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Buddhism has in it no idea of there being a moral law laid down by somekind of cosmic lawgiver.

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Buddhism is a hundred times as realistic as Christianity it is part of its living heritage that it is able to face problems objectively and coolly; it is the product of long centuries of philosophical speculation.

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I have found a much greater appreciation of Buddhism because I couldn't take it for granted here in exile.

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Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.

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Americans are interested because they are open-minded. They have an education system that teaches them to find out for themselves why things are the way they are. Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.

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To observe and watch one's own mind is something really interesting. The untrained mind will run and follow its old habit patterns. Because it has not been trained and taught, it will get lost in all kinds of stories and issues. Therefore we have to train our mind. The meditation practice in Buddhism is all about training one's own mind.

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Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off!

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If science proves some belief of Buddhism wrong, then Buddhism will have to change.

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All know the way, but few actually walk it.

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Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.

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According to Buddhism, individuals are masters of their own destiny. And all living beings are believed to possess the nature of the Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, the potential or seed of enlightenment, within them. So our future is in our own hands. What greater free will do we need?

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