ED, Not in our time, despite claims by Tibetans that they have 'living Buddhas'. I am not sure about thousands of years ago, and thousands of years in future.
anthony --- On Sat, 26/2/11, ED <[email protected]> wrote: From: ED <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Can Buddha intentionally harm? To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 26 February, 2011, 6:52 AM Anthony, Do you believe that human Buddhas really exist or not? --ED --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wuasg@...> wrote: > > Steve, > > It sounds to me that you agree to: > > A Buddha cannnot harm others. > > Some people, enlightened or not, can feel and correct the karma of others. > > Right? > > Anthony > > Hi JM. Thank you for answering my question. I agree. > May all be happy! > Steve > --- In [email protected], Jue Miao Jing Ming wrote: > > > > Since this question was not directly answered, let me give it a try. > > > > About five or six years ago, I was in a restaurant order live fish. > > (Chinese are barbaric. I know. I know.) As always, the waiter brought > > one in a basket to obtain my approval. So I nodded. As he turned > > around toward the kitchen, an acute severe headache occurred within me > > for about 5-7 minutes. Hmm, then I remembered that another senior > > practitioner told me that's exactly what happened to her. And I > > recalled many similar incidents told by other dedicated practitioners > > in our school. > > > > Gradually this incident was forgotten. About three months later, I > > ordered a live fish again, and this headache appeared again. I > > therefore no longer order anything live any more. > > > > I am not an enlightened being. My Teacher is. His ability to detect > > and ferry karma is far greater than what I am able to experience or deliver. > > > > Therefore, I have witnessed that anyone with enough purity in the > > "being" will for sure be hit with karma, especially those were initiated. > > > > Besides, enlightened being has no self. The entire focus, or heart, is > > filled with the suffering of others. > > > > This is my witness. > > JMJM > > Head Teacher > > Order of Chan
