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My review of “Buddhism Without Beliefs” by Stephen Batchelor

Posted on January 28, 2018June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

Stephen Batchelor’s “Buddhism Without Beliefs” was like trying to take a drink from a fire hose for me. There were

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Buddha Nature

Posted on January 6, 2018June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

In Buddhism there is a concept known as “buddhadhātu” in Sanskrit, which translates to “Buddha-Nature”. This is the belief that

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Cat Links Buddhism, ExMo, Personal, Religion

I got my first tattoo!

Posted on December 30, 2017June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

It’s a seal of Melchizedek and an 8-fold path. It symbolizes how I started my spiritual path in life (Mormon),

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Cat Links ExMo, LDS, Personal, Religion

This is what it would take for me to re-join the church

Posted on December 22, 2017June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

Let’s talk about 1 Kings 18. There had been a 3 year drought and there was almost no food at

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Cat Links Buddhism, Personal, Religion

Koans

Posted on December 9, 2017June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

Koans are something I haven’t looked too much into until I read about them in thi week’s chapter. I decided

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Bodhisattva Shmodesattva

Posted on December 2, 2017June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

EDIT: After I posted this to my Bright Dawn peers and after our weekly call, I was given some feedback

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What Is Enlightenment?

Posted on November 26, 2017June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

There are special sunglasses that allows some colorblind people the ability to see color. They get to understand something that

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How I Meditate

Posted on November 11, 2017August 31, 2021 gileriodekel

I have always had a difficult time falling asleep, especially when I was younger. My mind races and its hard

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Cat Links Buddhism, Personal

The 4 Noble Truths in Action

Posted on October 22, 2017August 31, 2021 gileriodekel

I’ve talked about the 4-noble truths at length in the past. I am a firm believer that everything in Buddhism

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My Response to the /r/Exmormon Mods’ Final Decision

Posted on October 9, 2017September 3, 2021 gileriodekel

If you’re coming in blind, read this post then this post first Alright, well the post I thought would never come actually did. They made sure

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