tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post8609808852052121637..comments2023-12-08T01:00:57.240-08:00Comments on My Buddha is pink: Buddhism light?Richard Harroldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02943119066949899198noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-6334377960972971092009-08-24T11:00:43.983-07:002009-08-24T11:00:43.983-07:00You make a good point. For Buddhists, the first s...You make a good point. For Buddhists, the first step--and for some the most difficult and the most neglected step--is to study the dharma. In contrast, contemplation and meditation (or what passes as contemplation and meditation)may seem less like work (or like school!). But what exactly do people who don't study the dharma contemplate/meditate on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-60087470010782911872009-08-23T20:50:36.232-07:002009-08-23T20:50:36.232-07:00Thanks for this post. This weekend I thought about...Thanks for this post. This weekend I thought about how my blogging isn’t really part of my “practice” — and even distracts me from my practice. I also feel your point about reading the Dhamma, versus a wholly academic approach to the Dhamma. I sit and listen to lectures a lot, but ultimately it’s important to go back to the recorded texts and see what Lord Buddha really said (<a href="http://dharmafolk.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/dharma-is-bs/" rel="nofollow">or what we say he really said</a>). Again, much appreciated :)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17503422338070678937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998998547000813414.post-68889454938121818102009-08-22T10:12:40.858-07:002009-08-22T10:12:40.858-07:00This reminds me of something Robert Thurman said r...This reminds me of something Robert Thurman said regarding practice and performance of Buddhism. <br /><br />"I have become somewhat averse to the idea of merely 'practicing' Buddhism and would prefer to dedicate our efforts to those who have had a lot of practice and are now striving to 'perform' the buddhadharma. Or, if they are not ready to perform, they practice with the intensity of one who is determined to perform as soon as possible"NellaLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247769132258539996noreply@blogger.com