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seeker242 · Zen · Veteran
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Re: Celibacy
Seems to me that the Buddha's body contemplation on foulness is really just an "expedient means" to bring your mind back to a correct and balanced view of the body, which is that it's neith… (View Post)
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Re: Celibacy
The desire for sex is a perfectly normal human desire. The problem with perfectly normal human desires is that perusing them ultimately will only end in suffering. That is why humans are said to be s… (View Post)
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Re: Is it ethical to give money to beggars?
I don't see anything unethical about giving money to beggars. Sometimes, depending on the particular person, I think it would be unethical to not give money to a beggar. I remember this one time, abo… (View Post)
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Re: Thich Nhat Hanh's critique of scripture based practice
(Quote) That's a quite traditional zen view. Zen Masters have been saying things like that for eons. Zen scriptures, like the Lankavatara Sutra, The Platform Sutra, etc. even say the same thing, ha! (View Post)2 -
Re: The 8 precepts.
I've never heard of deodorant classified as a perfume. :) As for the eight precepts, those move into another area of training for the mind. Again, Ajaan Suwat: "The eight precepts add the elemen… (View Post)
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