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Pollyanna83: Boredom is not an easy subject to tackle. Erich Fromm in his book, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, has a lot of interesting things to say about boredom. We have to be careful about… (View Post)
Music: Science had nothing to do with the washing machine. History tells us the Shakers invented a prototype washing machine called a wash mill (1858). Shakers were great inventors. They invented thi… (View Post)
RebeccaS:This is why you'll never see me on these threads, I have absolutely no idea what any of this means Think what you like about "pop Buddhism", I'm just glad it's in English. Yeah, it… (View Post)
Vastminds:It is my understanding, that as long as I am craving, I am suffering. I crave all kinds of things, all the time. I'm practicing, though. You are correct. And here is actually what we are cl… (View Post)
The noble truth of suffering actually pertains to the psycho-physical body. This body is suffering. "And what , bhikkhus, is the noble truth of suffering? it should be said: the five aggregates … (View Post)