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  1. W

    Many questions, few answers. We think, but within the confines of terms we invent, therefore...

    Many questions, few answers. We think, but within the confines of terms we invent, therefore, thinking is of questionable value.
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    What can I say? I guess you have embraced the identity you think others will love. What comes to...

    What can I say? I guess you have embraced the identity you think others will love. What comes to mind is the easter bunny in a tuxedo.
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    I have posted messages but when I return to see any feedback, they have not been posted or I...

    I have posted messages but when I return to see any feedback, they have not been posted or I can't find them. Is there a problem with my postings?
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    Does the Universe need a Cause?

    For me, God is the rule of order and governance which determines outcomes of transience. Its pallet is energy/matter and its canvas is time, which, until we absolutely prove otherwise is infinite; Einstein notwithstanding. Gravity appears to be the driving energy of transition, but is not...
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    Buddhism and God: What's the problem?

    I had posted in another thread that Gil Fronsdal's translation of the Dhammapada from Pali relates this quote, "Through many births I have wandered on and on, searching for, but never finding, the builder of this house. To be born again and again is suffering. House builder, you are seen!" From...
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    Buddhism and God: What's the problem?

    My reading of Gil Fronsdal's Dhammapada shows that Buddha believed in "God". He refers to a causeless face called the "housebuilder". It was not a flattering reference; being that Buddha saw life and living as more misery than joy. My own take is a belief in "God the Law". Natural law operates...
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    Is Unitarian Universalism a dying Faith?

    Attended the Unitarian Church and like principles. Practice Buddhism now for 37 years, and find that religion is a bit like clothes. "One size fits all" might fit all, but then, sometimes it's better to seek until we find exactly what's right for us as individuals. Also, I think people who feel...
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    The virgin birth story.

    Consider the human possiblity that Joseph adored Mary. Consider that Mary was attending her Aunt Elizabeth in a late and difficult pregnancy. Consider that Zacharias was in close quarters with Mary while she helped Elizabeth. Consider the described personality of Zacharias and later the son John...
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    Shbgenz

    The Lotus Sutra has become important because it establishes cause and effect within one body. Other sutras direct us to conjured cities through practice while the Lotus Sutra may deliver us to our real destination through a spiral of faith and value attainment. Some like to say that it is only...
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    School is over and soon enough. But, I am unsure why this landed here. If you want to feel...

    School is over and soon enough. But, I am unsure why this landed here. If you want to feel better about school, read some cases of the Blue Cliff Record. Master this and English won't matter. Still, I, for my self, prefer not to sexualize God. In my book I refer to God the Law. I do believe this...
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    It is just my thought, but I think it is man who relies on faith and not God. The law(s) that...

    It is just my thought, but I think it is man who relies on faith and not God. The law(s) that run this place express a precision and predetermine outcomes by rules. When we can't figure out how those rules made one thing happen and not another, then we turn to faith in order bridge the gap...
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    Wa Dok

    My name for spiritual purposes is Wa Dok. My real name is Bill Weaver...or my assigned name at birth was Bill Weaver. My spiritual name was given to me by a workman at a local sewage treatment facility around 1992 and I liked it so much, I have adopted it, and even had a seal made with a special...
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    Shbgenz

    Willa Jane Tanabe speaks of Dogen's affection for the Lotus Sutra. He carved it into the center posts of his last hut (death wait home). I find this interesting since the Lotus Sutra is mostly an exoteric sutra wheras the foundation sutras of ch'an/zen are esoteric as defined by copies...
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    Shikantaza

    If we wait, if we are patient, the right mind will come. The fleshly needs will trump mind at times, but with patience, (even a little patience) we may be able to get where we want to be.
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    Shikantaza

    Make tea. Play soft music. Be precise. Reflect on the process. Reflect on sensual imput. Ritual is good. Chant mantras. Not one of these is the goal of a still mind, but in our busy world that flows so quickly, like rapids after hard rains, these may help us attain quiet and peace; a mind in...
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