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by Kim O'Hara
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: New research into what happens as we die
Replies: 3
Views: 131

Re: New research into what happens as we die

I thought that the long 'transitional' period of consciousness they have documented was particularly interesting to us as Buddhists, since it tends to support the possibility of 'conscious dying' - going into death with full awareness, or while in meditation.

:namaste:
Kim
by Kim O'Hara
Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:34 pm
Forum: East Asian Buddhism
Topic: Original source of "So you should view this fleeting world...." (Diamond Sutra Gatha)??
Replies: 6
Views: 123

Re: Original source of "So you should view this fleeting world...." (Diamond Sutra Gatha)??

... (*) The translations here are based on the book The Diamond Sutra and the Sutra of Hui-Neng by A. F. Price and W. Mou-Lam. https://ronaldc.wordpress.com/2007/11/01/commentary-on-the-four-verses-of-the-diamond-sutra-why-they-are-important-to-us/ [/quote] https://archive.org/details/diamondsutras...
by Kim O'Hara
Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Dying and Death
Topic: New research into what happens as we die
Replies: 3
Views: 131

New research into what happens as we die

New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought ... In the 1970s, a small network of cardiologists, psychiatrists, medical sociologists and social psychologists in North America and Europe began investigating whether near-death...
by Kim O'Hara
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:26 am
Forum: Games & Humour
Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
Replies: 854
Views: 264901

Re: Daily Laugh Thread

Happy 96th birthday Tom Lehrer.
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by Kim O'Hara
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:21 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: Suella Braverman and Triratna
Replies: 3
Views: 204

Re: Suella Braverman and Triratna

There's not much to be gained by focusing on her professed Buddhism, since there are far more unChristian Christians in political life in the UK and (especially) the US.
:thinking:
To say nothing of the religions of the leadership of the Jews and Hamas engaged in the Gaza war.

:toilet:
Kim
by Kim O'Hara
Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Meditation
Topic: Meditation for Anxiety
Replies: 15
Views: 1894

Re: Meditation for Anxiety

Not specifically buddhist, but the Wim Hof breathing is very interesting and easy to do. It is very powerful. Other breathing exercice can bring a lot of help. I recommend « breathing » by James Nestor. You will get a lot from this book. A lot of precious keys. Nestor's book is called "Breath&...
by Kim O'Hara
Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:45 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

:good:

Yes, the debate is endless because there are good arguments on all sides.
Anyone wanting to defend their own position has no trouble finding support for it.

:coffee:
Kim
by Kim O'Hara
Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

“no part of this book may be reproduced for any reason by any means" In Buddhist legalese, this would be what is known as a ‘provisional teaching’. In other words, the meaning behind holds more significance than the actual wording. Even ordinary copyrights worded this way allow for some reprod...
by Kim O'Hara
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:33 am
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The issue has been debated here endlessly - look up previous threads about copyright if you are so inclined. It seems to me that by reproducing material dharma materials that are explicitly labelled as not to be reproduced, you are starting your study with a deliberate breaking of the rule about 't...
by Kim O'Hara
Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The issue has been debated here endlessly - look up previous threads about copyright if you are so inclined. It seems to me that by reproducing material dharma materials that are explicitly labelled as not to be reproduced, you are starting your study with a deliberate breaking of the rule about 't...
by Kim O'Hara
Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Ethical Conduct
Topic: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?
Replies: 21
Views: 544

Re: Printing out Buddhist practice texts with 'no reproduction' copyright notice?

The issue has been debated here endlessly - look up previous threads about copyright if you are so inclined. It seems to me that by reproducing material dharma materials that are explicitly labelled as not to be reproduced, you are starting your study with a deliberate breaking of the rule about 'ta...
by Kim O'Hara
Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Academic Discussion
Topic: Women involved in the early transmission of Buddhism to the West?
Replies: 9
Views: 381

Re: Women involved in the early transmission of Buddhism to the West?

humble.student wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:23 pm Alexandra David-Néel?
Absolutely.
We've talked about her here a few times but here's the bigger picture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra ... N%C3%A9el

:namaste:
Kim
by Kim O'Hara
Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:47 am
Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
Topic: Shingon?
Replies: 44
Views: 6488

Re: Shingon?

Besides marketing promotion and competition for adherents, those doxographies are often used as progressive and gradual steps towards a certain end goal or view. So they are well integrated with the system of teaching and practice over centuries. In a way, its rather similar to how Einstein's theor...
by Kim O'Hara
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
Replies: 32
Views: 1733

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

That sounds Muslim-ish, kind of like when they say "because the Koran is perfect and miraculous, then Islam is true". Big no no for me! I went along to our local mosque for a community open day a few weeks ago. The people, many of them recent migrants and a fair few of them refugees, were...
by Kim O'Hara
Wed Apr 03, 2024 4:19 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Worship of Ganesha in Buddhism
Replies: 15
Views: 647

Re: Worship of Ganesha in Buddhism

... I think the ultimate reason is that Ganesh is just so darn cute and irresistible. Everything else is just some kind of rational excuse. :twothumbsup: There's a lot of truth in that. We do like relatable protectors. I think that is one of the reasons Guan Yin is so popular, too. :namaste: Kim
by Kim O'Hara
Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:21 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
Replies: 32
Views: 1733

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

>whether any teachings are valid or not doesn’t rely on testing them out yourself, but strictly because of who gave them. That's very true, you see it fast when you start a debate with both sides. It’s a common approach among many who follow the Mahayana path as well: That Because the Buddha perfor...
by Kim O'Hara
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:15 am
Forum: Engaged Buddhism
Topic: Reversing Global Warming - Prayers and Aspirations
Replies: 41
Views: 37495

Re: Reversing Global Warming - Prayers and Aspirations

This seems to belong here rather than on the other Global Warming thread... Forest bathing therapy offers path forward in times of stress and climate trauma, nature guides say ...Forest therapy, or forest bathing, is the therapeutic practice of immersing the senses in nature often with the help of a...
by Kim O'Hara
Mon Apr 01, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Games & Humour
Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
Replies: 854
Views: 264901

Re: Daily Laugh Thread

One more -

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by Kim O'Hara
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Do you experience increased openness to others being taken as romantic interest? How do you handle it?
Replies: 3
Views: 293

Re: Do you experience increased openness to others being taken as romantic interest? How do you handle it?

Basicly, what other people think, say or do is their issue, not mine. Expressing, I'm not interested - in the intensity as they expressed their interest - is enough. I have to bother about my own behavior instead. This is my experience with any social trouble and concerns. And it helps me a lot. Bu...
by Kim O'Hara
Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Games & Humour
Topic: Daily Laugh Thread
Replies: 854
Views: 264901

Re: Daily Laugh Thread

One more for Easter -

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