Of course Buddha didn't talk about God. He didn't preach in English and God is an English word which developed in a Christian area of the world...
We UU's are ecumenical on a mind boggling scale. We have Christian, Buddhist, Wiccan with a wide assortment of Polytheists and Atheists and good...
Oceans by Kenneth Tanaka and Bits of Rubble Turn into Gold by Taiteusu Unno are a couple of my favorites.
Here's a link you might enjoy: http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/vegi.html Personally I just have a hard time seeing animals as sentient beings...
Depends on which school of Buddhism is in question. Ch'an/Zen would probably say yes and one adherent has said this emphatically in my presence....
From a Buddhist perspective, as has been pointed out, marijuana is unskillful and dulls the minds. However, you might be interested in Googling...
Technically the jury is still out on Origen. Our one source for this tidbit is Eusebias, who is not the most trustworthy source when it comes to...
We got three where I live in Alabama. Alexander City and Opelika Wal-Marts don't care; you leave the shoes in the car and the shirt unbuttoned...
Excellent responses, I can only one thing. If our Karma had ripened differently it could have been anyone of us playing out the role of the...
Our monthly discussion group at the UU landed on the subject of faith, what separates faith from trust and how do you make the jump from doubt to...
Buddhism in the West is still in it's infancy. I respect that. Nevertheless, it seems part of American culture to want to take things apart,...
For the more esoteric side of Pure Land I would reccomend Mind Seal of the Buddhas by the Patriarch Ou-i. It's online here:...
Great roasted with potatoes with a little rosemary... but I degress, I think.
I think this is a case of you being right but not everyone shares the same values you place on your observations. Amen to the sentiment that...
I'm just curious, are there any Pure Landers on this forum? It's been one of the principal forms of Buddhism I've found myself drawn to over the...
Google for the Diamond Sutra. It seems devoted to this kinda paradox. The raft must be abandonned once the other shore is reached kinda thing....
I have a lot. I mostly follow Hellenismos, a reconstructed form of ancient Greek polytheism. I stick to one pantheon as a personal choice as...
This is why I have no problem with a polytheistic worldview and having more than a few "Almighties" running around in the universe. Omnipotence...
Can anyone pin a date down for the reference USDA-HNI? It seems strange that it only covers a period up 1960 which suggests to me it really,...
IMHO the approach is rather simplistic and tends to glosses over or ommits important information. It's a kind a hit and run approach, dump a lot...
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