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10 questions linked to/from Going to extremes?
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Can a Buddhist own and run a billion dollar business?
China, Japan, Korea, etc. have so many companies and Buddhism is widespread in those areas. My question is: can a Buddhist make the aim of his life to run a billion dollar business?
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Clenching teeth and pressing tongue against roof of mouth
This may sound similar to this question, but it's not the same.
This practice appears to be similar to the Khecari Mudra of Hindu yoga, but it's not the same, because the tongue need not be inserted ...
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Learning materials for Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppāda) in Theravada Buddhism
I am listening through the talks and guided meditations from the retreat at Amaravati Just One More: Dependent Origination and the Cycles of Addiction Retreat, where there are a number of references ...
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How can Buddhism help with bad habits?
I have been suffering with addictions. Addictions are complex. Both that I suffer from are in abatement. I am in recovery as they say. I am getting medical support.
Besides the addiction I have bad ...
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Is modern capitalism inherently opposed to Buddhism?
In the Dhammapada in the chapter 20 - The Path it says
"I will make this my winter home have another house for the monsoon
and dwell in a third for during the summer". Lost in such fancies, one
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What is the story where some of the Buddha's followers commit suicide?
There is a Buddhist story when some monks (or followers of the Buddha) misinterpret what the Buddha is saying and commit suicide. Does anyone know anymore details about the story and where it comes ...
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Why is sniffing a flower considered to be stealing?
According to the Gandhatthena Sutta (SN 9.14), a monk sniffing a flower in the wilderness, that was not given to him, is considered stealing, even if it's only a hair-tip's worth of evil.
Why is ...
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Mahayana view on why Theravada's anatta is insufficient to uproot ignorance?
A Mahayana-practising member wrote this comment:
With respect, the Theravada generally has a much more coarse
understanding of emptiness and anatta and is confused as to the object
of negation. ...
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Mutually Exclusive Approaches
I had begun writing a question, but it was so long I needed to re-frame it simply in fewer words. The basic theme of my question was: aren't some Buddhist techniques mutually exclusive?
The simplest ...
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Does anyone know of any good Asubha sites?
Does anyone know of any good Asubha sites? Am interested in suitable objects for contemplation for the overcoming of lust.
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