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Re: Pessimism in Buddhism: Sabbe sankhara dukkha
^ Pssst... it was a joke. I appreciated federica's post, and her points made sense in light of what I know of the Buddha's teaching. (View Post)
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Re: Pessimism in Buddhism: Sabbe sankhara dukkha
That's a very good point, Jeffrey. In your example of a shower, it strikes me that what could change the experience is the quality of mind we bring to it. I also think that sometimes, pleasure of oft… (View Post)
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Re: Is it really worth doing a bit of meditation?
Sitting meditation is simply a reminder. (The Pali word usually translated as "mindfulness", sati more literally means "to remember" or "to recollect.") In meditation, w… (View Post)
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Re: What can we gain from the sutras? Are they all corupt?
It's interesting to see how different people's attitudes are to Eastern philosophical texts compared to Western ones. One factor is that the Buddhist scriptures are closer in style and content to rel… (View Post)
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Re: Nelson Mandela has died .....
(Quote) One thing to remember is that ASL is just American Sign Language. Other countries have their own sign languages, which are not not mutually intelligible. Here is a long list of them. In fact,… (View Post)
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