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(Quote) No, the logic doesn't follow because the N-word's use has ties to threats and oppression. Racists who use the word understand this (even when they feign ignorance of history or willfully dist… (View Post)
I've almost finished reading this lovely and inspiring commentary on the Lotus Sutra (by Gene Reeves) and just fiist finished the section about the Bodhisattva "Never Disrespectful." This B… (View Post)
@TheEccentric - I don't think of rebirth as a matter of belief in a description of reality but as a helpful tool in practice. Different Buddhists have different interpretations and approaches to rebi… (View Post)
The desire to commit suicide indicates deep suffering--they feel cornered by life, unable at the moment to see any alternatives. Calling this a moral shortcoming, narcissism, cowardice or heaping on … (View Post)
(Quote) At least now, at age 43, I would say: Don't play a role you believe others expect you to play, and don't feel guilty when you do not and cannot play that role. (View Post)