Daily Buddhism

Q&A #2

Please keep those questions coming in. I have gotten several good responses to yesterday’s question about vegetarianism. They’re very well thought out and worth discussion. Check the ‚Äúcomments‚Äù under yesterday’s posting: http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/59#comments

Add your thoughts to the ones posted if you have anything to add.

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Question:

One thing that I find both off putting and frustrating about what I see as Buddhism in America is that is seems almost elitist. People go on and on about the importance of retreat. While I have no doubt about the importance of a retreat to truly give the mind some space to develop, . . . → Read More: Converts vs. Background Buddhism

So You Want To Be a Buddhist?

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I have recently begun listening to your pod-cast, after starting to bring enlightenment to my life, but wanted to ask a question, that has been troubling me for a while.

I only really came across these teachings after I began learning meditation from a local Buddhist monk, as . . . → Read More: So You Want To Be A Buddhist?

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I was born a “Baptist.” I never understood such a claim, for there was never a choice. This began in the crib. Something about belief, without evidence, just never set correct with me. The man of cloth, in Sunday School brought reassurance to my disbelief. I asked him . . . → Read More: Faith or Not?

We’ve had a few interesting posts on the website this past week concerning the fifth precept:

“I undertake the training rule to abstain from drinks and drugs that cause heedlessness.”

That seems pretty straightforward, and in ancient times, it probably was as simple as it seems. But is it still valid?

Note, this discussion took place at http://www.dailybuddhism.com/archives/99 . . . → Read More: The Pesky Fifth Precept

Can you (or should you) Control your own Karma?

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I am thinking about your discussions about Karma. I would like to contribute my thoughts.

The idea of karma, in my life, serves a profound function. My interpretation of it is simple, I see it as simply cause and effect. I do not ask whether or . . . → Read More: Controlling Karma