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BhanteLucky · Alternative lifestyle person in the South Island of New Zealand · Veteran
About
- Username
- BhanteLucky
- Location
- New Zealand
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- Roles
- Member
- Points
- 829
- Location
- New Zealand
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Affiliation
- Theravada Forest Tradition
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Re: Would you like to be rich?
(Quote) Good point! I went to the Global Rich List site and entered my income. I was shocked... it turns out I am in the top 1% of richest people on the planet. 0.93% to be exact. There are only 55 m… (View Post)
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Re: Intellectual aspect of emptiness may focus on clarity
(Quote) Many here are serious practitioners. Intellectual discussion happens, as well as a lot of sitting and living practise. (View Post)1 -
Re: Thich Nhat Hanh's critique of scripture based practice
(Quote) Sweet. As long as that attitude doesn't mutate into an anti-intellectual attitude of: "reading is useless and pointless, just follow what's inside of you naturally". Maybe one in a … (View Post)
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Re: Thich Nhat Hanh's critique of scripture based practice
If you want to bake a cake and have no idea how to cook, you read a cookbook. Then bake! Yum! If you want to be released from suffering, and have no idea how, you read the suttas. Then practise! Yum!… (View Post)
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Re: Alcohol Substitute
@Seph, that's some good stuff you typed up there. A lot of it sounds very similar to Thich Nhat Hanh's "Fifth Mindfulness Training": (his take on the Fifth Precept)Aware of the suffering ca… (View Post)
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