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On this morning's news it was reported that Ashoka has been declared Eboloa-Free. This is awesome news and I'd bet money he goes right back to Africa to continue his work. (View Post)
(Quote) You meditate. The first meditation class I ever took was a Shamatha course. Right off the bat, the teacher told us the purpose of learning to meditate is to prepare for your own death. In sub… (View Post)
(Quote) Explain this passage from the Pali, then, if you please. > "Behold, O monks, this is my last advice to you. All component things in the world are changeable. They are not lasting. Wor… (View Post)
(Quote) I can be frustrating, to be sure. Sometimes I think religion has little or nothing to do with world events that are often asociated with religious movements. I doubt that the Crusades were in… (View Post)
(Quote) Nope, but compassion, in the context of Buddhadharma, isn't about positive thinking. Norman Vincent Peale wrote a whole book on that topic, but I don't recall the Buddha ever teaching it. (Qu… (View Post)