Originally posted by Positron:Then those ppl who do not chant but listen to the recitation get different results from ppl who make it a point to chant?
Yes, chanting yourself is very different.. if you only listen but don't chant it's not so effective. It's like seeing other people eat, you won't get full.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Yes, chanting yourself is very different.. if you only listen but don't chant it's not so effective. It's like seeing other people eat, you won't get full.
Cos nowadays many buddha recitation gt nice music.They can listen to one hour of chanting AMTF but they wont make it a point to chant one.
I wonder is it right to publish beautiful recitation of AMTF with nice music?
I got see heart sutra songs too.Triple gems songs. Still gt other songs my frenz let me listen.Even songs of amittabha sutra sung with beautiful background music.
Originally posted by Positron:
Cos nowadays many buddha recitation gt nice music.They can listen to one hour of chanting AMTF but they wont make it a point to chant one.I wonder is it right to publish beautiful recitation of AMTF with nice music?
I got see heart sutra songs too.Triple gems songs. Still gt other songs my frenz let me listen.Even songs of amittabha sutra sung with beautiful background music.
It's fang bian fa (skillful means), can make people interested in chanting and Buddhism.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:It's fang bian fa (skillful means), can make people interested in chanting and Buddhism.
But then ppl will listen to it but wont chant or recite sutra cos no nice music.Then become lazy gt music then listen no music dont do anything.
Also will become attached to the nice music.Wait addiction occurs.
I think I should advice ppl to chant or recite not only listen to nice music.Must do the real thing.
Originally posted by Positron:
But then ppl will listen to it but wont chant or recite sutra cos no nice music.Then become lazy gt music then listen no music dont do anything.Also will become attached to the nice music.Wait addiction occurs.
If that person have affinity with Buddhism, they will know what to do next.
If they don't, then bo bian lor. Even Buddha cannot help those who 'mei you yuan'.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:It's fang bian fa (skillful means), can make people interested in chanting and Buddhism.
The buddhsit arts also is fan bian fa men?See the guan ying pic get interested in the halo then learn something about buddhism.
Why got one big cirlce at the head things like this.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:If that person have affinity with Buddhism, they will know what to do next.
If they don't, then bo bian lor. Even Buddha cannot help those who 'mei you yuan'
I see.
Originally posted by Positron:
The buddhsit arts also is fan bian fa men?See the guan ying pic get interested in the halo then learn something about buddhism.Why got one big cirlce at the head things like this.
Yes...
All arts and forms are fang bian.
Ultimately, what the Buddha want us to realize is this:
凡所有相，皆是虚妄。若�诸相�相，则�如�
“All forms are but illusions, in seeing that all forms are illusory, one sees the Tathagata.”
Originally posted by wisdomeye:
Hi Dawnfirstlight,Chant mani mantra can reborn in Amitabha's pureland. Many masters have said. Chenrezig is the foremost Pusa in the pureland there... so of course supplicating him will bring one to the pureland... many Tibetans go there through their practice of mani.
Most important is the aspiration to go Amitabha pureland. You must really wish to go and pray to go. Then recite the mani mantra at the same time.
Thanks for correcting me. I've learnt something.
Originally posted by Dawnfirstlight:
ya, it's all in the Aspiration or Wish or Vow or æ„¿ or whether one wish to go to PL or not.
so even Hinayana practice can also go to PL with their wholesome practice, when they transfer their merit and bring forth the Aspiration to go when the time come. It's written in Contemplation Sutra.
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