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Jason
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I am the God Emperor.
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The best thing that happened to me today was going the Dalai Lama Environmental Summit Panel. The discussion was interesting, the Dalai Lama was funny and inspiring, and the Red Hot Chili Pepper's set was pretty rad. And the best part was, I got to …
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Just a gentle reminder: Buddha never taught compassion. These ideas are later interpolations. Nonsense. There are numerous references to compassion (karuna) and the other three brahmaviharas throughout the Suttas and their Agama counterparts preserv…
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Just a gentle reminder: Buddha never taught compassion. These ideas are later interpolations. Nonsense. There are numerous references to compassion (karuna) and the other three brahmaviharas throughout the Suttas and their Agama counterparts preserv…
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My name is Jason.
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In your opinion, does the path of self-knowledge through experience leads to the same realization as concentrated effort through meditation? Are they mutually exclusive? Doesn't concentrated effort through meditation lead to self-knowledge through …
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And if so, what was their general reaction? My family does not know I apply Buddhist practice to my life. They know of my interest in world religions, but they still think that I'm a Christian. I tried telling my mom of mediation and mantras and he…
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I wondered how many of you have heard about the hunger strike that has been going on at Guantanamo detention centre since February. I only heard about it on the radio this morning. I'd be interested to know how widely reported this has been in the U…
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I notice this, especially among the liberal crowd. Whenever there is a problem and certain sections are victimized (in terms of race, sexual orientation, etc.) heroes start appearing. They go on and on about virtue, how important it is to respect hu…
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I notice this, especially among the liberal crowd. Whenever there is a problem and certain sections are victimized (in terms of race, sexual orientation, etc.) heroes start appearing. They go on and on about virtue, how important it is to respect hu…
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I notice this, especially among the liberal crowd. Whenever there is a problem and certain sections are victimized (in terms of race, sexual orientation, etc.) heroes start appearing. They go on and on about virtue, how important it is to respect hu…
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There was a similar thread started back in January called "Siddhartha Leaves Wife and Newborn Son" you might also want to check out. Two of my comments from that thread, which I think are relevant: The act of leaving his wife and child does admitted…
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Could nationalism ever be a force for good? No. Seconded.
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I spent the day at the 2013 Oregon AFSCME Convention, which is turning out to be a lot of fun. So far I've met a lot of pretty cool people; I learned a bit about the organizational structure of AFSCME 75, the roles of delegates, and convention voti…
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They captured the bomber, who has wasted his and others life and time. Do good guys. To the best of your capacity. Dharma. Simples. That's my philosophy.
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Since desire is the cause of suffering, isn't it better to spend one's time fighting against it as and when it arises? So why must we do any meditation - whether watching the breath or controlling thoughts, or whatever else. Once desire goes, so do …
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That's great, James. I'm really excited for you; and I hope that being in such a conducive setting will help you take your practice to the next level and give you the wisdom to be great teacher and/or a source of inspiration for others.
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@Jason, no I don't care about crazy, insane situations such as Iraq. What good would it do? But I did live in Cambridge, Mass and worked in Copley Square for a couple of years. That does hit home to me. I'm wondering who I can call to find out abou…
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31 people died and 200 were injured in a coordinated bomb attack in Iraq today if anybody cares.
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In Theravada, the 'why' is actually more of a 'how' since it's a type of process philosophy, where phenomena are best understood in terms of processes rather than things or substances, and that change — whether physical, organic, or psychological — …
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Listening/watching this, one of my friend and I's favourite bands/AMVs. We watched it so many times together. He had a stroke last night and I'm really worried about him. I wish I wasn't so far away and there was something I could do. :(
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^ Just for the record, I'm referring to some of the responses here on this forum. And I'd still say that many people obviously feel strongly about this and are expressing themselves in a genuine way despite what we may think about they ways they're…
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Singing that because a human being has died -- IS THAT METTA? Or is metta reserved only for those people we like and agree with? You cannot tell me that when Thatcher died and someone is singing "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead", that that is an exa…
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@Jason - As a Vancouverite, I'm very proud that both Skinny Puppy and FLA hail from here. Don't forget Download! Incidentally, my friend's younger brother recently joined Volt 9000, another Vancouver-based industrial band. He gave me an advance copy…
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@Jason - As a Vancouverite, I'm very proud that both Skinny Puppy and FLA hail from here. Don't forget Download!
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Listening to a lot of FLA at the moment.
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Finished The Magic Mountain and started on In the Spirit of Happiness.
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Could someone explain what the topic of this discussion is? I must have missed something in the news. :confused: Margret Thatcher passed away a couple of days ago. It basically centres around that and how some people are reacting.
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I agree with Glenn Greenwald's general take on the matter, myself. Critics of public figures (tasteful or otherwise) have as much of a right to be vocal about them and their legacy after their passing as admirers and supporters. In my opinion, Thatc…
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From my reading of the Pali Canon, it seems to me that the Buddha's teachings generally tend to avoid metaphysics, including ontology, in favour of a pragmatic approach to understanding mental stress and suffering (dukkha) and removing its causes (e…
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Since it is not the waking state, the only reference point we have is sleep. I think that's debatable. Some, for example, would say that the awareness of nibbana is an awareness that's not harmed by death. Others, of course, would say that nibbana p…
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Life is full of dukha, so the ending of dukha would entail the ending of life as we know it. So is nibana the big sleep, a kind of death? Is that why it's called extinction? Nibbana is the extinction of craving (tahna) (AN 10.60); and the extinguis…
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I have noticed some modern books and many here using the word "skilled" or "skillful" or "unskilled," etc. Where or how did that word enter into usage for Buddhists? I am fascinated at how well it works to describe actions and thoughts. Thank you…
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Most intense version of "Tainted Love" I've ever heard. Apparently Coil's video for this song is on permanent display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.