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sjr, Are you thinking autism or pervasive developmental delay? Or vision problems? I would suggest that they tell the pediatrician about it and get a referral to a specialist. My husband is a pediatric speech therapist for kids ages 3-5 years, and I've heard from him how important it is to get...

I'm on the other end of the biz ... I'm an editor ... but for medical texts. (Put your manuscript away, please ;)). In my free time, and solely for personal satisfaction, I write poetry. Really bad poetry. But it helps channel the excess ego energy ...

I keep remembering the old saying "If you see Buddha on the road, kill him." I think that Buddhism would remain a valid path regardless of belief because its goal is to see things as they are. New information could be incorporated quite easily, unless you are clinging to the old ideas. Does that...

My take is that online discussions are often about instant gratification ... monkey mind at 60 words per minute. :) And like you juantoo3, I often feel I should keep my fingers still and my ears open more ... However, often it is the only way to have conversation with people who struggle with...

Are Nyingma and Dzogchen related? I haven't had time to read more about it, but I seem to remember a connection ... ??? (I ask because I was particularly drawn to Tenzin Palmo's story ... an intriguing and "deep" experience to say the least ... ) Yes. :) I hope you can achieve your goal! I'm...

Susma Rio Sep: I have had the fortune of sitting with several people as they are dying. If I am understanding your questions, which I am interpreting as how to ease someone's passing, I can give you some resources and my personal experience. Hospice is a wonderful system that allows the person...

You know Vaj, I'm starting to think I picked the wrong school of Buddhism. :) I have yet to read the Abidharma. Guess I should get cracking on that one ... Are you a monastic, Vaj?

Thanks juantoo3. That's pretty similar to my answer to my hubby, who asked me how nonattachment and no-self fit into the idea of an "ultimate truth". I didn't know what to say to that. Part of me is intrigued and wants to find an answer. And the other part of me knows that there is no answer to...

Hi all. I posted this over at christianforums.com and thought it would be interesting to post here too. Hubby and I had a great conversation last night about Truth. He wanted to know if I believe in an absolute Truth ... an absolute reality ... regardless of whether we humans can perceive...

I wonder why Satan is a woman ... ???

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Quick correction ... Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism is by Chogyam Trunpa Rinpoche. As for money versus God ... I'll take the money so I can give it away to those who need it! (OK, and maybe buy a house with a bigger yard for my dogs ... )

First, JJM, my condolences to you and your family. I'm a Theravadin Buddhist. The scripture of the Tipitaka says, basically, we are reincarnated or pass into extinction. Personally, I believe death is an experience beyond description and that it is not helpful to discuss what happens "after"...

Re: Plants of the Gods ... the only books I've read in this regard were written by Wade Davis and a book by Nicole Maxwell. (I'm mildly interested in ethno-botany.) Personally, I try to avoid mind-altering substances. To me, it is about not violating the precept about injesting anything that...

Greetings I am enjoying the TaoBrothers website! I tried to attach my picture. Let's see if it works out. I'm 33, live near Philadelphia, and am a practicing Buddhist (Theravadin). Nice to meet everyone.

The sign in my office says "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullsh*t." :p "Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is." - Albert Camus