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I recently watched a few YouTube videos with Batchelor. Apparently now he is of the opinion that it is time to go beyond Buddhism and calling oneself a Buddhist altogether. Basically he is saying tha… (View Post)
Yesterday I was at a Dharma talk in my favorite Zen Center. I asked the Teacher a question along the lines of : "you just said X but why does Buddhism seem to teach Y, the opposite of X?". … (View Post)
I totally and completely relate to you, @Angus ! I waste a lot of my life on online compulsions, usually around news media. It is a real mental health issue in my case. I have gone to therapy for thi… (View Post)
Wherever Buddhism came and stayed, it married the local ways and produced a unique offspring. Think Tibetan, Zen or Pure Land- all quite unlike the original Buddhism of India, at least in appearance.… (View Post)
First, I don't think Buddhism has any whistles, only bells :) Second, good question that has been on my mind plenty. I do think that most of what goes by the name of Buddhism, has undeniable elements… (View Post)