I'm sorry that there others aren't so interested in the public discourse as I am. C'est la vie. But tell me, Ferox, how do you feel about "intelligent design" being taught in schools in the US? That part of the science curriculum in the US must include creationist ideas? How would you fee...

What's the Buddha's view on white fellas?

Did the buddha even see a Pale-face in his lifetime?


I know the answer, I'm just being rhetorical.

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with metta
Chris

oooh I like the Thai Version! Phra Sangkachai

Of course attaining enlightenment has nothing to do with BMI levels

I think Western cynicism is obvious to those of us who live in the culture. I know in Australia, Religion is barely discussed, especially not in the media, beyond the standard cultural events around Christianity. There is no depth or even philosophical examination of life. The most important thing t...

bluebuddha wrote: Wow...I cant believe some of the non-buddhist behavior from not only this forum, but other so called Dhamma forums as well.

Yup,

Internet Dhamma..... Full of a lot of that.

I left Buddhism completely because of that.

We Aussies are still stuck in Samsara though!

We humans are always craving for change.

We want a position different to mortal, we want change to immortal.

We want better health, better bodies, better conditions.

"Life Sux". Is this a modern and accurate description of the first noble truth? We are told these days to be Positive. To me that is confirmation that Life Does Suck. But the soluton given is to actively create a state of denial and shift the mind's focus to 'joy/please/thrills'. "BE ...

Some folks are born with the ability to reach these states easily. Life is messier than some of us want to admit. Would be nice if there was a manual or rule book and all we had to do was follow the instructions in the correct order. But it's never worked like that. The Buddha himself spontaneously ...

I think we show our appreciation too all people in how we treat them moment to moment. Our willingness to forgive and move on. To reckon our own and their limitation and delusions. So threads like this should be unecessary...unless of course it's to blow smoke up the assess of the mods. But seriousl...

I had to leave Buddhism a few years ago because I had become disillusioned with it. I was hanging/chatting with too many hardcore Western style Theravadans who were behaving no different than Fundamentalist Christians. Fascinating. Though regrettable. I have made the discovery that virtually no fie...

I'm extremely intrigued by Buddhism and am well on my way to becoming Buddhist. I've been reading about it for a long time, but I'm close to making a commitment to becoming a Buddhist. I am now in the stage of choosing what specific path of Buddhism I want to follow. My understanding is that Therav...

I have a big hungry mind seeking input, practicing buddhism for many years and looking forward to mix with like minded people :group: ps. To be at peace and truly happy, I find that honoring what is (versus complaining, controlling or resisting) is key. :namaste: Welcome Meiling! :buddha1: :anjali:...

Hi, I guess I'm the newest newbie. I'm TaraJo. I just recently started getting into Buddhism for multiple reasons. I've always found Eastern spiritual beliefs interesting and I've wanted to learn more. Then about the same time I started doing a form of therapy that is based on Buddhism I started da...