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Re: Vegetarianism or not? Again....
My personal anecdote: I had been very resistant to vegetarianism for a while. Somehow I was convinced that my body needed meat to feel well. I seemed to feel light headed and empty if I wasn't consum… (View Post)
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Re: what influences if any do you think pass life experiences have on this life
I view teachings regarding rebirth as allegories that describe the flow of psychological changes during this only life that we know. Yes, I can listen to the Tibetan book of the Dead, overlook the ot… (View Post)
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Re: The human condition, and buddhist forums reaction to it!
I sometimes fall into a rut and desperately look for answers on forums and such, @satcittananda . But there is no answer out there. Be a lamp onto yourself, Buddha said. There is some deep yearning w… (View Post)
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Re: When hightailing it from awful daily news, I click to...
So during the last precepts ceremony at my Zen center, media was mentioned in the context of the precept about abstaining from intoxicants. That was reassuring for me to hear, as I have struggled gre… (View Post)
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Re: Spiritual livelihood in the western world
I am a programmer working for for-profit companies. I have struggled a great deal trying to reconcile spirituality and work. That at times brought intense psychological suffering. My view of this has… (View Post)
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