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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)
(Quote) Yes, I agree. I think that was part of the problem I ran into. It's better, I think now, to begin by looking into the fact of dukkha, and then seeing the Buddhist path in terms of understandi… (View Post)
It seems to me that the dharma lite vs. serious dharma discussion is somewhat different from the rebirth vs. agnosticism discussion. There may be points of overlap, but they aren't the same topic. Ho… (View Post)
(Quote) Agreed. Didn't I say that in my post? However, the temporary nature of attainments does not always mean such things are unrewarding. Think of children building sand sculptures at the beach. T… (View Post)
(Quote) Well, that's not really true. There are lots of things to attain in life. I'm 47 now, have achieved some of the things I wanted to; others not yet (and possibly never). But the things that I … (View Post)