Not all substances or activities that create addiction or can be used as evasions from reality fall under the category of "intoxicants."

Not if she's a professional, no. A Therapist/Counsellor has to know how to put their own feelings aside.

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Not a big fan of insects... I tend to resort to the Buddhist trick of giving them names... the other day I was clearing growth in my mother's orchard and this little bitty spider descended from above…

Not Buddhist themed but interesting. My cousin made this film and released it on youtube a few days ago. It reminded me a little of watching The Wall movie when i was in college, lol. AI/Science Fict…

Not sure what your point is? There is value to understanding the tenents of many religions, it helps greatly with understanding of the world and its people. That doesn't mean you have to adopt them a…

Scorsese's "Silence" is his film based on the novel by Shusaku Endo. The book and film are a fictionalized account of the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan; the central figure…

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Not needed, he is above winning and loosing and would not care, if there are many bullies in front of you, you dont have to go stright forward, you can easely go around them and avoid an unnecessary…

Those Buddhists who belong to the daka/dakini persuasion might not be interested in the very popular free 'Harry Potter walks'. My sister recently went on such a walk and as a Muggle was barely aware…