely western) attempts to revive the Bhikkhuni Sangha as a sign of western supremacism or dominance; does everything happen for the best in the grand scheme of things; what if one’s Buddhist practice is all wrong; the Questions of King Milinda; how I came up with the simile of the block of marble; the Dhammapada; scientific theories about the distant past; do I follow Buddha’s teachings; do bhikkhus always wear monastic robes; is Samsara eternal; The Sopranos; the Yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism; explaining “mature souls” or “old souls” in Dhamma and Dharma; dangerous Asian women; my wife and meditation; “the time I was attacked by ogres”; and my favorite ethnic food.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: what Buddhism says about the origin of the universe and the human race; my personal opinion on the same question; taming the animal mind; the concept of the kalāpa in Buddhist philosophy; the ethics of preventing a metaphorical zombie apocalypse; stealing without a concept of property rights; the phenomenon of modern video gaming; Nietzsche and Buddhism; why the “noble lie” is unethical; lying with good intentions; the essence that created karma in the first place; was the first karma enlightened; Buddhism and the interplay of energies; the meaning of Be Happy; the inequality of a spiritual hierarchy; westerners feeling uncomfortable at Asian temples; making the most of spraying pesticides; and the correct pronunciation of the Pali language.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: does meeting Dhamma in this life require having met it in a previous one; Right Concentration vs. self-hypnosis; are western monks LARPers; funny experiences or eccentric moments as a monk; cultivation of trance states vs. just watching TV; Schopenhauer’s understanding of consciousness; lucid dreaming; why people consider their childhood to be the happiest time of their life; the ethics of confession and Christian repentance; psychic powers obtainable through jhana; the experience of living in cemeteries; how I generate my thumbnails; creating our own reality; the possibility of genuine altruism; the meaning of Navakavāda; the ethics of nuking foreign nations (with good intentions); and Buddhism’s orientation regarding white supremacism (and similar phenomena).URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

My apologies to Rui for scrolling completely over his question without noticing it: it will be answered first on the next one. Damn, and Gnostic Rocker's email wasn't included on the list. Those questions will be on the next one too.Questions include: enlightened Vikings and Mongols; Burmese opinions about other religious systems; does time slow down for practicing monks; the purpose of the brain; how to know if one isn’t enlightened; desiring the cessation of desire; enlightened cows and dogs; do I follow the Buddha’s path; the claim that people don’t change; the natural state of the mind; escape a burning house or put the fire out; how to find the right monastery; Yin and Yang in Buddhism; subject and object in Buddhism; what is karma; Jung’s synchronicity; my favorite movie; abusive girlfriends; getting good at Buddhism; having an internal monologue; a group video chat on Discord; and the karmic benefits of making Catholic confession.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: whether Taoist enlightenment and Buddhist enlightenment are the same; the purpose of American birthright citizenship; the significance of American Independence Day and the semiquincentennial; neo-Luddite movements against AI; Alan Watts; telling coworkers about my past as a monk; the lives of ex-monastics I have known; do more advanced monks become more free-thinking; astrology; changing one’s personality traits; ancient attitudes towards negativity; George Orwell’s Burmese Days; worldly analogies to the Simile of the Raft; how I met my sweetheart; possibly the wisest person I ever met; shocking experiences as a monk in 21st century America; why become a monk; goal oriented Dhamma; Aldous Huxley and Brave New World; why I am not a Christian (or: why I don’t think Christianity is true); and why a person who leans towards Buddhism maybe should not convert to Roman Catholicism.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: should one be optimistic or realistic about the future; is one better off not thinking about the future much at all; Slavoj Zizek on introspection and freedom; moral development in societies; does an enlightened being still have a subconscious mind; why did individualism arise in Europe and not somewhere else; is individualism or group conformity more conducive to the survival of a culture; have I met any arahants; the possibility of identifying an arahant; do I know of any arahant monks today; physical altercation(s) in my life as a monk; do I still do wilderness stuff; my snails; deep trance compared with Nibbana; the duality of samsara and nibbana; how many more questions; how do monks shave their head; the historical reality of Nagarjuna (or Naraganjana); killing mosquitoes in self defense; people being selectively targeted by mosquitoes; Heidegger and dependent co-arising; MDMA; my mother; and the incidental retribution aspect of karma.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

My apologies to the two questioners who asked questions right as I was signing off. Your questions will be answered in the next episode next week, insh'allah. Also my apologies to all for the strange lag that occurred during the livestream. My channel is being sabotaged by Mara the Evil One as a way of preventing good folks from hearing Dhamma, and if it's not one thing it's another. At least the audio problems of previous weeks was finally fixed for the time being.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: the difference between podlings and normies; the simile of the Simsapa leaves; dualism vs. non-dualism; the ecclesiastical legality of monks smoking cannabis; do baby boys play with their willy; the pursuit of happiness with a woman; karmic retribution and Angulimala; essentials for 21st century Buddhism; the etymology of the word “shaman”; keeping robes dry in the monsoon season; stream enterers and samsaric commentary; why plants are not considered sentient by Buddhism; mitigating gardening karma; can people engaged in wrong livelihood be serious practitioners of Dharma; the World Cup (yawn); visualizations in meditation; does exaggeration qualify as wrong speech; similarities between Buddhism and Kabbalah; illusory practice towards an illusory goal; Samsara = Nirvana in Theravada; monks changing ordination lineage or sect; what to do if someone grabs your woman’s ass; the ethics of defending the honor of others while disregarding your own honor; what if a nun gets her ass grabbed; the karma of people who take excessive pride in having a perfect lawn; autism in Buddhism; do gods and goddesses practice Dhamma in heaven realms; and would I confront “libtard” Buddhists about how they are “poisoning the real teachings.”URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: would I ever be ordained again; similes for Samsara; the Jain version of the five precepts; why monks are forbidden to accept uncooked grain and raw meat; the karma of children…; painful karma alleviated by spiritual practice; Sri Acharyaji’s insistence on a permanent self; “diversity is our strength”; “in the seen only the seen…” in actual practice; is my wife a Buddhist; Discord vs. Telegram; logic as a “path guidance”; stopping rebirth with bodily needs; being a good Buddhist and an artist at the same time; Kierkegaard’s Either/Or; anxieties regarding personal legacy; what I would do in prison; dangers of free speech; the possibility of being reborn into the past; illusory consequences of illusory actions; enlightened beings vs. psychopaths; awakening IN or FROM illusion; the ethics of not having children; the equality of the Buddha and other arahants; living in caves; music vs. Buddhist ethics; enjoying music without attachment; and can animals benefit from listening to Dhamma talks.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860

Questions include: whether the Buddha himself lay down the 5 and 8 precepts; a sutra about haircuts; karma, volition, and NDEs; the anarchists’ non-aggression principle; honesty about transsexuals; karmic crime and punishment; meaningless dreams; the ethics of enjoying a meal; serious illnesses when I was a monk in Burma; whether me being a layman is appropriate; jhāna as a mystical state; inseparable aggregates; the karmic effects of messing with enlightened beings; the most epic sutta; decisions with no self; why people believe in an afterlife; and Buddhist anima possession.URL LinksMY NEW BOOK, “Memoirs from Myanmar: the Path of an Incendiary Buddhist Monk”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSFGPPR6?ref=sp_emailLink tree: https://linktr.ee/pannobhasacurrent blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): https://politicallyincorrectdharma.blogspot.com/website: pannobhasa.orgBitchute channel: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/67rZHAtWjVje/Rumble channel: https://rumble.com/user/PoliticallyIncorrectDharmaYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQJMvdH3Is-fw7rVhYd4uA/videosSubscribeStar support page: https://www.subscribestar.com/philosophical-dharmaDiscord server (mainly for traditionalist and eclectic Buddhist discussions and networking): link available on requestX, alias Twitter: https://twitter.com/PannobhasaSCPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PannobhasaCashApp: $pannobhasaMY 1st BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096ZHKY9DALSO, MY OTHER BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B097XGM71P/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=philosophical+dharma&qid=1624827134&s=books&sr=1-13rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0991DQBLZ?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860