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Re: gods in buddhism
@SJDR21 -- A longtime chum of mine, a Zen teacher, once responded to a question I asked by writing, "I sometimes pray to a god I do not believe in." In my mind, this also sharpens the focus… (View Post)
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Re: Does the source of wisdom matter to you?
@karasti -- I certainly wish your instructor and you well. I once saw a map that indicated places in the US where there were Buddhist centers. It was very informative, not least in the fact that teac… (View Post)1 -
You want wisdom? Try Will Rogers
"Never Squat With Your Spurs On!" (Will Rogers, who died in a 1935 plane crash in Alaska with bush pilot, Wiley Post, was one of the greatest political/country/cowboy sages ever known.) Som… (View Post)
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Re: Formal Buddhism Study
@Lee82 -- Perhaps I am wrong, but it sounds to me as if you are sniffing around the challenge that reads, "Put up or shut up" or, if you prefer, the question, "If I'm so smart, how com… (View Post)1 -
Re: Does the source of wisdom matter to you?
I never was a Tibetan Buddhist, but I count -- based on a less-than-30-second encounter -- Trungpa Rinpoche, booze and all, as one of my no-fooling-around, sword-through-the-heart teachers. It honest… (View Post)1