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Recently I’ve delved deeper and deeper into Buddhism and my relation to it.



On Faith

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Starting the new year, my single resolution is to be a better Buddhist. I’ve been doing the meditation and really attempted to maintain mindfulness. Unfortunately, I’ve hit my first bump in the road. Like with Catholicism, I am expected to accept a number of ideas not on proof, but on faith. (more…)

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Mindfulness

Thursday, November 29th, 2007
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I’ve been slowly working on this buddhism thing, taking one step at a time. It’s funny howsome of the thigns I’ve almost already been doing, while others are completely alien to me. One of these alien habits that is really giving me trouble is mindfulness. (more…)

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My first step into Buddhism

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
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I’ve always toyed with the idea of Buddhism and thought about how much it made sense to me. Not so much as a devotional religion, but more as a way of life.

Yet, these last few weeks I’ve been giving it more than a casual thought. I really apreciate it’s attitude of tolerance and compassion for the sake of your own inner peace, instead of some vague paradise. So, after some deliberation, I’ve started my steps to becoming a Buddhist. (more…)

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