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Buddhist Philosophy
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Zen is the very awareness of the dynamism of life living itself in us—and aware of itself, in us, as being the one life that lives in all.
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― Mystics and Zen Masters
― Mystics and Zen Masters
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Ignorant, ordinary people like us experience disgust when seeing someone old and weak, despite the fact that we ourselves cannot avoid the same fate. Gotama, experiencing the same emotion, turned that disgust toward himself, ashamed that he should feel that way toward someone whose fate he would eventually share. He similarly personalized the problems of illness and death. Such reflection is the outcome of a genuine and keenly felt emotion.
Every grown person wants to remain forever young, neve
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― Gotama Buddha
― Gotama Buddha
Buddhist book club with a pragmatic approach
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This is discussion group for the UUSG Buddhist Meditation and Study Group. Book of the month and…more
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A book club for local Buddhists and others interested in discussing Buddhist thought.
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last active 11 years ago
Nonfiction books about the things that matter, so that we can learn, reflect, discuss and take a…more
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