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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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- Member
- Points
- 829
- Location
- New Zealand
- Languages Spoken
- English
- Affiliation
- Theravada Forest Tradition
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Re: Insight Meditation Society
(Quote) Yeah, I've had experience with that. The vipassana group I was sitting with were actually quite actively anti-Buddhist. I told them I was going to visit the local Thai Forest monastery, and t… (View Post)
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Re: What determines "unmindfulness"
(Quote) I say keep going, since you were aware of the thought and were not carried away by it. Only go back to Zero when you lose track of what number you are up to. Do you find that counting to 100 … (View Post)
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Re: Insight Meditation Society
(Quote) Yes, I think that sums it up. However, they do tend to put everything in terms that modern western materialists will understand. Their courses are crazy expensive, but you can do volunteer wo… (View Post)
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Re: Is the Vajrayana/Tibetan tradition part of Mahayana or not?
The word Hinayana is only insulting when used to refer to Theravada. When used to refer to the preliminary teachings taught within Mahayana or Vajrayana, it is a neutral technical term. (View Post)
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Re: Karma
I wrote a detailed answer, but then I realised everything I wrote boiled down to this: You get out what you put in. Good karma comes in direct proportion to your intention. So in your example, you'll… (View Post)
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