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Re: Rebirth....No doubt many of you have been down this path before! (pun intended)
Well, it turns out there's a lot of new scientific research and theorizing about what "the mind" (consciousness) really is and how it works. Some say consciousness permeates the universe, a… (View Post)
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Re: How Wealth Reduces Compassion.
That may be true for the unmindful, but we can make a choice to not be that way. The Buddha depended on the support of wealthy sponsors to keep his community functioning. Compassion and mindfulness c… (View Post)
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Re: if crying is suffering what about tears of joy
There's nothing wrong with crying. The suffering comes in if you cling to the grief, if you get stuck in it, and it starts to turn into depression or some other unhealthy symptom. Joy is good. Grief … (View Post)
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Re: Only Men find Nirvana?
The Medicine Buddha is a Tibetan tradition, and there have been female "Buddhas", or realized Bodhisattvas in that tradition. In fact, the Dalai Lama meditates to Vajrayogini daily, she's o… (View Post)
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Re: The purpose of monasticism in Zen
Celibacy in Zen was dropped in most, maybe all (?), sects. The monasteries are for study and focussed spiritual advancement without distractions, for those who want that. (View Post)
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