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Rowan1980 · Keeper of the Zoo · Veteran
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- Username
- Rowan1980
- Location
- Asheville, NC
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- 604
- Location
- Asheville, NC
- Languages Spoken
- English, some Spanish (Latin-American), French, and German
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Re: Dumb question of the day: Might compassion sometimes encourage evil behavior?
I've heard Ven. Robina Courtin describe the path as being like a bird with two wings: the compassion wing and the wisdom wing. You need to cultivate both. Compassion without wisdom would make us door… (View Post)
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Re: past lives/future lives explaining karma tic past
I agree with the notion that you cannot change the past and can only focus on the here and now. I'm definitely with @Dakini in that deducing possible past actions based on current karmic ripenings d… (View Post)1 -
Re: Do you people celebrate christmas?
My mother gave me a copy of "The Pocket-Sized Pema Chodron" for Christmas. I chuckled, as I have the e-book version, which I recommended to her with the caveat that it's great, regardless o… (View Post)
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Re: Just for fun: the random, useless announcements thread!
My wife and I are spending the holidays with my family. We're currently dog sitting this sleepy lovebug while my brother and my sister-in-law are at a holiday shindig at their friend's house. http://… (View Post)2 -
Re: Countering anxiety and other negative emotions
@zenguitar -Buddhism provides helpful tools to alleviate suffering, but there's nothing wrong with taking a multi-pronged approach. I practice the Dharma, but I'd be taking a HUGE risk if I stopped … (View Post)2