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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...