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by Fruitzilla
Sat Mar 17, 2018 3:36 pm
Forum: Suggestion box
Topic: ban heretics
Replies: 90
Views: 30876

Re: ban heretics

BTW what on earth is taqqiya :namaste: It's an arabic word-muslim concept-that denotes concealing one's religious affiliation while under persecution Taqiya It's used a bit differently by the so called "alt-right". They make it to mean Muslims can lie to non-believers about anything, in o...
by Fruitzilla
Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Exposing Buddhism???
Replies: 15
Views: 3719

Re: Exposing Buddhism???

This comes in three parts each with some interesting logic Pt1 http://www.wordsoftruth.net/wotvol10/wotbulletin08012010.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Pt2 http://www.wordsoftruth.net/wotvol10/wotbulletin08082010.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return f...
by Fruitzilla
Fri Jun 10, 2011 8:50 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Fears of being assimilated
Replies: 11
Views: 1830

Re: Fears of being assimilated

I decided to try the same, after a bit of an absence of being "active" on buddhist fora (and practice). Just to get a bit of a contrast :mrgreen: And I got this: 1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) 2. Secular Humanism (95%) 3. Liberal Quakers (86%) 4. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants...
by Fruitzilla
Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:14 am
Forum: Wellness, Diet & Fitness
Topic: after the cardiologist's visit
Replies: 15
Views: 6711

Re: after the cardiologist's visit

Best of luck sattva. You'll be in my thoughts.
by Fruitzilla
Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:29 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being
Replies: 85
Views: 39418

Re: Thich Nhat Hanh: Dependant Co-arising & Inter-Being

Christopher, I remember that thread over at E-sangha! And one thing that bothered me about it was that quite a few people seemed to completely overlook sunyata as a necessary context. It seems to me basically incorrect to view "interbeing" as a funky interpretation of dependent originatio...
by Fruitzilla
Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: A quote from Ajahn Brahm
Replies: 65
Views: 13899

Re: A quote from Ajahn Brahm

So intellectual honesty in presenting your religious views to your followers isn't important, because the view of intellectual honesty is after all just another view we're stuck with? Methinks that's a bit of an extreme.... Views are tools that need to be used, but there is always the balancing act...
by Fruitzilla
Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:38 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: A quote from Ajahn Brahm
Replies: 65
Views: 13899

Re: A quote from Ajahn Brahm

You're more than welcome Tilt. . . . The problem is that we are stuck with views until we wake up. The best we can do until then is not to take them too seriously. Exactly. So intellectual honesty in presenting your religious views to your followers isn't important, because the view of intellectual...
by Fruitzilla
Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:49 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: A quote from Ajahn Brahm
Replies: 65
Views: 13899

Re: A quote from Ajahn Brahm

I think this reply: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KauGMZVBnjk&feature=watch_response pretty much hits a homerun where the intellectual honesty of the talk is concerned. Are you being ironical? Because I don't see any intelectual honesty in his words. He even has problems with calling Ajahn Bra...
by Fruitzilla
Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:55 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: A quote from Ajahn Brahm
Replies: 65
Views: 13899

Re: A quote from Ajahn Brahm

I think this reply: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KauGMZVB ... h_response pretty much hits a homerun where the intellectual honesty of the talk is concerned.
by Fruitzilla
Thu Jun 24, 2010 7:41 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The human/animal realm
Replies: 15
Views: 3301

Re: The human/animal realm

I've never seen hatred, greed or lust in an animal in the systematic way we humans go about these things... Chimps do all that, even small-scale warfare. Many animals have this sort of behavior. True, but this sort of behaviour arises at a certain biological/neurological complexity and only gets st...
by Fruitzilla
Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:35 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The human/animal realm
Replies: 15
Views: 3301

Re: The human/animal realm

Thinking most of our unwholesome tendencies are animal in nature is pretty Christian I think. I've never seen hatred, greed or lust in an animal in the systematic way we humans go about these things... Personally I think they are the result of the fact that we are the only "animal" that kn...
by Fruitzilla
Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:50 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Lying Down
Replies: 9
Views: 2762

Re: Lying Down

If you've got an Alexander Technique teacher in your neighbourhood, you might want to contact him/her. There's a lying down practice in the Alexander Technique called "active rest", which, if handled correctly, pretty much makes sure you won't get sleepy or drowsy, but calm, awake and clea...
by Fruitzilla
Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:51 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: Conceptual and Non-Conceptual
Replies: 50
Views: 14554

Re: Conceptual and Non-Conceptual

Hi Slow Learner, I think that one of the key points is that thinking about impermanence is not the same as having real insight into it, though presumably the former is helpful to developing the latter... Metta Mike This seems correct to me. Thus, if you want to build intellectual understanding as a...
by Fruitzilla
Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:28 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: most annoying.
Replies: 78
Views: 12933

Re: most annoying.

:anjali:

The one with namaste on the other forums is even worse.
by Fruitzilla
Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:38 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings!
Replies: 13
Views: 4421

Re: Greetings!

Hi Bob!

Long time no see.
Looking forward to your contributions :jumping: