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I agree the U.S. penal system is too revenge-centric. Myself, I have gone back and forth on the death penalty for many years. But the point I wanted to make here is that, even in prison, this young p… (View Post)
I'm not digging the "painful future karmic effects" section, OP. Future homosexuality? Please! Makes me remember the bible thumping days of my Baptist youth. Not fondly. (View Post)
The journal idea is good. I do that, but not to "look back" to assess progress (or ignorance :-) Instead, I write a page about anything in the morning, and feel rather refreshed and empty a… (View Post)
Yes, the cultural context is important. And didn't his wife and son become enlightened in the end? I believe I read that the Buddha (after enlightenment) resisted the idea of women becoming monastics… (View Post)
I don't see Buddhism as completely DIY, since one of the three legs (jewels) is the sangha, the community. Though I think for many of us in the U.S. the sangha is virtual, it is still an aspect that … (View Post)