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The question shouldn't be, does a chair have consciousness, but do we have it? Do you have it? If you had it, surely you could give it away, or control what you are conscious of. But you can't. So th… (View Post)
Ajahn Chah said we have to die before we die. Then there is the is realizing there is no such thing as dying, because there was nothing to die in the first place. There are only processes that can co… (View Post)
If I may suggest some commentary, on the link below is a teaching on "The Word of the Buddha" (also downloadable there), which is a collection of parts of the suttas, put in an orderly way.… (View Post)
The Buddha often said the path begins with making our morality blameless. Not just good or acceptable, but perfect. So the precepts, I think these are very important and something you can already do … (View Post)
(Quote) I do ;) The Buddha's first discourse: "The Noble Truth of the Origin (cause) of Suffering is this: It is this craving (thirst) which produces re-becoming (rebirth) accompanied by passion… (View Post)