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- Thu Nov 26, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Happy Thanksgiving
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2805
Re: Happy Thanksgiving
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:18 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52909
Re: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
Thank you for that post tiltbillings. ZFI is what prompted me to post this here. I wanted to get the opinion of what the word meant from those who it is ascribed to.
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:54 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52909
Re: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
I agree that's why I'm just going to avoid using it. Some people find it offensive others don't. I don't think it is a term that needs to be used to describe any practice so I don't see the point of using it.
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 4:28 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52909
Re: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
After reading over this Ive decided that the simplest thing to do is to avoid the term, and deny the debate for myself.
I thank everyone for the replies, and I have learn a bit here today.
I thank everyone for the replies, and I have learn a bit here today.
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:54 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Do you find Hinayana offensive?
- Replies: 241
- Views: 52909
Do you find Hinayana offensive?
I was posting on anouther forum and I used the term Hinayana. Some one said that it was a offensive term to use. I did not mean it as that. I had thought that Hinayana was a branch of Buddhism like Mahayana. Also I thought that Theravada was a branch of Hinayana much in the same way Zen or Tibetan i...
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:45 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Buddhist wallpaper dump
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6940
Re: Buddhist wallpaper dump
Sweet. I'll check it out.
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:51 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Dhamma Wheel meeting 2
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2288
Re: Dhamma Wheel meeting 2
That's very cool.
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:45 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: THE END OF THE WORLD IS NOWHERE IN SIGHT!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3643
Re: THE END OF THE WORLD IS NOWHERE IN SIGHT!
poto wrote:It's a sad reflection of our modern society that the idiocy surrounding these doomsday predictions is so rampant that NASA has felt the need to comment on this at all.
True.
I never had any worry. I survived the last time the world ended in 2000 (Y2K).
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:30 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Best Dharma Talks
- Replies: 43
- Views: 22733
Re: Best Dharma Talks
If you have itunes there are a bunch of free pod cast for various teachers and schools you can check out.
- Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:31 am
- Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
- Topic: Not believing in life after death
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9422
Re: Not believing in life after death
My personal belief on life after death is I don't have any idea, and I don't care. I just don't think it is worth my time to focus, and question life after death. Rebirth makes the most sense to me.
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:34 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Google Wave Invites part II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5626
Re: Google Wave Invites part II
I got one. Thanks!
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:00 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Diagram of the Dhamma
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5429
Re: Diagram of the Dhamma
It looks cool. I wish I knew more then a couple of words in Pali.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:02 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Google Wave Invites part II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5626
Re: Google Wave Invites part II
If I get one thanks a lots cool.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:53 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Do you celebrate Christmas?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6800
Re: Do you celebrate Christmas?
I love Christmas. Music, foods, presents,Christmas tv, and much more. I just think it is lots of fun!
- Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:36 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Google Wave Invites part II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5626