It took an LSD trip when I was 17 to make me realize what a destructive path I was going down with drugs. I didn't have a bad trip, I wasn't in trouble, I just woke the next morning and my whole pers…

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(From SN 22.53 at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanananda/wheel183.html#passage-17)"Were a man, monks, to declare thus: 'Apart from form, apart from feeling, apart from perception, …

Abhayagiri generally has a long waiting list for candidates for ordination, sometimes years long. Other good options may be: Wat Metta, Wat Atammayatarama and the Bhavana Society.

I'm 17 from Chicago area. I believe that Buddhism is beautiful and has alot to teach the world. I incorporate Buddhist and Shinto beliefs into my daily life. Right now I guess I'd recognize myself as…

I know you have said this before, but it's still pretty vague. Participating in online discussions may be new for some people, and there's also the issue of having a hard time expressing emotions, th…

August, 2010:

Cremation might be preferable for environmental reasons. Burial is a known source of certain environmental contaminants, with the coffin itself being the major contaminant.[15] Another concern is con…

I thought I had overlooked this until I realized it was created last year (Image)

the word is 'expediEnt'.