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Engaged Buddhism

established 8/20/2008 7:54 am | updated 8/20/2008 7:54 am

We all know that Buddhism is highly stylized by the act of sitting meditation. This group seeks to explore how we take that sitting meditation and do what the Buddha taught: make your sitting the rest of your life. How do we engage the teaching of Buddha in social activism? How does it affect our jobs, our volunteer activities, our social life.


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All righty then. Besides the group description, I think we can also discuss Buddhism in general and what it means to us. Maybe there are questions we have about it. Since I started this shindig, I'll let you know I'm a card carryin' Buddhist, having taken refuge in the Karma Kagyu Shenpen Osel school of vajrayana Buddhism. A mouthful of Tibetan right there which took me long enough to discover the meaning of. So that's where I come from. And I'm no expert. I'm here to allow room for discussion, and I'll answer what questions I can, from my experience and readings.

Rob

posted by Rob on 8/20/2008 7:58 am
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