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Re: Who can attain nirvana?
(Quote) @Jeffrey, thank you for not turning away from this question. Your reply was great, provided many good things to ponder. I was particularly struck by what you said about opening up to the fati… (View Post)
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Re: Is there a specific reason why you got on the buddhist/spiritual path?
Ah ok...never made it to Monroe, but I was in Mississippi for a spell around 1990-92. Not so far away. Missed you by a couple of years, it seems! (View Post)
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Re: Buddism Basic Premise
Hi JosephW, Part of the issue here may be that what Buddhism talks about is Dukkha, which does not exactly mean "Suffering". It can refer to a whole spectrum of things, from mild dissatisfa… (View Post)
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Re: Sutra Club: Buddha Ordains a SERIAL KILLER! Killer Gets Enlightened After Getting STONED!
Just as a side note, the great Emperor Ashoka seems to resemble Angulimala in some ways. He was a bloodthirsty conqueror until he converted to Buddhism. (View Post)1 -
Re: Sutra Club: Buddha Ordains a SERIAL KILLER! Killer Gets Enlightened After Getting STONED!
A couple years ago I was puzzling over a Zen story, which seems to bear some resemblances to the Angulimula Sutta. It's from the record of Ma-tsu (709-788). Posting it here for anyone who might be in… (View Post)1