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(Quote) Tibetan Buddhists have been in contact with India for a very long time. So they've been influenced by advaita or the nondual philosophy within Hinduism. Not saying it's wrong - cultures do in… (View Post)
I think it's better not to think of karma at all. It is often complex and confusing. Some people may believe that eating animals creates bad karma. Fine. What's the solution? Are we gonna ban the mea… (View Post)
(Quote) Reasonable point, but for most people religion has nothing to do with science or rationalism. Religion is a coping mechanism for most people. If belief in devas/rebirth gives someone comfort,… (View Post)
(Quote) People in solitary confinement are kept there against their will. They go through hell. They suffer intolerable agony. Read stories where some prisoner banged his head against the wall so he … (View Post)
Just curious. The world has changed since various religions were first invented. Science has discovered new things, based on which all religions have had to make adjustments. Buddhism has to change a… (View Post)