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- Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:40 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant
- Replies: 37
- Views: 15354
Re: Thai Buddhist Monks Struggle to Stay Relevant
I'd have to agree with Graham. I recently spent three months in Thailand along with my principal student, who is married to a Thai woman and speaks Thai. We spent most of our visit in Chiangmai. We are not ordained but wear white and beads, and follow precepts and live like monks. Yet, just because ...
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:08 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: The Quotable Thanissaro
- Replies: 2291
- Views: 428970
Re: The Quotable Thanissaro
I have made similar use of modern science — chaos theory in particular. There are many parallels between Buddhist theories of causation and modern deterministic chaos theory. Examples and terminology drawn from the latter — such as feedback, scale invariance, resonance, and fluid turbulence — are v...
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:13 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Did Albert Einstein say this?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 40707
Re: Did Albert Einstein say this?
from Science, Philosophy and Religion, A Symposium, published by the Conference on Science, Philosophy and Religion in Their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life, Inc., New York, 1941. http://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/einstein/einsci.htm "It would not be difficult to come to an agreement as to...
- Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:40 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello from Thailand
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2078
Hello from Thailand
Hi Everyone, I'm Ronny's partner in the Skillful Living Network project. Good to see you all here. It is very important to have Dharma friendship with skillful people. Namaste. :anjali: We'd like to share some of our work with all Buddhist meditators, especially Theravidins. Here's our YouTube Chann...
- Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:45 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello all Dharma friends!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2751
Re: Hello all Dharma friends!
Hi Everyone, I'm Ronny's partner in the Skillful Living Network project. Good to see you all here. It is very important to have Dharma friendship with skillful people. Namaste. :bow: We'd like to share some of our work with all Buddhist meditators, especially Theravidins. Here's our YouTube Channel:...