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Toraldris· -`-,-{@ Zen Nud... Buddhist @}-,-`- ·Veteran
You've started at the wrong end; you should be reading books about Buddhist fundamentals, not Zen (which is a tradition meant to be passed master-to-student anyway, not learned in a book). I recommen… (View Post)
I didn't even consider myself spiritual pre-Buddhism, and if I use the word now it's tied to my practice. "Spiritual" is one of those vague words that can mean different things to different… (View Post)
@samson What I said is just a really broad (and scant) overview though, so you'll definitely want to follow that link and look for more stuff to read! It's one thing to say what Buddhism is about, an… (View Post)
We're not supposed to accept "things" as they are... we're supposed to accept "the way things work", i.e. the true nature of reality and all things as being selfless & interde… (View Post)
An enlightened being wouldn't care to make others believe they were enlightened. They wouldn't be offended in any way if they were doubted, because there's no ego to bruise (or with anything to prove… (View Post)