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(Quote) I would say that is true, as zen is quite fond of "mind-only". =) But at the same time, that is an ultimate truth. However, "can these beings attain enlightenment" as I se… (View Post)
(Quote) That's a good one! However, there is nothing in there to really indicate that bad karma ripens more quickly, etc. The point of that is to illustrate that one's state of mind has an influence … (View Post)
Definitely not. The Buddha taught about actual gods, actual rebirth and actual hell realms, etc. and a Buddha does not lie about such things. But I do find Tibetan Buddhism a bit too frilly for my ta… (View Post)
Reminds me of an interview with Carl Sagan once, from his book "The Varieties of Scientific Experience" (Quote) A prominent and quite rational scientist, refusing to deny that Jesus turned … (View Post)
(Quote) Certainly true! Which, according to logic, means that the scientific method is not even applicable to claims that are unfalsifiable. So to make scientific claims of true, or false, is already… (View Post)