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by ChangingMan
Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:39 am
Forum: Theravāda for Beginners
Topic: Specific sutta study texts
Replies: 9
Views: 1271

Specific sutta study texts

Hi people. I joined this forum about a year ago, but a series of life events meant I did not get as much input as I had hoped. I kept reading the forum when I could however. I have a question of you all which is a bit of a variation of other questions asked, so hope it isn't too repeated. I enjoy re...
by ChangingMan
Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:47 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: the great vegetarian debate
Replies: 5693
Views: 972177

Re: Poll: Are you vegetarian/vegan?

Just voted in this poll. Yes, I am Veggie and have been now for 17 years (which seems like a long time when I say it like that!). I was veggie before I was buddhist, but of course they now support each other. I am Theravadin, have never really had a drawing to other traditions / lineages. My decisio...
by ChangingMan
Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:15 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Saying "I am a Buddhist"
Replies: 46
Views: 11297

Saying "I am a Buddhist"

How long did it take you to be able to say publicly "I am a Buddhist"? If I think back, I have been exposed to Buddhism in some way for around 17 years. I have taken an active interest in it for around 14 years. I have times when I come closer to Buddhism, and times when I step away - thos...
by ChangingMan
Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:58 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance
Replies: 8
Views: 3248

Re: Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance

Ben I hear what you are saying, however, for me, I think that whilst I can experientially see that things arising are not self, and that body is not self, that ego has a degree of permanence to it. Maybe this is because of the stories we tell ourselves, but at least we tell them consistently. And in...
by ChangingMan
Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:22 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance
Replies: 8
Views: 3248

Re: Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance

Ben Thanks for that - the book you mention does look interesting, and has been duly added to the Amazon WishList. Thanks for clarifying the point about the Buddha's perspective on Life to Life Rebirth - I suspect this area strays into something that is of some debate, and best left as that was not m...
by ChangingMan
Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance
Replies: 8
Views: 3248

Rebirth conciousness & Sheldrake's Morphic Resonance

Hi friends I have been reading some of the past threads on Rebirth and (relatedley) Reincarnation - this is an area that has always had an interest for me. My Western Mind feels a compulsion to want to see a scientific basis for this, and I accept that the Buddha himself never spoke directly about L...
by ChangingMan
Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:56 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from Newcastle, England
Replies: 8
Views: 1852

Hello from Newcastle, England

Hi everyone, my name is Richard, and I live in the North East of England in Newcastle. I have been interested in Buddhism for a long time (15 years), and a casual attender at my local monastic community http://www.ratanagiri.org.uk (Ajahn Chah's Forest Tradition), though there never seems enough tim...