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This is the topic that many if not most Theravada Buddhist monks don’t preach. I think it is a very, special and important topic for Buddhists to be mindful of. Thanks, Dr. Smith.🙏🙏🙏
Well from my perspective as a lay Buddhist the only issue with wealth could be that it could turn into an object of intense attachment for us and as the Buddhist Mahasiddha Tilopa stated: “The problem is not enjoyment; the problem is attachment.”
@@DougsDharma Dīghajāṇu Sutta (AN 8.54) has been my to-go sutta for exploring what the Master spoke about work for lay people. Shopkeeper suttas I haven't seen before, this is great!
Hey Doug, have you considered making a video on pure land buddhism? Seems to be the most popular buddhist practice in east asia and would love hear your thoughts and input on it. Have a great day.
@@DougsDharma It would be interesting to see where Amitabha comes into play here, since it would require some level of faith in celestial Buddhas to subscribe to pure land Buddhism.
Hey Doug, First off i want to say thank you for the value, i've watched your channel grow over the passed couple of years. Speaking of business, I've always wondered if your channel is monetised or if you run purely on dana. I know you wouldn't be profiting directly from spreading dharma but through the adverts, is that a grey area? Thanks again
soooo I have borrowed some money for my 'business' (I am a painter/artist) and now I have to face the pain of being ugly in my next life. Even though Buddha himself said that it may be beneficial (if the borrowed money is then given back), I still sense that I am going to be 'punished' by this negative deed of mine. Pls help
Personally I wouldn't let that worry me. The Buddha's concern with borrowing money was in a society in which borrowing wasn't so regulated as today and one would likely have to deal with terrible loan terms and terrible consequences of not paying back the loan. Today things may not be great, but they're much better, and I think most every small business will need to borrow money at some time. So too will most people when buying large things like cars, houses, and so on. So long as you're borrowing responsibly in a manner you can comfortably deal with, you should be fine. 🙏
Hi Doug, I'm very glad to find your channel because I am researching the Buddhism. But I am a foreigner so I can't understand all of your videos. Would you mind subbing them to English? Thanks for your reading and sharing.
They should be subtitled automatically by Google. Unfortunately I don't have the time to subtitle them all by myself ... but feel free to ask questions!
@T-1000 WizOh'd Yes, I see too. So I feel difficult to understand the older videos. Thanks for your caring. I speak Vietnamese. I really wanna research the Buddha and also find many different sources. Feeling sorry for my English not good.
Hello Doug, I have an unrelated question. Could you give me your opinion on Ajahn Brahm's aproach to the Jhanas? What puzzles me the most about it is how letting go to achieve the Jhanas through stillness makes it apear to me as if concentation meditation and mindfulness meditation are not two destinct practices but actually one and the same.
I have a small business (small professional). I provided for wife and children, was not so much involved in charity, but paid quite a lot of taxes. I never considered my work as minor to meditation. My work had to be valuable to my customers and, as well, to me. So I took pleasure in my work. Responsibility was a major point. Everything that went wrong was always my fault. I should have prepared better, thought better, been more conscientious etc. When things went right it was nice but always a thing of the past. Adapting to circumstances and improving was a never-ending, enjoyable story. Another thing was indeed a social network, people who support you, trust you, recommend you, like you, enjoy working with you and enjoy to have you work for them.
What did the Buddha say about ripping off his teachings (scientific based evidential mindfulness), other than everything is changing and Karma are individual pursuits within the eightfold path. Is it therefore okay to provide money to those within professional fields of Western psychology? Or is this simply one's investment in the self and in a contemporary politically economic position, an investment in capital.
Well the Buddha didn't really think of the dharma as "his". It's true, he discovered it (or rediscovered it, depending on how you approach it), but the dharma is universal, a way to decrease suffering. Anything that decreases suffering is beneficial, though of course there are going to be more and less pure ways to pursue it.
@@DougsDharma Well structured and contemporary argument. I know there have been many heated exchanges in recent years between Theravada purist with those of the scientific or Mahayana variant of contemporary mindfulness. Ajahn Sumedho, the now retired but still head monk of the English speaking version of the Thai Forest Tradition, has an interesting view (right view?) on the current situation. Whilst this Dhamma talk does not explicitly state his view on evidence based mindfulness he does, if you listen to all the talks from this retreat, provide a positive argument for how mindfulness is merging with the troubles that effect us on both personal and broader social issues. if interested search, Awakened awareness is like this, on the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery website.
Not sure you realized, maybe it's a new change to youtube, but since your channel seems to be labeled "for kids", we can't click the bell for notifications. Take a look!
The whole practice of buying goods at a set price and then charging others for more is fundamentally flawed. I would even say it is immoral. However, it might be moral if we consider that the shopkeeper is storing stock for the community in the meantime. I think this is worth thinking about. But I will always censure rent seeking and price hikes. Price itself is a serious issue in economics and has caused many to suffer, often needlessly- especially in wealthier nations.
Good video. I like AN 11.18 Gopalka Sutta as well. 'Monks, a cowherd endowed with eleven factors is incapable of looking after a herd so that it prospers & grows. '
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🧡 If you find benefit in my videos, consider supporting the channel by joining us on Patreon and get fun extras like exclusive videos, ad-free audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🙂
This is the topic that many if not most Theravada Buddhist monks don’t preach. I think it is a very, special and important topic for Buddhists to be mindful of. Thanks, Dr. Smith.🙏🙏🙏
My pleasure!
Man your videos are the most helpful videos on Buddhism I can find!
Thanks Keenan, glad to be of help! 🙂
"Go to MacDonalds but not too often". The Buddha
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Well from my perspective as a lay Buddhist the only issue with wealth could be that it could turn into an object of intense attachment for us and as the Buddhist Mahasiddha Tilopa stated:
“The problem is not enjoyment; the problem is attachment.”
Exactly so Sonam. We have to be careful too since enjoyment does easily turn into attachment. ... 🙂
Just got into this. I am grateful for the knowledge this teaching has given you to teach others.
Welcome aboard Brian, thanks!
Woah what a find :O these suttas look awesome! ♥️
It's quite interesting isn't it.
@@DougsDharma Dīghajāṇu Sutta (AN 8.54) has been my to-go sutta for exploring what the Master spoke about work for lay people. Shopkeeper suttas I haven't seen before, this is great!
Thank you Doug !! For all your videos 🙏🏽🙂
You’re very welcome Herman, thanks for your comment! 🙏🙂
Love from Malaysia ❤️
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Are you Malay or a Malaysian Chinese?
@@ඉතිහාසය5 im an Indian
"Forget not to charge your mobile phone overnight".
The Buddha
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Hey Doug, have you considered making a video on pure land buddhism? Seems to be the most popular buddhist practice in east asia and would love hear your thoughts and input on it. Have a great day.
Yes it's been on my mind Chill, it's something I may do eventually.
@@DougsDharma It would be interesting to see where Amitabha comes into play here, since it would require some level of faith in celestial Buddhas to subscribe to pure land Buddhism.
Hey Doug, First off i want to say thank you for the value, i've watched your channel grow over the passed couple of years. Speaking of business, I've always wondered if your channel is monetised or if you run purely on dana. I know you wouldn't be profiting directly from spreading dharma but through the adverts, is that a grey area? Thanks again
I did a video on this general topic awhile back: th-cam.com/video/oYT5Ymm-zOE/w-d-xo.html
soooo I have borrowed some money for my 'business' (I am a painter/artist) and now I have to face the pain of being ugly in my next life. Even though Buddha himself said that it may be beneficial (if the borrowed money is then given back), I still sense that I am going to be 'punished' by this negative deed of mine. Pls help
Personally I wouldn't let that worry me. The Buddha's concern with borrowing money was in a society in which borrowing wasn't so regulated as today and one would likely have to deal with terrible loan terms and terrible consequences of not paying back the loan. Today things may not be great, but they're much better, and I think most every small business will need to borrow money at some time. So too will most people when buying large things like cars, houses, and so on. So long as you're borrowing responsibly in a manner you can comfortably deal with, you should be fine. 🙏
You had a hallucination
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Hi Doug,
I'm very glad to find your channel because I am researching the Buddhism.
But I am a foreigner so I can't understand all of your videos.
Would you mind subbing them to English?
Thanks for your reading and sharing.
They should be subtitled automatically by Google. Unfortunately I don't have the time to subtitle them all by myself ... but feel free to ask questions!
@T-1000 WizOh'd Yes, I see too. So I feel difficult to understand the older videos. Thanks for your caring.
I speak Vietnamese. I really wanna research the Buddha and also find many different sources.
Feeling sorry for my English not good.
What Buddha say about running a big business or industry
There weren't any in the Buddha's day, so he wouldn't have been familiar with them.
Hello Doug, I have an unrelated question. Could you give me your opinion on Ajahn Brahm's aproach to the Jhanas?
What puzzles me the most about it is how letting go to achieve the Jhanas through stillness makes it apear to me as if concentation meditation and mindfulness meditation are not two destinct practices but actually one and the same.
🙉 when concentration "is concealed", 😉 "mindfulness" arises... 🌞
All Is One 💫
@@writteninthesky thank you kind stranger.
They are two aspects of the same general practice, yes.
@@DougsDharma 🙏
I have a small business (small professional). I provided for wife and children, was not so much involved in charity, but paid quite a lot of taxes. I never considered my work as minor to meditation. My work had to be valuable to my customers and, as well, to me. So I took pleasure in my work. Responsibility was a major point. Everything that went wrong was always my fault. I should have prepared better, thought better, been more conscientious etc. When things went right it was nice but always a thing of the past. Adapting to circumstances and improving was a never-ending, enjoyable story. Another thing was indeed a social network, people who support you, trust you, recommend you, like you, enjoy working with you and enjoy to have you work for them.
Great points HH, thanks for your input!
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What did the Buddha say about ripping off his teachings (scientific based evidential mindfulness), other than everything is changing and Karma are individual pursuits within the eightfold path. Is it therefore okay to provide money to those within professional fields of Western psychology? Or is this simply one's investment in the self and in a contemporary politically economic position, an investment in capital.
Well the Buddha didn't really think of the dharma as "his". It's true, he discovered it (or rediscovered it, depending on how you approach it), but the dharma is universal, a way to decrease suffering. Anything that decreases suffering is beneficial, though of course there are going to be more and less pure ways to pursue it.
@@DougsDharma Well structured and contemporary argument. I know there have been many heated exchanges in recent years between Theravada purist with those of the scientific or Mahayana variant of contemporary mindfulness. Ajahn Sumedho, the now retired but still head monk of the English speaking version of the Thai Forest Tradition, has an interesting view (right view?) on the current situation. Whilst this Dhamma talk does not explicitly state his view on evidence based mindfulness he does, if you listen to all the talks from this retreat, provide a positive argument for how mindfulness is merging with the troubles that effect us on both personal and broader social issues. if interested search, Awakened awareness is like this, on the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery website.
Can you read Pali or Sanskrit?
A very little. I took a couple of years of Sanskrit back in grad school but that was a long time ago now. But I'm not an expert on either one.
Not sure you realized, maybe it's a new change to youtube, but since your channel seems to be labeled "for kids", we can't click the bell for notifications. Take a look!
That's weird, I'm not seeing it labeled "for kids" though. I'll keep an eye out ...
The whole practice of buying goods at a set price and then charging others for more is fundamentally flawed. I would even say it is immoral. However, it might be moral if we consider that the shopkeeper is storing stock for the community in the meantime. I think this is worth thinking about. But I will always censure rent seeking and price hikes. Price itself is a serious issue in economics and has caused many to suffer, often needlessly- especially in wealthier nations.
It certainly can do so Fudo.
Good video. I like AN 11.18 Gopalka Sutta as well. 'Monks, a cowherd endowed with eleven factors is incapable of looking after a herd so that it prospers & grows. '
Yes that's a good one too, but I think the cowherd so endowed is indeed capable of looking after the herd!
Buddha on lockdowns
Thank you Doug. Really appreciate these videos 🙏
You're very welcome Pedro, glad you are enjoying them!