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| Are Buddhists atheists- against believing in God? |
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| What did the Buddha think of the elaborate rituals and speculative philosophies of his time? |
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| What did the Buddhe think of the caste system? |
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| Could women be part of the sangha? |
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| What do Zen Buddhists think of devotion to Buddhas and bodhisattvas? |
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| Why is undersanding one's true nature not so obvious to most people? |
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| because our ego gets in the way |
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| How do Zen Buddhists come to understand truth? |
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| through saton, or enlightenment |
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| Why can't Zen be explained? |
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| because it must be experienced? |
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| Is Zen a withdrawl of sanity and sane thinking? |
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| What moment in time is most important for Zen? |
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| Why should a person live in accord with the Tao? |
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| it is the only way for an individual to thrive |
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| How is the Taoist sage's understanding of reality different from the uncommon understanding of things? |
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| sages understand simplicity and natural unity. but commoners are confused with nature's basic unity |
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| Explain the virtue of naturalness. |
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| behaving as nature dictates |
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| How is wu-wei different from simply doing nothing? |
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| no action is taken, but nothing is left undone |
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| How does one become a Muslim? |
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| by reciting the Shahada (creedal statement) |
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