Welcome home! Please contact lincoln@icrontic.com if you have any difficulty logging in or using the site. New registrations must be manually approved which may take several days. Can't log in? Try clearing your browser's cookies.
genkaku Veteran
About
- Username
- genkaku
- Location
- Northampton, Mass. U.S.A.
- Joined
- Visits
- 4,382
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member
- Points
- 5,201
- Location
- Northampton, Mass. U.S.A.
Reactions
-
Re: Exploring different religions, particularly Hinduism
"The Religious Experience of Mankind" by Ninian Smart is faithful to the important word in the title: "experience." Smart goes after the meat and potatoes of religion and doesn't … (View Post)
1 -
Re: Exploring different religions, particularly Hinduism
(Quote) @SpinyNorman -- I once asked at Roman Catholic priest if there were any phraseology in the Bible that asserted "and Jesus laughed." I was treated to quite a treatise on the views of… (View Post)
2 -
Re: A question on learning methods and commitment
@kerome -- I imagine that everyone who's serious about their Buddhism eventually hits the wall that reads "put up or shut up." My training was largely in Zen (though I do count Trungpa Rinp… (View Post)
2 -
Re: Exploring different religions, particularly Hinduism
(Quote) On a personal-study and somewhat jocular level, the difference is that Hinduism is older and therefore Hindus laugh more. (View Post)
3 -
Re: Western Buddhism and "the Left"
@shadowleaver -- I sympathize with your sense of burnout. How many times can anyone say "shitshitshit" before the bloom is off the cussing bud? But you have to admit that when you bang your… (View Post)1