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8/11/2019 Nirvana Belief

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Nirvana is the state of enlightenment and

is reached when one succeeds in controlli

sensorial feelings, his body and soul and w

perceives the truth about human life and c

his cravings which cause pains and miserie


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Each individual, through his own pe

effort, must perform the deed hims


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Nirvana, is the state when or where

passion, aversion and confusion are

extinct.f bl


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As Lord Buddha said as he passed away to his disciple Ananda, Decay is inherent in allcompound things. Work out, Ananda, your own salvation with diligence.

Nirvana, consist of Four Noble Tru

1. Existence is unhappiness

2. Unhappiness is caused by selfiscravings

3. Selfish cravings can be destroye

4. Eightfold path to destroy selfishcravings

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Eightfold path:

1.Right understanding

2. Right purpose/aspiration3. Right conduct

4. Right vocation

5. Right effort6. Right alertness

7. Right concentration

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Cause s o uman un appiness an m

1. The blind demanding nature of

human beings pushes them to athe world and the universe. Mo

the universe can give.

2. When human cravings are not sthe frustration moves them to a

such a way as to cause unhappi

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Ways to sa vation rom un appiness an m1. Repeated efforts of absolute mental an

spiritual concentration, the mind beco

from sudden promptings and unpredicvagaries and flittings caused by selfish

2. Once domination of the body and mind

achieved, the person can escape the cyrebirth. He enters Nirvana, where Tan

craving is destroyed.


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Karmais the scorecard of our li

thoughts, and actions. We and

we, are the reason for our suffehappiness. You reap what you s

and neither God nor anyone elsmake this happen or change.

Karma= as you sow, as you re


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A persons quality of life can be

combination of following condit

Rich, poor, justice, injustice, happstrong, weak, lucky, unlucky, pros

adversity, fat, thin, hungry, well-fed

hated, sheltered, homeless, AIDS,

equalities, inequalities, and many

and miserable conditions


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Karma is the sum of a persons acti

regarded as creating that persons

and future states of existence and isetting of past dues.

Karmato do actions, thoughts, d

conduct and destiny. Implies both

and reaction or cause and effect


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Karma is the sum of a persons acti

regarded as creating that persons

and future states of existence and isetting of past dues.

Karmato do actions, thoughts, d

conduct and destiny. Implies both

and reaction or cause and effect


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Every cause is bound to have its

corresponding effect, which govern

lives.If we sow goodness, we will rea

goodness; if we sow evil, we will re

One bears the consequences of

deeds which are controlled by his p

& action of mind body and speech


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Karma is any act performed directl

done through someone else throug

action, thought, or speech either por actively.

Nothing can intervene between ou

actions and the thereof. Once don

become our masters and must fruc


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Laws of Karma

1. Karma is the divine judge & jur

world at the individual level. Thalone is responsible for all it doe

maker of its fortunes or misfort

2. Karma is a law of credit & debit

life and beyond.

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Characteristics of Karma

1. Nature

2. Quantity3. Duration

4. Intensity

Categories of Karma

1. Destructive

2 Non-destructive f


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Cause of Karma

1. Wrong belief

2. Vowlessness3. Passions

4. Negligence

5. Psychophysical activities

Four (4) passions

Anger pride deceit greed Wh k


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What removes karma

1. atonement, asks for forgiveness

2. Humbleness, kindness, respect3. Homage to worthy ones

4. Self-study of Scripture

5. Meditation

6. Abandonment of passions, food

A i h b d il K


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Actions that bonds evil Karma

1. Violence, injure/kill any living be

2. Untruth, lies, fabrication, forger3. Stealing, theft, swindle

4. Unchastely, rape, assault, abduc

5. Possessiveness, more than you 6. Anger, makes life poisonous

7 Deceit treachery cheating gre A ti th t b d d K


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Actions that bonds good Karma

1. Offering of food, water, shelter,

and clothes.2. Auspicious mental activities, act

of speech, physical services

3. Homage to punch-parmesthi

A ti th t t K


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Actions that stops Karma

1. Carefulness not to hurt any livin

during walking, travelling, speakdisposing

2. Restraint, restriction of inauspic

activities of mind, speech and band to engage in the auspicious

activities A ti th t t K


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Actions that stops Karma1. Forbearance, humility, absence of g

straightforwardness, truthfulness, srestraint, penance, renunciation, no

ownership attitude, celibacy

2. Mental reflections, cultivation of a vpositive attitude, friendships with a

beings. Evolution of pure and deep

reflection A ti th t t K


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Actions that stops Karma

1. Acceptance of sufferings. Rema

a state of serenity and equanimhardships

2. Conduct. The endeavor to rema

state of constant spiritual purity

Ma a


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Maya

1. Denotes the power of wizardy w

which a god can make human bbelieve in what turns out tob e

illusions, by extension it later ca

mean the powerful force that crthe cosmic illusion that the

phenomenal worlds is real Maya


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Maya

1. The subtle force that creates th

illusion that the phenomenal woreal.

2. End of any death-all sorts of foo

thought, the mother aspect ofabsoluteness, inscrutable, lovely

beautiful and foster the will Maya


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Maya1. Showing oneself as something else

outside2. Hides the fundamental transcenden

of God and presents it as something

3. Without maya, God cannot be the cbecause in absence of Maya, there

be an inclination to creat in God.

Maya


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Maya1. It is the power of God which create

world.2. Unlimited extent

3. Indestructible

4. Wonderful creation, which shows Gform discernable to us

The desire for the world is ours but


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The desire for the world is ours, but

capability to create it is Gods. That we

attached to Maya, and create more kar

order to posses it is but our own faulty

ignorance. it is not the fault of Maya b

that, looking away from God, I became

to it

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