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@IdleChater - I think I wasn't asking the right question. I was looking for descriptions of the characteristics of a Buddha or an arahat. A person who has reached enlightenment. I have a very difficu… (View Post)
@Jason, I really appreciate the insight. Capitalism is the macro version of everything that Buddhism guides people away from. It's craving and clinging on a worldwide scale. It's doomed to fail event… (View Post)
@IdleChater, respectfully, I think that the biggest difference is 2500 years. My understanding is that the mind isn't 1 thing, just like the self isn't 1 thing. The mind is the concept which humans u… (View Post)
@IdleChater & @Jason, I appreciate the respectful correction. I'm a secular practitioner, and I approach Buddhism from a philosophical and psychological perspective. I think, maybe, I should begi… (View Post)
From the perspective of non-duality, altruism is incoherent because, as John Lennon said, "I am he as you are he as you are me, And we are all together." Fine, but it's valuable to explore … (View Post)