The Buddha's Enemy: Māra

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The Buddha faced a supernatural obstacle on his quest to become enlightened and a Buddha: Māra. Learn about this entity in the Buddha's life, and how we can use Māra as a way to practice Buddhism.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Who is Mara?
00:11 The Buddha and Mara
01:30 Mara Compared to Buddha
02:50 Mara's Daughters vs the Buddha
04:08 Mara's Army vs the Buddha
04:55 Mara vs the Buddha
06:38 The Buddha's Witness (the final part of the Battle)
09:55 How We Battle Mara in our Daily Practice
11:42 Seeing Mara
12:59 Questions?
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@surendrasharma1798 Жыл бұрын

Mara considers itself the ruler of 6th heaven and all the realms below it and it considers it a challenge or threat to his authority if one tries to surpass him. As Buddhism leads one beyond all the heavens, it also leads one beyond Mara's control and this Mara dislikes. He tries to hinder the practice of those who are close to attaining jhanas.

@TheFiestyhick Ай бұрын

Very nice Informative Small question, for an American that has never read Lotus Sutra, do you have a suggestion on a user friendly Lotus Sutra?

@user-fb4cw6be6v 3 ай бұрын

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@lifengliu5333 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Allan. Mara and BUDDHA are like two sides to a coin. That coin is our enlightment. In our journey to Enlightment, Mara is also good in a sense like you said in your vedio to help us to aware of it(in its manifestations as challenges and obstacles) and improve on our practices, so that we can get closer to or/and even enlightment. When unaware, Buddha becomes Mara. Buddha and Mara are one and within us. Which side will you choose? 😁All the best, Allan.

@lifengliu5333 Жыл бұрын

Who do we feed?

@lifengliu5333 Жыл бұрын

What to do to gain wisdom? It is simple, by recitation of Amitabha buddha.🙏🙏🙏

@skarrven Жыл бұрын

Is it fair to assume that Mara can be perceived as everyday struggles or temptations such as laziness, distractions, digital obsessions, greed, hate, and all negative emotions trying to sway us from the path? If so, how do we overcome them quickly and effectively?

@AlanPeto Жыл бұрын

“Mara” is all around us and difficult to see. It’s one reason why Buddhist mindfulness is important. But also wisdom, etc. The most standard wat to “see” Mara, is to follow the threefold training in Buddhism (wisdom, conduct, and concentration). Based upon the three groupings of the eightfold path. This is where practicing as part of a temple and guidance of monastics helps us as laypersons.

@MysticFiddler1 11 ай бұрын

So, operating in this world, Mara could sometimes be those people who encourage you to feel your anger or grief? Those who say "don't bottle it up, express it" are not giving you a way to detach from it, they're making room for its expression into the field of humanity? Like psychologists?

@eessa1727 16 күн бұрын

❤🙏🪷

@fredfarmer5952 2 ай бұрын

You are the first I've heard call Mara a Deitiy". I've always heard that Mara a Demon.

@AlanPeto 2 ай бұрын

Mara is the antagonist to The Buddha, and is often described as a demon or deva, depending on explanation. He also has several different manifistations. He is not, however, a deity in a way that Buddhists worship.

@adammobile7149 Жыл бұрын

Interesting story. Thank you for sharing. I'm curious if an anthropomorphic-symbolic way of presenting Mara is western rationalization or if people in ancient times see it this way as well. I'm just afraid that long time ago people believe in ghosts and kind of demons.

@AlanPeto Жыл бұрын

Good question. The broad answer is the Buddha never said Mara was not an actually entity. But as Buddhist laypersons, our focus is working to seeing Mara in all forms and experienced. Whether he is ultimately actually real or not, the teaching and practice is a strong one and way to be mindful.

@adammobile7149 Жыл бұрын

@Alan Peto In my opinion if someone claims that Mara is a real guy (not some kind of mental state analogy) is highly irrational.

@AlanPeto Жыл бұрын

That someone would be the Buddha. There’s nothing that says he equated it to mental states, or not. As I mentioned, we use Mara (whether you see it as a real entity or not) as a way to apply the teachings into active practice. Mara is the opposite of a Buddha and brings forth the three poisons in us = greed, anger, ignorance. Ending those is the focus of Buddhists everywhere.

@anshulnegi1822 4 ай бұрын

i think it is just the physcological subjective phenomena inside our brain and mind@@adammobile7149

@user-if6yc3so2m Ай бұрын

Buddha has no Enemy

@AlanPeto 17 күн бұрын

Understand your reply. Mara, however, was indeed an antagonist (if anything else) to the Buddha. We can look at Mara as the opposite of a Buddha. He also worked pre and post enlightenment to challenge, trick, deceive, etc., the Buddha and his followers.