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One place to start might be with "Right Speech". For example, avoiding gossip, backbiting and lies, and abstaining from speech that is abusive or inflammatory. Especially relevant at the wo… (View Post)
(Quote) As a married person, I have a keen interest in this question! :) The short answer, from a Theravada point of view at least, seems to be: you can get part of the way, at least. There are four … (View Post)
One of the things I"m focusing on now is being alert to specific instances of dukkha that I experience, and then investigating what factors led to that dukkha. For example, if I'm bothered by re… (View Post)
Well, my first encounter with it was a relief, actually. This was several years before I started looking into Buddhism seriously. What happened was that my brain started acting up. I was going throug… (View Post)
Interesting thread. I suppose I'm an example of someone who became disenchanted with Buddhism (after having been fairly gung-ho about it) and had to step away for awhile. What happened is that I ran … (View Post)