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| depression | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I'm having some real problems at the moment with meditation and, more specifically, Buddhism. I'm ...
A: Don't worry about the name - this site is very careful with privacy, so I don't even know it! I ...
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| devas | 11/12/2009 |
Q: Buddhist don't believe in a creator God, yet, some Buddhist believe in devas, why doesn't the same ...
A: > Buddhist don't believe in a creator God True. > yet, some Buddhist believe in devas, True again. ...
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| beings of white light | 11/10/2009 |
Q: Are practitioners who attain the rainbow body, buddhas And are they then beings of pure white ...
A: The rainbow body is said to be a sign that the practitioner has achieved the full realization of ...
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| intrusive father | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I am wondering if there is a specific mudra or breathing exercise or meditation you can tell me of ...
A: Actually, I'm sorry, I have nothing specific to suggest. I have no doubt that your idea of working ...
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| is buddha God ? | 10/11/2009 |
Q: how are you Alex, sorry, i am not sure if you would like to discuss these question, my entire family ...
A: In a word: no. Buddha is indeed "worshipped" as a guide, teacher, and representative of our own ...
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| Right way to pray | 10/8/2009 |
Q: What is the right way to pray when you are visiting a Buddhist Gompa or a monstary eg in places like ...
A: 1) There certainly are "standard" prayers, BUT on the one hand they vary from one tradition to the ...
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| Right way to pray | 10/7/2009 |
Q: What is the right way to pray when you are visiting a Buddhist Gompa or a monstary eg in places like ...
A: Well as you obviously realize, these things vary from place to place, so it is always important to ...
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| a question about fun and a question about the senses | 10/5/2009 |
Q: -) I have a question or two about Buddhism and the challenges of incorporating Buddhist practice ...
A: I think it might help you to realize that Buddhism is a vast, complex thing - a whole culture, ...
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| Class project (again sorry) | 9/30/2009 |
Q: I'd like to rephrase one of my previous questions. I had asked if you had ever reached nirvana and ...
A: Nirvana is not a place, nor a "state" that you can experience and report on. Literally "nirvana" ...
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| Philosophy class interview project | 9/23/2009 |
Q: i just have a couple questions regarding Buddhism for my class and you seemed the appropriate ...
A: Most of your questions would require extensive discussion of at least essay length if not book ...
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| a killer who became buddhist in jail | 9/13/2009 |
Q: I’m a french cartoonist and I have a particular question : I’m looking for the name of an american ...
A: Sorry, I can't help. Generally the prison Buddhist "chaplaincy" is quite active, and people do often ...
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| illusion | 8/31/2009 |
Q: Recently I've been reading some texts by Charles Berner. Quite often he mentioned that life is an ...
A: I don't know anything about Charles Berner except what I just read on Wikipedia. You would have to ...
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| visualization | 8/30/2009 |
Q: I am very attracted to Tibetan Buddhism and would like to take refuge - however I am wondering if ...
A: I am sure it is no problem - lot's of people are like that. Often, trying too hard and hoping for ...
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| Eternal Happiness | 8/27/2009 |
Q: 1. What is Eternal Happiness (Krsna Conscousness)? 2. How do emails all the expert in the category ...
A: "Krsna Conscousness" (the usual English spelling would be "Krishna Consciousness") is a term from a ...
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| laziness | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I often feel lazy now that I started meditating..it is a feeling of having no motivation.. Like ...
A: Do I? A bit. My main problem, though, is falling asleep when I meditate! Accepting the inherent ...
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| patient endurance | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I know different schools of Buddhism have different thoughts. I am in constant phsycial pain and ...
A: Sorry to be so slow with my reply - I don't think I got the message about your question. Patient ...
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| proof | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I've been reading the Dalia Lama "Healing and Anger" and he points out that reincarnation can be ...
A: You are raising questions to which I believe there are answers, but not necessarily answers of a ...
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| Liberation | 7/30/2009 |
Q: Sir, I have read many articles about birth and death. My question is "'How to get free forever from ...
A: You seem to be asking the very question right at the root of Buddhism. So it seems to me that the ...
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| Problems with attachment theory | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I seem to come across this strange problem whenever I feel like doing something. When I feel like ...
A: I don't think there is an "official" answer to this. But it sounds as if you are already able to see ...
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| Restrictions Enquiry! | 7/24/2009 |
Q: i've been doing my research on buddhism and i found it very interesting. My question is if i follow ...
A: You said it - Buddhism is against intoxication. So these things are not encouraged, in fact they are ...
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| Scriptures | 7/6/2009 |
Q: What has been the Buddhist approach in the last 150 years towards the actual experience of reality ...
A: > What has been the Buddhist approach in > the last 150 years towards the actual > experience of ...
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| ignorance in Tibetan script | 6/29/2009 |
Q: i want to know how ignorance translates to Tibetan script. Thank you in advance for your help.
A: The Tibetan, transcribed into latin script according to the Wylie system, is this: ma.rig.pa. If ...
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| Buddhism and spiritualism | 6/28/2009 |
Q: After spending several months researching Buddhism in an effort to find the religion associated ...
A: Generally speaking Buddhists believe that everything is impermanent, and when someone dies the winds ...
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| Buddhist Romance | 6/27/2009 |
Q: Do buddhist kiss as a feature of their romance? How do they show their affection for the other sex?
A: This is a purely social matter on which Buddhism has nothing to say. Monks and nuns, of course, ...
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| transmigration of the soul | 6/15/2009 |
Q: i have a question regaring tibetan buddhism. I have read that the tranmisgration of the soul from a ...
A: The "49 days" is notional rather than literal. It is used to time the funeral rites, especially for ...
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| Questions about Buddhism for Class | 6/13/2009 |
Q: What are the important holidays and traditions of this religion? How has religion shaped your ...
A: Dar Geral, What are the important holidays and traditions of this religion? They vary according to ...
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| Meditation question | 6/4/2009 |
Q: Good morning, I feel kind of weird about asking this..but here it goes. I'm not sure how to word it. ...
A: The exact version of your experience is not one that I've heard of before. That being said, however, ...
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| Euthanasia | 6/2/2009 |
Q: Alex, I am having a great deal of difficulty with the choice to euthanize my belovd cat. He is ...
A: You say you "obviously have not reached enlightenment". Who has? These prayers essentially just give ...
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| Euthanasia | 6/2/2009 |
Q: Alex, I am having a great deal of difficulty with the choice to euthanize my belovd cat. He is ...
A: I feel for you deeply, as a cat lover myself. Many Western Buddhists have been through this. I can ...
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| Meat | 5/30/2009 |
Q: i'm was just asking because i'm becoming a buddhist but can we eat meat? i'm sorry if this is a ...
A: Why ever should that be a silly question? Essentially, vegetarianism is strongly encouraged by ...
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| Darwinism and Buddhism | 5/28/2009 |
Q: Given biological Darwinism challenged salvation and eternal life, grand design in the making of ...
A: Your question itself raises further questions. Firsly, what do you mean by "Darwinism"? Do you just ...
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| Where? | 5/26/2009 |
Q: Is Buddha physically "alive?" And if he is, WHERE exactly is he, right now?
A: Physically alive? No, certainly not in any ordinary sense. So your second question has no meaningful ...
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| food offerings to the dead | 5/19/2009 |
Q: my husband passed. when we put food and essence on the alter should we put only one dish or should ...
A: Sorry it's taken a while to reply! I have never heard of the use of three dishes. In the systems ...
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| Buddhism funeral ceremonies | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I am currently doing an assignment on how compatible Buddhism and Hindu death beliefs/ funerals are. ...
A: Sorry it has taken so long to reply. I think the main purpose of the ritual is simply to help ...
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| eleventh bhumi | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Can you describe a little about the eleventh bhumi is is that complete enlightenment?Also where I ...
A: Generally your suggestion is correct, but as you probably know, there are normally only said to be ...
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| Re-Birth | 5/11/2009 |
Q: Hope this finds you in the best of your health and spirits. I have a small question on re-birth. ...
A: Yes, what you say is what is usually described, though I believe Theravada schools put the start of ...
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| I-Search Help | 5/7/2009 |
Q: hell o my name is Emily Lau and i am a student who attends Martin Luther King jr. middle school in ...
A: Your questions really need pages and pages of answer, so I can only put a few words to each. 1) It ...
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| Time Travel | 5/2/2009 |
Q: I know in Tibetan Buddhism siddhis such as teleportation, levitation etc exist, can an advanced ...
A: Well it's all stories, really, isn't it? I've heard the stories, but I've never seen any of those ...
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| my religion assignment. | 4/28/2009 |
Q: Hey Alex, I'm Aaron. As an assignment for religion, we have been told to research on a buddhist ...
A: Some quick answers, for what they may be worth: 1. Has buddhism, more specifically meditation ...
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| all is one | 4/28/2009 |
Q: I have recently been reading a book that I find very similar to the concepts of buddhism. I am ...
A: Yes, I think you are right to say that the words you quote are going in a Buddhist direction. But ...
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| Buddhism funeral ceremonies | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I am currently doing an assignment on how compatible Buddhism and Hindu death beliefs/ funerals are. ...
A: Buddhism is embedded in a number of different cultures, and the death rites vary to some extent on ...
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| buddhism | 4/21/2009 |
Q: Do Buddhists have sex? Why or why not? Thanks, Joey ANSWER: Hi Joey, Yes they do. Because it's ...
A: As they are mostly ordinary humans, I'm sure they do it for both reasons. Desire is not a problem - ...
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| suffering | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I cannot reconcile the statement that all suffering is due to desire. How can the suffering ...
A: Of course you are right - everything has many causes, and the causes of cancer, for instance, ...
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| a question | 4/17/2009 |
Q: There is one sentence in the passage below I would like to ask you about, namely: "A TIGER HAS SUCH ...
A: There is not much I can say about this. There may perhaps be some good advice in the passages you ...
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| karma | 3/24/2009 |
Q: I have a quick question. I understood karma to be an a-moral force, like nature itself. I ...
A: One of the main points here is the question of just what the mechanics are that causes "karma" to ...
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| Om Mani Padme Hum | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Is it disrespectful to get the mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum' tattooed on your body? ...
A: Good question, often asked. In the end it's a matter of taste. Personally I think it is ...
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| Living a Buddhist life in Asia as a foreigner | 3/16/2009 |
Q: Hey there, I would like to know if there are Buddhist communities for foreigners in China. (Or ...
A: You will see from my description that China is not really my field of expertise. However I have ...
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| Universal connection | 3/13/2009 |
Q: Greetings, I’m working with an idea that says virtually all belief systems think that everyone is ...
A: In a word, yes. Although I don't see that it's essential to have a view on this in Buddhism. But I ...
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| Buddhist family records | 3/12/2009 |
Q: I am researching an article on tracing family history in Burma for a website called Empire's ...
A: Generally no, as this is not a particular requirement of the Buddhist religion. However, these ...
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| reason and faith | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I've asked a couple of questions in the past and I would like to investigate one more topic that I ...
A: Reason is not the same as cast-iron proof, and some degree of faith is necessary in Buddhism, just ...
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| anthropology interview | 3/8/2009 |
Q: I have an assignment for my anthropology class and was hoping that you would have time to answer the ...
A: I am pressed for time, but: How many people are in your family? What is your definition of family? ...
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| creation | 3/7/2009 |
Q: a while I asked if Buddhist believe in god and the answer I received was more or less not. If there ...
A: *You* would have to tell *me* what purposes you have and what motivates you. Ideally you will be ...
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| Universal connection | 3/5/2009 |
Q: Greetings, I’m working with an idea that says virtually all belief systems think that everyone is ...
A: I'm afraid I don't understand your question. Obviously enough, everything is connected to everything ...
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| creation | 3/5/2009 |
Q: a while I asked if Buddhist believe in god and the answer I received was more or less not. If there ...
A: "More or less not" is about right. What is "the creation"? Your question "If there is no actual ...
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| suffering | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I know life is suffering, but some suffer more than others. With war, starvation, cancer, etc., a ...
A: It may have to do with things we set in motion in the distant past, but it is also a fact that ...
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| Brief Interview | 2/28/2009 |
Q: my name is Emily Hornsby and I’m a student in an Eastern and Western Thought class. One of my ...
A: • What role does your religion play in your daily life? How does it shape decisions you make on a ...
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| Inquiry | 2/28/2009 |
Q: my name is Brennan. I am participating in an online Virtual High School class entitles Eastern & ...
A: > What attracts you to Buddhism? It is a spiritual path that is inspiring but does not have to ...
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| Tibetan Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism | 2/28/2009 |
Q: What are the differences between Tibetan Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism?
A: Good question, but one that would really need a huge answer. Some of the key principles are the ...
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| A Few Quick Questions About Buddhism | 2/27/2009 |
Q: Hi, my name is John, and we've been studying Buddhism in a class I'm taking. I have a few quick ...
A: > One of Buddhism’s main focuses is giving up worldly > attachments and desires. In today’s highly ...
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| Buddhism practices in Australia | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My question is; have the practices (such as rituals etc) which are currently being practised in ...
A: I am not involved with Thai buddhists, so you'd have to ask them, though my guess would be very much ...
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| Two Questions | 2/22/2009 |
Q: I have read many books on Buddhism. After reading about your experience I feel you can help me with ...
A: Well it does sound as if you have some affinity for Buddhism! As to the origins of Samsara, to be ...
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| Bodhisatvattas,nirvana&awakening psy nervous channels | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I experienced nirvanic enlightenment when Iwas 25 & living in Tokyo.One year prior,in Australia, ...
A: I find it hard to be sure what you are saying. In Buddhism, "nirvana" is the end of all ignorance, ...
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| buddhahood | 2/13/2009 |
Q: when one becomes completetly aware of their buddha nature would they be omnicient and have perfect ...
A: My main teachers have been Karma Kagyu, though I've taken a slice of Nyingma teachings too. If you ...
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| buddhahood | 2/12/2009 |
Q: when one becomes completetly aware of their buddha nature would they be omnicient and have perfect ...
A: A good question, but one that I really can't answer. Some say yes, some say that's silly. Most say ...
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| samadhi | 2/3/2009 |
Q: All Buddhas teachings can be summed up as sila, samadhi , panna So here in samadhi , 1) Did the ...
A: Some of what you are asking is beyond my level of expertise, and in any case my particular field is ...
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| Nirvana | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I have been reading several of the Dalai Lama's books and see quite a similarity within the concepts ...
A: You will find all sorts of ideas that claim to answer your question - there is no doubt that it is ...
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| mindfulness | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My questions are directly related with sati when i practice it in line with my daily activities ...
A: When you say "If I think about particular point of a lecture while listening, then I notice my ...
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| mindfulness | 1/27/2009 |
Q: My questions are directly related with sati when i practice it in line with my daily activities ...
A: You probably realize that Mahasi Saydaw's system is quite different from the ones I practice, though ...
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| god and buddhism | 1/25/2009 |
Q: why does belief in Buddhism preclude a belief in God? Please explain, thank you.
A: There are a couple of reasons. Firstly, we see no good reason to believe in "God", in any case, ...
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| What's the teaching on tea and meditation? | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Do your teachers say it's good to drink tea for the experience you seek while meditating? Or is it ...
A: I do know that Zen Buddhists are very keen on tea. In Tibetan culture tea of a different sort is ...
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| The Path | 1/17/2009 |
Q: I took refuge with a Tibetan master in 1995 and although I have a deep faith and find it a great ...
A: You have had it tough! As you say, some people do say that the Vajrayana path brings up ...
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| hell and reincarnation | 1/13/2009 |
Q: do buddists believe in hell? I practice buddism people have told me I'm going to hell for worshiping ...
A: I think we can safely assume that some forms of existence are terrible. Many Buddhists do in fact ...
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| Project | 1/4/2009 |
Q: I am Doing a project for a class and i need to interview a Buddhist. PLease help me! 1. What ...
A: I'm afraid I haven't got the time at the moment to answer all your questions. Some of them would ...
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| Starting | 1/3/2009 |
Q: I am looking for help, guidance. I have been educating myself on Buddhism. I am finding that it is ...
A: I think I know how you feel - it can be overwhelming. But to even have any suggestions, I think I ...
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| Buddhist Practices | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I am doing a school report on Buddhism and I am wondering if Buddhist believers do any kind of ...
A: Yes they do, but exactly what they do varies a lot. One big difference from Christian communion is ...
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| Thought | 12/3/2008 |
Q: Is thought a product of mind or is thought outside of mind? ANSWER: Mind cannot be tied down. What, ...
A: You say "What is the origin of thought ..." These are good questions to sit with and practice. I ...
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| Thought | 12/1/2008 |
Q: Is thought a product of mind or is thought outside of mind?
A: Mind cannot be tied down. What, after all, does your mind look like? Where is it located? What is ...
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| budhist enlightenment | 11/23/2008 |
Q: If there is no personal self and if hypothetically speaking everyone reached the highest state of ...
A: There are different stories, which is not a big problem as the "story of the universe" does not play ...
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| Doubt about previous response | 11/22/2008 |
Q: In your previous response subjected ( buddhism and hinduism) you quoted- "One reason is that ...
A: I can't remember the context. However, the idea that there was a "religion" called "Hinduism" ...
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| budhist enlightenment | 11/22/2008 |
Q: If there is no personal self and if hypothetically speaking everyone reached the highest state of ...
A: I think the "just spaciousness and emptiness and no-thing and no awarness of any I-thou" is said to ...
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| budhist enlightenment | 11/21/2008 |
Q: If there is no personal self and if hypothetically speaking everyone reached the highest state of ...
A: The answer - or at least a short version - is repeatedly stated in Buddhist scripture: it is beyond ...
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| What should I do next? | 11/18/2008 |
Q: "I am a twice divorced, 38 yr. old male who was raised as a Southern Baptist. I have made some bad ...
A: Hmm - you've got plenty of bad things to say about yourself! But you are obviously looking to ...
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| hello | 11/7/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in Buddhism for quite a while now, I had recently looked up a few things on ...
A: "Frowned on" is a good way to put it. It's not the terrible sin that it is in Christianity, but it ...
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| hello | 11/7/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in Buddhism for quite a while now, I had recently looked up a few things on ...
A: Well Buddhism tends not to take the rules in such a fixed way. True, if you have taken a formal vow ...
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| hello | 11/6/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in Buddhism for quite a while now, I had recently looked up a few things on ...
A: The 5 are the big ones. If you can keep all of them properly you are doing really well! Marijuana? ...
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| Buddhism vs. Law of Attraction | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I am studying Buddhism on my own. I've been meditating for a year now.I've also studied the Law of ...
A: I'm not quite sure what you mean by the Law of Attraction, but perhaps it is what is sometimes ...
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| Nichiren Buddhism/Tibetan Buddhism | 11/1/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in BUddhist philosophy for some time. I love the Dalia Lama's teachings. I ...
A: Well it does sound as if, leaving aside whether SGI is a good thing or a bad thing, as if it might ...
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| Nichiren Buddhism | 11/1/2008 |
Q: Alex, I have been interested in Buddhism (particularly Tibetan) for some time and have recently ...
A: I honestly do not have the knowledge to answer this question. I know - and it sounds as if you know ...
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| attachments | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I read that one of the ways to remove suffering from oneself is to avoid attachments. How does that ...
A: That's a question that troubles a lot of people. I think it can be answered on a number of different ...
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| Re-Birth | 10/27/2008 |
Q: Hope this finds you in the best of your health and spirts. My name is Rajendran Menon and I am from ...
A: My advice, for what it's worth, would have to be "slowly". There are a lot of Buddhists in the ...
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| Re-Birth | 10/26/2008 |
Q: Hope this finds you in the best of your health and spirts. My name is Rajendran Menon and I am from ...
A: That's a detailed question you have posed. You have obviously by now discovered that the "The ...
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| True self | 10/22/2008 |
Q: What is the True self that lives within? Within the body there is ego,consciousness,observer.How do ...
A: Your question goes right to the heart of Buddhism, according to which any attempt to pin down that ...
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| Buddha's views and wisdown on life after fifty | 10/16/2008 |
Q: A beautiful Sunny Hello from South Africa. Someone was telling me about what life is like after the ...
A: I'm sorry, I'm going to have to disappoint you - I don't know of any such comment. As I approach 60 ...
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| answering big questions | 10/15/2008 |
Q: I have been asked a question by a work colleague who is teaching a very rudimentary intro to ...
A: The problem starts with the word "creation", which rather suggests that things were created by a ...
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| Tibetan Buddhism | 10/11/2008 |
Q: How is a service at a Tibetan Buddhist Center followed? How long is the service?
A: You have asked a good, straigtforward question. Unfortunately it does not have a straightforward ...
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| Five aggregates | 9/17/2008 |
Q: my name is Mose and I am trying to practicing Mahayana Buddhism in the Tibetan tradition. With ...
A: Good question! I think the two statements are on different levels. The first is made from a narrow ...
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| Buddhists and relatives | 9/8/2008 |
Q: My girlfriend of 7 years just left me for her 1st cousin,she says they were meant to be together ...
A: I hope you find some of the closure you seek. My own experience has been that love is quite ...
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| Buddhists and relatives | 9/8/2008 |
Q: My girlfriend of 7 years just left me for her 1st cousin,she says they were meant to be together ...
A: Marriage is not a matter with which Buddhism is closely concerned - it is more a matter for the ...
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| Reincarnation | 9/2/2008 |
Q: im at the moment leaving in Melbourne and migrated from Sri lanka.Iam abuddist.and planning to get ...
A: I think the big difficulty with these things is that you can make any interpretation you like. The ...
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| Buddhism | 9/1/2008 |
Q: How did Buddhism get its start and how has it changed over the years?
A: Buddhism is huge - sometimes it seems like more of a whole civilization than just a religion. Its ...
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| Reincarnation | 9/1/2008 |
Q: im at the moment leaving in Melbourne and migrated from Sri lanka.Iam abuddist.and planning to get ...
A: The fact is that different schools of Buddhism have different ideas on this. Some say that it is ...
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| Buddhism | 8/30/2008 |
Q: back in the first civilizations why were the lower castes more likely to covert to Buddhism? What ...
A: Surprisingly little is known about beliefs in India 2500 years ago. There are documents that show ...
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| Buddhism | 8/29/2008 |
Q: What are the origins and diffusion of Buddhism?
A: It began in India, probably about 500 or 600 BCE (opinions differ). At one time it was widespread ...
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| Hinduism and Buddhist history | 8/29/2008 |
Q: I know that Hinduism and Buddhism started around the same time. Are there any similarities between ...
A: Yes, though I'm not completely sure about your comment that they started around the same time. India ...
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| Buddhism and Hinduism | 8/28/2008 |
Q: What are some of the main differences among Hinduism and Buddhism?
A: Some Hindus see Buddhism as part of Hinduism. Buddhists generally don't. One reason is that ...
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| Buddhism | 8/27/2008 |
Q: How do Buddhist worship their gods, and what do they believe happens to them after life?
A: Buddhists do not have gods in the sense of powerful beings who will (or may) look after them, though ...
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| Buddhism | 8/26/2008 |
Q: How has Buddhism changed since it was originally created? What does one have to do to be able to go ...
A: Buddhism has spread over several civilizations, so asking about the changes will take you into a ...
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| overview | 8/26/2008 |
Q: Where may I find a brief summary of the paths and other important writings? Thanks in advance!
A: Well it depends on which tradition you are interested in, but you could do worse than start at: ...
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| Do you think that life is just a dream? | 8/25/2008 |
Q: -Do you think or believe that your life is only just a dream? Do you believe your present life is ...
A: Buddhism teaches that while it is very definitely wrong to say that nothing exists at all, ...
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| Buddist Retreats for Grief Contemplation | 8/25/2008 |
Q: I hope you don't mind if I send you the same question that I am asking of another expert here. I'm ...
A: I take it you hope that I can advise you on where would be a good place. Unfortunately I've only ...
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| Buddhist Marriage | 8/25/2008 |
Q: Is Buddhist marriage ritualized? and if so what are the origins of this tradition/ritual?
A: The short answer is no. Of course, Buddhism has existed in cultures with real people, and it has ...
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| Do you think that life is just a dream? | 8/24/2008 |
Q: -Do you think or believe that your life is only just a dream? Do you believe your present life is ...
A: > Do you think or believe that your life is only just a dream? No. It is like a dream, but not quite ...
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| disrespect toward buddhism | 8/20/2008 |
Q: my wife and i have several statues of Buddha in our home... we recently rented our home for vacation ...
A: Who would do that? I have, of course, no idea. If I, however, were to let my home out, even to ...
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| Consciousness Question 2 | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I want to follow up on your last response to "Consciousness Quesion. " I have been advised that I ...
A: You say "I don’t think it is ok. If one believes in something that is false..." If I remember ...
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| Consciousness Question | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I have read from Buddhist literature that when a person passes away the stream of consciousness from ...
A: I think you have put it very clearly - there are lots and lots and lots of views out there. Even ...
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| Does the reality exist? | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I have read article from some website...and I have some issue concerning the existence of science ...
A: 1.Does buddlism believe in afterlife? Yes Does everyone has a different afterlife of their own? Of ...
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| Consciousness Question | 8/16/2008 |
Q: I have read from Buddhist literature that when a person passes away the stream of consciousness from ...
A: I have not myself seen any suggestion that "consciousness cannot think or reason outside of a body", ...
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| Follow up to Forgiveness | 8/6/2008 |
Q: Do Buddhists believe in the same usage/meaning of the word "Forgive" as Christian religious groups ...
A: Perhaps I didn't express that well. What I was trying to do was distinguish natural from ...
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| concentration | 8/4/2008 |
Q: how could i achieve the such concentration so that i will able to burn the candle with my eyes ...
A: You have to become practically fully enlightened before you get that kind of power, according to the ...
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| Forgiveness | 8/4/2008 |
Q: Do Buddhists believe in the same usage/meaning of the word "Forgive" as Christian religious groups ...
A: Interesting. Certainly Buddhists are taught to have love and compassion for those who have done them ...
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| Does the reality exist? | 8/3/2008 |
Q: I have read article from some website...and I have some issue concerning the existence of science ...
A: Your question is far too long and involved for the time I have available for doing this. If you have ...
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| Buddhism and Depression and Kagyu | 7/25/2008 |
Q: Apologies in advance, my question is two-fold each of which is a non-sequitur to the other. Firstly, ...
A: Yes, I think you have stated a typical Buddhist position quite clearly, but you have described a ...
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| Shadow (dark) entities | 7/15/2008 |
Q: I'm writing a book on a dark paranormal entity called a Shadow Person. This entity is usually ...
A: Tibetan Buddhism is rich in dark, threatening entities. The teaching is that although they really do ...
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| taking refuge | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in Buddhism since I was about ten years old. Since that time I have not ...
A: No, it was cut of in the first view, but not if clicked on. As to this question - some say it's ...
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| taking refuge | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I have been interested in Buddhism since I was about ten years old. Since that time I have not ...
A: Hmm, I feel for you. What can I say? Welcome to the real world! (Or does that sound too cynical?) ...
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| I'd wish to know whether what I wrote is OK or not | 7/6/2008 |
Q: At a forum of the Discovery Channel's Canadian site, ...
A: You ask: > The part where I relate the Tibetan Book of > Deads with the new theories in Physics is > ...
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| Buddhism | 7/6/2008 |
Q: having not been christened or baptised as a child (parents wanted us to be able to choose our own ...
A: Your question is a good one, but of course very open. Where to begin? At some point you will want to ...
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| Worship Place | 7/2/2008 |
Q: What does your selected place of worship look like?
A: It was once a very large but otherwise ordinary house. It has been converted to have a number of ...
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| buddhism | 6/26/2008 |
Q: can buddhists get married?
A: Of course they can! Monks and nuns can't, of course, by definition. But otherwise yes. There is a ...
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| sociology ethnography | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I am currently a high school senior currently taking Sociology. For this class, I was assigned to ...
A: Well yes, but I don't know if I count - I am a long-standing Buddhist, it is true, but I am entirely ...
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| Looking for an Important Buddhist | 5/13/2008 |
Q: I am a professor of meteorology and geology at a local college in Maryland near Washington, D.C. ...
A: Fascinating, but I think you will be lucky to identify this person. It is likely that "the person ...
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| Buddhist Culture | 5/8/2008 |
Q: im doing a research paper on the Buddhist culture. Ive read some of the other Q&A's on this website ...
A: Just a small point to get it out of the way - there are not many Buddhists at all in the Middle East ...
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| Purification practice | 5/7/2008 |
Q: my name is Mose, I have been studying/practicing Teachings from the Gelug school and from the ...
A: > I am reading also a commentary on > Shenpel Osel magazine written by > Thrangu Rinpoche Yes, I ...
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| Buddhist Culture | 5/7/2008 |
Q: im doing a research paper on the Buddhist culture. Ive read some of the other Q&A's on this website ...
A: Yes, it is ok with me, but the question is still very, very broad! The reason is in your question ...
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| Buddhist Culture | 5/7/2008 |
Q: im doing a research paper on the Buddhist culture. Ive read some of the other Q&A's on this website ...
A: Perhaps you are finding this difficult because you are asking a question that is too big! Buddhism ...
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| Purification practice | 5/7/2008 |
Q: my name is Mose, I have been studying/practicing Teachings from the Gelug school and from the ...
A: It is often said that these deities are ultimately equivalent, so we can have confidence in either ...
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| Ambition and Buddhism | 5/1/2008 |
Q: I am a young adult who has studied Buddhism since High School. I have had a particular reoccurring ...
A: They say that often a problem is halfway solved as soon as it is properly identified, and I think ...
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| Lighted experience | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I started meditating a month ago to achieve a calm n peacefl mind and nowadays I will always see ...
A: The teachings are very clear about how to react to this kind of thing. There are two points: 1) Be ...
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| Materialism & Partnership | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I feel in a bit of a pickle about my beliefs in relation to my partner. He is very materialistic and ...
A: Your situation does sound difficult. Of course, your message only gives a tiny insight into your ...
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| Prayer Hands | 4/15/2008 |
Q: Can you tell me how a Buddhist would hold their hands during prayer? For example what would be the ...
A: Some Buddhist practices use a wide range of gestures to express various parts of the ritual, such as ...
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| confusion | 4/6/2008 |
Q: Please can you help me out. I have recently been reading stuff about buddhism and it makes more ...
A: Well the NKT question is troubling, there is no doubt! I'll begin with an obvious point - Buddhism ...
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| New Buddhist... Looking to see where I might fit in... | 4/2/2008 |
Q: .. I'm new to the NYC area and have long wanted to begin practicing Buddhism but don't really know ...
A: Well first of all, welcome to the club, but your question suggests to me that your problem will be ...
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| Selecting New Dalai Lama | 3/29/2008 |
Q: What is the procedure for choosing a new Dalai Lama, when the current one dies? thank you!
A: An excellent question! There is no simple answer. In the past, high lamas from his "school", the ...
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| Meat | 3/28/2008 |
Q: Is it alright to eat meat? If so, what type of meat? ANSWER: Hi Henry, Not all Buddhists by any ...
A: I think the "bad karma" depends on your mind. If you don't care about animal suffering, happily and ...
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| Meat | 3/27/2008 |
Q: Is it alright to eat meat? If so, what type of meat?
A: Not all Buddhists by any means are vegetarian, but vegetarianism is highly admired. I think you have ...
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| How was earth made | 3/20/2008 |
Q: In the Buddhist view how was earth and life created?
A: They appeared gradually over countless ages as a result of the combined actions of limitless beings ...
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| selection | 3/20/2008 |
Q: From reading the Dalai Lama's books and now Nagarjuna's Precious Garland, I have some knowledge of ...
A: > reading the Dalai Lama's books and now > Nagarjuna's Precious Garland Ooh, well done! > I have ...
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| Conditioned arising | 3/19/2008 |
Q: My question is that i dont understand that a self or soul force can be truly empty. Dose ...
A: I think it might help to remember two things: Buddhism does not say that you have a self that is ...
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| Religous Piece | 3/16/2008 |
Q: On a recent trip to Southeast China I purchased an antique piece that I was told was used by Budhist ...
A: It sounds fascinating, but for the life of me I don't know what it is. A picture, of course, would ...
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| Questions for School | 3/9/2008 |
Q: I'm also supposed to interview Buddhist for a school assignment. If you have a chance, can you ...
A: 1.) Do you feel that the majority of people in today's world who do not practice Buddhism have a ...
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| pali question | 3/4/2008 |
Q: i'm engaged in what's proving to be a difficult challenge. i'm trying to find various pali scripts ...
A: I'm sorry, Pali is not my field. Perhaps you could try searching for someone, but include ...
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| about buddha | 3/4/2008 |
Q: why does buddha claim that there is no self?
A: The teaching is not that there is no self in any possible sense of the word, but that there is no ...
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| Buddhism | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I'm a highschool student studying different world religions, and I wondered if you could answer some ...
A: A lot of homework questions seem to be coming in at the moment, so forgive me if I am fairly brief! ...
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| Reincarnation, Meditation, Social Intergration | 2/25/2008 |
Q: 1). What exactly is the point of reincarnation? I've heard various explanations but what is your ...
A: For what my answers may be worth: 1). What exactly is the point of reincarnation? I've heard ...
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| Questions on Buddhism | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I'm very curious to see what Buddhism achieves for its followers, any help answering these questions ...
A: As a follower of Buddhism what, if any, daily routines or practices do you take part in? I have a ...
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| A few questions | 2/23/2008 |
Q: My name is Emily and I'm a high schooler from Massachusetts, USA. I'm currently taking a course ...
A: I hope these answers might help you a bit: Were you born into Buddhism? If not what made you decide ...
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| Some Buddhism questions | 2/21/2008 |
Q: For my philosophy class, I'm supposed to interview an expert on Buddhism. I'd really apprieciate if ...
A: You say: "Buddhists seem to think that everything should be done with non feeling." I think that is ...
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| Help for a school essay | 2/13/2008 |
Q: I have a few questions, I have a paper that I have to write by this Sunday 2-17-08. I am hope that I ...
A: Really for homework questions you are supposed to do your own research! But briefly: 1. What are the ...
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| Buddhism | 2/10/2008 |
Q: help me find out 10 things about bhuddist today . where is it practised and how?
A: A significant proportion of people in eastern, south-eastern and central Asia practice Buddhism; Sri ...
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| College Paper comparing Buddhism and Christianity | 2/1/2008 |
Q: I am a college student from New York that is working on my final paper comparing and contrasting a ...
A: I'm sorry it took a little time to get back to you on this, but you had several questions and it was ...
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| Dalai Lama | 2/1/2008 |
Q: What was the Dalai Lama's legacy? What are the positive/negative effects did he have on when the ...
A: The question you ask is very hard to answer, mainly because any good answer would be huge! There are ...
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| livelihood | 12/30/2007 |
Q: This is personal question if you can please answer. I am Buddhist and trying follow damma and ...
A: You say that you "feel guilty" about this, so you know that it is not an ideal job for a Buddhist. ...
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