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by Leeuwenhoek2
Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:09 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: How to deal with ignorant brutes in a discussion
Replies: 70
Views: 20050

Re: How to deal with ignorant brutes in a discussion

Now these "slow" people could never "win" fairly so they tend to cheat and use lowly tactics. As i see it if the weaker opponent cheats it is still possible to win unless the cheating is of such nature that it cannot be overcome. If the cheating cannot be overcome should the sup...
by Leeuwenhoek2
Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:02 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Not Feeling the Breath
Replies: 13
Views: 3079

Re: Not Feeling the Breath

No doubt this has been raised numerous times but I have to say, I just cannot feel the breath at the tip of my nose at all. I've been meditating long enough (off and on has to be said) and it's not noticeable. I literally feel nothing. The only place I can feel it is in my nostrils and even then it...
by Leeuwenhoek2
Tue May 29, 2018 3:34 am
Forum: Pāli
Topic: Harvard, Oxford to Offer Pali Reading Courses
Replies: 3
Views: 24409

Re: Harvard, Oxford to Offer Pali Reading Courses

Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies https://ocbs.org/online-pali-course-levels-1-4/ The OCBS will shortly be launching its brand new initiative – an online Pali course that you can study at your own pace . Free Introduction 11:00 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX1Te6Qs7EE Pali Level 1 – Availabl...
by Leeuwenhoek2
Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:50 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Technical Question Drafts, PM Draft - any way to work on a draft post in private
Replies: 2
Views: 631

Technical Question Drafts, PM Draft - any way to work on a draft post in private

I see on my User Control Panel page a Manage PM drafts button.
  • Does this function work? If so what is the trick to use it?
  • Is there a trick for working on draft copy of a posting before being published and made public?
by Leeuwenhoek2
Thu Dec 21, 2017 9:37 pm
Forum: Sīla
Topic: Ignoring jury duty request
Replies: 29
Views: 7891

Re: Ignoring jury duty request

Do you see anything morally wrong with being summoned for jury duty and just ignoring the summon even though that's technically not legal? It being right or wrong probably depends on the reasons for ignoring it. Also the country that you are a citizen of might make a difference. So what reason do y...
by Leeuwenhoek2
Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Value of interfaith studies
Replies: 55
Views: 10200

Re: Value of interfaith studies

The value of comparative study is unmistakable. ... -- Swami Paramananda in Emerson and Vedanta . The Buddha's work was informed by his own comparative study. This is how he arrived at a "middle way". His dialogs as they come down to us show a thinker who is well versed in several philoso...