It is hard to live the life of renunciation; its challenges are difficult to find pleasant. Yet it is also hard to live the householder’s life; there is pain when associating with those among whom one feels no companionship.
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The power of community
Posted by sharanam on May 12, 2011
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/the-power-of-community/
To be a Buddhist
I’ve always balked at the question, “Are you religious?” because it’s such a loaded question and because the word religion has connotations in the English language limited to its Latin root. Nor have I liked the term “spiritual” because it too has negative connotations (as in New Age, fruit loop, etc.). But this experience has [...]
Posted by sharanam on November 23, 2009
http://sharanam.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/to-be-a-buddhist/
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