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Re: As an escape from reality?
"What, concretely, is Enlightenment?" "Seeing Reality as it is," said the Master. "Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?" "Oh, no! Most people see it as they think… (View Post)
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Re: Using Dhamma as an escape
Using Dhamma as an escape "There is, O monks, an unborn, an unbecome, an unmade, an unconditioned; if, O monks, there were not here this unborn, unbecome, unmade, unconditioned, there would not … (View Post)
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Re: How I "failed" in Buddhism last night
(Quote) The way people think is that having been born, they don't want to die. Is that correct? It's like pouring water into a glass but not wanting it to fill up. If you keep pouring the water, you … (View Post)
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Re: How to control ego? Please suggest.
I just love this insightful quote be Anthony de Mello that speaks to this:Most people don't live aware lives. They live mechanical lives, mechanical thoughts--generally somebody else's--mechanical em… (View Post)
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Re: Just because there is no 'abiding self' doesnt mean the idea of self is a delusion...!
(Quote) According to Advaita, there is a "Self" that experiences sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touch, feelings and thoughts. This Self is like the sky which is never affected by clouds, r… (View Post)1