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Hi Nick. I'm an Australian, thank God. But apart from that, what kind of replies would you expect from a post that does not ask a question?

My understanding is that the pages of the book known as "papers" materialized. If this is true, it would certainly make it a unique "revelation." They were not written down. Facsimiles of these originals are now available. Other major New Age tomes were done by automatic writing, or in the case...

I have a number of general books on Buddhism but have ordered a CD-ROM which appears to be quite comprehensive. It is called; ""The Teaching of Buddha" recommended by Society for the Promotion of Buddhism

Not likely to happen in this lifetime because already I am 69 years of age.:)

Nick the Pilot made an observation, I merely agreed with him.

Thanks. I did my own research but couldn't find how to edit my post. Women and the Buddha -- what the Buddha taught about women Buddhism and Women -- Is Buddhism a Sexist Religion? What does "apparently required" mean? Required by who? For what purpose? I am puzzled that Gautama should set...

It seems to my dull mind that there is a logical flaw regarding karma and rebirth. If my individual personality does not survive death and reincarnate, but instead is absorbed by an impersonal pool of energy, what does it matter what karma I generate in this lifetime if I will never consciously...

I guess you are saying that Buddhists lost the plot somewhere along the way.

Before posting a link, you should read what it says. These rules are obviously addressed only to male monks. There is no mention of nuns at all. So perhaps you would like to tell me when females were first admitted to these orders. I have another question. As impermanence is so strongly...

I daresay that is possible. I was told by someone that a soul could choose to have a very difficult life so as to work through karma more quickly. If karma theory is correct, that would apply to my own life I think. The latter part of my life especially (the past 30 years or so) have been...

That is my belief also. You are born into the appropriate circumstances to benefit from any good karma, and to "bad" circumstances caused by karma from previous incarnations (re-births) so that you can live through these experiences and hopefully realize what you did wrong in the past...

Don't bother. The reason I posted this question is that I stumbled on a Urantia Book website: A new picture of Jesus, God, heaven, earth, & you: Urantia Book which has a discussion forum. The members believe Urantia Book is the latest spiritual revelation that outdates any other religious books...

I had no idea of her monastic vows. Why would I unless I was schooled in Buddhism which I was not. The fact is she was free to visit me as often as she wished until the married Buddhist woman she was boarding with, stopped replying to (translating) my emails. I had no way of contacting her...

Does anyone know of this book? Do you have any comments on it? I will explain why I have asked these questions if I receive a response.

I used Yin-Yang notion to come to the (temporary) conclusion that both law and chaos (chance) function concurrently throughout the universe. Does this idea make sense to you? As for the rest of your post, I can't understand it.

I had a friend who went to Thailand, and became a fully accredited Buddhist monk in a non-celibate order. So he returned to Australia with an orange robe and a girl on his arm. I have a friend in Brisbane, Australia, who is a shaolin monk, having studied under one of the monks who escorted the...

I see it as just semantics -- nothing to make a big fuss about. If the two words mean the same thing, what does it matter which you use?

OK, reincarnation, rebirth -- some people say they are completely different, some don't. I am very much aware of nurture in my own life. Some of it was positive, some counter-productive. I would not be interested in debating it because at my age I have observed the lives of enough people to be...

No you don't have to convince me about anything. I am quite capable of deciding what seems plausible to me and what doesn't. I am posting in this forum to learn about Buddhism. When I have received answers to my various questions, I will move onto other forums. But of course it is interesting...

I used to believe strongly in reincarnation until I realized that all my talents, traits, physical characteristics and so forth could have come directly from my parents or grandparents. As I have access to my father's partial autobiography, covering the first 25 years of his life, I can see that...