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(Quote) Yes, they are just labels or concepts("this is short/long") to help focus on breathing for some people. That is only in the 1st 2 stages of anapanasati (breathing in/out short/long)… (View Post)
Nothing is beyond causality. When "bad" things happen to "good" people, it is because they were in the "wrong" place at the "wrong" time. That doesn't mean tha… (View Post)
By convention one is a Buddhist by taking the 3 refuges. A "good" Buddhist is one who also keeps the 5 or more precepts. As long as one has not seen through the veil of delusion ie. opening… (View Post)
Why are we interested in levitation? Why are we not impressed that we speak to disembodied voices(aka phone), see disembodied faces (aka Skype), fly through the air (on planes), glide on water (skiin… (View Post)
(Quote) Can one be compassionate without suffering for others? Herein lies the key. How to be compassionate without feeling pain? The way to do this is to somehow transcend the world or samsara if yo… (View Post)