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Re: Anatta and Enlightenment
Re: the idea of the self as "illusion." The notion of a separate, permanent, essentialized self represents the extreme of eternalism. Nihilism represents the other extreme, where "I&qu… (View Post)
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Re: Falling out of love with Hindu ritualism and "superstition"
I would say ritual has its uses-- however you can reach a point of diminishing returns if careless. As an aid to one's own practice, ritual works, as upaya. But if it becomes to ornate or one clings … (View Post)
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Re: Why does the weight of a weapon feel "good"?
(Quote) 91 homicides in Memphis so far this year (I live ten minutes away from there). The odds: about 1 in every 3700 people in Memphis will be murdered. 157 were killed last year in Memphis. It ONL… (View Post)
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Re: I feel trapped by desire,pleasure and expectations
(Quote) ^^^ THE obstacle you face lies in this problem right here [emphasis mine]. As long as you think of meditation in terms of progress or achieving, you will not have the motivation to meditate: … (View Post)
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Re: God found lacking
(Quote) Any discussion of God needs to begin here. Different (provisionsal) theological models for God can be found even within one religious tradition. The God of Gregory of Nyssa bears only superfi… (View Post)
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