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Re: Why do westerners prefer to read books more than practising meditation?
I was talking with a nice woman the other day, a woman who described herself as a "bad Buddhist." She was a fan on Thich Nhat Hanh, read a lot of books, and wistfully hoped to visit Plum Vi… (View Post)
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Re: The Buddhist Way vs Formal Education
@AllbuddhaBound -- If I am hearing your concerns correctly, I think your antennae are picking up something that can be very real -- a certain dismissive and sometimes downright disdainful attitude th… (View Post)2 -
Re: If you have a teacher...
I came to Kyudo Nakagawa Roshi, abbot of Ryutakuji in Japan, from another Zen teacher who was as full of proper Zen pomp as Downton Abbey. Kyudo was plain as a pair of old sandals. He talked straight… (View Post)
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Re: What I've learnt so far...
It may be of some help to admit up-front that Buddhism is scary, seriously scary. And what better way to protect yourself from the scaries than to fall back on what you've "learned" and wha… (View Post)1 -
Re: Superstition: can't seem to shake it
@Jainarayan -- My vote is to hold onto whatever floats your boat. If you like statues and talismans, go ahead -- hold on. If you like Buddhist texts and rituals -- go ahead, hold on. Don't make a big… (View Post)
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