learn about buddhism

Of little importance is the loss of such things as wealth. But a terrible thing is to lose wisdom. Of little importance is the gaining of such things as wealth. Great is the importance of gaining wisdom. – Buddha

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You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. – Buddha

Something that it’s easy to forget.

Rejection of the idea that mental events have no locus by common sense, for whatever reason, proves nothing. Other fields of science are built on propositions that may seem absurd but in fact are true. (Air is heavy, has weight? Water is made up of two gases? The continents are adrift in the oceans? – Donald O. Hebb, 1980

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so I might as well try it. I’ve been meaning to look it up at the library, but our local one doesn’t have much.

I am a buddhist but this takes a lifetime of learning.

The chef at my work lent me his book of The Buddha and his Teachings so I’m (very) slowly working my way through it in between whatever else I’m reading. I’ve only got to the bit about the Buddha’s life and how he found enlightenment etc but I found it really interesting.

After reading Siddharta by Herman Hesse and Buddhism by Henri Arvon and after all those long talks with my Yoga teacher who lived in India for years, I can say that I’m now more influent about Buddhism.

But there’s one thing I will probably never understand:

Even willpower and self dicsipline are the most important things in Buddhism, Why Buddha has got such a huuuge belly :D ?

i’ve only learned enough to make a very curious person curious! lol It seems like a very interesting religion that can apply to everyone.

I don’t know much about Buddhism but it definately seems like something I would like to learn about. Even if I don’t become a Buddhist as such it would seem like an interesting philosophy to keep in mind for life’s little perils.

as I said before, but I’m very interested in buddhism. I’d like to learn more about it.