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Re: A quote from Batchelor that I like
(Quote) Is the fact that aging, sickness, death, separation from what you loved and association with what you hate a cultural assumption? Is the fact that happiness is impermanent unique to Buddhist,… (View Post)
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Re: A quote from Batchelor that I like
The essence is the 4NT, N8FP, 3 characteristics, 6 sense media and DO. The DO is subject of contention whether it refers to 3 lifetime model or not but the others are quite clear. The Dhamma at its c… (View Post)
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Re: A quote from Batchelor that I like
What is "Buddhism Without Belief"? All that is born has to die. Suffering and stress results when one expects things to behave according to one's wishes. And they don't always do that becau… (View Post)
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Re: Why are there suffering beings in the first place?
(Quote) Expecting the body to be free of disease or not die puts one out of touch with reality. Growing old and having sickness IS reality. Get in touch with it. Resistance is futile and only causes … (View Post)
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Re: Die when you want to die?
(Quote) According to the Buddha, most people live under the belief that they are their bodies. Hence there is the belief that we can choose to die on our own terms. The point is to realise that the b… (View Post)1