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Re: Stillness… quiet… the body
Yes, the Buddha's Dharma of no-self, which is what distinguishes itself from most other religions, is pretty untenable to the average ego.
But....
The Buddha did not promote any destructiveness to either body or mind, just our attachments to both. Where our attachments to body & mind are no longer fed, the illusionary constructs of the self can dissipate along with suffering's cause.
If a view of naturalism of the human condition is what you seek, why continue flirting with Buddhism when Taoist babes could be standing by waiting for your call?
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Re: Is the Buddha an experimentalist?
Is the Buddha an experimentalist?
He was a Trial and Errorist
Shoshin1
Re: Funny Stuff
During the second world war, at the Russian front, an Italian and a German general are preparing an attack. When all the preparations are ready, and the attack is ready to be launched, the German general calls his servant: "Heinz, bring me my red coat."
"What, a red coat?" says the Italian general surprised. "How come?"
"Well, during the battle I may be hurt; blood may be flowing, and my soldiers, seeing blood, might get demoralized. So I always wear a red coat during battle."
"What a great idea," says the Italian general and calls his servant.
"Giuseppe, quick, bring my brown trousers!"
Jeroen
Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
Talk about snail mail... I just received a postcard this morning from Jordan, from one of my son's and his wife ...No big deal....However they were in Jordan back in February 2020, four and half years ago.....
Aotearoa went into lockdown late February 2020, so it may have been lost somewhere in the NZ postal system...Better late than never 
Shoshin1