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- Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:05 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: What is this chanting style?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2172
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 9:13 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: the great vegetarian debate
- Replies: 5693
- Views: 976094
Re: Not a vegan debate.
This may change. See in vitro meat. Welcome to the world of modern science. Interesting question: If you could eat flesh that didn't come from the killing of an animal, would you?Coyote wrote:... Firstly, meat cannot, by it's very nature, be consumed without entailing the death of an animal. ...
- Sat Jun 27, 2015 9:18 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Ideology vs. Religion
- Replies: 61
- Views: 9536
Re: Ideology vs. Religion
An interesting Working Definition of Religion : Any definition that is exclusively functionalist or substantive is probably inadequate. An accurate definition of religion should tell what religion is as well as what religion does. In fact, Livingston's definition seems to encompass both what religio...
- Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:26 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: New work on Paticcasamuppada by Ven. Ñāṇananda
- Replies: 219
- Views: 50418
Re: New work on Paticcasamuppada by Ven. Ñāṇananda
Linguistic relativity: The principle of linguistic relativity holds that structure of a language affects the ways in which its respective speakers conceptualize their world, i.e. their world view, or otherwise influences their cognitive processes.
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:06 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2036
Re: Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
I actually watched that exact course quite a few years back before I really became interested in Buddhism. I wouldn't recommend it over the mindfulness teachings of any modern and widely respected Buddhist teacher. Thanks. That saves me time from having to look into it further. My general baseline ...
- Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:08 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2036
Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation
I'm on a mailing list for The Great Courses, a company that offers lecture series on a variety of academic subjects. You know that mindfulness has reached the mainstream when a company like The Great Courses offers a lecture series called Practicing Mindfulness: An Introduction to Meditation . The c...
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:09 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Is this a fair critique of goenka?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 7329
Re: Is this a fair critique of goenka?
Another guy who calls the Buddha "Mr"? Is this a new trend? It's actually a longstanding habit among those Dalit Buddhists who have a limited command of English. In their native tongues they refer to our teacher as Śrī Buddha (Hindi: श्री बुद्ध), which is respectful enough, as śrī in a re...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 7:34 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Video: Luangta Maha Bua: Shedding tears in amazement...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1976
Video: Luangta Maha Bua: Shedding tears in amazement...
Within the booklet, Arahattamagga Arahattaphala , a collection of talks by Ajann Maha Boowa, is a talk entitled, Shedding Tears of Amazement with Dhamma . It's worth a read in combination with the following youtube video of Ajaan Maha Boowa that the transcribed talk was taken from: https://www.youtu...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:24 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: video series: Thanissaro Bhikkhu's Recognizing the Dhamma
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1027
video series: Thanissaro Bhikkhu's Recognizing the Dhamma
Not sure where to put this. If it is better suited somewhere else, please move. Thanissaro Bhikkhu recently gave a daylong workshop at the Portland Friends of the Dharma ( http://www.pdxdhamma.org/ ). The workshop covered his study guide, Recognizing the Dhamma . There are six videos. Here is the fi...
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Zen, Zazen and Dogen
- Replies: 324
- Views: 46844
Re: Zen, Zazen and Dogen
It's about shattering my delusions of myself and my skewed view of reality. It's about doing something about it and finding help to do such, practical guides that point the way. I need directions not poems. Here is Dogen's instruction on zazan: " Having adjusted your body in this manner, take ...
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:09 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Zen, Zazen and Dogen
- Replies: 324
- Views: 46844
Re: Zen, Zazen and Dogen
Hi, I am sure I read a critique of Zen in here somewhere. It wasn't overt or nasty, just a Theravadin view. I struggle when debating with Zennies particularly with the 'just sitting is a manifestation of enlightenment' bit. Anyone care to comment? Sitting doesn't make anyone enlightened. It's the &...
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 6:25 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Sourcing quote attributed to Buddha
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1113
Re: Sourcing quote attributed to Buddha
Where does this quote attributed to the Buddha come from? If the Buddha didn't say that exactly, did he say something close? I don’t know of a saying like this in the Suttas, but it might be intended as a very terse paraphrase of Buddhaghosa’s account of “breaking down the barriers” in chapter IX o...
- Tue Oct 28, 2014 10:01 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Sourcing quote attributed to Buddha
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1113
Sourcing quote attributed to Buddha
On Wikipedia's page on Ahimsa , I came across this: According to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the doctrine of Ahimsa does not state "kill not" but rather "love all". Buddha said " Love all, so that you may not wish to kill any ." Where does this quote attributed to the Buddh...
- Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:41 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Sam Harris, meditation is powerful, but keep religion out
- Replies: 274
- Views: 35313
Re: Sam Harris, meditation is powerful, but keep religion ou
Another elaboration of the skeptical, secularist view on the value of mediation by Dan Harris (no relation to Sam Harris that I know of) Why I Embraced Meditation After Having A Panic Attack On Live TV: Dan Harris . He discusses his situation, then talks about his encounter with Tolle (actually ment...
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 8:18 pm
- Forum: Early Buddhism
- Topic: Alara Kalama on Dhamma Wiki
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2956
Re: Alara Kalama on Dhamma Wiki
If this is so, then who or what influenced the Buddha to become a tapasvin and take up such intense ascetic practices? I've heard speculation that perhaps the Buddha came under Jain influence during this phase? According to the Commentaries, he had to undertake the ascetic practices due to his past...