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(Quote) Based on my limited experiernce, meditation in a Buddhist context isn't supposed to be blissful. It's something else entirely becuase you're more engaged with what's going on around you, rath… (View Post)
(Quote) Think of the more like "lay teachers" than actual monks with things like celibacy, poverty, etc. For a variety of complex, historical reasons, monks in Japan evolved more into lay t… (View Post)
Hello, Hm, I had to dust off my old, old account here. Interesting to see some familiar faces, as well as new ones. I wrote that blog post 4 years ago; I'm surprised to see it debated now. My stance … (View Post)
(Quote) If you don't eat, you die needlessly. If you don't watch TV you don't. People tend to live life thinking "I'm number one, it's all about me." That's where the craving comes in. (View Post)
(Quote) Basically, what you see is what you get. You have a body, you have feelings, sensations and thoughts. But that's about it. People put all this together and think it's an "I", a uniq… (View Post)