Can a Buddha do this?
2007-04-20 19:59:22 · 12 answers · asked by eat 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A Buddha still suffers from physical pain,but there will not be any mental pain.A meditator with insight will understand that there is pain(physical),but there is no one feeling the pain.
Metta to all.
2007-04-21 00:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to be a buddhist to do this. Any woman who has had a child can tell you that pain can in some cases be a choice. Controlled breathing and a controlled mindset has alot to do with it. You can choose to scream in pain or channel the pain into physical control of muscles and nerves. Sounds strange but it is possible.
2007-04-20 20:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by CaTcHmEiFuCaN 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Suffering, both physical and otherwise, is the one thing in life that will always be there, which is why there is the goal of reaching enlightenment, and transcending the cycle of living, and feeling pain, to begin with... One will always feel pain (unless of course they have one of a couple neurological disorders/an injury which damages their nervous system), the trick that would require conditioning would be not reacting to the pain that is felt, ignoring it, or at least keeping from dwelling on it.
2007-04-20 20:05:38 · answer #3 · answered by yelxeH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, look at the thailand monks who set themselves on fire during a freedom protests. Your body is only a vehicle... Can you control your car fully? All it takes is learning how. Anything is possible... to take from history.. walking on water, parting the red sea, look up the Tibet Treatise of Psychic heat. Buddhists learn to control their body as a means to help others; however, not for personal gain, or to impress someone, or show off , or make money, this is why you don't hear of this.
2007-04-20 20:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by worldtravelr4 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Practically speaking...
I know from my early days doing zazen, that when my knees used to hurt, if I just concentrated on my breathing and posture that my mind was not aware of the pain in my knees . I was made aware of this when my mind would return to the pain in my knees again.
I'm not sure if I'm describing my experience correctly, but this is the best I can describe it, right now.
2007-04-21 15:25:25 · answer #5 · answered by Teaim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was during the Viet Nam war that a Buddhist monk poured gas on himself, sat down, found the still point and struck a match to himself and went up in flames without moving, so to answer your question, yes.
2007-04-20 20:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Buddha cannot. It is not about not feeling pain or pleasure. People don't get this confused. You cannot train your mind to not to feel pain but you can train it to not to focus or get attached to it. I don't know how you will understand this but, once you eliminate the desire to body, eye, tongue, ear, nose and mind, you will still feel pain or pleasure but your mind want consider the pain or pleasure as yours so it want get attached to it.
2007-04-21 07:26:25 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buddhists and Hindus are killing each other by the hundreds in Sri Lanka so I am sure they know how to block out pain.
2007-04-20 20:05:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and you dont have to be Buddha
2007-04-20 21:37:07 · answer #9 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will still feel pain (physically). The point is that you will not be suffering over the pain.
2007-04-20 21:23:22 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋