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Re: The Boy Monk
Plenty of kids are on the fringe of society having been held back against their nature, or put right where they should be, or having been pushed too hard. There are no guarantees. However, when an 11… (View Post)
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Re: What's the point of mindfulness?
One purpose is to take more control of your mind (and life). If you're unmindful to the current moment, it means you're usually fretting about the past--which you can't change--or agonizing over the … (View Post)
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Re: The Boy Monk
I doubt it's any more austere than many British boarding schools or Rawhide ranches. Young people throughout history have taken on challenges; some people are just driven to. There's no guarantee he'… (View Post)
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Re: sex and the single rinpoche
Incest within families is documented at a rate higher than sexual misconduct in religion, and at a very high rate between older males and younger females within a family. My husband's cousin is comin… (View Post)
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Re: The Boy Monk
It's really odd to turn every thread on monasticism into allegations of sexual abuse, particularly when the OP is not about a boy complaining about abuse, but about the rigors of studying as an adult… (View Post)
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