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Re: Thich Naht Hanh in hospital
Reality, as it is, is called suchness. Suchness means, ‘it is like that.’ You cannot describe it in terms of notions, especially notions of birth and death, being and non-being, coming and going. No … (View Post)
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Re: Can you be delusional and Buddhist too?
If only we can all stop playing with our little "sandcastles" and forget that that is what they are truly. (Image) (Quote) (View Post)
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Re: Two approaches to sense pleasures
(Quote) There is nothing inherently wrong with enjoying sense pleasures. Only the expectation that they last or persist ( that leads to craving/addiction) leads to dukkha. After all the Buddha himsel… (View Post)
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Re: Freedom from cravings.
Fight one at a time. Your chances are better than if you have to quit smoking and diet at the same time. You only have a certain reserve of willpower. http://www.becauseicandoit.com/why-willpower-doe… (View Post)
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Re: long breath short breath
(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)
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