Existence and reality

Try to post the below youtube videos on facebook but only the link appears and no image :(

Please turn on the player on the right column of the page if not the music will conflict with the video :)

Its a rather mind teasing videos on the true reality of things and how according to quantum physicist, Buddhism concepts seem to be in synch with. Opens the eyes to people that appreciate Scientific discoveries and advances. But for those that could not understand what is being said, just remember that reality is not as we perceive it is and all that are around us is mind-made.

The best part to me is the idea that;

Seating on a chair is actually caused by repelling of energy between our body and the chair ! Solidity is actually not a whole but a more intense region of energy which is empty !!

If you were to be more kind please drop a word or two :)

Compassion

So nice :) Just watch this video about how compassion is portrayed in a natural predator. Touching but I am rather interested in a different way.

Upon seeing the video, as usual I just start putting meaning into it. Very technicial I start to think what compassion is and how wise people had explained it nicely. Thinking about compassion and Buddha nature and stuff..... going on and on I start to ponder on how to let non-buddhist understand the compassion we understand? Does compassion comes in different form and magnitude or we perceive it to be?

Rather simply we can see compassion across different species of animals everyday. We often see how pet lovers treats their pet with utmost care. It might seem to be due to our so-called superiority in intellect at work. But when a pet owner takes care of her pet, I do not think any sophiscated thinking mechanism is taking place and compassion just outflow naturally. Thats the same as anyone were to see a baby :)

I also thought about a question before. Why does a human show such love to animals yet aggressive to fellow humans and even love ones? I think maybe this is how external negative traits like greed, hatred and delusion masked our natural innate potential to display compassion :). Out of fear, we hide our softer side and always putting fight and flight as the domineering reaction. With everyone in defence against each other, maybe that's why we are seen colder even more than a beast.

Rebirth

Just caught a vid in facebook but no link to its location on youtube. Any way its a vid by Ajahn Brahm my favourite teacher talking about what the Buddha has said on reincarnation or rebirth like some people put it. And below is some thoughts that I have after watching :)

Rebirth as not most non-buddhist thought as when someone dies they leave their body in a soul state and goes into another body to next life. Not really to dwell into the technical part and indeed alot of Buddhist text has gone rather detailed into the process. As detail as a scientist's thesis.

Ven. Ajahn Brahm says that we could in fact easily see our past lives if we go into a highly concentrated meditative state. Nothing magical....and I believe it can really happen. Only people that experience the process before sounds so dettached about the topic and that person is Ven. Ajahn Brahm.

If someone capable of and has seen his/ her past lives, he will definitely subscribe to law of cause and effect and will know that unwholesome striving in this life is fruitless.

I was just thinking if everyone believes in the notion of cause and effect, there will be no war, discrimination, differences, fights, ill-willed, not even inter-religious tension. Yet there is enormous potential in human development, scientific advancement and all towards bringing the human races to next higher level of existence.

But even if someone does not not believe in Law of Cause and Effect, the law is still there.......embracing all activities and all beliefs of mankind. The law that is even more omnipotent than law of gravity :)

Creation of the what's physical

Where am I from before I was born?

I came from cells of my Dad and Mum, nutrients from the food they ate and the effort that has showered from the whole 10mths.

Where then does the cells of Dad and mum came from?
They are from the food they eat plus all the elements of the body coming together.

Where does all the food come from?
Vegetable comes from the plant and meat comes from animals.

Where does the plants come from?
They are from the Sun, water and the minerals from the soil.

Where does the minerals in the soil from?
They can be from dead leaves and decaying animals (human as well).

Where does these decaying corpose come from?
Someone like us when we die one day.

There is no becoming and no going forth, no starting and no ending, no creating or being created, no is and no is not, merely manifestation from flavorable conditions.
Seeing the true nature of phenomena, fear of lossing and longing to possess shall cease without meaning.