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Most answers I've heard usually follow the 'Buddism is not a faith, it's a practice' line of thought. One of the Ajahns I consider my teacher, Ajahn Jayasaro, says that yes, we do have faith; faith i… (View Post)
(Quote) Don't misunderstand; I'm perfectly willing to believe whatever my own experience shows me, which I believe is a sound Buddhist doctrine, it's just that I have yet to experience these things f… (View Post)
I'd have to hide behind Occam's razor on this; the simplest answer is probably best. Each person's body is as they define it. I don't see the utility of overthinking the thing. (View Post)
Yes, yes, yes, and yes! Some cultures have tighter familial bonds than do others, but at the end of the day your family us what you make of it. Most of my family isn't related to me. I've cobbled the… (View Post)
> (https://newbuddhist.com/uploads/editor/ai/lm5pnc5r5vfv.jpg "") I think that brings us around to volition/intention/kamma. We can't know, nor should we attempt to discern another's inn… (View Post)