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- riverflow
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Re: Making the decision to be a lay follower or monk?
Because it is often romantisized. The motives aren't always clear, especially when one states things like "engaging the world is fruitless"... Buddhist teachers will be just as scrutinizing… (View Post)
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Re: Making the decision to be a lay follower or monk?
Many years ago, when I was only 21 years old, I was involved in the Church of Christ. Like all converts, I was "fired up for Jesus" -- and I believed my calling was to do missionary work in… (View Post)
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Re: Practice Advice
And I can personally vouch for Treeleaf (echoing @lobster recommendation) if a flesh-and-blood sangha isn't available to you. I practiced with them for a time. They are good people and Jundo and Taig… (View Post)
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Re: Any last minute advice?
(Quote) That's pretty much how it is for me and @Vastmind ... Eventually you'll get more that will stick around and be more regular. In our Memphis group, for a long time it was just me and the facil… (View Post)
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Re: My Bad Karma for squashing bugs
@bookworm : I wouldn't speculate much at all on killing insects = now I'm living in a cockroach-infested place as "karmic payback." Karma in Buddhism is less an explanation for how things c… (View Post)
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