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Re: Lent/Abstinence/Fasting
Abstinence, such as it is in Buddhism, is a life-long commitment, not a seasonal exercise. If you take the 5th precept, for example, you abstain from intoxicating substances. Some make a commitment t… (View Post)
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Re: Why do Buddhists get defensive
(Quote) Yes. Correcting a mistaken impression isn't being defensive. It's part of the education process. (View Post)
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Re: Remaining pockets of sanity in America
(Quote) Yes, I find that alarming. Many are convinced that college educations are mostly indoctrination by a mysterious "Left". Even when you point out that most college courses are science… (View Post)
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Re: Remaining pockets of sanity in America
(Quote) The Berkeley incident was a case of outside anarchist agitators invading a peaceful protest to create chaos. It's not the first time it's happened in Berkeley, and it's something that's been … (View Post)
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Re: I Vow To Stop Watching And Reading Politics
(Quote) We rarely hear about dissidents and what happened to them. I had an elderly friend who was part of the Nazi resistance in Austria and later, France, and he was lucky that an older relative pu… (View Post)
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