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- Northampton, Mass. U.S.A.
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Re: Paradoxical intention?
For those of us who are less well-informed, could you describe what "paradoxical intention" means? (View Post)
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tattoo nirvana
Those with an interest in tattoos -- and even those who lack an interest -- may find this interesting. (View Post)
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Re: How much persecution is a new Buddhist signing up for?
The enthusiasm of being a "new Buddhist" may include the insistence on telling everyone in the neighborhood about your 'life-changing' decision. It was such a big step, right? But in the sa… (View Post)
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Re: Does anyone positively feel that there is no such thing as enlightenment?
I once asked my teacher, Kyudo Nakagawa, then-abbot of Ryutaku monastery in Japan, "What is Zen?" And he replied, "If you want to know that, you will have to practice." I imagine … (View Post)
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Re: Prison retreat
The most convincing Buddhist practice group I ever met was in a maximum security prison: Bars on the windows, incense on the altar, Christians belting out hymns on the floor below, all the guys with … (View Post)
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