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Re: If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning
From the samantabadracharya: Whatever trace of punya I have accumulated By my obeisance, offering, repentance, rejoicing in virtue, And entreaty for the turning of the Dharma Wheel and for Buddhas to… (View Post)
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Re: Speaking truth from the heart
I've heard things like that from my teacher. I've recently listened to some teachings on self, non-self in Buddhism as it relates to what she is trying to express to us. It makes me want to further r… (View Post)
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Re: Why does Buddhism waste so much time on esoteric philosophical speculation?
For someone new to Buddhism I wouldn't recommend sutras but rather (and how I started) I would recommend for them going to a bookstore and browsing the eastern philosophy or religion section of Buddh… (View Post)2 -
Re: A surprising study on Buddhist monastics and compassion.
The Buddha taught the skhandas* were not the self. But if you look at many Pali sources he uses the word self. I think some times in a different sense than the self as a skhanda. My teacher says it i… (View Post)3 -
Re: Why does Buddhism waste so much time on esoteric philosophical speculation?
It could be simply said that Buddha taught about the mind. And as we receive a teaching about the mind the method is to formulate questions to ask of whomever is giving us teachings. To clarify the u… (View Post)1