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Re: Could seeing Truth/Enlightenment possibly lead to suicide?
More to the point about "enlightenment" leading to suicide... If you are desperately grabbing out for "salvation" (of ANY kind, Buddhist or whatever), then yes, there is an expect… (View Post)
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Re: Could seeing Truth/Enlightenment possibly lead to suicide?
(Quote) @zenmyste - I'm sorry to hear about your uncle and also the many unanswered questions he left in his wake. In my own experience, you can be depressed-- and suicidal-- and not share it with an… (View Post)
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Re: meditation practice FOR?????
Reminds me of something I wrote to myself on my blog: Why do you practise? If you practise in order to _____ then this is to misunderstand practice. “In order to _____” indicates a split in the flow … (View Post)
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Re: Who is your spiritual idol ?
A few important "spiritual" figures for me that I return to again and again: Thich Nhat Hanh Sheng Yen Carl Sagan (yes, "spiritual") Henry David Thoreau Dogen Seneca (View Post)
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Re: With a simple YES or NO! Do you believe buddhism is the ONLY path to the Cessation Of Suffering??
Paul Tillich wrote, "God is greater than the religion in which God is manifested." Which could be another way of saying "Reality is greater than the religion in which reality is expres… (View Post)
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