I liked the article for the more neutral approach. Part of us is eternally five years old, asking "why? why? why?" That is ok. Just take it one breath...
The Philosophmore proclaims: I have reached the optimal point of all knowledge! All that know less than me are dullards. All that think they know more...
(Y) Thanks very much for your thoughtful reply. This is making me research deeper, which is a good thing. I looked up the word "dogma", and "View (Bud...
If I'm understanding you correctly here, I would tend to disagree, or at least clarify. Off the top of my head, I can't recall any statements attribut...
Thanks for the reply. Interesting thought. I hadn't considered ghosts as a type of hologram, if that is what you meant. That would seem within the rea...
So... there would be no thing as ghosts and apparitions? (Not that there is any incontrovertible evidence for them. If they exist, they are slippery l...
Then there's the Tibetan reincarnated Lamas... it seems to be a central tenet in their system. The child having memories of their supposed past life m...
Years ago I'd lost about 50 pounds and was skin and bones for unknown reasons. Could not even climb two flights of stairs without getting winded. It w...
Thank you very much for your reply. Wikipedia as usual has a succinct overview. Though i think the novel is more than the sum of its parts. It is a bi...
<crickets chirping> ahh, very peaceful... but wasn't intending for this to be a private thread... :D But anyhow this seems interesting, a bunch of dif...
To repeat the ignostic "Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao" point that hopefully is not a cliche, and is definitely not meant to stop discuss...
For sure, quotes that old that have been translated and retranslated will probably not be exactly what was originally said, assuming it was said at al...
There may be something to be gained from pondering emptiness, what is not physically there, or words not said. I hopefully would not presume to speak ...
Perhaps that wasn't clearly worded. I meant that they want to keep the status quo, unless it can be made to be even more in their favor, along with th...
I wouldn't put it that way, and i hope you don't actually think that is the case. It makes him seem uncompassionate, and it sounds like a conspiracy t...
(Y) No problem whatsoever. The two different things seem to support each other, even coming from separate traditions. Knowledge of course is a wonderf...
Ok sure, generally speaking it may be more conservative in Asia. And there may be those interested in Buddhism that believe that it is a hippy dippy t...
(Y) Interesting article, thanks for sharing it. IMHO, eventually the majority of people will come around to this POV, more or less. It may take a deca...
If i had to speculate, the knowledge itself wouldn't necessarily be the problem. I would imagine that during his life, Buddha had heard endless debate...
With this I would agree, with the additional side comment that it is taught that Nirvana and Samsara are ultimately not separated. Partially agree. Ka...
Ok, good... good. The whitewall tires are a nice touch. Is the dog a trained ice-sniffer, though? That would help. Also, I highly recommend getting a ...
Lol :-! We laugh now, but ice shelves are known to have cold hearts and long memories, being around for so long. Better not to cheese them off. Or els...
Don't know if you had mentioned that you had given meditation a serious try. Like the saying goes, if the water is allowed to remain unstirred, the mu...
Are you disagreeing with yourself now because no one else is sufficient competition? :P Not sure what you mean here. Very many Western believers have ...
Exactly. So if for example a Jewish or Christian believer can benefit from the study and/or practice of Buddhism and meditation, then it's a good thin...
Why couldn't a Christian be influenced and inspired by Buddhism, in a way similar to being influenced by Taoism or the many teachings and forms of yog...
Chapter Three 1. “What’s that?” I said when I arrived the following morning. I was referring to an object resting on the arm of my chair. “What does i...
The ability to lose and forget yourself periodically in some activity or hobby seems to do wonders for overall peace of mind. It is like a little nap,...
What I find to be a helpful approach (and maybe you would possibly), is a small dose of ignosticism, in a Theistic way. Meaning that any knowledge of ...
Is the current form of farming and agriculture the only way or even the best way to go out it? In terms of sheer productivity, certainly. But what are...
(Y) Excellent, thank you. Yes, The Brothers Karamozov is his masterpiece. Have you seen the 1958 film? Highly abridged from the novel of course, but f...
I don't know what to call the beliefs i hold now. What do you call a dog of many different breeds? A mutt? I was raised Catholic with 12 years of reli...
(Y) Ok, wish you the best of luck with your search. It is not easy, but the things worth having are often difficult to obtain. The Spirit will guide y...
But seriously though... It is my deepest belief that both Enlightenment and the Holy Spirit are real. More real in some ways than you and I. Longer la...
Jesus or Buddha? Why not both? Why not learn from, and be inspired by both? I would be hesitant to commit to a belief system that forbade me from havi...
Any steps to re-balance the ego and re-consider the identity (that which is one's sense of self, or the border between "Self" and "Not-Self") will mor...
When questioned about the phrase "discarding the ego", the original poster clarified... Plus, no one in this thread is claiming to be an enlightened m...
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