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Thank you for your efforts.
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- Wed Oct 25, 2017 11:26 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: End of my moderation
- Replies: 21
- Views: 19427
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 6:28 am
- Forum: Suggestion Box
- Topic: Poll: Should Zen/Chan/Seon have a separate Forum?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 10867
Re: Poll: Should Zen/Chan/Seon have a separate Forum?
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,...
- Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:16 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Myers-Briggs personality test
- Replies: 85
- Views: 21569
Re: Myers-Briggs personality test
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 ...
- Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:15 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Myers-Briggs personality test
- Replies: 85
- Views: 21569
Re: Myers-Briggs personality test
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....
- Fri Sep 05, 2014 3:24 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Can't believe I found this site!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2050
Re: Can't believe I found this site!
Greetings and welcome.
Maitri,
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Maitri,
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- Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:52 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The right Buddhism for me?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3594
Re: The right Buddhism for me?
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 ...
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:20 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Forum participation - how is it for you?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2996
Re: Forum participation - how is it for you?
Greetings,
Maitri,
Retro.
I wouldn't worry about that... if your question is genuine and on-topic then go for it!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.
Maitri,
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- Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:45 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Oregon
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7718
Re: Hello from Oregon
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.
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.
- Tue Nov 26, 2013 6:00 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Oregon
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7718
Re: Hello from Oregon
Greetings Reddust,
Nice to see you here!
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Maitri,
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Nice to see you here!
Welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Maitri,
Retro.
- Mon Sep 23, 2013 3:00 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Should Buddhists give money to Hare Krishnas?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6663
Re: Should Buddhists give money to Hare Krishnas?
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 con...
- Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:48 am
- Forum: Academic Discussion
- Topic: Is Buddhist cosmology essentially Vedic?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11189
Re: Is Buddhist cosmology essentially Vedic?
Greetings,
Maitri,
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Do you have a credible source for this? I very much doubt this is "in the Pali Canon"...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.
Maitri,
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- Fri Aug 02, 2013 6:58 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Stabilizing the blood
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4048
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:35 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet and Fitness
- Topic: Stabilizing the blood
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4048
Re: Stabilizing the blood
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...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:46 am
- Forum: Meditation
- Topic: Stream-entry help!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 10995
Re: Stream-entry help!
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 yo...
- Thu May 09, 2013 12:01 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Nail Polish Forum International
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2598
Re: Nail Polish Forum International
Greetings,
Maitri,
Retro.
shel wrote:I believe that a sense of humor is also against the terms of service (subsection 496a of section 983h) at NPFI.
Maitri,
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- Tue May 07, 2013 5:45 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: are Western Buddhists complacent? article by Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5593
Re: are Western Buddhists complacent? article by Bhikkhu Bo
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...
- Fri May 03, 2013 2:16 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: a Vajrayana paradox
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4243
Re: a Vajrayana paradox
Greetings,
It engenders a sense of coming home ~ of returning to the source.
Maitri,
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It engenders a sense of coming home ~ of returning to the source.
Maitri,
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- Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:28 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Should secular Buddhism be tolerated?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 28684
Re: Should secular Buddhism be tolerated?
Greetings,
I think the only thing this topic has demonstrated is that Samanthabhadra is intolerant.
Did I miss anything else of note?
Maitri,
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I think the only thing this topic has demonstrated is that Samanthabhadra is intolerant.
Did I miss anything else of note?
Maitri,
Retro.
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:20 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Should secular Buddhism be tolerated?
- Replies: 114
- Views: 28684
Re: Should secular Buddhism be tolerated?
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...
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:18 am
- Forum: Media
- Topic: What is Love?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1547
Re: What is Love?
Greetings,
Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.
Maitri,
Retro.
Baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more.
Maitri,
Retro.