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- Sun Jun 11, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Western Philosophy and emptiness
- Replies: 171
- Views: 11792
Re: Western Philosophy and emptiness
For me, the more interesting questions are about how sunyata should affect the way we live in the world. This is such an important and interesting question! Do you have a source you turn to for answers to how we should live in the world if it and us are empty? If everything is empty there’s nothing...
- Wed May 25, 2022 11:51 pm
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: about zen practicing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1834
Re: about zen practicing
A mistake is being caught up in the duality of right/wrong.reiun wrote: ↑Sat May 21, 2022 8:46 pmIt is a mistake to get caught in dualistic thinking (e.g., slow/fast, easy/hard, simple/skillful).
- Wed May 25, 2022 12:27 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Is there a way to tell if one achieved direct realization?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1201
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:01 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
There is an argument that that the various aspects are deliberately difficult to understand as a cohesive whole. Something to do with post-modernism I think - though I am not a philosophy expert. Rather it seeks to destabilize categories like gender in order to undermine the oppressive status quo (...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:25 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
There is a strong biological component, check the study linked in my previous post. That is not to say that social conditioning doesn't also play a role, but evidence is now accepted in the scientific community that hormonal influences are a factor in gender identity formation. Much additional rese...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:05 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
"Gender identity" refers to a person's sense of where they fit on that spectrum. It is more than a thought: it is biologically determined by structures in the brain. Are you sure that it's biologically determined? Our conditioning, much of which is socially influenced, also determines how...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:41 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
"Gender identity" refers to a person's sense of where they fit on that spectrum. It is more than a thought: it is biologically determined by structures in the brain. Are you sure that it's biologically determined? Our conditioning, much of which is socially influenced, also determines how...
- Tue Apr 12, 2022 8:36 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
My understanding of the theory is that gender is a social construct but gender identity is innate from a very early age (if not from birth). That makes no sense whatsoever. What exactly is the difference between gender and gender identity in this context? There is an argument that that the various ...
- Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:25 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Innate sense of self and gender identity
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6401
Re: Innate sense of self and gender identity
Gender Identity Ideology assumes that we all, everyone of us, have a deeply felt innate sense of our own gender. But I don't - I am confident that my own sense of self is devoid of gender. And this is not because I am 'CIS male' - if I were to wake tomorrow with a female body I am pretty certain my...
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 8:21 pm
- Forum: Dharma Events
- Topic: The Future of American Buddhism
- Replies: 430
- Views: 30285
Re: The Future of American Buddhism
The Future of American Buddhism Webinar Series https://futureofamericanbuddhism.com/sfzc-register/ Discussion Topics: Tradition and Innovation - March 29 Dharma for the Environmental Crisis - April 5 Leadership, Power, and Empowerment - April 12 Engaged Buddhism in the 21st Century - April 19 BIPOC...
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 5:19 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: So long and thanks for all the fish
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1233
Re: So long and thanks for all the fish
Was it something I said?
Fare thee well, old friend (for my part).
Fare thee well, old friend (for my part).
Re: Dune
As far as recommendations go, and as a dedicated sci-fi fan, I've recently very much enjoyed Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. So have I, but it's really lightweight. I don't have the expectation that sci-fi will be terribly deep, just interesting and entertaining. Project Hail Mary is good storytell...
Re: Dune
It has been said that there are two books that have a high probability of ensnaring the minds of 14 year old boys and changing their characters forever. One is Frank Herbert's Dune, the other is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. If the hapless boy picks up the wrong book, he is doomed to life as a snive...
- Thu Oct 21, 2021 6:57 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
- Replies: 82
- Views: 4335
Re: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
Just because you can, doesn't mean you have to. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/opinion/quitting-jobs-resignation-employment.html Whaddaya think? I think that the bottom line is that Weber’s so called ‘iron cage’ of rationalization doesn’t promote well-being, is ultimately irrational, and we sho...
- Thu Oct 21, 2021 4:07 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
- Replies: 82
- Views: 4335
Re: REBEL! Down with the Protestant Work Ethic!
The idea that doctrine and belief can directly determine social realities (and also vice versa) is always precarious. While one cannot write sociology or economics papers on the premise, the only reliable metric in my experience has been karma—not really in terms of material effects, but rather in ...
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:10 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1917
Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT
To those in the know, I would guess that doing CBT on one's own (with no therapist) is about as ill-advised as doing Buddhism on one's own (with no teacher), yes? The doc disagrees. The luxury to take tons of therapy is incredibly elitist. How many 175$ sessions can you afford per year? There is a ...
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1917
Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT
Wherever you are, however you’ve been conditioned, that’s what you bring to your practice. That’s the muddy water that the pure lotus grows from. So, you don’t need to shake off your conditioning before practicing Dharma. You use all of it, good and bad, as fuel to propel you on the path. Use condi...
- Sat Oct 02, 2021 10:26 pm
- Forum: Dharma in Everyday Life
- Topic: The Eightfold Path and CBT
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1917
Re: The Eightfold Path and CBT
Wherever you are, however you’ve been conditioned, that’s what you bring to your practice. That’s the muddy water that the pure lotus grows from. So, you don’t need to shake off your conditioning before practicing Dharma. You use all of it, good and bad, as fuel to propel you on the path. Use condi...
- Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:55 pm
- Forum: Zen
- Topic: How to figure out the soluton to a koan
- Replies: 180
- Views: 34992
Re: How to figure out the soluton to a koan
As has been mentioned, It is traditionally not acceptable to discuss these interactions in public. The reasons for this are not solely to do with you, but with the manner in which others without experience can be misled. I recognize this is not a dedicated Zen forum. But the custom in most that are...