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The Buddha Gave Teachings To Gods, Yet Taught Non-Theism To His Human Followers?
It recently came to my attention that one of the names/epithets used to refer to the Buddha is "Teacher of the Devas", meaning that he gave teachings to deities. Yet he is known to have sai… (View Post)
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Re: Practical question: I can count 10 breaths. So what??
(Quote) Yup, I think so. OP, it doesn't all happen in a sudden =whoosh=, and your life starts falling into place, or you suddenly feel more equanimity. It can sneak up on you imperceptibly. :D 6 mont… (View Post)
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Re: Practical question: I can count 10 breaths. So what??
OP, I've never heard of counting the breath. What's the point? Just focus on the breath in order to reach a place of calm. Then see what comes up. See what your psyche delivers to you. Work with that… (View Post)
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Re: Waaz yaa plaan?
(Quote) OP, combining this with your question about priorities, or the "to do" list, I'd say, just be the best you can be each day. For example, each day, observe the 5 precepts. Be mindful… (View Post)
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Re: If Karma is real why do horrific things happen to good people?
The workings of karma are very complex, involving a multiplicity of lifetimes, in some cases--hundreds. For this reason, the Buddha classified it as an "imponderable". That's all one can sa… (View Post)
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