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matthewmartin · Amateur Bodhisattva · Veteran
Testing 123. My blog is http://suburbandestiny.com
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Re: Suicide
Depends on what motivated it (this was the gist of the Dalai Lama's discussion on self immolation). There have been cases where monks motivated by their failing health would commit suicide without co… (View Post)
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Re: Raising kids as Buddhists
(Quote) Not to single you out because I see this constantly in the literature about kids (and from my own sister this last holiday). Don't force kids to do anything. It's like the joke, when you lose… (View Post)
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Re: Dennis Rodman
What the hell is this guy thinking? Greed, hate, delusion. If there ever was a situation that was easy to explain in a Buddhist way, this is it. Kim is a 2nd generation despot-- keenly concerned with… (View Post)
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Re: Buddha
No. According to the evangelical Christians, he's an avatar of Satan. According to atheists, he's a myth, fully fictional. According to Marx, he's a fairy tale to dupe the workers into being complace… (View Post)
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Re: Are you a nihilist?
Buddhism avoids the extremes of nihilism (once you die, you die) and eternalism (you live forever). Nagarjuna, one of a zillion writers in the Buddhist cannon, did. Nargarjuna seemed to care about st… (View Post)
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