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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) Well, people like that are fairly rare in Buddhist sanghas in the US, too, but they're a growing group. And now we're getting to the point of even having teachers from minorities other than A… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) I think one would have to have some awfully skillful means to diffuse a situation like that. I think in most cases I wouldn't be up to the task. Though I have stepped in in minor situations. … (View Post)
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Re: Magic Buddhism
The traditional "oracles" in Tibetan culture were/are women. The Dalai Lamas had to find a lineage of male oracles to use for divination, because the celibate monastic tradition required th… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) It's not ingrained in my DNA, nor in the DNA of any of my extended family members, not even on the side of the family that's from pioneer stock. The vast majority of Americans have no pioneer… (View Post)
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Re: Racism in Buddhist America
(Quote) The last I heard, that federal program is under review, with the intent to limit it. Local police departments have gone overboard in the type of hardware they've been able to access. It seems… (View Post)2