Let me tell you about the middle path. Dressing in rough and dirty garments, letting your hair grow matted, abstaining from eating any meat or fish, does not...
Thanks for the note. I/we generally like personal notes. or if a blanketedly copy prose, then at least a FULL reference, more than "Discourse II" Mikey...
Don't be heedless of merit ('It won't come to me'). A water jar fills, even with water falling in drops. With merit—even if bit by bit, habitually— the...
Friends: How to be a Real Buddhist through Observance? Nikini Poya day is the full-moon of August. On such Observance days: Any Lay Buddhist simply joins the...
Friends: What is the Joy (Piti) Link to Awakening? The Joy Link to Awakening (Piti-sambojjhanga) has the characteristic of suffusing contentment, and the...
Friends: What is the Tranquillity Link to Awakening? The Tranquillity Link to Awakening (passaddhi-sambojjhanga) has the characteristic of peace, and the...
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Hi Cynthia, Thanks for your posting. I'm in another 12 steps program, but I have been raised Catholic, so I'm struggling with the same issues. First, I need to...
In a message dated 8/21/2006 6:33:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Thank you, Alexandre! What you have expressed so well here is something I've believed for...
In "Going Home" Thich Nhat Hanh discusses the God word. It is all about mindful connectedness with the world. Alcohol certainly kept me disconnected from ...
Here in Seattle, no one really says the Lord's Prayer and there's great diversity of faith, spirituality and life path in our Rooms. One thing I notice a lot...
Thanks for sharing, Lex, Richard and Shauna. It's helpful to realize one is not alone! I wish we could meet physically and have a Buddhist receovery meeting ...
In a message dated 8/22/2006 11:18:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Thanks, everybody for the replies. It's nice to see this group waking up after a period of...
Friends: What is the Concentration Link to Awakening? Fixed Focus is the characteristic of the Concentration Link to Awakening (Samadhi-Sambojjhanga). Ceasing...
Friends: What is the Equanimity Link to Awakening? Even evaluation is characteristic of the Equanimity Link to Awakening. (Upekkha-Sambojjhanga). Preventing...
Friends: What is an Idiotic, Imbecile & Moronic Fool? A certain bhikkhu once asked the Blessed Buddha: Venerable Sir, it is said: An idiotic fool, an idiotic...
Hello - I so appreciate all of the insights provided in this group. I, too, have followed pagan, Native American, and a variety of other paths to what I now...
Friends: Who is Clever, Intelligent and Wise? A certain bhikkhu once asked the Blessed Buddha: Venerable Sir, it is said: Clever and wise, clever and wise... ...
Thanks for your postings, It so happens that I'm also struggling with these things - again. There's something I just can't let go of with these differents ...
Hello. I have been in and out of AA for 10 years and i just came off a relapse a couple days ago. It has beccome clear to me finally that I must somehow find a...
First of all - welcome to the group! Buddhism is really not that hard to understand, however you might find it easier if you start with something a little ...
Friends: How is Release by Friendliness Achieved? The Blessed Buddha once said: And how, Bhikkhus, is the mental release by universal friendliness achieved?...
Hello, In Shunryu Suzukis's book there's a great sum up for the buddhism: "Buddhism is self-studying and to study self is to forget self." (I translated this...
Does any know of a link to a list of residentual us monastery programs. I can find links to individual ones and retreats but am interested in more long term...
Hello, You don't have to suffer cult religious dogma to recover from addiction. Here are some useful resources for those seeking alternative approaches to...
Friends: How is Release by Infinite Pity Achieved? The Blessed Buddha once said: And how, Bhikkhus, is the mental release by universal pity (karuna) achieved?...
