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Greetings, This poll is just sour grapes. No - this is governance based on something other than self-styled autocratic leadership. I voted for things to stay as they are because Zen Forum International exists already as an option for those interested in an exclusively Zen-focused forum. As I see it,...

Greetings, INFJ but one might be near the middle of the scale on all four measures and the other might be so far out on the I and N scales that they can hardly function in society. I'm far out on both of those scales, but neither impact my ability to function in society. To be honest, the further I ...

Greetings, INTJ when I took the test 20 years ago. INFJ when I re-took it recently. Similar story here. I transitioned from an INTJ to an INFJ and I put that largely down to Buddhist practice, although I also have a non-Buddhist friend named Sally who has made the same transition too. Maitri, Retro....

Greetings and welcome.

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings, For me everything begins with Shakyamuni Buddha. So I would suggest at first reading about his life. Good call. :thumbsup: I found this book very good for that purpose... http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Buddha-According-Canon/dp/1928706126" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Mai...

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WASW wrote:True, though when a conversation or debate is in full swing I'd feel like I might be derailing it a bit by asking novice questions.

I wouldn't worry about that... if your question is genuine and on-topic then go for it!

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings Lisa,

Actually, here in the southern hemisphere it's already in full swing with Australia recently defeating England in the first of five tests!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2 ... 92391.html

Have a lovely day!

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings Reddust,

Nice to see you here!

Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.



Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings, I didn't vote, but I would say no as the question is worded. "Should" is kind of strong. If it was worded, "is it okay for Buddhist to give to Hare Krishnas" then I would say yes. However, in general I am sure most of us don't have millions to budget for charitable contributions and since...

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Malcolm wrote:Pretty hard to square this opinion with the Buddha's recognition that the Gayatri Mantra is the supreme among mantras (tat savitur...etc.) in the Pali Canon.

Do you have a credible source for this? I very much doubt this is "in the Pali Canon"...

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings, I do drink an unreasonable amount of caffeine, but I am unwilling to give that up. Well, to be honest, if you're not prepared to flex at all on this point, it's hard to think that you're too serious about achieving your health objective. Have you tried yoga? Perhaps if you tried yoga once...

Greetings, You might want to, you know, actually read the first section, the one describing "the practices leading to stream entry". It contains the Buddha's own instructions on how to cultivate each of the four factors listed above. When you say "practice guide", I'm assuming you mean that you want...

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shel wrote:I believe that a sense of humor is also against the terms of service (subsection 496a of section 983h) at NPFI.

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings, The Western tradition has always had a strong leaning to the 'outer'. We alter the physical environs to make it 'better'; usually that means more comfortable or enriching. The Orient has the opposite tendency, or at least had it. Buddha addressed the root cause of poverty, and all other f...

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It engenders a sense of coming home ~ of returning to the source.

Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings,

I think the only thing this topic has demonstrated is that Samanthabhadra is intolerant.

Did I miss anything else of note?



Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings Samanthabhadra, We don't view Buddha as just a historical figure, we view him as someone who exists in an eternal platonic realm and our goal should be to attain this Buddha nature. Atheistic Buddhists have no future because the tantric texts of Buddhism slams the views of atheistic and se...

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Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.



Maitri,
Retro.

Greetings,

Camellia wrote:But I am having a really hard time with the concept of reincarnation and tulkus.

How do you feel about the bodhisattva ideal then?

Maitri,
Retro.