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matthewmartin · Amateur Bodhisattva · Veteran
Testing 123. My blog is http://suburbandestiny.com
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Re: Cross-Cultural Adoption
My 2c-- The American Indian Blood Quantum laws are profoundly racist, but they create incentives for American Indians to maintain them, even though they are based in racism. Some examples-- now that … (View Post)
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Re: What's your profession?
Software developer in the defense industry. I have to do mental gymnastics to deal with the cognitive dissonance between my job and the 8FP's livelihood rules & the precepts regarding (indirect) … (View Post)
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Re: What you were before to become Buddhist?
My mum took me to all the churches in town and was a catholico-christo-new-age-o-hindu. I eventually branched out to reading about world religions. I tried them all on for size, I only returned repea… (View Post)
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Re: New Years resolutions - should Buddhists make them? Have you made any?
I vow this year to : To enlighten all beings on all worlds. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views [The internet is making this so much e… (View Post)
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Re: Mahayana, Vajrayana, Theravada - where do you sit with these schools? And why?
I mix and match, but have been Chinese Chan leaning recently. The Tibetans got the level of engagement right-- they are hard core. The Chinese Mahayana got ethics right, especially with respects beha… (View Post)
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