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Re: Are we too eager for re birth?
(Quote) Why would we be eager to shed this life for the next? There's so much Bodhisattva work to be done during this lifetime. There's a whole planet full of suffering beings to help out, and our ti… (View Post)
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Re: What Do You Think of Ghosts?
Well, the Buddha said that one of the hell realms is full of hungry ghosts who can never satiate their hunger. Others are full of demons. I've heard and read enough stories that I think the spirits o… (View Post)
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Re: Came around Christianity
@Silouan I suggested checking out Gnosticism because it was more about insight through meditation, and they believed that life was suffering. Among some of the Gnostic sects, celibacy was promoted so… (View Post)
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Re: Came around Christianity
(Quote) I'd encourage you to read the scholarship and commentary on the Gnostic Gospels. It will give you a new view on Christianity, bringing it closer to Buddhism. (View Post)
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Re: Façades and my Disappointment
(Quote) Have you ever received a Christmas or birthday present from a friend or relative that had absolutely nothing to do with who you were or your interests? One of those "hunh?!" present… (View Post)1