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Recent content by Cameron

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    Non-Christians, what does christmas mean to you?

    Christmas for me is a time to spend time with family and share gifts. A celebration of love, giving, family and friends.
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    War and Karma

    My thoughts are, the action of killing in itself would plant the karmic seed to be killed, if one generated the motivation of anger and hate while killing, it would create a stonger negative imprint because of the strength of the emotion. If it was done with compassion, it would still create the...
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    Your concept of heaven

    not a place, but inside. if it was a place it would be external and temporary, if it is within, it is always and can never be seperated. Perhaps fully awakening my buddha nature would be the only true heaven. I can imagine various realms with temporary happiness, I imagine those to be ones...
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    Insights and Thoughts

    I thought it might be good if there was a thread where people could post insights or revelations about life that they've experienced on their spiritual journey, so perhaps we may all gain something from them, whatever our traditions. When we realize the condition of mankind, existing in...
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    Animals

    1) Why are animals created? I think they are the creations of mindstreams based on attachment, delusion and ignorance. 2) Animals have souls? I don't think a permanent unchanging self exists, but a changing awareness that carries on memories of each lifetime and karmic imprints. 3) If yes...
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    What is the nature of God and beyond?

    Starting from the general concept of an ultimate creator God, I have never experienced a divine creator personality to my knowledge. If such a being exists, it would probably be indescribable, except in a limited way. If I called it God, it would mean many things to different people. Do I...
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    For non-christians..

    A number of reasons which I could list if anyones interested, but mainly the contradictions and disagreements I have with the theology, such as the concept of eternal suffering and judgement.
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    Philosophy idea/question

    Is this hypothetical or your view? because I don't believe philosophy is the ultimate ruler in life.
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    Religious Artwork

    Here is a site with pictures of lohan statues. I found them very profound, in how they capture some of the essence of the moment. http://www.buddhistdoor.com/bdoor/0308/sources/painting6.htm
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    South Aussies

    Adelaide here.
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    Who Are the Real Terrorist?!

    When someone commits an injustice, it is the person or people involved who do the action and their ignorance and delusion that led them to it. Generalizing those guilty, by claiming that religion, race, or nationality is to blame, only fosters more delusion and ignorance. Our great enemies...
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    Question about Judaism

    Buddhism is a different religion to Hinduism, and doesn't claim to be founded from Hinduism. Buddhism is based on the teachings of the Buddha, not Hindu texts, though some beliefs and views do overlap.
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    Question about Judaism

    It is interesting that the traditional views concerning the messiah have been rejected by Christians, by believing a new interpretation which also happens to be when they get a new claimant for fullfilling the role. It would be like me meeting a guy claiming to be the messiah then instead of...
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    Asherah, the wife of God?

    I was listening to the radio today and caught a bit of a discussion concerning the existance of the goddess Asherah, and her being the wife or consort of God. They also said she was erased from much mention after factional fighting in which her followers lost. This was aparently before judaism...
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    Struggling with compassion

    Not actively, I have done it on occassion in the past, but It's not something i've tried to develop as normal practice. It is a good practce that I should do more often though, as well as breath meditation. I find I distract myself with other things. It is a good way to develop renunciation...