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Re: The purpose of ordination
The main purpose is that monks and nuns are the foundation of their respective tradition and keep its teachings alive and pure not only for themselves but also for making “enlightenment” accessible f… (View Post)
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Re: No self........ But do you believe in MORALLY right and wrong???
With regards to reward and punishment previously mentioned. God never violates our liberty and it is difficult to describe God's justice with our anthropomorphic limitations and anthropic bias, but i… (View Post)
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Re: No self........ But do you believe in MORALLY right and wrong???
If the heart is conditioned a certain way then whatever it experiences will likewise be perceived accordingly. There are some who experience what many would consider to be crushing and beyond measure… (View Post)
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Re: No self........ But do you believe in MORALLY right and wrong???
Morality is the basis for the ego's struggle in exercising freedom of choice to behave itself and live a life conforming to external rules and norms, and there isn't anything particularly Christian a… (View Post)
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To Be or Not To Be
Through my study and participation in Orthodox Christianity I have learned that the root of suffering derives from a belief or attachment to the notion of an intrinsically existing ego centric self w… (View Post)
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