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Re: Finding the path.....
Buddhism does feel to me like a therapy / support group sometimes ...
Metoo
However we of a dharma persuasion are going far deeper. A healthy ego is a useful tool, just as a balanced personality makes life easier. We all start from where we are and find the benefits of involvement as needed.
The role of the sangha is to provide support for awakening. Most of us have other needs to address, including the need for [insert personal requirements] …
The dhamma that we slip from or over shows that focus and balance is still required. How to get it back?
- grasping [like finding a precious jewel]
- noble silence [observation and listening - rather than monkey chattering]
- polishing the stone [and then stoning the heretics … eh wait … think I gones rong agin 🤪]
lobster
Re: About Ajahn Maha Boowa
I have started reading this, a book in which he talks about wisdom, which I feel is a reasonably approachable subject but one which I have made little progress on. Dazzle me, oh Ajahn!
https://forestdhamma.org/ebooks/english/pdf/Things_As_They_Are.pdf
Jeroen
Re: Nerd Immunity
The question is really who are we and what do we really need?
Who am I and what do I need, I've been down this road before
Moment by moment all my needs are met, but my wants desire more...
Shoshin1
Re: Finding the path.....
We get's a horse? I want's a pony … 
Underlying anxiety, madness (my speciality), group think and crazy dharma are still
part of our fall and get up again. There is success but only for the fanatics persistent.
Should we try dog chan like @Jeffrey or is it dzogchen …
meanwhile …
lobster
