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All aspects of Buddhism as religion and philosophy.
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Big picture (was: Re: Where rubberz meets the roadz)
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...The Buddha's two meditation teachers, Alara Kalama and Uddaka Ramaputta attained the last two formless attainments and thought they had awakening. Kalama attained the "base of nothingness" and Ramaputta "the base of neither perception nor non perception." Those are the highest possible states of absorption in the canon.... more »
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got a usps money order #11424840445 for
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got a usps money order #11424840445 for $25 in mail from georgia, usa to calif, usa to: ku klux klan from: ku klux klan it was bought at a post office in georgia, usa 10-07 and mail from GA 4-5-08 I don't have anything to do with the ku klux klan.
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Karma
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Is Karma only applied to one person or can it be applied to a collective group of say, maybe, the Chinese? Namaste, Greg O
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Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Program Invites New Applicants
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Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Program Invites New Applicants The Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Training is a visionary and comprehensive two-year certificated program for a new kind of chaplaincy intended to serve individuals, communities, the environment, and the world. The program focuses on altruistic and... more »
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my painting
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really a lousy digital camera the tones are all outta whack but this is a black and white painting i did of tiffani amber theissen [link]
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A larger presence, the unknowable total of all there is
   
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Today the New York Times has an Op-Ed piece by David Brooks, "Neural Buddhists". [link] 13brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin <<Researchers now spend a lot of time trying to understand universal moral intuitions. Genes are not merely selfish, it appears. Instead, people seem to have deep instincts for fairness, empathy... more »
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What for you is the best purchase you've ever made and why?
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Excluding anything to do with either purchasing any religious or philosophy themed books/s that you greatly admire, or making any charitable donations, what so far is the best purchase you've ever made and please elaborate on why you think so.
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