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Re: Do one's “thoughts” hold one's Buddha~Nature to ransom ?
(Quote) The terms “Ransom” & “Hostage” might be just play on words, but the way I see it, (“I” being the convenient analytic device) when it comes to BuddhaNature, a person’s 'unskilful' thought … (View Post)
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Re: Do one's “thoughts” hold one's Buddha~Nature to ransom ?
True, @Jeffrey. (What a nice couple of meditations you've suggested!) When our observer notes that things are going well, there's no cause for concern. The Buddha taught how to eliminate suffering, s… (View Post)
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Re: Do one's “thoughts” hold one's Buddha~Nature to ransom ?
(Quote) It's doing it by itself. Yes there is some appearance of control. How can you be your body and only control part of it? Like a driver if a vehicle you used. (Quote) But the body is the vehicl… (View Post)
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Re: When Buddhist masters downplay the value of Buddhism
(Quote) Well, we have an interesting discussion going on the Archbishop of Canterbury thread, about a Catholic priest in New Mexico, Richard Rohr, who has studied and had a lifelong practice in Chris… (View Post)
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Re: Do one's “thoughts” hold one's Buddha~Nature to ransom ?
(Quote) I don't think it's about suppression, it's more like a decision not to indulge unskillful thoughts. In the suttas it's referred to as inappropriate attention, ie dwelling on and "feeding… (View Post)1