No comment on good or bad Buddhists, but it seems that his lineage is part of a controversy around the issue of genuine reincarnation lineages. An iss...
Yes! I think it's worth examining the issue of "acceptance" a bit closer; not necessarily in terms of history or philosophical background, but the act...
Desires, intentions perceptions, feeling, sound, bodily sensations and movements, elements, past habits. There's a lot of ways to look at it. And yeah...
Yes, that's one way out of many; a common way for impatient or enthusiastic people to make themselves suffer. And it's here that one may see that all ...
Thanks for sharing this! I think I'm understanding a little more of what you're saying; it's a bit tricky for me to get through the technical language...
Cool it! I'm still unclear as to what you mean. Partly because, to be frank, I'm not well-educated on philosophy (and I don't think it's wrong to say ...
Very well. Yes, I do have an inclination to support the teachings and try to share them, but you make a good point that I should be supportive of my o...
Although (or because) you seem to be suggesting some ulterior motives behind my posting (and even my practice), I'm grateful for what you have to say....
Sure! The Dhamma is beyond words. That's why we practice it; to realize the Dhamma. Hence the Kalama Sutta, where we must find out for ourselves what ...
Okay? Maybe your imagination is limited :lol: ... and it is! That's why we can't rely on it solely, or take "refuge" in it. We have to use it skillful...
Yes, if I understand correctly, I do see this time to time. Especially when Buddhism is praised as "the science of the mind" or "the religion closest ...
But isn't Stoicism based on a premise that reason is divine? And what about Zeno or Citium (looking at Google for this) - aren't these figures in some...
I think that's agreeable. Truly, a lot about Buddhism is putting aside that kind of idealism; we're not so much trying to be like The Buddha or Ajahn ...
Sure, though I don't understand the part of your post that's in parentheses. The problem with calling it a religion is that it pigeonholes the dhamma ...
First I want to say: no, certainly I have not realized liberation. That said, everything I say here is only to my own understanding gained through stu...
I was reading through this thread and my brain started getting tired... whew. First just to give some background: I've been practicing Thai Theravadin...
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