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(Quote) There's a Trungpa Rinpoche story where a student asked what is reborn. He responded, "Our bad habits." In that light, what do you think? It's like that utterly ridiculous book "… (View Post)
Marpa was married, had, children and managed a farm, while teaching students such as Milarepa. The Kagyu tradition holds that he became enlighted as a householder. The Buddha didn't return to househo… (View Post)
(Quote) Mac10 type weapons in the hands of young men in gangs. Actually you never did specify, but guns are still guns and you can shooot someone just as dead with a .22 as you can with an AK-47. (Qu… (View Post)
(Quote) When I was a kid, growing up in what could be described as a "gun culture", we played outside with toy guns all the time. These guns were made to look like the real deal. I had a to… (View Post)
(Quote) I don't think it's that uncommon, but don't know why. Not long ago the Karmapa got into a bit of a scandal over a large amount of cash found in his monastery, or some place like that. As I re… (View Post)