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Re: wisdom from the barrel of an AK-47?
There is precept in our zen school, one of the minor precepts that laypersons can take. One that all the monks must take of course. It says "do not possess implements of killing". [emphasis… (View Post)
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wisdom from the barrel of an AK-47?
I wrote this on my blog this morning and am too lazy to reproduce it all here. Basically, it concerns the spiritual anguish felt by Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the much-used and excellent AK-47 … (View Post)
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Re: Raising kids as Buddhists
When it came to Buddhism and my kids, the question that always intrigued me was, "What would you rather have -- good people or good Buddhists?" Perhaps it is a false dichotomy, but it reson… (View Post)
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Re: What you were before to become Buddhist?
Looking back can be fun or depressing, depending on the memory, but I think it is a good idea to say thanks for whatever came before ... without it, how could you possibly be who you are today? No on… (View Post)
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such kewl questions
I wonder how many 'questions' in spiritual endeavor simply display the unwillingness of the ask-er to go to work and find out. One thing's for sure: I don't intend to go to work and find out. :) (View Post)
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