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What is the name of your center?

Reifying an illusion is a problem? Contradiction in terms or a non sequitur if you prefer.The Buddhist meme is to harp on universal suffering as if it is absolutely endemic to all sentient beings, which can never be absolutely proven. Absolutist thinking is an error in logic in any belief system.

Where does one meet with you? Are prostrations required as a preliminary?

Congratulations for what? For realizing how childish such nightmarish belief systems these were?

When I first became involved in Buddhism, there were threats of hell realms, bad karmic repercussions, punishment for breaking samaya and other medieval/dark ages belief systems. I instantly grew tired of such childish beliefs. I believe there is a special vajra hell for certain transgressions against Lama's.

To be honest, your center sounds more akin to a cult where everyone is unified in every way.

You do realize that the 'joker' is an ancient archetype? Perhaps not?

What? Are you capable of having a real honest discussion?

This is where I disagree with religious fundamentalists such as yourself. By deferring to the Buddha you have an ironclad defense with no weak points in your mind only. The beginning of wisdom is admitting that there is much you don't know or understand. I am intellectually ruthless with my concepts and belief systems. Do you question yourself? For most that creates much fear!

Show me where I called the Buddha trite? You will not find it in any post of mine. You seem unreasonably defensive.

You have a center? Anyone who wishes to discuss and not absolutely agree with your perspective is thrown out?

You have misconstrued what I said. To repeat; the overuse of the term 'emptiness' makes that term trite.

You are not being rude? Are you someone who has been on here before and using a different name?

Calling my post 'bullshit' does not lend a sense of humor to the conversation.

You have proved my point as to how Buddhists behave, which in general, is not civilized. Further, why not discuss in your own words, as opposed to parroting what you have read and heard.

Why not use a different term as opposed to emptiness which is used ad infinitum. The use of has become trite.

Your ending remark to Gatito is appropriate from a Dharmic point of view?

That is the most troublesome part of this discussion. The priesthood or as the Lama's call themselves; 'the Dharma KIngs' who sit on their thrones and dispense wisdom. For me to be subservient by bowing and scraping was preposterous. That is why I left.

Has the OP been given a satisfactory answer?

To judge others in terms of a mythological belief system is offensive. More religious fundamentalism.

Non existence selves debating 'no self'. Perhaps the thread never existed in the first place.

There was a Buddhist thread a number of years of that Vajraji started that was much longer than this one. We were debating the the concept of 'no self'.

This is no place for a substitute of professional medical advice. Are you a practicing physician and able to diagnose? YaMu is correct!

Abdominal pain may be a symptom of a physical problem. Perhaps a doctor visit is required.

Found about this a few weeks ago and here is a tour of the forest where one can commit suicide without interference.