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Invincible_summer · Heavy Metal Dhamma · Veteran
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- Invincible_summer
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- We(s)t coast, Canada
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Re: I have a quandary (school, career, life).
@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)
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Re: Who wants to be a monk?
@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)
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Re: Who wants to be a monk?
(Quote) Interesting - I think that the "wider view" of lay life is actually what makes ordaining as an adult (vs. "growing up" in the monastic community, as is often done in SE As… (View Post)1 -
Re: In The West, Children Have Special Status
(Quote) 1) You are putting up a strawman - obviously we're not talking about being equally impoverished here. 2) Swedes are "pretty poor" relative to...? Personally, I'd rather have a stron… (View Post)
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Re: Shinnyo-en?
Western Tibetan Buddhists and the media often refer to the current Dalai Lama as "His Holiness the Dalai Lama," but I don't hear much about Western Tibetan Buddhism being referred to as a c… (View Post)
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