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Re: Is (Buddhist) Meditation Just A Form Of Brainwashing ?
(Quote) Good point. So is Buddhism a religion, or a spiritual path? Or does it depend? (View Post)
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Re: Is (Buddhist) Meditation Just A Form Of Brainwashing ?
(Quote) I had in mind specifically the ngondro practice, which involves visualizing the guru as Buddha, and prostrating oneself to the guru. But the point was that it can be construed as brainwashing… (View Post)
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Re: In Your Life, What Is The Hardest Thing To Accept
(Quote) Man's cruelty to man in general (and wo-man). Whether it's lying, swindling, harming, abusing, whatever. What gets me is the fact that humans have the capacity to create heaven on Earth, trul… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) OP, an uncle of mine used to go duck hunting. It never would have crossed his mind to hunt for people. And where I currently live in NM, lots of people hunt for subsistence. It's one of the p… (View Post)1 -
Re: Is (Buddhist) Meditation Just A Form Of Brainwashing ?
(Quote) If the meditation involves visualizing the teacher as the Buddha, an all-knowing benevolent being, as in guru devotion practices, it could be regarded as brainwashing. Especially if the teach… (View Post)
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