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(Quote) This is why I've never liked the Mahayana custom of donating the "merit" earned from good deeds to other people, or to the liberation of all sentient beings, or whatever. One should… (View Post)
(Quote) This is a very interesting definition of superstitious. I've never paid any attention to passing birthdays (except as a small child), never celebrated New Year (I really don't understand that… (View Post)
It's easier for Westerners to see the "foreign" elements in the different Buddhist traditions, and stick to the basic teachings. The line between what's Buddhist and what's local folk or sh… (View Post)