Buddhist Discussion

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1. Do Buddhist masters only bloom later in life?

   By Jetsun, September 23, 2011
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   • deci belle
   • November 13, 2011

2. Gelug bums?

   By Miroku, September 2, 2021
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   • Miroku
   • September 4, 2021

3. Turning Difficulties into Practice

   By Apech, August 8, 2019
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   • Michael Sternbach
   • August 10, 2019

4. inner voice, thought, monolog,

   By dontknwmucboutanythng, April 20, 2018
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   • 9th
   • April 28, 2018

5. How to Shikantaza and Mahamudra

   By falcon, September 10, 2018   

   • zen
   • mahamudra
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     Tagged with:

     • zen
     • mahamudra
     • shikantaza
     • soto
     • buddhism
   • 8 replies
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   • falcon
   • October 2, 2018

6. Practical non-violence?

   By jeffrito, April 16, 2012
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   • mYTHmAKER
   • April 17, 2012

7. Mindful Chores

   By Maddie, March 9, 2023
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   • S:C
   • July 4, 2023

8. Wanted to seek guidance from the community

   By wakeupneo, January 27, 2018
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   • Orion
   • May 9, 2018

9. Direct Introduction Dalai Lama

   By Tibetan_Ice, July 14, 2016
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   • Tibetan_Ice
   • July 16, 2016

10. kôan / kung-an

    By gj551, December 2, 2018
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    • Nintendao
    • December 20, 2018

11. Stream entry, pleasant feeling

    By shortstuff, July 4, 2017
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    • taoguy
    • July 7, 2017

12. Sutras as a practice

    By Maddie, September 28, 2021
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    • Maddie
    • October 6, 2021

13. Edward Selim Michael - The Law of Attention

    By Still_Waters, January 9, 2019   

    • attention
    • yoga
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      • yoga
      • meditation
      • practice
      • direct experience
    • 7 replies
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    • laughingblade
    • January 19, 2019

14. Article, "The Power of Shikantaza Compared to the Jhanas"

    By Mark Foote, September 24, 2025
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    • Mark Foote
    • October 2, 2025

15. going forth

    By seekingbuddha, February 19, 2015   

    • homeless
    • renounciation
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    • seekingbuddha
    • March 10, 2015

16. Does Tripitaka has a section regarding statue/offering/incense?

    By Try, March 26, 2018
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    • Eric Woon
    • July 14, 2018

17. Mantra one word vs many words which is better

    By Living, April 15, 2021
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    • stirling
    • April 16, 2021

18. The Bhumis and the higher bhumis

    By TranquilTurmoil, July 30, 2021
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    • stirling
    • July 31, 2021

19. Zen spirit

    By Junko, February 27, 2016
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    • steve
    • March 8, 2016

20. Emotions and the skandha's

    By Crures, January 16, 2017
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    • Crures
    • January 18, 2017

21. Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

    By steve, September 22, 2018
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    • SodaChanh
    • October 3, 2018

22. Recent case of Tibetan Nun in Thukdam

    By C T, May 26, 2020
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    • Neigongwiki
    • April 13, 2021

23. Any long-term Zen practitioners in here?

    By BananaMonkey, June 21, 2013
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    • humbleone
    • June 30, 2013

24. "Why We Are All Addicted" by Dr. Andrew Weil

    By Encephalon, November 15, 2011
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    • Encephalon
    • December 2, 2011

25. that article, How i met a fully Enlightened "Buddha"..

    By allinone, July 16, 2017
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    • C T
    • December 8, 2017

26. Mahayana Path

    By RongzomFan, February 8, 2014
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    • RongzomFan
    • February 8, 2014

27. Usnisa Vijaya Dharani

    By mat black, September 19, 2011
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    • Vajra Fist
    • November 29, 2019

28. What Gurdjieff found in Tibet

    By Jetsun, September 13, 2013
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    • 4,954 views
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    • 3bob
    • September 19, 2013

29. Rigpa vs. Yuan Shen

    By anshino23, December 4, 2019   

    • dzogchen
    • neidan
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      • neidan
      • consciousness
      • rigpa
    • 7 replies
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    • dwai
    • December 13, 2019

30. Staying in a buddhist monastery?

    By Cookie Monster, December 7, 2021
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    • 2,590 views
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    • unreasonablyreasonable
    • March 26, 2022