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Buddhism

DryHump

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8. I agree with your take on those comments. I have read similar comment sections

Reply to GliderGuider (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 06:34 PM

Oct 2012

and feel sorry for people who outright dismiss such a breathtaking perception as living in the pure present. The Zen experience is not a flabby surrendering to "whatever", it is the result of a conscious emptying of self until one knows consciousness in the pure present. The IS. Can't explain it to folks who don't want to see it.

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Zen Buddhism teaches us of the importance of living in the present [View all] MindMover Sep 2012 OP

An old adage, if that's the correct word: "When I first started to meditate and practice Zen, byeya Sep 2012 #1

Thank you for your contribution ... MindMover Sep 2012 #2

Where else can one live but in the present? Viva_Daddy Sep 2012 #3

Sorry for weaselling in but I think that's a point. defacto7 Oct 2012 #7

The comment thread on that article is quite shocking GliderGuider Sep 2012 #4

It's actually mild compared to the shit fest that is the DU Religion forum IMHO. ellisonz Sep 2012 #5

I agree with your take on those comments. I have read similar comment sections DryHump Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for posting. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2012 #6