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Shnooks posted:Did anyone have a difficult time reading Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind? I'm about 50% through and it's a little bit of a strange read. I've found Thich Nhat Hanh's translations to be much easier to understand, but I'm trying to expand beyond reading Thay's work. I'm doing alright with it, but it is very strange indeed.
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Not to poke the hornet's nest too much, but where would that leave someone such as me? I do believe in a literal rebirth, have been practicing for around a year, but am not part of any sangha due to geographic distance. Am I a real Buddhist?
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PrinceRandom posted:Is the concept of Nirvana similar to the Collective Unconscious? Upon reaching it would the ego die and be consumed into the collective All or God or whatever or is my understanding deeply flawed? Your statement assumes the ego is an actual entity and not a delusion created by individuals and perpetuated by society. So no, it does not.
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