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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| Considering I am a long time Wikipedia editor, I think I know how it works. |
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December 16, 2012 at 8:34 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 8:05 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: alwayson Wrote:I already gave you the proper definition of karma, which is action.
There's more to it:(Bolded by me)
In Buddhism, karma (Pāli kamma)... |
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December 16, 2012 at 8:30 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| This is what you said, and which I replied to:
(December 16, 2012 at 5:26 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: They are both leaders of the sect of a world wide religion? |
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December 16, 2012 at 8:09 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| I already gave you the proper definition of karma, which is action.
At this point, if you don't want to accept it, thats on you. |
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December 16, 2012 at 7:53 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| The point of the link is to show that karma merely means action. So karmamudra translates to action seal |
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December 16, 2012 at 7:40 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 7:22 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: I disagree until I have proof otherwise. That will be difficult as all evidence I have found says karma is not just mere "action"
Considering that the... |
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December 16, 2012 at 7:24 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 6:53 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: alwayson Wrote:This is the rebirth mechanism in Theravada...It has nothing to do with sins. Karma is not even one of the 12 links.If Theravada is impo... |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:56 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| No, what I'm saying is that the pop understanding of karma is nothing like that in Buddhism. |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:48 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 6:34 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: Now do you have anything to counter with?
This is the rebirth mechanism in Theravada:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Nid%...fold_Cha... |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:35 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 6:25 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: (December 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm)alwayson Wrote: Why do I have the feeling you just linked to something you didn't even read?
Because you d... |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:31 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| Why do I have the feeling you just linked to something you didn't even read?
The basic Theravadin understanding of rebirth is the 12 links of Depdendent Origination:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twe... |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:20 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 6:05 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: If these things do not apply for your sect of buddism I cannot argue against it on this point.
Your understanding doesn't apply to any Bud... |
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December 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 5:28 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: And as mentioned before I see the concept of "suffering for the sins of a previous life in the current life" as disturbing. There is nothi... |
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December 16, 2012 at 5:58 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 5:28 pm)The_Germans_are_coming Wrote: [begining of sarcasm] which defenatly makes an objective review of that persons work. [/end of sarcasm]
[begining of sarcasm] Yeah I am su... |
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December 16, 2012 at 5:34 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| Maybe you shouldn't make unfounded grandiose statements since modern psychology has a huge internal criticism, and that 2 Harvard trained psychiatrists (with M.D.s) translate Madhyamaka books etc.
ht... |
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December 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 3:33 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: That's crazy!
Ok, then please explain to me how they are equivalent. I can't wait.
(December 16, 2012 at 3:40 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: alwayson Wro... |
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December 16, 2012 at 3:44 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 1:26 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: just for its rejection of certain aspects of humanity that in truth make no sense whatsoever in its forms of rejection.
care to elaborate? |
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December 16, 2012 at 2:58 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| (December 16, 2012 at 1:18 pm)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Considering that the Dalai Lama essentially subjected hundreds of serfs to degradation, humiliation, hard labor, inhumane punishment, and other s... |
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December 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| The Pope is not the equivalent to the Dalai Lama. |
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December 16, 2012 at 1:05 pm |
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Thread: Buddhism, against having fun.
Post: RE: Buddhism, against having fun.
| There is a difference between a monk and a lay person. Monks have all sorts of rules.
In terms of "having fun", Vajrayana was founded by the Mahasiddhas who drank, fucked, gambled, consorted with ... |
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December 16, 2012 at 3:08 am |
