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To all or none,
Good or bad,both come from the Mind,I have chosen to live in the good.I have chosen deeply to be in Mindfulness,as much as I can.
My world is definitly ,the search to enlightenment.So I must carry in my bag of life,mutch compassion ,loving kindness,forgiveness for those who resent me.
My life is Buddhism.
I'll share something with you!For those who do not know that already,I have 2 brain dammages,and more and more ,I feel the effect.So if my typing or spelling is wrong ,please.
loong Mahayana Buddhist
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No Worries loong !! I too have had brain damage. Both inside and out. Inside with the psychotropics since 1977. Also, had a bad fight in about 1982 with a 3 inch gash behind my left ear ! I'm a bit dyslexic, mean I see flipped or backwards or read wrong. It takes a long, long time for me to type short replies... sometimes hours. -- Burt B.
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Here is a shrot 20min video:
http: //www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness.html
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Dear Burt,
I bought this book about a month ago.Had quite a while ago,started reading the book,and stopped.
What I dislike about Bhikkhu Ricard ,is his tendency to always analyse ,H.H. Dalai-Lama. This said with all respect,The Bhikkhu should stick more to what is his view of the Buddha-Dharma.Thich Nhat Hanh,always tells how he sees the Dharma.
With Shared friendship
loong Mahayana Buddhist
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Dear Burt,
Just listened to Bhikkhu Ricard's speach on Happiness. To my liking ,HE spoke of Bhikkhu Ricard's own way of thinking about the Buddha-Dharma.I was quite surprised and enjoyed every moment of it.
Loong
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Good !! !!! I'm glad you enjoyed it -- Burt B.
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To all or none,
I recently bought second hand Buddhist books.One I opened ,I beleive was yesterday is about The Pure Land lineage,that when I read about it ,found it farfetched.My understanding of Buddhism,was not as now.I will read it and comment eventually.
loong the learner
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Pure Land is very different. And I have heard very different descriptions of it from practitioners. So if the book does not resonate with you, trust that.
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To all or none ,
Pure Land ,Is a lineage ,part of so many lineages.This text thst I will write IS part of The Bodhisattvas ,vows and practices.There are 10 .
1_Pay hommage and resopect to all Buddhas. 2_Praise the Buddhas. 3_Make abundant offerings. 4_Repent misdeeds and evil karmas(actions) 5_Rejoice in in others merits and virtues. 6_Request the Buddhas to teach. 7_Request the Buddjas to stay in the world. 8_Follow the teachings of the Buddhas at all times. 9_Accommodate and benefit all livivg beinds. 10_Transfer all merits and virtues universally.
As you can see ,the text IS diffeent, ,but Buddha IS still the main subject ,in Pure Land.
Loong
Loong
Last edited by loongdragon; 07/27/13 09:09 AM.
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To all or none,
My real only friend,moved to the city ,to take care of her mother. She phoned me yesterday.When I would dare put the word Buddhism in our conversation ,she would hush me.
The other nite she watched a reportage on PBS about Siddharta/Bouddha. She could not believe her ears how Buddhism IS not like a religion.She IS an Agnostic too.She said ,that they never spoke of God ,in the whole 1/12hour. They spoke of his travelling,his aging and dying. She said she did not hear one word of the sufferings heard in religions. She remembered all the names ,places.She was under the spell of Buddha.
Loong
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