I apologize if such a discussion has already been started. These are extensive forums.

Now if any of you know me at all, you know that I appreciate things of beauty and things of entertainment. I know many say that it is best to avoid these things. Whether they be music, intoxicants, a…

Not at all, it is just oblivion. Not like you're going to be around to hate it, nor will you even notice your passing into it. Non-existence is not to be feared, nor loved, or... anything really, sin…

-not all verified obviously ;-)

If the ultimate goal when meditating is to achieve complete understanding and Enlightenment, and they 'did' achieve it, would that mean they wouldnt benifit from meditating anymore? Or would they sti…

Not doofus Fede - I didn't get it either. The last video game I played in my own home was the original Pong. I think that was 1976. (Image)

Not the Biblical God or anything like that... Just for lack of a better word.

The sixth precept is to abstain from taking untimely meals, and the definition of "timely" meals is between sunrise and noon. Just wondering - why is this?

Not sure if I'm going off the track here (and I admit I didn't read everything above) but I wouldn't use atheist per se in this conversation but replace it with existentialist/absurdist. I think the …

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