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by tracefleeman » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:17 pm
Hi. For a long time, i've considered myself a Buddhist. But i've only recently started practining latley. Since then, I really FEEL closer to enlightenment. Now, when I do walking meditation, I can see beauty in everything, EVERYTHING. I just have some questions: 1. I sometimes feel like I'm practicing for the wrong reasons, but not entirely. It's hard to explain, but yeah. 2. How do I take the vow of the Bodhisattva? 3. Has anyone ever reached enlightenment, being a layperson and not a monk?
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Re: Questions
by Ogyen » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:39 pm
Have you taken refuge first?
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"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget." –Arundhati Roy
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Re: Questions
by Jikan » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:33 pm
tracefleeman wrote:There is not a temple near where I live...
If you don't mind... about where in the world are you?
(don't worry we'll get to your questions!
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Re: Questions
by tracefleeman » Sat May 12, 2012 11:03 pm
Jikan wrote:tracefleeman wrote:There is not a temple near where I live...
If you don't mind... about where in the world are you?
(don't worry we'll get to your questions!
A rural city with fields everywhere.
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