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  1. dyanaprajna2011

    Good article on how Buddhism is not Nihilism

    Good job. Too many people take the Buddhist ideas of dukha and anatta/sunyata and equate them to nihilism. If this was all the Buddha taught, they might have a point. The fact that he teaches us how to deal with dukha shows that what he taught was not nihilism. And quantum physics comes...
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    Unscientific?

    Zhakir, I'll ask you a question: if we're create by some deity, shouldn't we expect to see some evidence of this? For example, shouldn't there be some trace in our DNA, or our chemical makeup, that points to a creator? But the mapping of the human genome was the last great step in completely...
  3. dyanaprajna2011

    50 ton Jade block found in Myanmar Burma

    I can agree with that.
  4. dyanaprajna2011

    Anatta

    Here I'm going to start a thread that has a two-fold purpose: 1. to place the basic teachings and understandings of the Buddhist idea of anatta, and 2. for people to ask questions about anatta for parts they don't understand. Anatta is one of the cornerstone teachings in Buddhism, and what...
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    How Colleges Create Creationists

    How Colleges Create Creationists (Note: I just copied the title of the article for the title of this thread.) From the article: This article is from a Christian scientist who accepts scientific views of the age of the earth, the big bang, and evolution. What he's railing against is...
  6. dyanaprajna2011

    Buddhists only: No Brahman Teaching in Buddhism

    Sakka-pañha Sutta: Sakka's Questions I think this part of this sutta really points to how the Buddha viewed whether or not the brahmins and other contemplatives taught the same thing he did or not.
  7. dyanaprajna2011

    Senate GOP Blocks Vets’ Benefits Bill Over Diplomacy-Killing Iran Sanctions

    Standard GOP mindset: only worry about their agendas, and don't care about anyone else. Unfortunately, I'm no longer shocked by anything they do anymore.
  8. dyanaprajna2011

    Are We Addicted to Money?

    I've seen this happen: the more money one has, the bigger the fall one has.
  9. dyanaprajna2011

    "Court: Alleged sexting between teacher, minor is free speech"

    Wait...maybe I'm being biased and generalizing, but it seems to me that this judge who ruled this way would have been conservative, am I correct in this?
  10. dyanaprajna2011

    Here's Your Chance: Stump the Atheist!

    If we forget traditional views of god, like the Abrahamic, for a moment...If we examine the deistic view of god, god is outside time and space. If said deity is outside time and space, we would not be able to disprove it's existence, matter of fact, it would actually be the most 'logical' form...
  11. dyanaprajna2011

    Buddhists only: No Brahman Teaching in Buddhism

    If you'll read what you said, you'd see that both Tao and Brahman still indicates an eternal, unchanging, and independent ego-soul. Anatta isn't an easy idea to digest, and the best way to do so is by direct experience. This is one of the things that sets Buddhism apart from all other religions.
  12. dyanaprajna2011

    A Different Look at Fascism and its Future

    I think this is why such extreme right-wing political views mix so well with conservative forms of Christianity in the US: the right wing has convinced conservative Christians that the US is a Christian nation, under attack from the satan-serving liberals, and poof-instant religious-political...
  13. dyanaprajna2011

    Thailand: when Buddhism mixes with politics and gets ugly

    Yeah, I'd hate to see Buddhism, or any tradition within it, go through a "Dark Ages", like what happened in Europe. A sign of the times, maybe; I think it's time Buddhist monks everywhere had a good review of the Vinaya, as the Buddha prescribed that monks should not be politicians, or even...
  14. dyanaprajna2011

    A Different Look at Fascism and its Future

    For some, extremes are necessary, as there are always going to be people who follow them. For others, extremes are things to avoid, while the center is seen as the most beneficial. Personally, I dislike fascism, as it places the state as more important than the individual. It's basically a...
  15. dyanaprajna2011

    Jung: What Does your Myer-Briggs Type Indicator Mean?

    I figure mine was pretty accurate, and due mostly to the fact that I'm Autistic. It's a bit enlightening of my self, but it's not really anything I haven't known before. As aware as I am of the fact that I do have areas I need to work on, for me, it's not easy trying to "fix" areas of myself...
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