The Hungry Ghost Realm: A Buddhist Teaching of Hope in Addiction
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The Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a Buddhist afterlife marked by suffering and dependency. The journey of one of the Buddha's disciples, Maudgalyayana, to this realm provides a first step for how to break the vicious cycles of addiction and trauma.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:31 Bhavacakra at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan, photographed by Bernard Gagnon, licensed under Creative Commons
00:49 The Six Realms of Birth, Edo Period Japan, British Museum
01:13 Ghosts from the Bangkok National Museum
01:26 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
02:06 Unending Hunger
02:09 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
02:50 Haunting Ghosts from the Thirty Seven Nats
03:15 Dr. Gabor Maté, In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
03:54 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
04:39 Maudgalyayana Rescuing His Mother, Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum
05:05 From Darkness
05:08 Ven Moggallana, at Wat Olak Madu, Kedah, photographed by Anandajoti Bhikkhu, licensed under Creative Commons
05:38 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
06:37 Yulanpen Sutra, Mahayana Canon
07:12 Shakyamuni from the Dazu Rock Carvings, photographed by Michael Gunther, licensed under Creative Commons
07:42 Mulian Saves His Mother, 19th Century China
08:26 Into Light
08:30 Silk Roundel with Endless Knot Symbol, 19th Century China, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
09:00 Rahans Receiving Offerings, 19th Century Burma
09:18 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
09:57 Offering at Hong Kong Ghost Festival, photographed by Rose Tim Wing Mxuiek, licensed under Creative Commons
10:10 Begging Monk in Himeji, photographed by Nesnad, licensed under Creative Commons
10:20 Mukaebi of the Bon Festival, photographed by Batholith
10:55 Conclusion
10:59 Homeless Man in New York, photographed by CGP Grey, licensed under Creative Commons
11:09 The Drinker by Albert Anker
11:26 Singhalese Manuscript, photographed by Wellcome Images, licensed under Creative Commons
11:51 Floating Lanterns, photographed by San Lie, Licensed under Creative Commons
12:25 Hungry Ghost Scroll, Kyoto National Museum
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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By helping the hungry ghosts, we stop ourselves from becoming them. This touched me so deeply. I live my life in service. After battling addiction, service keeps me from returning to the hungry ghost realm.
@mythosandlogos
Жыл бұрын
Amen. Best wishes to you and those you help ♥️
Everything about this was captivating & thought-provoking... great job! 🧡
@mythosandlogos
Ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
Im trapped in the cycle of addiction and a desperate hungry ghost, ive never been this bad before, its terrifying as I have been into tibetan Buddhism, gabor mate, all kinds of good knowledge and healing, but im deeply ashamed of the state im in and how much ive neglected every aspect of my life. Im terrified of the withdrawals and I've burnt all my bridges this time. I don't eat for weeks at a time. I just hope that i can free myself somehow
@mythosandlogos
24 күн бұрын
I can only offer my compassion and sincere best wishes. I know the SAFE Project which this video supported has resources to help you find local treatments. I hope that you find what you need ♥️
This is definitely a must watch for all.
@mythosandlogos
2 ай бұрын
I appreciate your kind words!
Great video Sean, and really great to hear you're supporting such a great cause this month!
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anna! Happy as always to see you here.
Special thanks to my friend Alex for introducing me to the Hungry Ghosts, and the Buddhism community on the Garden of Eden Discord server for teaching me about the relevant scripture. Shout outs to Religion For Breakfast's recent video on Buddhism and Doug's Dharma (both on KZread) for great overviews of a tradition with which I would love to become more familiar.
Sing softly to the hungry ghosts, they are suffering and they deserve our love
@mythosandlogos
12 күн бұрын
And they’re all around us. Thank you.
Great video, thank you ❤🙏
@mythosandlogos
14 күн бұрын
You are very welcome, and thank you for your kind comment.
I really enjoyed this a lot. You are a great presenter. I recently read an article about these scrolls that you show here. They're in the Kyoto National Museum. They don't say who the original artist is but it's interesting how wide spread buddhism was around the year 1,000. It was interesting to have the sutra reference in your video. Thanks!
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This episode was personally very moving for me to make, so I’m glad that shows in the presentation. There’s a great presentation on the scrolls on Google Arts and Culture, too!
Beautifully executed. Love the video, Sean. 👍🏽
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that truly means a lot. Hope all is well ❤️
@raeglis
2 жыл бұрын
@@mythosandlogos You’re very welcome, and i hope the same for you my friend. :-)
Wow🙏
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
I'm proud to share some really powerful stories this time around. Thank you for joining!
Thank you.
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
hello! im an addicted and I find this video so beautiful! Thank you so much for the effort and love you put into it :)
@mythosandlogos
Жыл бұрын
Wishing you all the best for recovery ❤️🩹
@manuelescaida9084
Жыл бұрын
@@mythosandlogos thank you !! :)
Nice~
@mythosandlogos
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Good shit !, shout out to my man matgalyayanna!
@mythosandlogos
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Shoutout to the man who went through Hell and back!
Yerrr im here
@mythosandlogos
3 ай бұрын
Yerrr welcome!
My Orthodox Christian tradition has similar elements.
@mythosandlogos
Күн бұрын
It is interesting (coming from a Catholic raising) that the Buddhist hells (or the reincarnation cycle in general) serve as Purgatories in a sense. I would love to hear some Orthodox connections if you would like to share :)
Where does they live
@mythosandlogos
Жыл бұрын
Great question! Some sources tell of the Hungry Ghosts living in the same places as us, but invisible. There is one image from Tripitaka of the Hungry Ghosts gathered by a river, drinking the water kicked up by people’s shoes. Others may wait near a table to try and pick up scraps. They can be anywhere, unnoticed.
Hungry ghosts were prideful, greedy, lazy, lieful and deceitful mortal humans who died and reborn as a ugly monsters
Gratitude 🩷 I saw my son in this realm in a dream is that possible? although he's here in the physical, mentally he hasn't been this year has been tough, The dream was 6 months prior I didn't understand it but knew it was important. This was profoundly helpful because I want to help him and I'm also working on my own issues. I'm on the journey of enlightenment and correcting the wrongs isn't easy but will keeping moving forward and thank you so much🙏
@mythosandlogos
9 ай бұрын
Best wishes to you and your son. I’m not an authority by any means, but many people have found a great significance to dreams for as long as we’ve been dreaming. I hope that you are able to make your journey well ♥️
@indigokeywisdom
9 ай бұрын
@@mythosandlogos Thank you ❤️🙏