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- IdleChater
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Re: Ozempic
(Quote) Yep, it's always that way. To eliminate craving, you have to understand the cause of craving. The cause is, ultimately, ignorance. Deal with the cause. See: Dependent Origination (View Post)
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Re: The importance of forgetting
(Quote) I'm not talking about "the" Buddha, though. I'm talking about "a" Buddha. The next Buddha will not turn the previous Buddha's Wheel. By that time, Shakyamuni Buddha's Dhar… (View Post)
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Re: The importance of forgetting
(Quote) Interesting. VERY interesting. I suppose then, if memorization is clinging, then any sort of regular, repetitive practice would be clinging as well. Then you add in the Buddhist tradition of … (View Post)1 -
Re: Selflessness and Altruism
(Quote) Well, if selflessness = without self. What you say here, according to Mahayana teaching ... (Quote) Is incorrect, because if the action is without self (essentially pure) there can be no othe… (View Post)
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Re: What does it mean to live a spiritual life?
(Quote) I'm not sure that I lead a "spiritual life". If I do, it certainly isn't what you or Ram Das tell. I just live, to the best of my ability, and the fruition of my karma. Spirituality… (View Post)
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