Hi, Aloka, I used "argue" in the sense of propose or put forward the proposition, not dispute or debate, so I think we can agree not to "argue" in the other aggravating sense. :smile: As for the rest, I agree completely - especially since none of the popular labels fit me at all ...

I'm wondering if "Secular" Buddhism is an appropriate description. Maybe it should be refered to as "contemporary" Buddhism. :shrug: . Coëmgenu's reply is a good one and so is Cappucino's but I would like to take a step back and argue that this whole labelling game is problemati...

Greetings, They are indeed, according to tens of millions of Buddhists. What gies you any right to deny it? It is a respectful position. It’s actually disrespectful to say the contrary, since that silences Theravada. Indeed. And Wrong Speech too, because The Buddha did not compose any of the apocry...

i'd like to buy it again Hardcover from $768.57 1 Used from $884.44 1 New from $768.57 https://www.amazon.com/Dhammapada-Buddhas-Acharya-Buddharakkhita-1998-06-08/dp/B01K92GBUG ... :lol: Someone's spoofing someone with that Amzon link but I'm not sure who. Look at the publication date as well as th...

The two people above me are playing identity politics. That doesn't seem very dhammic to me.


Kim

A simple check of this posters account on YT will show this is an evangelical christian trying to convert people, including many toxic attacks on any non-christian faith. I'm not sure why this needs to be shared on here, as it is you tube gutter content best to keep there. :goodpost: According to S...

They are indeed, according to tens of millions of Buddhists. What gies you any right to deny it?

Of course they are not, according to tens of millions of Buddhists. Why do you even ask?


Kim

:rofl: It's not as funny as the Fount of all Wisdom demonstrating total inability to distinguish between quoting and saying. :thinking: But perhaps the Fount was doing it on purpose, to show Lesser Mortals the way to do it? It looks like fun. Can I play? Huh? Pretty Please?? We are frightened and fr...

Sam Vara wrote: ↑Sun Mar 07, 2021 9:47 am
From tree-pruning to the abolition of capitalism in one awkward adolescent jump!

From caring for nature to geriatric political fulmination in another.

Seems fair.


Kim

You could, if you wished, take "caring for nature" one step further by signing this - ...We are united by a fundamental belief that all people, all living things, and the Earth are sacred. As we consider the state of the world today, our hearts overflow with concern. We are frightened and ...

Cool-team wrote: ↑Wed Mar 03, 2021 9:37 am Is Mahayana Buddhism idealism, or does it say that the entire physical world exists independently of the minds of living beings?

You should ask on the Mahayana forum - https://www.dharmawheel.net/search.php? ... ive_topics


Kim

Karma works on the principle of positive feedback. Please provide an example to help with understanding this possibility. Here is a simple example showing why I don't understand: Suppose I say a kind word (A) to someone. Who knows even when and how the kammic result (B) will come? And how do we kno...

dharmacorps wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:04 pm The recipient of kamma is in most cases ignorant of the "feedback".

True, but that doesn't stop it working - any more than ignorance of gravity loosens our bondage to the earth.


Kim

I recently published my first book - Beyond Mindfulness: In Search of Wisdom in a Secular Age. I wrote it for intellectually-minded seekers who are wary of the dogmas of traditional religion but are interested in mindfulness meditation. It explores our unexamined adherence to the materialistic worl...

I'm sure you shared this here years ago - I remember the map.


Kim