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Re: helping NB folks understand 'guruism'
(Quote) Well, as the Dalai Lama says, you should spend years investigating your teacher, if you're going to do guru yoga. "Spy on your teacher", he says, and do everything you need to do to… (View Post)
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Re: helping NB folks understand 'guruism'
I think there's a world of difference between going to a spiritual teacher for teachings, and "guruism", i.e. complete devotion to a guru, and suspension of critical thinking, meaning: blin… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism is not a Religion
Funny you should mention ducks, OP. I was just thinking, "If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck". So, do you have an altar at home? Hmm...looking kinda religion… (View Post)
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Re: Magic Buddhism
(Quote) Yes, it's quite a mixture! I wondered if would be possible to somehow separate out the Buddhism from the other influences, but came to the conclusion that it wasn't realistic. (Quote) I used … (View Post)
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Re: Being Non-Confrontational... Is This Part Of Buddhist Practice ?
There are no hard and fast rules. Sometimes being confrontational is the way to go, depending on the situation. You wouldn't want to rule that out, as it could be a useful tool in a given situation. … (View Post)
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