ok ok, now i feel that im really lagging behind

Cenarious SG

it's ok, i just want a taste of them and i'll get bored of them very easily.

An Eternal Now SG

Then the more not worth the effort. In Buddhism we do not purposely cultivate special yogic techniques just to gain supernatural powers. Buddha saw it as purposeless. We should not cultivate the externalists' way, but the Buddhist way.

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bodhisattva/siddhi.html

One day the Buddha met an ascetic who sat by the bank of a river. This ascetic had practised austerities for 25 years. The Buddha asked him what he had received for all his labor. The ascetic proudly replied that, now at last, he could cross the river by walking on the water. The Buddha pointed out that this gain was insignificant for all the years of labor, since he could cross the river using a ferry for one penny!

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/tinhla01.htm

It must, however, be understood that the Buddha did not consider every trance to be necessarily good, for it must aim at the right end. He, however, realised that there were those who devoted to yogic exercises to acquire supernatural powers. So the Buddha refined the practice by telling them that even such powers could be acquired only through the practice of righteouaness and wisdom. ( Akankheyya Sutta, S. B. E. Vol. XI, ) Acquisition of supernatural powers does not confer any spiritual advantage. It was for this reason that the Buddha forbade his disciples to work miracles for display.

Anyway you mentioned omnipotent. Not anyone, even the Buddha, is omnipotent. This is because the Buddha cannot simply just interfere with our karma and grant us enlightenment. If they are able to, then all sentient beings would be enlightened by now. They can only teach, and guide us.

But omniscience is possible. It is through chan2 ding4. Sort of like entering the 10th dimension where everything can be accessed. Wink

~ Master Shen Kai

Cenarious SG

oh well, every other thing in life is also purposeless.

pseudo-omnipotence is enough.
but maybe i can overtake buddha!

NotFromVenus SG

Those powers are only used to fool the weak minded.

As per my 1st reply, to enlighten your feeble wishes , go to sleep.

TWE SG

There is no such thing as just to have a taste of them so i take it as you are just curious over how it feels to have those powers , when you have some powers , you will always feel tempted to use them every now and then . Haste makes waste , the more eager you are to attain enlightenment , the further you are away from it . i recomend you to study some basic teachings of buddhism or even tao te jing if you want , then spend some time to think about what it actually means and how to apply it into your everyday life rather then just to know those teachings and preach ard like some learned pple or even jump into deeper teachings like sutras , etc without getting a proper foundations for it as you may misintepret the actuall meaning of it .

An Eternal Now SG

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but maybe i can overtake buddha!

No. Nothing higher than Buddha. When you attain Buddhahood you will know.

An Eternal Now SG

So rather than dreaming about supernatural powers or things like that, better to cultivate chan2 ding4.

An Eternal Now SG

oh well, every other thing in life is also purposeless.

When you open your power of now, what do you read?

Hence, the ultimate purpose of the world lies not within the world but in transcendence of the world. Just as you would not be conscious of space if there were no objects in space, the world is needed for the Unmanifested to be realized. You may have heard the Buddhist saying: "If there were no illusion, there would be no enlightenment." It is through the world and ultimately through you that the Unmanifested knows itself. You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are!

~ The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle

www.jenchen.org.sg/buddhism.htm

What kind of life is meaningful?

A Blissful Life Is Meaningful

If asked what is my purpose in life, I would say I want to promote a bliss culture. I want to spread the Dharma for the benefit of all sentient beings. I want to devote myself to Buddhism, practise Buddhas teachings and follow the Bodhisattva path. This is my purpose in life.

Some people have no desire to be good, they want to steal or rob. If you ask him about his purpose of life, he will tell you life is meaningful if he can strike a "big one", or continue with his sinful ways. Then, there are those who are capable of earning money, and they would say, "I want to be the richest person in the world." These to them are very meaningful. Many people who are well off have no desire to be engaged in useful employment. I have been told of a very rich lady who travelled from country to country to "beg" for money. In reality she was already a multi-millionaire. Ask her what is her interest in life, and she would say she enjoys begging.

So, what kind of life is meaningful? Human beings have one common objective, and that is living. But to live meaningfully, we must pursue bliss. I believe that is also our common objective. What Buddhism teaches is a bliss culture, so let us promote this bliss culture so that everyone can achieve bliss and happiness. Thus, I feel that only a life that seeks bliss and happiness is truly meaningful.

Cenarious SG

then cultivating supernatural powers can also be meaningful. it can satisfy my curiousity and help clear more illusions.

An Eternal Now SG

But no knowledge (on the mind level) is permanently satisfying. Like all other phenomena, when cling to, creates Dukkha - suffering, unsatisfactoriness. Suffering is a mark of dharma.

See: The Three Characteristics of Existence (Must read!)

Also Teacher Chen warned his students not to seek supernatural powers before gaining wisdom, because a seeker will grasp on external things/want to know more due to these powers and never gain wisdom.

neutral_onliner SG

A refresh on past topic...

Greatest Miracles

An Eternal Now SG

So nothing is ultimately that worthy of knowing.

Let go of all mental knowing.. do not grasp on them. Enter the realm of the wordless. Practise.

An Eternal Now SG

Thanks Smile

neutral_onliner SG

very true Cool

Cenarious SG

yup i'll practise alright. after my exams i will meditate seriously. am just venting it out here. my mother says it is not good to keep everything to yourself.

It is also the same for the other time when I whined about christianity in jonls's thread. Blockages needed to be removed and stuffs needed to get out of my chest (as in the place of christianity in my subconscious, not jonls).

An Eternal Now SG

oic

justdoit77 SG

when you get bored, then how? you will want more disastrous power because you are bored, not because you have get rid of your greed and delusion.

Cenarious SG

No, I bought a bunch of PC games that day and the installation was tedious. I also had to get used to how each game functioned and how to play. Now even just looking at them makes me sick.

Cenarious SG

I believe I was letting my Painbody manifest, so that I could observe it. It's better than hiding it deep deep then one day turn up suddenly at the wrong moment and ruin my life.

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