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by boda
Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Western Philosophy and emptiness
Replies: 171
Views: 11603

Re: Western Philosophy and emptiness

For me, the more interesting questions are about how sunyata should affect the way we live in the world. This is such an important and interesting question! Do you have a source you turn to for answers to how we should live in the world if it and us are empty? If everything is empty there’s nothing...
by boda
Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:25 am
Forum: Soto
Topic: Nonin
Replies: 7
Views: 1258

Re: Nonin

KeithA wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 12:55 am He was interesting person
Well said, and a fitting epitaph.
by boda
Wed May 25, 2022 11:51 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: about zen practicing
Replies: 13
Views: 1831

Re: about zen practicing

reiun wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:46 pm
master of puppets wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 8:25 pm
reiun wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 7:37 pm Better not to try to use a measure. Just do it, preferably with the guidance of a teacher.
Slow to fast??
It is a mistake to get caught in dualistic thinking (e.g., slow/fast, easy/hard, simple/skillful).
A mistake is being caught up in the duality of right/wrong. :sage:
by boda
Wed May 25, 2022 12:27 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Is there a way to tell if one achieved direct realization?
Replies: 17
Views: 1196

Re: Is there a way to tell if one achieved direct realization?

bartolomay wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 7:45 pm Is there any unmistaken signs of realization?
Levitation.
by boda
Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:01 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

There is an argument that that the various aspects are deliberately difficult to understand as a cohesive whole. Something to do with post-modernism I think - though I am not a philosophy expert. Rather it seeks to destabilize categories like gender in order to undermine the oppressive status quo (...
by boda
Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:25 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

There is a strong biological component, check the study linked in my previous post. That is not to say that social conditioning doesn't also play a role, but evidence is now accepted in the scientific community that hormonal influences are a factor in gender identity formation. Much additional rese...
by boda
Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:05 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

"Gender identity" refers to a person's sense of where they fit on that spectrum. It is more than a thought: it is biologically determined by structures in the brain. Are you sure that it's biologically determined? Our conditioning, much of which is socially influenced, also determines how...
by boda
Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:41 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

"Gender identity" refers to a person's sense of where they fit on that spectrum. It is more than a thought: it is biologically determined by structures in the brain. Are you sure that it's biologically determined? Our conditioning, much of which is socially influenced, also determines how...
by boda
Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

My understanding of the theory is that gender is a social construct but gender identity is innate from a very early age (if not from birth). That makes no sense whatsoever. What exactly is the difference between gender and gender identity in this context? There is an argument that that the various ...
by boda
Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:25 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Replies: 119
Views: 6339

Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity

Gender Identity Ideology assumes that we all, everyone of us, have a deeply felt innate sense of our own gender. But I don't - I am confident that my own sense of self is devoid of gender. And this is not because I am 'CIS male' - if I were to wake tomorrow with a female body I am pretty certain my...
by boda
Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: Dharma Events
Topic: The Future of American Buddhism
Replies: 430
Views: 29856

Re: The Future of American Buddhism

The Future of American Buddhism Webinar Series https://futureofamericanbuddhism.com/sfzc-register/ Discussion Topics: Tradition and Innovation - March 29 Dharma for the Environmental Crisis - April 5 Leadership, Power, and Empowerment - April 12 Engaged Buddhism in the 21st Century - April 19 BIPOC...
by boda
Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:19 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: So long and thanks for all the fish
Replies: 7
Views: 1232

Re: So long and thanks for all the fish

Was it something I said? :shrug:

Fare thee well, old friend (for my part).
by boda
Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:00 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Dune
Replies: 105
Views: 8648

Re: Dune

As far as recommendations go, and as a dedicated sci-fi fan, I've recently very much enjoyed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. So have I, but it's really lightweight. I don't have the expectation that sci-fi will be terribly deep, just interesting and entertaining. Project Hail Mary is good storytell...
by boda
Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Dune
Replies: 105
Views: 8648

Re: Dune

It has been said that there are two books that have a high probability of ensnaring the minds of 14 year old boys and changing their characters forever. One is Frank Herbert's Dune, the other is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. If the hapless boy picks up the wrong book, he is doomed to life as a snive...
by boda
Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:57 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
Replies: 82
Views: 4328

Re: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!

Just because you can, doesn't mean you have to. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/opinion/quitting-jobs-resignation-employment.html Whaddaya think? I think that the bottom line is that Weber’s so called ‘iron cage’ of rationalization doesn’t promote well-being, is ultimately irrational, and we sho...
by boda
Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:07 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
Replies: 82
Views: 4328

Re: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!

The idea that doctrine and belief can directly determine social realities (and also vice versa) is always precarious. While one cannot write sociology or economics papers on the premise, the only reliable metric in my experience has been karma—not really in terms of material effects, but rather in ...
by boda
Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:10 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
Replies: 31
Views: 1913

Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT

To those in the know, I would guess that doing CBT on one's own (with no therapist) is about as ill-advised as doing Buddhism on one's own (with no teacher), yes? The doc disagrees. The luxury to take tons of therapy is incredibly elitist. How many 175$ sessions can you afford per year? There is a ...
by boda
Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:02 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
Replies: 31
Views: 1913

Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT

Wherever you are, however you’ve been conditioned, that’s what you bring to your practice. That’s the muddy water that the pure lotus grows from. So, you don’t need to shake off your conditioning before practicing Dharma. You use all of it, good and bad, as fuel to propel you on the path. Use condi...
by boda
Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:26 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
Replies: 31
Views: 1913

Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT

Wherever you are, however you’ve been conditioned, that’s what you bring to your practice. That’s the muddy water that the pure lotus grows from. So, you don’t need to shake off your conditioning before practicing Dharma. You use all of it, good and bad, as fuel to propel you on the path. Use condi...
by boda
Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Zen
Topic: How to figure out the soluton to a koan
Replies: 180
Views: 34799

Re: How to figure out the soluton to a koan

As has been mentioned, It is traditionally not acceptable to discuss these interactions in public. The reasons for this are not solely to do with you, but with the manner in which others without experience can be misled. I recognize this is not a dedicated Zen forum. But the custom in most that are...

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