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- Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:25 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: 1 year in ...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5887
Re: 1 year in ...
Don't worry about temporary worldly happiness. Practice for permanent happiness/buddhahood.
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:58 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
- Replies: 187
- Views: 22987
Re: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
From the reading I've done and the few practicing Buddhists I know, I would gather that Buddhism leans to the right socially/politically, but online I see a lot 'hate' toward conservative points of view. Does Buddhism require you to be a liberal? Thanks According to Dharmawheel, yes. Best not to ex...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:56 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
- Replies: 187
- Views: 22987
Re: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
Best not to express your views too openly if you happen to be a conservative. A pro-life, pro traditional marriage stance will get you banned fast even though you can find support for these viewpoints in Buddhist texts. Stop exaggerating. No one has ever been banned for expressing pro-life or pro t...
- Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:42 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Eminem darkness
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5673
Re: Eminem darkness
100% pro gun here but I like the video. I think the message is more about mental illness than guns.
- Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:37 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
- Replies: 187
- Views: 22987
Re: Does Buddhism Require You To Be a Liberal?
From the reading I've done and the few practicing Buddhists I know, I would gather that Buddhism leans to the right socially/politically, but online I see a lot 'hate' toward conservative points of view. Does Buddhism require you to be a liberal? Thanks According to Dharmawheel, yes. Best not to ex...
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:18 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 24526
Re: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
Good on you Hazel, keep it up.
- Wed Dec 25, 2019 7:06 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Too many deleted posts
- Replies: 56
- Views: 13702
Re: Too many deleted posts
8-) This is dharmawheel. All posts that the mods don't personally agree with are deleted right away. Nothing new really. How dare you! Have a merry Christmas! :heart: This is hate speech.You should be saying "happy holidays" not "merry Christmas". Don't want to be offending non ...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:29 pm
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Too many deleted posts
- Replies: 56
- Views: 13702
Re: Too many deleted posts
This is dharmawheel. All posts that the mods don't personally agree with are deleted right away. Nothing new really.
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Breakfast cereal
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1496
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 8:38 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Surviving my wife’s PMS?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2156
Re: Surviving my wife’s PMS?
Life is too short to deal with people like that. Divorce her.
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:29 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
- Replies: 102
- Views: 24526
Re: Quitting alcohol. Dharmic advice?
Quitting alcohol permanently will be the best choice your ever made in your life and complete abstinence is also what the Buddha recommended. I hope you succeed and maintain strong discipline.
- Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:52 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: In front of Caesars Palace is a Brahma statue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1596
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:08 pm
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5281
- Views: 883606
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:27 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: Music time
- Replies: 5281
- Views: 883606
- Sun Sep 29, 2019 6:38 pm
- Forum: Games & Humour
- Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
- Replies: 849
- Views: 263312
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: Jodo Shin Shu
- Topic: C.S. Lewis and Shin
- Replies: 76
- Views: 18068
Re: C.S. Lewis and Shin
My preference seems to go in the direction of mixed practice - self and other power. Devotion is a wonderful wonderful quality, but I also find self-practice methods very important, but there aren't many people around who do both it seems.. Really? I thought that was standard mahayana Not many West...
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 5:44 am
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: 8 Precepts taking
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4225
Re: 8 Precepts taking
Thanks Dhammanando
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:00 pm
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: 8 Precepts taking
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4225
Re: 8 Precepts taking
What do you think about this? Is there some textual resource to back it up? The general idea that undertaking and observing the eight precepts can impede the ripening of unwholesome karmas is found in many texts, but I don't recall seeing one that specifies sexual misconduct in particular. "O ...
- Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:34 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Is it worth it to resist your well-deserved bad karma?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7949
Re: Is it worth it to resist your well-deserved bad karma?
The Vipaka from shooting a man is likely to be experienced as negative. No, it depends on what your intention is behind shooting the man. If you are shooting the man so he doesn't rape your wife and steal your belongings then your intention is good, resulting in neutral or positive vipaka. If your ...
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:13 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: texts/teachings on problems of alcohol
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2745
Re: texts/teachings on problems of alcohol
Nagarjuna also mentions complete prohibition of alcohol in Letter to a Friend. Link? Well, either here http://www.rigdzindharma.org/uploads/6/9/5/6/6956478/nagarjunalettertoafriend.pdf as it says (10) When one gives up causing harm, thieving, sexual activity, lying, Alcohol, and attachment to eatin...