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- Thu Jan 19, 2017 6:35 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Beginning a practice.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 704
Beginning a practice.
Hello everyone! So for the last 4 or 5 years, I've been on again, off again, studying Buddhism and Taoism. I've read many books about Buddhism, some by Alan Watts, some by D.T. Suzuki, and one by Chögyam Trungpa (Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism), and some others. However, I've never had the di...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:02 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Karma and Reincarnation
- Replies: 194
- Views: 25009
Re: Karma and Reincarnation
I'm sorry about the dead radio silence, but I've been following this thread carefullly, and you all have gave me wonderful insights (or realization of how stupid I can be haha). I've realized that my rationalization of the dharma and picking and choosing the teachings of the buddha is just my ego tr...
- Wed Jan 01, 2014 11:35 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Karma and Reincarnation
- Replies: 194
- Views: 25009
Karma and Reincarnation
Does one need to accept the concepts of reincarnation karma and the wheel of samsara to follow the teaching of the Buddha? I don't feel comfortable believing
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- Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:02 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hey from Wyoming
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1514
Hey from Wyoming
Hey, lately I've been looking in Buddhism, trying to find a path for myself. The problem is in my area, there are not Buddhist centers nearby and I find that a little disheartening. I've been reading the works of Alan Watts and D.T. Suzuki, and I'm mostly looking into Rinzai Zen. I've also been look...