Buddhist Discussion

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1. Favorite Quotes from Buddha.

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   By Informer, September 17, 2011
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2. Dzogchen/Mahamudra Resources

   By forestofclarity, September 24, 2025
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3. Buddhist/Bon Dream Yoga Resources

   By forestofclarity, September 24, 2025
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4. Theravada/Early Buddhist Tradition Resources

   By forestofclarity, September 28, 2025
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5. Zen and Mahayana Resources

   By forestofclarity, September 28, 2025
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6. Could someone explain the Buddhist belief system to me?

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   By DreamBliss, November 3, 2012   

   • God
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   • SodaChanh
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7. Debunking a Creator

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   By RongzomFan, December 4, 2013
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8. Chundi mantra

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   By Seeker of Wisdom, December 10, 2012
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9. Dzogchen, superior to Tantra. Really...?

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   By Wells, December 13, 2015   

   • rigpa
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   • Wells
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10. Dzogchen Teachings

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    By Jax, March 4, 2013   

    • Dzogchen
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11. Introduction to Dzogchen Retreat with B Alan Wallace

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    By konchog uma, December 6, 2012   

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12. Why do only very few Dzogchen practitioners attain rainbow body?

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    By Wells, July 17, 2014   

    • Dzogchen
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13. What is wisdom in Dzogchen ?

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    By Anderson, June 6, 2014
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14. The Chicken or the Egg?

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    By Lucky7Strikes, July 20, 2009
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15. Experience, Realization, View, Practice and Fruition

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    By xabir2005, December 16, 2011
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16. The Superiority of Tantra to Sutra

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    By RongzomFan, February 2, 2014
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17. Buddha kept silent about God

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    By dattaswami, January 31, 2013   

    • Buddha
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18. Bernadette Roberts: Christian Contemplative View On Buddhism

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    By Simple_Jack, December 19, 2013   

    • Anatman
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19. Is rigpa really that simple?

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    By Tibetan_Ice, June 25, 2016
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20. The Course in Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

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    By gatito, March 4, 2014   

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21. The Eternal Self of the Buddha

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    By dwai, August 2, 2009
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22. Resting the mind in its natural state

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    By Seeker of Wisdom, August 10, 2013
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23. I see people are still misleading each other on Buddhism

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    By RongzomFan, September 9, 2011
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24. Content deleted

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    By steve, February 15, 2014
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25. Recently I got to speak with an enlightened master and ask what enlightenment is.

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    By Thunder_Gooch, April 3, 2012
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26. Bumps on the Cultivation Path

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    By Maddie, February 12, 2013   

    • Challenges that come up
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    • RongzomFan
    • June 7, 2013

27. DharmaWheel, pressure between the eyebrows, bad advice

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    By Tibetan_Ice, November 10, 2014   

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28. Seth is giving up Buddhism!

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    By Seth Ananda, December 15, 2011
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29. Is there an objective reality or not in Dzogchen theory?

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    By Wells, August 4, 2014
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30. Vajra strands

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    By Tibetan_Ice, October 10, 2014
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