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Chaz · The Remarkable Chaz · Veteran
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Re: Secular Buddhism? Religious Buddhism? Why not both? Or neither?
(Quote) Quite right. Rebirth is a tenant of at least couple religions, so it follows for the 4NT as presented. Also, the 4NT are the basis for a religion, so it can be viewed as "religious"… (View Post)
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Re: Secular Buddhism? Religious Buddhism? Why not both? Or neither?
(Quote) And it won't be the last. The lasting effect of this secular "movement" is yet to be seen. It may, and probably will end up being nothing more than fad and end up as a cultural foot… (View Post)
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Re: Is a teacher needed?
(Quote) Too bad it missed the mark ... here: But is a master necessary, that personal guru with the one-on-one relationship where the master has authority over your life? The "master" in my… (View Post)1 -
Re: Secular Buddhism? Religious Buddhism? Why not both? Or neither?
(Quote) I don't know that I can give a %, but it seems to me that there's 6 women (maybe) active on this board. There may be more registered, but I don't know. That's a bit more than Freesangha at it… (View Post)1 -
Re: Is a teacher needed?
(Quote) Absolutely. You really need to be circumspect about a teacher. Paltrul Rinpoche outlined a process of selecting a teacher that, if followed, would take over 10 years. And that's not a bad ide… (View Post)
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