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seeker242 · Zen · Veteran
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Re: Not many people can attain jhanas
(Quote) That has a certain degree of truth I would say. :) But at the same time there can be a "skillful aversion" or "skillful substitution" employed that serves to reduce the cr… (View Post)
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Re: Objective Morality?
One of my favorite quotes about morality. :)Ananda once asked the Buddha: "What, Venerable Sir, is the rewarding advantage of morality?" "Freedom from regret, Ananda! Freedom from regr… (View Post)
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Re: All suffering is caused by craving?
(Quote) It's both! :) It means there is no pain "that is mine". If the pain is not yours then...it's not yours. And if you have no pain that is yours, then you have no pain period. How can … (View Post)
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Re: The dark side of our society...
(Quote) Vegetarianism. :D (Quote) That isn't very true. Animal agriculture takes more land than plant agriculture does. More land is used by converting plant food to animal food than just by producin… (View Post)
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Re: Objective Morality?
(Quote) I would say that is true of an ordinary mind, but not true of a mind that "sees things as they actually are" AKA an enlightened mind. :) "Things as they actually are" does… (View Post)
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