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Re: Eating meat and first precept
@NB1100, my view of the first precept is narrow. It’s a commitment to abstain from taking life. But the scope of life expands with the depth of thought about it. When you factor eating into the first… (View Post)
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Re: The value of wisdom in the modern world?
(Quote) You're right, I don't hear it explicitly mentioned. But it seems implied when someone says "Idiot!" (I hear that a lot these days.) Those might be apropos times for a gentle quote a… (View Post)
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Re: The last tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutra
Elaborations like his really bring to life an otherwise terse exposition. It is quite a series for a single sitting. I've moved away from a progressive approach to a fluid one, seeing it as a single,… (View Post)
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Re: The Five Recollections
These 5 reflections are a cornerstone of my practice. I recite them every morning, first with myself as the subject then "others". I recall them throughout the day too, whenever I need to r… (View Post)
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Re: Dharma Sunday: Sigalovada Sutta
(Quote) My understanding of the twofold scheme of right view in the Pali Canon is itself twofold. There’s a sutta-based scheme and a more systematized scheme of the Abhidhamma. I’ve not studied the l… (View Post)2