Hello and welcome
Do not be embarressed by any questions that you might have - there is no such thing as a stupid question. At least in Buddhism there isn't anyway. You won't be judged by what you know or don't know.
Best wishes
Laurens
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- Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:48 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Wat Pa Pong - N.E. Thailand
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1769
Re: Wat Pa Pong - N.E. Thailand
Wow, nice photos, thanks for sharing.
Best wishes,
Laurens.
Best wishes,
Laurens.
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:14 pm
- Forum: Sīla
- Topic: psychiatric drugs and the fifth precept
- Replies: 86
- Views: 24168
Re: psychiatric drugs and the fifth precept
It's a tough question, because while anti-psychotics do intoxicate, you have to consider which type of intoxication is worse, the intoxication of psychosis or the intoxication of anti-psychotic drugs? From what I have seen the intoxication of psychosis can be more dangerous, but obviously it varies ...
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:03 pm
- Forum: Suggestion box
- Topic: mental illness
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9810
Re: mental illness
Laurens, I am not insisting that we are qualified to treat them (some of us might be, some might not). I am insisting that the mental health system's competency in this area be taken into question, or else not recommended. The techniques used today have poor success rates, and are not as tried and ...
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:21 pm
- Forum: Suggestion box
- Topic: mental illness
- Replies: 29
- Views: 9810
Re: mental illness
I think those rules are in place simply because we are Buddhists, not doctors. If a person is suffering from mental health issues we are not qualified to offer advice. Because the majority of us are unqualified to treat or offer advice to people suffering from mental illness, it could potentially re...
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:06 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Word Association Game
- Replies: 11976
- Views: 1543393
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Some questions about walking meditation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1701
Re: Some questions about walking meditation
Thanks. I'll get doing it then!Manapa wrote:Bud-dho can be used with walking meditation but I am sure there are others here with more experiance to help.
I would essentially say you know what to do!
All the best
Laurens
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: Dhammaduta (Dhamma propagation)
- Topic: Dana - suggested places to make donations
- Replies: 78
- Views: 176881
Re: Dana - suggested places to make donations
I don't know if it is entirely relevant to this topic, but here is a site in which for each question you answer correctly they donate 10 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end hunger.
http://www.freerice.com/
http://www.freerice.com/
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
- Topic: Some questions about walking meditation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1701
Some questions about walking meditation
I have been doing sitting meditation for a good while now, but I feel I want to incorperate walking meditation into my practice more, as I hear that it has many benefits. My meditation practice is to follow the breath around the tip of the nose, I use 'Bud-dho' to aid my concentration. I understand ...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:54 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Musings on Self-Defense
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2262
Re: Musings on Self-Defense
From a biography of Ajahn Chah by Ajahn Jayasaro: "He [Ajahn Chah] had one experience where he was in his glot [??] in the forest and these wild dogs came. It was very freightening cause you've just got a very thin cotton curtain between you and all these very fierce wild dogs, but again this i...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Will the Dhamma be forgotten....?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 13463
Re: Will the Dhamma be forgotten....?
When you're lost in dangerous waters, you need to cling to your life raft.
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:29 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: A thread for short (maybe longish) poems of any sort
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8331
Re: A thread for short (maybe longish) poems of any sort
I wrote a song called 'Impermance', it was one of the first songs I ever wrote so its not too impressive, but I'll post it anyway. You never could stop the ticking of the clock Your ideas seemed as solid as a rock All the things that were never meant to be Are all rocks erroded by the sea I see you ...
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:35 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Saying "I am a Buddhist"
- Replies: 46
- Views: 11296
Re: Saying "I am a Buddhist"
There are a few things that make me shameful to asscociate myself with the term Buddhist. Without being overly specific, there are a lot of ancient superstitions and whatnot, that in some cases have promoted shameful sectarianism and discrimination. I think we should try to weed out this kind of poi...
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:15 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: The Dawkins Dilemma
- Replies: 42
- Views: 10486
Re: The Dawkins Dilemma
The problem that I find with atheists is that they are increadibly hypocritical. They use extremely judgemental and often offensive terms to describe someone who claims to know that there is something beyond this life, yet they claim to know with some certainty that there is nothing beyond this life...
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:02 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Word Association Game
- Replies: 11976
- Views: 1543393
Re: Word Association Game
Problems