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Asocial Contract : Antinomian Transgression in Buddhism

Found : Asocial Contract : Antinomian Transgression in Buddhism How can a Buddhist monk who drinks alcohol, fornicates with women, eat meat, kill, or acts generally irreverently still be considered a Buddhist monk? Recent scandals of Buddhist masters sleeping with … Continue reading

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The Headless Way

Found : The Headless Way The Headless Way offers you a practical, user-friendly way to see Who you really are. This method was developed by the philosopher Douglas Harding. At the heart of this approach are the Experiments – awareness … Continue reading

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When It Is Good To Be Bad : Medieval Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Apologetics (PDF)

Found : When It Is Good To Be Bad : Medieval Indo-Tibetan Tantric Buddhist Apologetics (PDF) Antinomianism comes in at least two forms: strong or weak. Weak antinomianism is permissive: one may do what is bad and nevertheless somehow remain … Continue reading

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Lancet Study on NDEs

Found : Lancet Study on NDEs As described on the NPR website, "More than half of adult Americans report they have had a spiritual experience that changed their lives. Now, scientists from universities like Harvard, Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins are … Continue reading

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Dualism and Theories of Ethics

Found : Dualism and Theories of Ethics The mystic prefers the world of Being, a world of unchanging spirituality. However, this world takes its definition by its opposition to the world of flux, the world of Becoming. Being and Becoming … Continue reading

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