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Re: The Nyönpa, or "mad ones"
Buddhism was introduced to Bhutan by Padmasambhava, in the 8th Century, and by monks fleeing repression during the reign of a couple of early kings who restored the pre-Buddhism religion and banned B… (View Post)
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Re: Breath Meditation
(Quote) It depends on which sect's meditation techniques you're following. Tibetans generally teach that you should have a little gap at the end of the out breath--a brief pause, and at the end of th… (View Post)1 -
Re: What makes you Buddhist?
Practicing compassion and mindfulness, observing the precepts, accepting the 4NT's and the 8fold Path, and practicing no-self as best I can, per my understanding of it. (View Post)1 -
Re: Abortion
There's a video online of Ajahn Brahm presenting his much softer view of it. He says that the circumstances of the mother must be taken into account. Also, IMO the circumstances in which the child wo… (View Post)1 -
Re: Can one recover from saying so many stupid things?
What stupid things? I don't remember any stupid things, OP. Are you talking about--on this forum? They're impermanent. See how easy that was? :) (View Post)
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