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Re: The Buddha's timeframe for enlightenment
The real stumbling block to enlightenment is not choosing it. Everyone has Buddha potential. The truth is most don't really want it. (View Post)
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Re: Why did you become interested in Buddhism?
What first attracted me was coming across the story of Siddhartha Gautama in a school reader. The nobility of someone so advantaged giving up all his wealth and comfort to find the end to all human s… (View Post)
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Re: Will you be a buddha?
You already are a buddha. The future, like the past, doesn't exist. There is only this moment and what you choose to realise in it. (View Post)1 -
Re: Thich Nhat Hanh's critique of scripture based practice
TNH is a very wise man and he is 100% correct in this quote. Some think being a Buddhist consists of nothing more than parroting a few quotes and spouting incomprehensible jargon to show off their su… (View Post)
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Re: Police: 27 killed at Conn. school; 1 other dead
There are no answers. Life is fleeting and samsara is a dangerous place. We are all hanging by a thread all the time. It is safety and security, and the apparent solidity of this life, that are illus… (View Post)
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