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seeker242 · Zen · Veteran
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Re: Unfortunately today's shooter was Theravadan Buddhist
I don't see what his religion has to do with anything. Seems completely irrelevant if you ask me. And therefore not unfortunate that he was buddhist or called himself that. It doesn't actually matter! (View Post)
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Re: Buddhist community ponders apparent link between their faith and Navy Yard shooter??
(Quote) I don't see it as harsh. It's basically just saying that people who have more suffering are more likely to look for a remedy for it. Buddhism claims the removal of suffering. That is very app… (View Post)
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Re: Is meditation compulsory?
(Quote) Sila, Samadhi, Prajna I would say it's possible to practice parts of Buddhism without meditation, but impossible to practice it fully. (View Post)
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Re: Living with it
IMO it does not mean to "wallow" in it. It means to reflect on it and not to "rebel against" it. Pain is an inevitable part of life, you can't get away from it no matter how much … (View Post)
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Re: jealousy is strange
(Quote) I disagree! The Buddha taught, via dependent origination, that birth occurs because of poison, delusion, ignorance, impurity etc, etc, not the other way around. He taught that the very cause … (View Post)1