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by Mr Man
Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:07 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: The Buddha and Occupy Wall Street
Replies: 197
Views: 36473

Re: The Buddha and Occupy Wall Street

Not the same event but in the same vein
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by Mr Man
Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:00 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: False Gurus: Can a huge mass of people be Conned?
Replies: 18
Views: 4191

Re: False Guru's: Can a huge mass of people be Conned?

Hi Rowboat

I would hope that participants in this forum would be respectful whoever they were addressing.

I would add that I actually wasn't directly addressing Bhikkhu Pesala but was commenting on the Ven's comment.

Apologies if you found my comment disrespectful.

:anjali:
by Mr Man
Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:03 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: False Gurus: Can a huge mass of people be Conned?
Replies: 18
Views: 4191

Re: False Guru's: Can a huge mass of people be Conned?

Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:A huge mass of people have been conned completely by that false Guru called Māra and have failed to arrive at even mundane right view, let alone supramundane right view.
Give us a break.
by Mr Man
Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:45 am
Forum: General Theravāda discussion
Topic: Consciousness: 1 or many?
Replies: 5
Views: 1469

Re: Consciousness: 1 or many?

It's like a Rose with many petals.
by Mr Man
Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:47 pm
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas
Replies: 91
Views: 19734

Re: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas

pilgrim wrote: Indeed....for millenia, Buddhists practise the Dhamma for one purpose only, the ending of rebirth. It takes a Western Buddhist to turn the Dhamma into a feel good therapy.
?????
by Mr Man
Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:01 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas
Replies: 91
Views: 19734

Re: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas

Hi cooran & all What I meant is when Ian Stevenson's research is used to try and validate Buddhist doctrine it often has the reverse of it's 'intended effect. I don't think it adds anything and my opinion is that it may actually take something away because from what I have observed it tends to m...
by Mr Man
Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:58 am
Forum: Connections to Other Paths
Topic: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas
Replies: 91
Views: 19734

Re: Ian Stevenson, Rebirth, and the Suttas

What I don't get is why there is a wish to correlate the studies of Ian Stevenson with the teachings of Buddhism. For me Buddhist practice stands up well with out the need for "scientific" validation. The kind of validation that can come from such non-mainstream views as that of Ian Steven...