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Re: Another question guys; can 'truth' be different for different people? Or is ultimate truth all same?
Finally, Sheng-yen had exhausted his litany of questions and, in a moment of confusion, hesitated, not knowing what to do. Bang! The monk struck the platform they were sitting on and roared, "Ta… (View Post)
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Re: How does the lack of free will tie in with the law of kamma?
Karma can only really exist together with the absence of free will. Since actions have consequences, we are not free to do as we like. We can't go around maiming and killing people the way we do in c… (View Post)1 -
Re: No problems?
But the purpose of studying Buddhism is to study ourselves and to forget ourselves. When we forget ourselves, we actually are the true activity of the big existence, or reality itself. When we realiz… (View Post)
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Re: Ayone have a meaning to 'om' that they could share?
"The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to; you don't notice it if you're seeking the extremes. Yet as we start to become more poised, more present, fully rece… (View Post)
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Re: Buddhism And Science
(Quote) But Anatta is not non-existence. "By & large, Kaccayana, this world is supported by (takes as its object) a polarity, that of existence & non-existence. But when one sees the ori… (View Post)1