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Re: Devas: Roles in your practice
(Quote) This part of the conversation began, I think, when I commented that Buddhists sometimes fall all over themselves saying there is no God (which, btw, I now agree with, or that if he does exist… (View Post)
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Re: It hit me like a sledgehammer to the chest...
Your OP reminded me of my own parents who divorced when I was 2. Once the stormy marriage was over, they got along quite nicely. For me they sometimes spent holidays or my birthday together (if my da… (View Post)
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Re: Devas: Roles in your practice
(Quote) Do you think devas, demons, and spirits literally exist. Don't write a paragraph. Just say yes or no. (View Post)
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Re: Devas: Roles in your practice
(Quote) Interesting post, Karasti. I have seen so many Thai temples with graphic depictions of hells...and heavens, all sorts of spirits, and so on. I never really thought of it as a teaching aid. Ho… (View Post)1 -
Re: Devas: Roles in your practice
(Quote) ... (Quote) I was talking with the Theravada Thai monks at my temple about some of this, and they were very clear about differentiating between Buddhism and "local" culture. Of cour… (View Post)2