We would fight against each other in a revolutionary civil war ...Malcolm wrote:Personally, I have been a religious monarchist since ...
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- Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhist Anarchism
- Replies: 1002
- Views: 167773
Re: Buddhist Anarchism
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:14 pm
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhist Anarchism
- Replies: 1002
- Views: 167773
Re: Buddhist Anarchism
Anarchism and religious tradition are contradictory. "Buddhist anarchism" is a contradiction in terms. Why? It depends on how you define anarchism and on the religious tradition we are speaking about ... Yes of course. And I have to admit that I have overlooked that the thread "Buddh...
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:15 am
- Forum: Engaged Buddhism
- Topic: Buddhist Anarchism
- Replies: 1002
- Views: 167773
Re: Buddhist Anarchism
This was written by Gary Snyder in 1961, ... ... The mercy of the West has been social revolution; the mercy of the East has been individual insight into the basic self/void. We need both. Anarchism and religious tradition are contradictory. "Buddhist anarchism" is a contradiction in terms.
- Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:46 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Confess yourself here for this new year occasion
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7294
Re: Confess yourself here for this new year occasion
Who am I to confess anthing here?LastLegend wrote:Confess yourself here!
- Mon Jul 22, 2013 3:12 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8817
Re: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
Why "desparation" and why "put an end to permanently"? Ideas are just ideas, perceptions just perceptions, experiences just experiences, identity fabrications just identity fabrications. :sage: Because suffering is just suffering. Well I can understand that if you suffer from id...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:54 am
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Celibacy
- Replies: 294
- Views: 68158
Re: Celibacy
What porn does is stimulate and amplify a specific defilement. And that is? :sage: I want to believe that's not a real question. However, given that it is the Internet and therefore we are all unknown quantities to each other, I will answer: desire/lust. But what is so "specific" a "...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:58 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8817
Re: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
... The desperation for fabricating ideas, perceptions, having experiences, relationships, identity, etc. doesn't go away just because you intend to, it's a tricky thing to put an end to permanently. Why "desparation" and why "put an end to permanently"? Ideas are just ideas, pe...
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:55 am
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Celibacy
- Replies: 294
- Views: 68158
Re: Celibacy
And that is?smcj wrote:What porn does is stimulate and amplify a specific defilement.
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:52 pm
- Forum: Ethical Conduct
- Topic: Celibacy
- Replies: 294
- Views: 68158
Re: Celibacy
Need support becoming celibate please help support me somehow I am addicted to pornography would love to be celibate just don't know how someone please provide prayers aspirations etc scriptural resources What is addiction to pornography? Why do you think you are addicted? Or is it that you just fe...
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:49 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8817
Re: Detachment vs. Antisocial Personality Disorder
When reading sutras and other Buddhist writings, we learn about being detached from things, people, events, etc. as an antidote to attachment. It almost seems as if we are supposed to be emotionless robots. Sometimes, particularly early in our practice, we may practice "detachment" a litt...
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 4:21 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: proving that Buddhism isn't all negative
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5536
Re: proving that Buddhism isn't all negative
Maybe.Luke wrote:I heard someone make this statement:
"Buddhism denies the value and existence of life."
How would you reply to this statement?
- Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:15 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Stream-entry help!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11022
Re: Stream-entry help!
Please, I need step by step instructions on how to enter the stream. Study Samyutta Nikaya, especially Nidana-samyutta, Khandha-samyutta and Salayatana-samyutta. and sit. In parallel sit and study (the above). When sitting, whatever happens, just sit. If it does not work after having studied and un...
- Mon May 27, 2013 1:59 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Where do thoughts come from?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 9899
Re: Where do thoughts come from?
From the brain and they don't leave its sphere.
- Wed May 01, 2013 4:06 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Mahayana Problem
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4471
Re: Mahayana Problem
Here's the problem i have with the Mahayana: everyone always thinks their motivation is good. Even Hitler did what he did because he thought it was a good thing to do. Even if, from your vantage point, you see what someone else is doing is negative, that person doesn't see it that way. The doer alw...
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10177
Re: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
Question not applicable.gregkavarnos wrote:How do you know that?ground wrote:When there is knowledge then "attain" does not apply and "something is true" does not apply.
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:29 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10177
Re: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
Since one may die in each and every moment, scholary ideas not being able to postpone death, that may be an interesting diversified pastime.5heaps wrote:the question you ask is called the study of pramana. its one of the main reasons why the geshe curriculum takes 20+years to complete
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:11 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Impermanence
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2051
Re: Impermanence
Both, impermanence and permanence are just fabrications resulting from being obsessed with the dependently arisen sense of "time".
- Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:32 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10177
Re: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
Is there a type of knowledge that can be attained whereby one knows with absolute certainty that something is true? No. Either there is knowledge or not. :sage: I'm not sure what you mean here, can you elaborate? When there is knowledge then "attain" does not apply and "something is ...
- Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:40 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10177
Re: Achieving Epistemic Certainty
No. Either there is knowledge or not.charles wrote:Is there a type of knowledge that can be attained whereby one knows with absolute certainty that something is true?
- Sat Apr 13, 2013 4:56 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Are Satipatthana, Shamatha and Vipashyana interrelated?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4481
Re: Are Satipatthana, Shamatha and Vipashyana interrelated?
What I mean is, do each of them have to be completely mutually exclusive? No. Each has aspects that the other has and does require. In order to practice shamata there has to be a level of mindfulness (sati) to detect and counter distractions immediately. In order to practice Satipatthana there has ...