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seeker242 · Zen · Veteran
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Re: Without Manifestation
Reminds me of Bodhidharma's Wake-up Sermon. :)The essence of the Way is detachment. And the goal of those who practice is freedom from appearances. The sutras say, Detachment is enlightenment because… (View Post)
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Re: Enlightened or not - nothing changes and the earth still spins...
He probably had the flu or something. :) Even a Buddha's body get sick and dies. To say that nothing changed though is not entirely accurate IMO! To an unenlightened person, all of that will cause ev… (View Post)
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Re: Is jhana better than sex?
(Quote) Ha! :) But, what I didn't say was that it was the most peaceful, happiest and most effortless period of my entire life! And even to say that would be an understatement, by far! Everything was… (View Post)
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Re: Pride
(Quote) Completely agree! However, if you embrace it as something "that is good", aren't you really saying that "it's positive" rather than "it simply is"? (View Post)
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Re: Is jhana better than sex?
(Quote) I don't think so necessarily as it is said that Jhana itself is a temporary suppression of hindrances, not eradication of them. Not even a "stream enterer" has eradicated sense desi… (View Post)
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