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I used to think Buddhism and being a Buddhist was some sort of static-state description with virtuous, static-state participants ... many with halos, no families, lousy food, and wooden, 'compassiona… (View Post)
(Quote) @zenguitar -- Stop importing the word "should." Buddhism, like life, is not about something else. It's about what is. The moment anyone applies the word "should," the whol… (View Post)
Here are some more "excuses" -- a segment of a letter from Ta Hui (a Zen Buddhist teacher, 1088-1163) to Hsu Tun-chi: As a gentleman of affairs, your study of the Path differs greatly from … (View Post)
A lot of years ago, when I was taking the first wobbly steps on a spiritual path, I seemed to concoct a variety of premises for doing so. One was that I wanted to know -- for my own purposes and not … (View Post)