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Just for your cultural knowledge: "Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財, sometimes romanized as "Gong hay fat choi") is a Cantonese phrase that roughly means "May you be prosperous a… (View Post)
@betaboy (and others who are interested): this is a cool site about vegetarian and vegan athletes, essentially debunking the myth that veg*ns can't do anything but yoga cuz their bodies are too weak.… (View Post)
Just my .02... Try and drop your hang-ups about deities or superstitions and rebirth. Although rebirth does play a fairly major role in Buddhism, it's not (IMO) necessary to subscribe to it (at least… (View Post)
@DaftChris - I don't know how much the Master's degree you're looking at costs, but have you looked into taking it abroad for a possibly lower tuition fee? I know some Americans who went to my univer… (View Post)
@DharmaMcBum - I was mainly referring to the tradition practiced in SE Asia where children are often sent to temples and are involved to some extent in the monastic community, sometimes for life (and… (View Post)