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Re: Recommend Me A Book, Please.
Here are some meditation instructions (with pix). It's from a Zen point of view, but sit-down-and-do-it meditation doesn't know from 'Buddhist schools.' (View Post)
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Re: Which sects of Buddhism suggest it is possible to attain enlightenment within this life?
Within Zen the teaching is passed from one enlightened teacher to the next. I would suggest it is very common in this context. You might even call it a diploma mill. As one point of view, I have to s… (View Post)
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the movie "Departures"
Just wrote this on my blog and thought I'd put it here too for those interested: By chance, I ran across "Departures" on Netflix and watched it without knowing anything about it. For those … (View Post)
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Re: What if ?
I don't understand the question. (View Post)
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Re: Was the Buddha truly enlightened?
@Bodhivaka -- Your question seems to be premised in the notion that what gives Buddhism it oomph is based in what people believe about it. This may be OK as a starting point, but it doesn't hold up o… (View Post)
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