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- Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:07 pm
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Did Mahayana Buddhists in history (pre-20th century) know of the Pali Canon?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1372
Re: Did Mahayana Buddhists in history (pre-20th century) know of the Pali Canon?
Sure they did and temples in Korea have ancient woodblocks of the entire cannon of both what us westerners call the "pali" and "Mahayana".
- Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:45 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Please join me
- Replies: 0
- Views: 852
Please join me
I don't want to steal members from this community, but I hope this new Zen Google+ community can give another aspect to our practice. At the moment it's got a membership of one (ie, me). I'd be delighted if you joined me. Find me at: http://goo.gl/LS4l9" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...
- Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:53 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The sad truth behind London riot
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3170
Re: The sad truth behind London riot
Japan has gone through the same economic woes, and worse, and a natural disaster - so why was there no looting in Japan? Why in the UK?
- Sat Jul 16, 2011 7:28 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Followings - Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc
- Replies: 1
- Views: 960
Followings - Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc
Hi, I'm sure most of us have accounts such as Twitter, blogs and Facebook and the like. Should anyone want to share then please use this thread to do so. Also feel free to check out my Tweets and blog and follow if what I'm writing is of any interest to you. You can find me on: Twitter: Benohare1 Bl...
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 11:26 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Human cost of cheap leather shoes.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1655
Re: Human cost of cheap leather shoes.
As you say, "unspeakable" - words escape me!Huseng wrote:The injustice being committed against humanity, animals and the environment is simply unspeakable.
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:26 am
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: Trying to find a Buddha or enlightenment
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6904
Trying to find a Buddha or enlightenment
Trying to find a Buddha or enlightenment is like trying to grab space. Space has a name but no form. It's not something you can pick up or put down. And you certainly can't grab it. Beyond this mind you'll never see a Buddha. The Buddha is a product of your mind. Why look for a Buddha beyond this mi...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:41 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Re: Layman Pang and me/us
You don't think so? You need to do some hard thinking there buddy. Suppose everyone started doing as you have done. Suddenly we would be awash in stuff that nobody particularly wanted. Nothing would have any monetary value. It would become impossible to make PROFITS fer heaven's sake. The advertisi...
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:46 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Re: Layman Pang and me/us
LOL - a nenunciate! Hardly, I only gave away a few things I didn't need.catmoon wrote:Careful there, Kwanseum. This world is quite fond of nailing renunciates to crosses and such.
I hardly think it's going to undermine the fabric of society.
KwanSeum
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:27 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Re: Layman Pang and me/us
You may be giving all your things away friend, but seems you're still holding to your expectations about how others should behave. It seems to me that these should be the first to go and then you could give your stuff away. Why would you feel disturbed about me giving my things away? I have no use ...
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:10 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Honour Killings - it's hopless, isn't it?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1809
Honour Killings - it's hopless, isn't it?
On the BBC I've been reading that families kill their daughters if they've been raped (eg, raped by Libyan soldiers proving a point to the rebels) - cf http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13760895 . So we've got war mongers raping women who are then killed by their nearest and dearest for their h...
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:42 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Re: Layman Pang and me/us
I have now given away most of my stuff. I gave my jewelery to my wife (with the instructions to sell it and buy a new guitar) and CDs and other stuff went to neighbors and charity. I am still left with a bass guitar and functional things like a car and cloths (walking to work naked wouldn't have bee...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:32 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Re: Layman Pang and me/us
The problem doesn't lie in the things you have but your relationship with them. True enough but as my example of the car outlined the relationships aren't always good. For example, saving time on journeys and using that time in the gym. Of course the other bit to that is that running a car is the b...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: Layman Pang and me/us
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4484
Layman Pang and me/us
Layman Pangs story haunts me (here: http://zbohy.zatma.org/Dharma/zbohy/Literature/xybook/pang1.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). He was an enlightened layman who didn't join a monastery. He did however give up all his possessions by sinking them into a lake since he fi...
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:33 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Are plants sentient?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11694
Re: Are plants sentient?
Well, that just seems unnecessary. You know you don't have to click and comment on a topic if it seems uninteresting to you, right? No its interesting enough, but going nowhere IMO. People end up repeating endlessly what's been said already and there's no way forward for the two sides of opinion an...
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:19 am
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: All Sentient Beings are equal?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9691
Re: All Sentient Beings are equal?
Keep this in mind.. I believe it is worse karma to kill a human than to kill a fly... This would suggest that relatively all beings aren't equal.. Why would it be worse to kill a fly? If you mean "why would it be worse than to kill a fly, I would say that a human has the possibility of achievi...
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:06 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Are plants sentient?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11694
Re: Are plants sentient?
When you've finsihed with this highly metaphysical (and neverending discussion) anyone want to discus how many angels can fit on a pin head?
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:51 pm
- Forum: East Asian Buddhism
- Topic: S. Korea to promote Buddhist temples in branding strategy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1314
Re: S. Korea to promote Buddhist temples in branding strategy
SEOUL, April 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to promote Buddhist temples and other traditional culture as a way to attract foreign tourists and improve its national branding image, officials said Friday. It's about time. They are the hidden secret of Asia. They're good at selling phones, tvs and ca...
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:53 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Britain to blame for worlds troubles
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6109
Re: Britain to blame for worlds troubles
Perhaps, but you have not outlined if you agree or dissagree or why. Also, are we to assume you have studied history or was it an off the cuff remark?Namdrol wrote:KwanSeum wrote:This is a no-brainer for anyone who has studied history.
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:15 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Britain to blame for worlds troubles
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6109
Britain to blame for worlds troubles
David Cameron has suggested that Britain and the legacy of its empire was responsible for many of the world's historic problems (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 64328.html).
Discuss.
Discuss.
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:54 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: The meaning of it all, in one word
- Replies: 1
- Views: 842
The meaning of it all, in one word
The meaning of it all, in one word is...