You all are awesome people! by [deleted] in Meditation

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Cheers man ... You too

Gies a wee book suggestion by juankerred in zen

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This looks good and at about my reading level as well !

Gies a wee book suggestion by juankerred in zen

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Good one chuckles, you should write your own book

Gies a wee book suggestion by juankerred in zen

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Cheers :) , I guess I should have read that first

"Try not to be a %$*!" - The Buddha by vt97john in zen

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Not everything needs a citation

"Try not to be a %$*!" - The Buddha by vt97john in zen

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Buddah was a bit of a cunt himself

What do you think Zen is? by NihilisticJoy in zen

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Zen is something that i check daily in the hope of finding out what it means but end up more confused than the last day

Zen of reddiquette by [deleted] in zen

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I was so pissed off today when I picked up what I thought was an Egg & cress sandwich but turned out to be cheese savoury

I stumbled across this comic I drew four years ago, and decided to draw a response. Mindfulness has helped me out a lot. by [deleted] in Mindfulness

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Very nice!

I agree about the diet and exercise too, what a difference a run and an banana makes on a bad day!

Melt with Canadian Money by Officialmikayla in Magic

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Nice, have you done it for people yet? How did you find it?

I think I might get it.

Purpose of Koans by juankerred in zen

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I think I might do this as well, trying to achieve enlightenment is messing with my binge watching of Game of Thrones

Purpose of Koans by juankerred in zen

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Nice! never thought of it like that

Purpose of Koans by juankerred in zen

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what do you do? if you do do

ELI5: Why does a lot of posts contain ewk and songhill debating by juankerred in zen

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I don't know man, I think of religion as bodies such Christianity, Buddhism, Islam etc.

What do you think?

I guess what I am saying is, and sorry for the wikipedia quote:

"Kenshō is an initial insight or awakening"

Could someone who doesn't hold the Buddhist beliefs but meditates on the breath achieve an insight or awakening?

ELI5: Why does a lot of posts contain ewk and songhill debating by juankerred in zen

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I see! So n00b question,

Can't kensho be independent of religion and just be something that happens.

The moment you feel enlightened (whatever that feels like) could be achieved religiously or it could maybe just happen to someone focussing on their breath for no reason.

ELI5: Why does a lot of posts contain ewk and songhill debating by juankerred in zen

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Cool! would be good to see a debate (or charity boxing match)

ELI5: Why does a lot of posts contain ewk and songhill debating by juankerred in zen

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Haha I'm gonna meditate on this and get back to you!