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Re: Is entertainment a 'bad thing'?
Bad in a sense that it's not productive for progression on the path, not an investment in long term happiness. The Buddha often spoke in favor of renouncing sense pleasures. But it's not bad like bad… (View Post)
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Re: Objectivism & Buddhism
Even in the time of the Buddha people argued the Buddha taught nihilism/annihilation. On the surface it seems like this, when saying there is no soul/self, and the outside world is made of mind. But … (View Post)
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Re: Two extremes best avoided, or so it seems to me. All things considered.
I think another 'extreme' to be avoided is to think in terms of traditions. I prefer to think in terms of individual practitioners. Even if hypothetically one thinks only one tradition is right, you'… (View Post)
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Re: How do I see that feeling is not the self
(Quote) It says the body's elements are standing for a long time. Consciousness (and so also body consciousness) is said to arise and cease. Somewhere else I think it says with the blink of an eye. B… (View Post)2 -
Re: Enlightened or not - nothing changes and the earth still spins...
(Quote) "An untaught worldling, O monks, experiences pleasant feelings, he experiences painful feelings and he experiences neutral feelings. A well-taught noble disciple likewise experiences ple… (View Post)
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