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Re: do i have to become a vegetarian
(Quote) Do what is comfortable for you to do. When I was a vegetarian, I'd eat whatever others were eating when I was a guest in someone's home. If you're interested in eating vegetarian, get some in… (View Post)
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Re: What is it that unites all schools of Buddhism?
(Quote) Yes, this is what immediately came to mind. The Buddha and the basics: 4 NT, 8fold Path, meditation/insight, mindfulness, compassion, emptiness/selflessness. If some Tibetan Buddhist teachers… (View Post)
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Re: Is Buddhism a form of mysticism?
@Hamsaka Well, yes. The idea is that the Buddha said we're to test the teachings ourselves, to see if they ring true or make sense when tested in the crucible of real life. Some people are able to ju… (View Post)
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Re: People wonder why I get offended at sexist comments (except @Chaz, he doesn't care)
(Quote) Are you aware, Chaz, that if African Americans had limited themselves to "changing themselves" (as if they needed changing! What had they done wrong, to come to be discriminated aga… (View Post)
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Re: Is Buddhism a form of mysticism?
@lobster That would be a good question to put to the Secular Buddhists. But I don't think they're against transcendent experiences, because they do very much favor meditation. What they're against is… (View Post)
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