About Buddhist Boomers
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A group for members who are interested in Buddhism. Discuss experiences, meditation techniques, favorite books, and other aspects of your own Buddhist seeking. All varieties of Buddhists are welcome.
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Buddhist Files And Links
Below is a link to the Files Page of Buddhist Boomers, where you can find many books, some articles, and some audio and visual educational materials about Buddhism:
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The Dhammapada and s...
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posted by ponytail
Compassion and Serenity
When I think of compassion, I think of something like the photo. Serene, green, calm. Ancient wisdom represented by the old stone, and by paint-flecked doors.
It is sometimes hard to feel compa...
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posted by MartiInMexico
Root Delusions
There are six root delusions
Anger - highly disturbed aspect of mind that arises when we see something unpleasant - enemies, and so forth
Attachment - attachment to ego / self / others / things c...
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posted by GoodCells
All Dharmas Are Marked by Unsatisfactoriness
The First Noble Truth is “all dharmas are marked by dukkha.” This carefully crafted and quite technical observation is often translated as “life is suffering.”
There are commentaries and expansion...
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posted by MartiInMexico
Happiness and Suffering
"Everyone is looking for happiness and avoiding suffering. This is the purpose of philosophy, the basis of all religion and the drive to create indoor plumbing."
Domo Geshe Rinpoche
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posted by GoodCells
The Burdens We Carry
“Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.” ~ Buddha
For me, true forgiveness entails forgetting the wrong. If I can't forget the transgression, I haven't full forgiven the transg...
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posted by MartiInMexico
Evil Is As Evil Does
Evil in Buddhism is not an abstract concept - there is no equivalent to the notion of 'pure evil'. Evil is synonymous with doing harm or being harmed. We're all capable of inflicting harm, even if ...
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posted by MartiInMexico
You Are Here
Where do you spend most of your time? In the past? In the future? The reality -- such as it is -- is here. And now.
But you probably are here:
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posted by MartiInMexico
Welcome to Our New Member
We are kind of a loose-jointed sangra. A smorgasbord, if you will. A little of this, a little of that, all flavored, hopefully, with compassion. Welcome to the group.
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posted by MartiInMexico
Paradox of the Essenceless Self by Tenzin Wangyal
But how, if the individual of the individual is pure, empty awareness, can a conventional self and a moving mind exist at all? Here is an example based on experiences we all have: when we dream, an...
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posted by GoodCells
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