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Re: A surprising study on Buddhist monastics and compassion.
I'm not sure how this "no self" business got started. From what I understand, the Buddha did not teach "no self", which he considered to be nihilism. He cautioned his followers ag… (View Post)
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Re: Secular Buddhism???
(Quote) Those were the early teachings I was referring to earlier in the thread. That's a great book, I've recommended it before, here. I think we even had a "book club" group reading it to… (View Post)
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Re: Secular Buddhism???
The point is the crux of the Buddha's teachings: the 4 Noble Truths: 1. Life is stressful.and full of suffering. 2. The root cause of the suffering is in our minds: attachment/grasping (desire, greed… (View Post)
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Re: How to use sangha?
OP, it sounds like, if the community you recently joined already has you struggling with doubts, maybe it's not the right community for you. I don't know much about the situation, but the sound you h… (View Post)
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Re: Is Buddhism a faith?
"Faith" in Buddhism means IMO belief that the Buddha's method will bring more equanimity to life, help you weather stressful events, and perhaps eventually, with dedicated practice, might l… (View Post)1