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Re: difference between meditation and buddhist meditation
Non Buddhist meditation does not necessarily involve cultivation of skillful or "right" qualities. Whereas Buddhist meditation always involves cultivation of skillful or right qualities. (View Post)
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Re: What can we gain from the sutras? Are they all corupt?
What can we gain from the sutras? My zen teacher says this of books. "We don't read books to get wisdom, we read books to get motivation to practice" :) (View Post)
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Re: Is a teacher needed?
Buddhism without a teacher is like going to a college that has no professors. Of course it's helpful to just read the book, watch videos, etc. Reading the book and watching the videos is better than … (View Post)1 -
Re: If meditation becomes boring
(Quote) Personally, the same way that other intrusive thoughts are dealt with, you just notice it and return to the breathing. If you can completely return to "just the breath", boredom has… (View Post)2 -
Re: What can we gain from the sutras? Are they all corupt?
Now you will ask: But what is Nirvāṇa? Volumes have been written in reply to this quite natural and simple question; they have, more and more, only confused the issue rather than clarified it. The on… (View Post)
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