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Re: The Rule of Three
(Quote) Sure have. Keeping the 5 precepts ain't easy. Any day during which I keep any of them all day is a victory over my impulses toward harmful behavior. I understand that pride in accomplishment … (View Post)
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Re: Civil Disobedience
I thought this article was interesting (View Post)
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Re: Meditation on Impermanence
I heard a talk, I think it was Dave Smith but I'm not sure. He described a guided meditation on impermanence that he participated in that was kind of like a metta in reverse. He was instructed to vis… (View Post)1 -
MBSR
Give it a read. MBSR might be scoffed at by some Buddhists, but since I found it after I learned about the 4NT and N8FP, I'm pretty impressed by how much it correlates. Buddhism basics without the Bu… (View Post)
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Re: Modern Western Buddhist Teacher
(Quote) Your teacher's point of view makes sense, especially if his goal is to teach in a way that helps people to "transcend suffering and samsara and to reach perfect enlightenment." Over… (View Post)1