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Re: Filial Piety?
@lionduck -- Except for the "reluctant," I agree ... AND ... Over quite a long piece of my life, I've had quite a lot of contact with aspirants in various stages of aspiration. After 40+ ye… (View Post)
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Merry Christmas!
I once asked a fellow Zen student -- one more 'advanced' than I -- how she coped with the various holidays that had nothing to do with Buddhism but had an impact on the surrounding culture. Her answe… (View Post)
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grave matters :)
(Image) I wonder how many aspects of life enjoy the same chuckle: Although such matters may arouse endless and heart-felt beliefs, the usefulness and aptness of those beliefs makes little or no diffe… (View Post)
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Re: A worthwhile use of my time?
@Lee82 -- No one ever took up a Buddhist practice because s/he was so damned happy. One of the good things about starting from a happy place is that, since all things invariably change, you might as … (View Post)2 -
Re: My meditation has been getting worse over time.
At a time when I counted breaths and my mind was in an ungodly uproar, I asked an instructor for some fruitful means of attack. "Count to ten," he replied. "If you can't count to ten, … (View Post)
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