About Buddhist Boomers
Description
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
Be Careful
"Be careful what becomes important to you as your attention will be taken in that direction and a new habit formed." - Yogi Cameron
We all have the attention span of gnats. We flit from thought to...
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posted by MartiInMexico
Am Trying To Understand
I am trying to learn and understand the wisdom of Buddism. I have read books on Buddhist teaching. Unfortunately, with no one else to discuss the ideas with they withered and died.
I am glad to ha...
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posted by horsesfly2
Letting Go
I'm usually just a reader of the messages in this group, and I've posted once before. I can say that I've progressed a whole lot since then, in both my studies and general understanding of the fund...
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posted by FrederickJames
Buddha’s Footprint
Buddha footprint, Gandhara, 1st century
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The footprint of the Buddha (Buddhapada in Sanskrit) is an imprint of Gautama Buddha's one or both feet. It comes i...
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posted by ponytail
Begging
Begging for food is a sign of the monk's detachment from the world, and the avowal not to farm, because tilling the soil might harm or kill the creatures which live in it.
For me, it is more a s...
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posted by MartiInMexico
The Temporary Guest
Dzogchen Ponlop writes:
"It is important to remember that although our mind is presently connected to this body, it is only a temporary guest."
"The way to meet death fully is to die every day...
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posted by MartiInMexico
Our Words
Each and every human being creates their own way of life, by themselves.
How do we create our life?
We create it when we make decisions.
Everything is determined by our decisions.
When I say "d...
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posted by MartiInMexico
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