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Hi all. My husband (a Christian) and I (a Buddhist) were talking the other night about the doctrine of eternal hell. (We Buddhists have hell, but it isn't eternal, among other things.) I'm curious as to how people work with the belief/teaching of eternal hell if that is present in your...

[/color][/font] Greetings. For years, my hubby has called me "his little scorpion" probably because I react so badly to it. And traditional recountings of the story use the scorpion as a warning against dangerous persons. My retort has been that the frog is foolish. He knows the...

Hello all. I was just at a weekend retreat and while I was supposed to be watching my breath, I was invariably thinking. (Well, not invariably exactly ... but you get my meaning.) So ... the thought I had this ... Am I engaging in a process of rewiring my brain through meditation, thus...

This is always a fun one. What is a color psychologist anyway? http://www.colorquiz.com/ Your Existing Situation Acts in an orderly, methodical, and self-contained manner. Needs the sympathetic understanding of someone who will give her recognition and approval. Your Stress Sources Wishes...

Greetings. I just found out about this guy via the Web (of course!). He's a consciousness scholar, as one site says. His website lists parapsychology, transpersonal psychology, and consciousness as his interests. I thought some of those interested in Eastern religion would find his articles...

See http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/essays/miller2003.htm Enjoy! Zenda

Hi all. Just wanted to let everyone know that I've taken a new job (Yah!), but it looks like my time posting will need to be confined to my personal hours from now on. It was bound to happen and is probably better for my employer anyway ... :p ... not to mention good for my constant struggle...

Greetings! I found read this story in the latest issue of Tricycle and thought you might enjoy it too. With metta, Zenda Udder Compassion When Geshe Rabten was explaining the difference between boundless compassion and great compassion to a small group of students in a monastery in...

Greetings all! I'm not sure where to put this, so Brian, please feel free to move it if you think it should go somewhere else. I am reading the above book and am fascinated by the overlap of these documents with Buddhist thought. Frankly, it all sounds very Eastern to me. I know that there...

Greetings all. I am wondering whether there's been a discussion about sexuality and religious belief on this board. Sexuality is such an integral part of being human and is something that we all -- monastic and layperson alike -- have to deal with in one way or another. So, the question I...

Greetings all. I was wondering this morning how one goes about choosing which school (or path) to follow. I'm American and wasn't born a Buddhist. So I get to choose rather than relying on tradition. I've leaned toward the Theravadan tradition, which seems to be a more straightforward method...

Hello. I am looking for the thread explaining reincarnation in the Buddhist sense. (I saw your post, Vajra, on CF and wanted to do some reading up on the subject). Is anyone interested in discussing this topic? With metta, Zenda

Hi all. I found this on psychcentral.com (http://psychcentral.com/blog/). I haven't read the study yet, but it looks interesting. Here is the blurb from the blog: New Theory Suggests People Are Attracted To Religion For 16 Reasons People are not drawn to religion just because of a fear of...

Hello everyone. I am a shy person by nature, so before I go into a new experience, such as a retreat somewhere that I have never been before, I like to read as much as I can about the place, teachers, etc. But I'm noticing that not many people have accounts of their retreats. Perhaps...

I thought this might interest some people here. http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/neuro/neurotheology.htm Fascinating! So ... what does it mean in terms of your faith? I've heard Buddhism called "mind training" ... indeed! With metta, ZW

Hi all. I'm wondering if the Buddhists on the forum could offer some insight or advice. I've been practicing Vipassana meditation for about 3 years, although more "seriously" (i.e., consistently) for about a year. A few months ago, I kept running into the problem of intense episodes of fear. I...

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...