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Re: How important do you believe education and knowledge is?
People in the West often poo-poo education and knowledge because they have the luxury to do so. In my parents' native Bangladesh and in much of the developing world, children are literally starving f… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhist Approaches To Guilt
Sometimes, the best thing to do for depressed and sullen people is to allow them to be depressed and sullen while reorienting them towards living outside of their own minds. It's like the old writer'… (View Post)
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Re: I still dont understand how to "accept what is"
Thanissaro Bhikku often reminds people that there is no word for "acceptance" in Pali. However, I think the concept of acceptance is consistent with the Buddha's teaching, and is a logical … (View Post)
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Re: Distractions when Meditating
Hidden within your aversion may be the futile hope that you can actually do something about those car sounds, that you can somehow make the car sounds stop. But you can't. No matter how much you inwa… (View Post)1 -
Re: Is there any truth in the fact that only depressed people 'write' and keep journals.. ?
To answer the title question: many people keep journals, depressed or otherwise. Thich Nhat Hanh, for example, kept journals for many years, and published them in a volume called Fragrant Palm Leaves… (View Post)3