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Buddhist prayers, invocations, and tachyons…
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Britton Gildersleeve
There is, apparently, a ‘discussion‘ going on between Buddhists who believe in prayer, and those who think it’s a term best left to other faiths. Since many Buddhists don’t believe that Buddha was a god (you can be a Buddhist & a Christian, or a Buddhist & a Jew, with no conflict), there’s an understandable…
Metta, lovingkindness, & Buddhist ‘prayer’
By
Britton Gildersleeve
This is the ‘prayer’ I’m offering each day over my dozen names, during Lent. It’s the first Buddhist prayer I learned, and remains my favourite. Whenever I’m very stressed, this is what I repeat. It isn’t a prayer in the sense that it’s directed at an outside force; it’s more ‘s a mantra, which is…
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