Renunciation, Perfectionism, and Joyful Liberation
Who wants a dukkha pie? Nobody. At least not us Buddhists.
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Category: Buddhism
Holmes, Shirilla, and Clancy: How do You Find Justice When You Don’t Believe in Hell?
How do we believe justice has been served when there is no evidence of remorse that we can see?
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Are You Enlightened?
Some Buddhist traditions are not helpful in regards to being comfortable with our meditation experiences. Especially those that insist that they belong to an unbroken chain of highly enlightened individuals whose experience has to be matched if you want to belong.
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It’s Been One Helluva Week, but What Does that Have to do with Buddhist Practice?
I am a professional beginner in Buddhist practice when it comes to this stuff. I practice Metta a lot. I found myself repeating the mantras and deepening into the practice as my system spun out in an attempt to ground myself. Saturday felt a lot like grounding practice.
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Fishes’ Eyes Swim with Tears
But even though I have found peace and stillness through my meditation practice and Buddhist teachings, I still grieve.
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