No. I'm a practitioner of the Buddha-Dhamma. Being a Buddhist is craving-for-becoming and clinging-to-identity-view.
Kindly,
dL
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- Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:17 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Are you a Buddhist?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7270
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:52 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Hi SDC, Is there room for improvement? Yes. Is improvement possible? No. It's too big. Was the Buddha perfect? He is in my imagination and that is enough to help me strive to improve my current situation towards that direction. I agree that Buddhism is byzantine, but that's a result of improvement a...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:21 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Hi nibbuti, What, exactly, makes you believe these questions are papanca-like? They're 1. not specific, and 2. not connected with the goal, but seem to be from a mind that is still bothered by doubt or indecision (vicikicchā). I agree that they're not very specific but exactly how does that make the...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 1:05 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Hi Aloka, No. Wanting further clarification isn't speculating. But you also said: Depends on how you define ''perfect''. I agree that seeking clarification has value. Perhaps I'm in error, but that kind of a satement doesn't imply clarification seeking. I might be wrong, but conditionals like the wo...
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:14 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Hi nubbuti,
Kindly,
dL
What, exactly, makes you believe these questions are papanca-like?nibbuti wrote:Should papanca be pursued? Are there more important things to care about?danieLion wrote:Can Buddhism be improved upon? Was the Buddha perfect?
Kindly,
dL
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:12 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Was the Buddha perfect? Depends on how you define ''perfect''. He was free from greed, hatred and delusion, so yes, I think he was perfect in that particular sense. Can Buddhism be improved upon? Maybe if we practice more and speculate less, we'll develop the wisdom to be able fully understand the ...
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 7:18 am
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
- Replies: 144
- Views: 36640
Re: Improving Buddhism/The Imperfect Buddha
Relevant: Our Relationship to Views by Gil Fronsdal (http://www.audiodharma.org/teacher/1/)
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:03 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: The truth about egg yolks?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20185
Re: The truth about egg yolks?
Hi Chris,
Thanks for the update.
Kindly,
dL
Thanks for the update.
Kindly,
dL
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:22 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: The truth about egg yolks?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20185
Re: The truth about egg yolks?
Speaking of credibility - one should always follow the evidence and not cherry-pick evidence to suit their pet theories. See my last post. No cherry picking ocurred in "The cholesterol myth" topic. Have you ever taken a college course in nutrition science? I have. I speak from a broad per...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:16 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: The truth about egg yolks?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20185
Re: The truth about egg yolks?
Correlations aren't causes, and citing one vegan doctor's opinions is not a scientific way to go about understanding nutrition. In the thread "The cholesterol myth," I cited a variety of sources....there are significant health-related risks associated with egg consumption...
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:09 am
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: The truth about egg yolks?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20185
Re: The truth about egg yolks?
RE: With regards to cholesterol and the purported "myth": http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/cholesterol/ ...http://nutritionfacts.org/topics/eggs ...http://nutritionfacts.org/2011/08/31/bad-egg/ Someone who doesn't even understand (or is unwilling to acknowledge) that dietary cholesterol ha...
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:47 pm
- Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
- Topic: The truth about egg yolks?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 20185
Re: The truth about egg yolks?
Hi Kevin, The average adult, in decent health, without abnormal cholesterol levels, should have no more intake than 300 mg of cholesterol per day. Consuming cholesterol is for the most part irrelevant as shown in the topic here called The cholesterol myth . What's relevant to cholesterol levels is f...
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 4:09 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
- Replies: 148
- Views: 32967
Re: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
Hi m0rl0ck and onaquest,
Resorting to name-calling, labelling, ad hominem-like insults and defamation innuendo, whether directed at a person, organization, or both, seems unhelpful to me.
Kindly,
dL
Resorting to name-calling, labelling, ad hominem-like insults and defamation innuendo, whether directed at a person, organization, or both, seems unhelpful to me.
Kindly,
dL
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:39 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
- Replies: 148
- Views: 32967
Re: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
Hi m0rl0ck, How long has smart recovery been in existence? Followup: (1) There's no necesary connection between duration and efficacy. (2) As pointed out earlier in this thread, CBT and REBT (the philosophies SMART Recovery leans heavily on) have been around since the 50's, and REBT's and CBT's prin...
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:29 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
- Replies: 148
- Views: 32967
Re: Problems with "9 Essays: Buddhism & The 12 Steps"
Hi m0rl0ck, Actually DL i think that the reason most treatment centers use a 12 step centric approach is just that it works. I dont think they would put their reputation on something that didnt. The in-patient treatment program I went through leaned heavily on the 12 Step model, and the staff there ...