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seeker242 · Zen · Veteran
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Re: A Koan...
I have always preferred "What is this" over "What am I". "What am I" always seemed too self centered. "I" refers to just me, but "this" refers to eve… (View Post)
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Re: A Buddhist Blind Spot ?
(Quote) I don't think so. The root cause of objectionable group behavior is still greed, ignorance and hate of the various individual that make up the group. But I’m not so sure that Buddhists would … (View Post)
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Re: Sutra Club: Food Sutta
This is one of my favorite suttas. :)In short, each hindrance is starved by shifting both the focus and the quality of your attention. Although, I have found that if you don't first develop some skil… (View Post)
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Re: Are there any schools of Zen that do *NOT* focus on a/practice bodhisattva ideas?
(Quote) All zen schools involve the Bodhisattva vow. However, that does not mean that if you don't make the vow then zen style practice can not be beneficial. Zen style practice can still be very ben… (View Post)
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Re: Gautama Buddha: deadbeat dad?
(Quote) Ok, I was mostly referring the Buddha himself and his particular situation. :) But I think what you described above is rarely case in real life. Even the Buddha himself required his monks to … (View Post)
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