Question & Answer #82: from Enjoying Immorality to the Meaning of "Shakyamuni"

Questions include: karma as a mental state with regard to enjoying misconduct; who I voted for in the presidential primary; how long to perfect oneself enough to be a disciple of a Buddha; different kinds of Buddhas; the meaning of Nātaputta; desires to return to the monk life; sage replacements for David Carradine in “Kung Fu”; what does the 2020 election have to do with Buddhism; how to practice mindfulness; videos on the Eightfold Path and meditation; Sarvastivadin Abhidharma; how I translate Pali to English; organic evolution vs. spiritual reincarnation; a video about Mahasi U Pandita; why the Buddha wouldn’t answer certain questions; translating a Pali mantra; the ethics and experience of self-immolation; Scientism as a religion; abandoning “taints”; vindictive patrons on alms round; my favorite great disciple; responsibility for thoughts when there is no self; how I mourned my father’s death; considering people to be complete idiots; and the meaning of Shakymuni.

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