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Re: Mindfulness is not necessary
You don't know what you're talking about, betaboy. (View Post)
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Re: Are all virtuous and non-virtuous actions we do including dharma practice motivated by delusions
In a word, yes, but some delusions are more skillful than others. The trick is to keep replacing clumsy delusions with more skillful ones, which tend to be simpler. The theory is that in the end, you… (View Post)
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Re: Dharma Magic
(Quote) They are a pain in the neck. I have to keep reminding myself that he's not sincere and responding to him isn't going to lead to a positive result. (View Post)
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Re: Self Esteem
Yes, there is definitely a sense of letting go implicit even in the Mahanama sutta, in that it's saying "What you think of yourself and your surroundings is just a fabrication, so you may as wel… (View Post)
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Re: Self Esteem
(Quote) That's only true for the end of the path. For instance, the Mahanama sutta is explicitly about fostering a positive sense of self. As Ajaan Brahm says in the talk linked above, you have to le… (View Post)
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