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"Thanks, Stephen. I'm glad. Namo Amida Bu."
"Ahhh! That's what we musicians call doing it with soul. Thank-you very much!"
"Thank-you very much Dharmavidya. How is living wholeheartedly different than "mimicing" the Eightfold Path (Right action, right view, etc.)?"
"David Brazier said:Not necessarily. Namo Amida Bu. There is surely a sensible way to use medication as well as excessive ways. There does seem to be a tendency nowadays - and I hear that this is even more pronounced in North America - to use…"
"Thank-you Dharmavidya. Could you please expand on the meaning of wholehearted? What is your view on those of us who have had to resort to medication when all else has failed? Are we being escapists?
Namo Amida Bu, Steve"
Namo Amida Bu, Steve"
"Dear Stephen, it is not at all easy to answer your question because Thich Nhat Hanh's position on mindfulness is quite complicated. He has managed to represent virtually all Buddhist practice as forms of mindfulness. Buddhist ethics, for instance,…"
"Thank you Dharmavidya. This makes me reflect upon my own practice and that I'm not very good at always keeping the Buddha in mind, I've only just started to realise the meaning & importance of heartfulness of keeping Buddha in my heart. It feels…"
"It's in the Opinion section."
"The pieces is at !www.nytimes.com"
"Hi Amida Shu family, There's an excellent editorial article in today's New York Times called "What Do We Owe Each Other?" Check it out. Namo Amida Bu, Steve"
"Thank-you very much Dharmavidya.Namo Amida Bu"
"There's enough in that response to hold me for a few years!
In Deepest Gassho, Steve"
In Deepest Gassho, Steve"
"Dear Dharmavidya, I've just read your writing on Contrition. As usual,you always know how to get right into my heart!Contrition is indeed born from honesty.Admitting our Bombu reality is so freeing.However, I'm caught in the Self-power/ Other-power…"
"Buddhism may be misunderstood as requiring a narrowing of emotions.First and foremost it teaches us to respond and not react.That doesn't mean we can't respond with strong emotionality.There are times where being forceful verbally is the kindest…"
"Thanks, Stephen - a lot of interesting points here. Is Buddhism a programme for the advancement of feminine values? and the converse... Is there a place for "masculine" characteristics in Buddhism? Is being spiritual a narrowing of the emotional…"
"Thank-you Dharmavidya. So, you are saying that mindfulness in a Thich Nhat Hanh sense is not practiced in Amida Shu?"
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Welcome! Great to have you with us Stephen.