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genkaku Veteran
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- genkaku
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- Northampton, Mass. U.S.A.
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the opportunity to be wrong
It seems to me that of all the things Buddhism is good at, one of the most important skills it delivers is the opportunity to be wrong. How much of this life is given over to sweating blue blazes in … (View Post)
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Re: lost my cool
The Zen teacher Ta Hui once counseled a student, "Do not be too virtuous. Too much virtue makes people crazy." (View Post)1 -
Re: Morality
@mingle -- I think you are right to bring this topic up and to try to get a handle on it. No matter how confused or confusing it may be, Buddhism -- the lively, alive Buddhism, not the feel-good stuf… (View Post)
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Re: What person today do you belive have reached enlightenment?
I'm not quite sure if it's relevant or not, but I did receive this in email this morning: (Image) (View Post)
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Re: favorite Buddhist quote?
Once saw this scrawled on a construction-site fence made of plywood: "Man without God is like a fish without a bicycle." Not sure if it qualifies as "Buddhist," but it seems to be… (View Post)
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