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Falandafa2021
5y ago
Or more likely that people are different and not everything is environment.
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Falandafa2021
5y ago
Only for New Zealand who locked down an entire country over one case
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Falandafa2021
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I edited the comment I initially had it more aimed at westerners which I realized was a mistake.
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Falandafa2021
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The words and standards of the Buddha or other masters, just like Scientology isn't true Christianity even though it has Jesus in it all Buddhist practices aren't necessarily Buddhist if they have meditation in them... And it'
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Falandafa2021
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You are right it is not just the western culture was mainly using the stereotype to prove a point specifically that moving up in a materialistic society is antithetical to what true meditation and spiritual practice aims at which is beyond
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Falandafa2021
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> For some, like in many types of Christian meditation, the purpose can be to deepen one's relationship with God. Quieting the mind or stillness might be part of a way to get there, but not the ultimate aim. A true Buddhist would ar
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Thank you for explaining much better than myself friend :) As a practitioner of a Buddhist practice (see my username), meditation is about developing and mastering concentration the mind. The Buddha taught Meditation with out precepts (or l
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Meditation is about quieting ones mind to ultimate stillness. This is where the ego disolves which is not exactly in alignment with the culturally dominant materialism that we find surrounding us (i.e. the quest for money power and status)
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Peter kingsley talks about this in both reality and a story that will pierce where you dive deep into the hidden connection between Pythagoreans and mystical traditions leading back to the mountains of Tibet. The teachings of Falan Dafa als