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Robot:That's what I was thinking. When baffling them with bullshit fails, try denigrating their sangha Sangha you say? You mean a Buddhist community. The triple gem sangha is only for ariya-puggala: … (View Post)
Jeffrey:Still isn't it fun to pretend we/you/one is/are a boddhisattva? :P Jeffery my good friend, Buddhism is far more subtle than you can even dream of right now—take my word for it. And yes, the B… (View Post)
We shouldn't forget the Four Means of Gaining Followers: 1) giving (dana); 2) kind words (priyavadita); 3) consistency between words and deeds (samanarthata); 4) helpfulness (arthacarya). Most Lamas … (View Post)
Jeffrey: You can't practice paramitas or the bhumis without first accomplishing bodhicittotpada. How is a prithagjana with his bestial skandha body going to accomplish other than samsara? He can't ev… (View Post)
Jeffery:but I know that they try to save beings and the first five paramitas make them in position. According to Grandmaster Hui-hai: "To a Bodhisattva, every thought arising in the mind is a li… (View Post)