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Old 07-15-2002, 07:05 PM   #31
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Do you believe in reincarnation?

Do you seek to attain nirvana?

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Since I'm seeking to experience or realizing nirvana(it can't be attained), I must have to believe in reincarnation first before I have the will or wish to do so.
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Old 07-16-2002, 03:33 AM   #32
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Since I'm seeking to experience or realizing nirvana(it can't be attained), I must have to believe in reincarnation first before I have the will or wish to do so.
David: Consistent with your Buddhists beliefs, do you believe in spiritual entities (gods, demons, Mara, etc)?

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Old 07-16-2002, 04:53 AM   #33
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David: Consistent with your Buddhists beliefs, do you believe in spiritual entities (gods, demons, Mara, etc)?

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Sort of, I will like to think of them as aliens or close to that and this doesn't make them spiritual or whatever you think.
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