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Jainarayan Veteran
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Re: Buddhist and gay?
I am gay, even legally married to another man, and have begun practicing Buddhism. I have no conflict. Rather, being at a "societal disadvantage" (let no one say we're not!), I think it sho… (View Post)
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Re: How does one help sentient beings to attain enlightenment?
(Quote) That makes a lot of sense. It seems to me, but I could be wrong, that practitioners are most interested in enlightenment for themselves... self-interest. I don't want that. There's a verse fr… (View Post)
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How does one help sentient beings to attain enlightenment?
I'm having a hard time putting this into words today, so I'm going to quote from that bastion of infinite knowledge, Wikipedia. Bodhicitta is a compassion for all beings, accompanied by a falling awa… (View Post)
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Re: Devotion and the pursuit of knowledge: which schools offer the best of both worlds?
(Quote) I carried that baggage into Hinduism, though I didn't realize it until I dropped the baggage! (View Post)
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Re: My ethnic origin seems to be a handicap
(Quote) (Quote) What @MaryAnne said. People are fascinated by those they deem "exotic", especially if the person in question has such a long, vast and important history as the Persians, but… (View Post)
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