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Re: Do you know what Buddhism is all about?
"I teach only two things, O disciples, the nature of suffering and the cessation of suffering." (Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha) That is at least why the Buddha taught what he taught, and i… (View Post)
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Re: Being Free
Depends on what you mean by freedom. I think the word has lost its meaning, it gets tossed around for everything. It used to mean freedom from something... not just something you are. That's why we h… (View Post)
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Re: Can you still be mindful and do things like drink or party?
Keeping the precepts is supposed to be tough, it's supposed to teach us restraint. If alcohol is being served and you can't say no, what good is that? Remember that above all Buddhism is about intent… (View Post)
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Re: The Divinity of Christ?
Jesus didn't fail anything, it's the people who came after him who failed. It's the people who actually put together the Bible who failed. :) If you take Jesus' teachings apart from the rest of the B… (View Post)
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Re: The Divinity of Christ?
I'm opposed to the idea that you have to believe Jesus was truly divine. You'll want to do this if you believe in a personal God and believe Jesus to be his son... but it's just as easy to follow Jes… (View Post)
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