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  1. sky dancer

    Why posting in forums doesn't work for me

    I've met a few people who are really interesting here. I've never seen so many non-christian religions in one place before. I'll miss that.
  2. sky dancer

    Why posting in forums doesn't work for me

    It's making less sense to me than ever to discuss religion in a forum.
  3. sky dancer

    "Truth" What is it?

    Truth is the nature of mind, luminous, open, and aware, unfettered by conditions or conditioning.
  4. sky dancer

    Why posting in forums doesn't work for me

    I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that forum posting isn't a wholesome activity. It's curious to me, because discussing religion in my real life isn't problematic. What is it about discussing such a personal topic with total strangers?
  5. sky dancer

    Forum Gender Question

    Isn't that cute?
  6. sky dancer

    Forum Gender Question

    I think it's fine that gender can be undisclosed.
  7. sky dancer

    My views on homosexuality

    The underlying reason people have problems with homosexuality is ignorance, IMO.
  8. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    I guess the lesson from all of this is to not discuss religion with anyone other than someone from your own faith or someone who is interested in your faith. So now, when a JW comes to my door, I'll smile, wave goodbye and close the door.
  9. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    I don't usually discuss religion with non-buddhists because they feel there is only one truth path, and it's theirs. I get along well with people from other religions in my real life, because we connect heart to heart and mind to mind. We find plenty of common ground. We're friends...
  10. sky dancer

    I still think the weather is the best topic for us. I don't usually discuss my religion with...

    I still think the weather is the best topic for us. I don't usually discuss my religion with non-buddhists. I get along very well with Christians in my community, because I respect their heart and what we share in common, an interest in service. We don't discuss doctrine or 'what is truth'...
  11. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    Buddhist answers often sound non-sensical to a non-buddhist. It's because they must be meditated on. They are wisdom teachings. For example, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" is a famous Buddhist koan. It sounds like nonsense, doesn't it? It is an invitation to drop thinking...
  12. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    Thank you for noticing. I have answered the question for Kathryn many times. She doesn't like my answer. Kathryn's words: "They can say "I just didn't find the truth I need in Christianity," all they want, but what they really mean is, "I do not believe in the tenets of Christianity...
  13. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    He's eating a wafer and drinking wine. What his spiritual experience of eathing that wafer and wine may be different.
  14. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    Stop calling me names, like dishonest. You told me I can't take the heat. The only heat here is the one you're raising. You just posted the rules on forum bully and trolling directed to me. You implied that my suggestion that I tell my story as to why I became a Buddhist would be proselytizing...
  15. sky dancer

    I give up. Let's talk about the weather.

    I give up. Let's talk about the weather.
  16. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    You believe that Jesus was God in the flesh. I don't. It's fine with me that you believe that. I have not attacked you. It is you who have called me dishonest, a bully and a troll. You want to argue, to raise heat. I don't. You seem angry to me. I have kindly answered your questions, you do...
  17. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    You have repeatedly tried to back me into a corner, trying to make ME say that Christianity is not true, because you feel that it's impossible for both Buddhism and Christianity to be true. I have repeatedly stated that Christianity is as valid for Christians as Buddhism is for Buddhists. You...
  18. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    I'm sorry Kathryn. I continually post about what truth means to me. You choose not to read it or believe me. You call me names, like dishonest. You're hostile. I'm not. I'm sorry, you'd rather be an enemy than a friend. My offer of friendship still stands. We don't have to see eye to eye about...
  19. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    This is what is true to me. Life is suffering. We suffer in birth, in aging, in illness and in death. We suffer because we don't see that everything in impermanent. We cling to things we must ultimately let go of. There is a state beyond suffering. There is a path that leads to a state beyond...
  20. sky dancer

    Do you really think you are helping anyone?

    Your choice, Kathryn. I have friends that don't agree with me about certain topics. I can live with that. You can't, I guess. You've spent all morning trying to back me into a corner to say that Buddhism is true and Christianity is not when I've repeatedly stated the opposite. What's up with...
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