(posted at www.sulekha.com, Philosophy section): Good post! Interesting thread! We often speak of "Truth" as if it is something "out there", with its own...
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A Glass Jar Filled With Flies I met an interesting, philosophical fellow in a bookstore once, who posed the following question: He said, "Imagine taking a...
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Tony_Tiger: Hi, are you just zapping through the Yahoo Buddhist chat room or can you stay? Sitaram: I can stay a while, I suppose Sitaram: I just posted two...
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Apr 5, 2001 10:53 pm
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(A nineteen year old freshman in Wisconsin asks for help in writing a five minute speech to persuade an audience to do something) Sitaram: Ok.... tell me......
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Apr 8, 2001 5:23 am
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What is "Truth"? Perhaps "Truth" is the greatest deception of all, not in the manner of it's spelling or grammar or calligraphy, but rather in its punctuation....
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Apr 8, 2001 10:20 am
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Here is an excellent post in response to my comment, from a reader at zen-forum.com : <hr> The truth is the "I am" within each of us. I am is one of the names...
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Apr 9, 2001 7:45 am
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One reader, John, writes: Dear Sitaram: Thank you for responding to my question and I look forward to your more comprehensive response. <a...
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Apr 9, 2001 5:19 pm
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(posted at zen-forum.com) One reader posts: What is the connection of lankavatara sutra to zen? (in philosophical sense): Sitaram responds: Here are some URL's...
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Apr 10, 2001 5:22 pm
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(posted at www.sulekha.com in reply to a post entiteld "Should Ramayan be banned in India?") Genesis 19:30-38 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the...
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Apr 12, 2001 2:14 pm
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(posted at www.sulekha.com) <a href="http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/akiryakakis/">Evil from a Theological Persepctive</a> CHECK TOWARDS BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE...
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Apr 12, 2001 6:04 pm
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<a href="http://www.inet.co.th/cyberclub/toom/people/people_buddha.html"> Lord Buddha, Light of the World</a> ...
I was watching a special on MSNBC on Life after Death where people were talking dying and going through the tunnel towards the white light of Heaven (while a...
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Apr 14, 2001 1:25 pm
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(posted at zen-forum.com): One reader writes: OK. So exactly what is the Kabbalah, anyway. Sitaram, want to fill me in on this one? I've heard whisphers about...
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Apr 14, 2001 1:27 pm
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The thought of God is like a fire which will burn all desires. The highest knowledge is nothing but the deep feeling of the presence of God everywhere. That...
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Apr 14, 2001 3:47 pm
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http://www.wco.com/~altaf/sufipers.html (some excerpts): "Can I kill myself and go to heaven", I asked the ignoble sufi shaykh I was interviewing in regards to...
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Apr 15, 2001 11:09 am
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Beyond Tears Beyond tears, Accepting the inevitable In the twilight of years, I cherish even the regrettable. The sun is now distorted, large and red, ...
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Apr 15, 2001 11:35 am
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(posted at zen-forum.com) One reader writes: I have very recently begun to practice Zen. I have also started to attend a Zendo and while there I noticed that...
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Apr 17, 2001 9:05 pm
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"The core of Krishnamurti's teaching is contained in the statement he made in 1929 when he said: `Truth is a pathless land'. Man cannot come to it through any...
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Apr 18, 2001 10:59 pm
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I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON IT, AND FOUND THIS ARTICLE: FORT WORTH, Feb. 13 - What’s comes after death? A few people who have been near death mysteriously...
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Apr 18, 2001 11:01 pm
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I found this site very, very interesting http://www.uni-giessen.de/~gk1415/ and this article I found very helpful in understanding a bit more his thinking. ...
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Apr 18, 2001 11:02 pm
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Apr 23, 2001 10:27 am
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I wonder what would you would recommend on "deprograming" oneself from the Christian way of thinking, I.E. you were raised Christian, but you have different...
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Apr 23, 2001 10:28 am
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(Sitaram has edited this post to convert from HTML to text, to improve readability, and then reposted) Grasshopper writes: Thought this might be interesting to...
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Apr 23, 2001 10:41 am
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One reader at alt.religion newsgroup has posted a question concerning which is the "oldest" religion. A crusty old Irishman was once asked, "What religion are...
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Apr 24, 2001 9:19 am
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THE LOVE OF THE GURU <hr> A bodhisattva resolves, "I take upon myself the burden of all suffering; I am resolved to do so; I will endure it. I do not turn or ...
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Apr 24, 2001 9:20 am
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(posted at sulekha.com Philosophy section): http://www.sulekha.com/philosophy/messages/28944.html Thanks for pointing out this valuable thread. I have a page...
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Apr 25, 2001 9:46 am
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I was thinking.. I know Sitaram has said before, and I’m paraphrasing here, “We are exactly as we are supposed to be at each and every minute of our...
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Apr 27, 2001 3:46 am
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Thoughts of some Famous People on Hinduism 1.Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American Philosopher, Unitarian, social critic, transcendentalist and writer: "In...
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Apr 29, 2001 3:13 pm
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A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman...