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by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

Sorry, what is your meaning of DNS? Oh man, you're serious? DNS is the acronym of the guy who owns Dharmawheel, Dhamawheel, etc: https://www.dharmawheel.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2 Sorry I wasn’t ‘hip’ to that. I never concerned myself with who owns this thing. So then… Is he the ma...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
Replies: 22
Views: 706

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

It's only due to a couple of misunderstandings, e. g. the idea that the palicanon is the first and only authentic buddhist source and the only direct word of the Buddha himself. I think along with this is the idea that the teachings are true only because the historical Buddha taught them (an extens...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

mutsuk wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:50 pm
Ummmm…. DNS is a computer protocol system that connects domain names with servers.
It’s not a person.
You're wasting our time, man...
Sorry, what is your meaning of DNS?
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

Pot, meet kettle. I'm not singling you out, but, many of your critiques in this thread could apply to you in this thread... Oh yeah? I don't think I have voiced any conservative or alt-right opinion in any of my thread. I've just voiced concern about the ease with which some manifest hatred towards...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 5:40 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

I perceive alt-right people - everywhere - whining about how they were not free to say the the things they want to say. But actually, they cannot stand that opponents call out their speech as misanthropic, unfair and dangerous. One could laugh about this twisting of facts, if it wasn't so demagogic...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

Are you quite sure you aren’t simply being cited for making unsubstantiated accusations? How could I know? You have to ask those who cite me. Your question is pretty weird. So, you don’t know exactly why your posts are omitted. Do you know for a fact that the moderators are members of left wing org...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

:jawdrop: I wasn’t saying that Dharma isn’t applicable in all Aspects of life. That’s kind of the point of it, in fact. All I am saying is that it would be helpful to keep conversations meaningful and somewhat on track (not to mention pertinent to the purpose of this forum) if people would try to p...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

you allow a bunch of far-left activists work as moderators dictating others what they have to think Are you quite sure you aren’t simply being cited for making unsubstantiated accusations? For example, left wing activists, by definition, function as parts of collectives. Do you know for a fact that...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

you allow a bunch of far-left activists work as moderators dictating others what they have to think Are you quite sure you aren’t simply being cited for making unsubstantiated accusations? For example, left wing activists, by definition, function as parts of collectives. Do you know for a fact that...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Moderation, bias, etc.

DNS wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:25 am I should have said politics is "part of life" instead of "life is politics." I didn't mean to say everything is politics.
Some here have expressed the view that everything is inherently a political issue.
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"
Replies: 51
Views: 1446

Re: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"

Mental ideas come and go, i.e. are created and discarded. I do regard the movement of mind and the results of that movement to be the same mind. Right. Mind and actions of mind are not two different things. There is a commonly held view that the mind is an entity that “has” thoughts. It’s like a TV...
by PadmaVonSamba
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:12 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

The Dharma is infused in everything though. Politics is life. There could be a Dharmic perspective to anything in life. Is it? Then one who is posting it should explain the particular connection of the topic to the Dharma in their OP. I mean, it’s really a meaningless statement when people say ever...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:23 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

Moderators and moderation aren't perfect, Sure, and that's not what most of us are asking here, rather leaving their political proliferations and priviledged statements at home would certainly make things less heated sometimes. Those “buddhists” who post to ridiculize other people's political belie...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:06 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Moderation, bias, etc.
Replies: 59
Views: 726

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

The separate forums by major traditions we have here appears to have worked out well. Well, it’s mostly because you allow a bunch of far-left activists work as moderators dictating others what they have to think, deleting comments that contradicts them, and banning people whose opinions are not in ...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:50 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?
Replies: 22
Views: 706

Re: Why are DharmaWheel and DhammaWheel separated?

Many thanks if someone could enlighten me Well, that’s the Buddha. But regarding your post, please keep in mind that history has already presented two different sets of teachings, two different paths and goals. I’m just saying that this difference did not emerge as a result of Internet forums. My o...
by PadmaVonSamba
Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"
Replies: 51
Views: 1446

Re: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"

this is my way to go: put into words a viewpoint that seems fertile for discussion hoping that some clarity could emerge along the way. well, yes, that is what we are all trying for here. That’s why I often ask for precise clarification. I do not think that discussion is futile and that only "...
by PadmaVonSamba
Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: What did Indian Buddhists call themselves?
Replies: 11
Views: 541

Re: What did Indian Buddhists call themselves?

“भारतीय” (bharati) it means someone from India.
by PadmaVonSamba
Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:14 pm
Forum: Pure Land
Topic: Right Mindedness at the time of Death
Replies: 2
Views: 93

Re: Right Mindedness at the time of Death

t is difficult for me, personally, not to worry about this Since worrying about it won’t help, I would stop worrying about it. Amitabha is the one who made the vow, so let him worry about it. As my teacher says, “沒問題” Mei wen ti … no problem. If either theory is correct, then there’s nothing you ca...
by PadmaVonSamba
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
Topic: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"
Replies: 51
Views: 1446

Re: Emptiness as "insignificance" and as "spatial vacuity"

it is an "intelligent space" that manifests "objects" out of itself! really? Please name one. Please name one object that isn’t simply a gathering of smaller and smaller objects all the way down to the space between atoms. Then tell me, is the appearance of objects due to someth...
by PadmaVonSamba
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:49 pm
Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
Topic: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?
Replies: 2
Views: 324

Re: Is it Beneficial to Use Dharma Names in Daily Life?

Considering the positive imprints left by Dharma names, would it be beneficial to also use Dharma names in daily life for objects or places, in addition to pets, to create a more mindful environment? Originally, the Buddha gave Dharma names because in the Himalayas and in India, your family name of...

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